The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-06
CITY BRIDGES
In BAD SHAPE
All of Them Need Attention
and Some Are Dan
gerous
so. MAIN ST. BRIDGE
SHOULD BE REPLACED
City Will Make a Contract
With City Band for
$1,000

That some of Barre's Is bridges are in
dangerous condition for travel was re-
ported by City Engineer Lee to the city
council last night, who made an urgent
recommendation that the repairs be at
tended to at once. The South Main
street structure ought to be replaced
with new and modern bridge, he recon
mended, that being the only remedy from
his point of view. The iron bridges
nearly all need repainting and some OF
the planking must be replaced.
Speaking for the street committee,
Alderman Mcmillan asserted that every
thing the city engineer had said was un-
doubtedly true and the street committee
wanted to put the bridges in shape but
lacked the money; in fact, the bridge
appropriation of 81 500 viii be about
useds on one structure, the bridge to
be built over North Main street; but
repairs and cleaning have already been
started on the bridges, the work to be
done as far az the available funds will
permit. Finally, the report of the city
engineer was accepted and the recon-
mendations were ordered carried out as
| far as possible
The park commission appeared before
| the council and stated its reason for the
non appearance of most of the seats IN
the City park, the reason advanced by
| j. T. Higgins being that Mrs, w. r.
! Shepard told them not to put out the
seats. Then there developed an inter-
esting discussion in the council to know
| TO whom the seats belonged; whereupon
| City Clerk Mackay said that to the best
of his belief the money for the seats
was raised from popular subscription by
the Ladies Civic federssion.
Commissioner Higgins said that the
commission had negotiations last fall for
the purchase of the seats but considered
the price too high Now the commission
does not recommend the purchase Of the
seats in view of the fact that soldiers
memorial may be erected in the park.
In fact, they proposed to spend as little
as possible there because of that pos
sibility. They did desire, however, to
remove some of the unsightly and decay
| ing trees; and in that project they got
| the individual consent of the councillors.
! The wall on Gunner brook at Blackwell
street is to be rebuilt at the request Of
the commission, and ii is proposed BY
| the commission 10 beautify the little
plot of ground there as well as the plot
| on Seminary street Along the line of
the latter project the commission asked
for Strengthening up of the sidewalk,
The commission also proposes to build a
sidewalk on the westerly side of Currier
park.
Commissioner F. O. Lee stated that ii
was the desire of the commission TO re-
move the "unsightly" fountain from the
City park, the fountain being considered
out of repair as well as unsightly. The
commission proposes to leave the curb
ing there and have it encircle flower
bed
Band music for $1,000 was voted by
the council, the band committee being
authorized to make contract with the
Barre City band for a series OF concerts
Overseer of the Poor Reardon made
the council feel happy by turning in a
requisition for only $500, q consider.
able cut from the acquisitions of many
months, and the council voted the money
The street and fire Committees favored
granting gasoline tank permit to G
Poehetti at the corner OF North Main and
Second streets; and the report was ac-
cepted and the recommendations ordered
carried out. The monthly report ol
Building Inspector Oscar Slayton, show.
ing 40 applications granted in April
was accepted and placed on file. The
request of L. Restelli to move garage
from Oswald to George street was grant
er.
In addition TO the overseer of the
poor's requisition, the following bills
were ordered paid; Street payroll
$440.43; engineering payroll, $42.22; wa
ter payroll. Ss7,sl fire payroll, $l52.23i
\ police payroll, $ll30l; assessors pay
roll, $3.50; ianitor, SIG; social worker
$27.0 .04; were inspector, $ll.l0: cash paid
on street orders, $3l,09; Moore & Owens
police uniforms, SlS6.25; building inspec
tor, $20.4O.