The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-08
SO. MAIN ST. MUDHOLE
Is COMPLAINED OF
Residents in the South End Present a
Petition to City Council Asking for
an Investigation of Con-
ditions.

South Main street denizens want the
mudhole, called street, between the
end Of the pavement southerly to the
foot of Jockey Hollow hill, attended to
as well as the insecure railing along the
precipice bordering the Jockey Hollow
hill They presented a petition to the
city council last night in which they de-
clared the mud is almost knee deep
and there is no sidewalk for foot trav-
ell" while the railing up the hill is in
bad condition" They asked the coun.
ell to investigate the conditions of trav,
ell which the council, by referring the
matter to the street committee, indicat.
ed that it would do.
This action was taken at the regular
meeting of the council, during which
chiefly routine work was done, including
reports of committees and reference of
other matters to committees. The COM
mittee of the whole recommended that
the offer of John Turner TO deed "Tur-
ner's Alley" between Merchant and
Sheridan streets, to the city be declined /;
and the report was accepted. The salary
committee recommended firemen's sal
aries identical with report submitted
by the fire committee; and that report
too, was accepted
Jones Brothers company applied for
a permit to construct a l00-foot wing, l6
feet wide, to extend westerly along the
river from the main structure of its
present plant, the addition to be used
for storage The building inspector rec
commended that the permit be granted
and the report was accepted.
The building inspector and the street
committee were authorized to look into
the petition of Paul Simonetti to move
barn from 20 Blackwell street to So
the same street. The building inspector
reported l3 permits granted in March
and the report was accepted and placed
ON file.
The street and fire committees were
ordered TO investigate the application OF
r, r. Slayton to install gasoline pump
in front of the Morse block on North
Main street. Mrs A. w. Aliens appli.
cation TO buy a small piece of cemetery
land near her property was referred TO
the property committee. Applications of
ID. X. Farrand and George w. Lander To
operate pool tables at l20 North Main
and 100 North Main street were referred
to the license committee. The fire and
police committees were authorized ia
look into the complaint of smashed
street light globes.
In the drawing Of the warrants on the
city treasury, the school commissioners
led with requisition of Sl2,50d on the
1919 tax account. Other warrants drawn
were as follows: sl4929, street payroll
s42.33, engineering payroll; SsS.23, water
payroll; Sl3550, fire payroll; $ll4.5l
police payroll; $72. assessors payroll;
sic, city hall janitoTs Sls.22, social
worker payroll; $l2, d. M. Gilbertson
wire inspector; S24.30, s. Rizzi's services
as alderman last year; $l5.75, d. M
Brock, assisting assessors; Sl750, John
Casabella tsamel; sl313, W. T. Maiden
(same); $3.50, James r. Riley (same +;
Sl4, j. B. Ssnguinetti tsamel; Sl4, Peter
D. Thorn (samel. The warrants were
ordered paid.
On motion Of Alderman Mcmillan, the
council went into executive session.