The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-30
MONTPELIER

1
The two danger signals that were
| some weeks ago mentioned in these
columns as going to be tried at Dodge
crossing between Montpelier and Barre
have been placed and on Friday eve
ming gave good demonstration OF
their practicability. If the drivers OF
automobiles, when they approach this
crossing or any other, upon which these
are placed, will give reasonable
amount of heed to the warning of dan
ger there will be no accidents Two
types are displayed, One of these is
more expensive than the other, so OPP
Grated that the red ball of light is first
"out" and then displayed, the time be
tween the displays being very brief
while the word danger" is displayed
in yellow light, thus giving extra no
tice to drive automobiles slowly. This
protects persons approaching the cross
ing from Montpelier, while on the 9TH
er side there has been installed more
simple light which has mirror effect
but which gives ample warning of
danger" this word being displayed
above the mirror.
The district highway commissioners
met in the highway office Friday aft
ernoon. After routine business was dis
posed of washboard roads were dis
cussed The state is full of them now
and the department is to make a re-
search in an effort to find out the
cause. There is no authority on this
matter but the department will en-
deavor to establish some reason. 1t is
claimed that when the roads are kept
damp the washboard effect will not APP
pear. Perhaps this is so, but other
things will also be considered including
the kinds of material and equipment
used. The Wisconsin planer is to be
tried along with other equipment that
has not been heretofore used.
The fire department gave a display
OF street washing Friday evening as
part of a drill meeting. The sand which
had covered the new paving on Main
street between the head of State street
and School street had been brushed
up and removed Last evening streams
of water were thrown on the street,
off the remaining dirt. There
was considerable complaint relative to
the slowness of the work on repairing
the water main that broke Friday
Many Of the merchants, as
well as the restaurant aud soft drink
places, did not have water for use in
their places of business
George Upper has returned from |
tim to st. Adams in connection with /
the preparation of the Fonda tax case |
which is going TO United States SUI
preme court.
Jack Powers, who was arrested in |
Burlington for violation of the prohibit |
ton act, was many years resident of |
having rooms in one of |
The blocks in the city.
Mrs. James O'Brien of Springfield
Mass, is visiting with her mother and |
other relatives in the city
Miss Anna Mcmahon of the board |
IF charities department was in Wa
terbury yesterday afternoon. |
The evening train Friday on the /
Central Vermont railway was over an
hour late due to the engine blowing
head near South Royalton.
Working only one side the engine was
lble TO pull the train to Roxbury,
where engine 40 was put into service.
rhe latter engine had been sent from
Montpelier Junction to pull the train
o ST. Adams.
Over carload of finished granite
took has been unloaded from freight
ars on the land which is used by the
ircuses to be removed later to the new
National Life building, where it viii be
sed in construction of the building.
he work on the building is now going
long in nice shape, the progress of
obstruction having reached normally
ince the strike was over. The men
sent back to work at the old wage,
William 0Grady. who has been i'll ,
Or two weeks, has recovered from
pneumonia. Andrew 0'Grady,
is brother, has returned from a visit
18th relatives in Nova Scotia and has
asumed his employment in the Cen !,
raj Vermont ticket Office in Mont !
elier.
According TO reports Of persons who |
anne into Montpelier from the north {
riday evening, young Montpelier =