The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-21
BARRE STREETS
WILL BE OILED
Operations Are Expected to
Be Started About
June /
$4,000 GALLONS OF
OIL PU UA"HASED
Streets Desig' ID for Oil
ing or fo' . ,rinkling
Wis Water

Wis Water
About 1000 Ions of road oil are on
the way to = having been purchased
by the streeD imittee of the city coun
ell for the purpose of oiling the more
important streets of the city. In places
where the traffic is light, water will be
used instead of oil. 1t is expected that
the oiling of the streets designated will
be started about June l.
AT the regular meeting of the city
council last night resolution was adopt
ed, setting aside the streets that are to
be either sprinkled with water or oiled.
The following streets will be attended
to in whole or in part: Ayers, South
Main, North Main, Depot square, Maple
avenue, Cottage, Seminary (north and
south, Granite, West, Merchant, Pearl,
Central, Keith avenue, Summer, Elm,
Averill, Park, Church, Jefferson, Wash
ington, Liberty, Hill Academy, East,
North, Prospect, Brook, Beckley, French,
Richardson, Harrington avenue, yelling
ton, Walnut and Berlin.
Alderman Scott was inclined to think
that Richardson street did not need oil
ing or sprinkling with water and after
some discussion it was decided to leave
the matter to the decision of the resi-
dents of the street: that is, if they do
not want the street attended to then
they must petition against it.
Boutwell,, Milne & varnum Want to Do
Heavy Hauling.
Another matter having close relation
to the streets was communication from
Boutwell,, Milne & Varnum, quarters,
who asked the city government the
carrying capacity of various bridges in
the city because of proposed plan of
the company to bring rough stock from
the quarries to the Barre manufacturers
by automobile truck or caterpillar and
trailer. The letter stated that the plan
was projected because of the "acute"
transportation problems which some
times confront the eompany-in other
words. their inability to deliver rough
stock by railroad when they desire
The communication from Boutwell,,
Milne & Varnum named the following
bridges, Ayers street, South Main street,
Prospect street, North Main, Wiley,
Blackwell and Berlin streets. The re-
quest for information was referred to
the city engineer to answer.
Proposed Celebration July 4.
A proposal for a celebration in honor
of the service men returning home again
came before the council and it was finally
decided to have the mayor appoint a
committee of three to work in coniunc-
tion with any others interested in
similar project in Barre. Aldermen Nc
MILAN, Alexander and Healy were named
on the committee.
Permit Given Charles ZanleOni
Building Inspector Oscar Slayton re-
ported farorably ON the application of
Charles Zanleoni for permit TO add a
third story to the Zanleoni block on
North Main street for the purpose of
using the enlarged building for hotel.
Mr.. Slayton stated that in his opinion
the lower walls are strong enough to
support the thiry story wall but that
iron posts in front should be replaced
by larger posts, an inner wall straight
ened and strengthened and fire escape
installed on the south side of the struc-
tue The report was accepted and the
recommendations ordered carried out
A permit was granted to o. N. Grang
er to move a dwelling on Summer street
back TO the rear of a lot on Merchant
street. The street and fire committee
reported favorably on l.. Romanos' APP
plicatiop for a permit to install gaso-
line tank and pump on Prospect street
and the permit was granted with the
usual restrictions. A petition for a
sewer extension from Brook street onto
Union street was referred to the city
engineer to report on The Barre Ho-
tel Co.'S petition for permit to drill
the curbing and install small sign in
front of the hotel on Washington street
was referred to the street committee.
Chief of Police Mitchell reported II
arrests in April, of which Is were for
one for search and seizure
and one for keeping intoxicating liquor.
After considerable discussion whether
it would not be bad precedent for
future aldermen, it was voted that Chair
man Mcmillan of the street committee
be reimbursed for travelling expenses"
presumably gasoline and oil) when he
used his own automobile on city bust
ness. Alderman Mcmillan intimated
that his bill would not be very large
but he thought the action reasonable for
future aldermen to be guided by. For
a time it was proposed to include other
aldermen who operate motor vehicles,
but finally it was left so that only the
chairman of the street committee was
so authorized to present bill if he sees
fit.
An association opposed to prohibition
represented before the council by Angus
Mcdonald asked for the rental of the
opera house for the night Of June for
an anti-prohibition meeting, and the re-
quest was granted. The request Of the
Barre Woman's club for the use of part
OF the Church street building for flow
er show was referred to Virgil +. Ayers
of the War Chest association.
The following warrants were ordered
paid: Street payroll, S4l2.7l; engineer
ing payroll, S42.33; water payroll,
S9i.l3; fire payroll, $l29.s4; police pay
roll, $l2S3l; assessors payroll $63; jan
itor, $40; social worker, $780, secretary
Of state, auto license balance, S2460
At the close of the council meeting
short session of the board of aldermen
was held, at which the appointment of
Street Supt. j. c. DeBrune as a special
policeman was unanimously confirmed