The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-25
CROSSINGS ARE
HAZARDOUS
Aldermen Take Steps to
Have Dangers
Reduce !
:
REFER NJ 4R
TO CT 3 ATTORNEY
s.
Bell al and Night
LS Recommended
for Berlin Street

That some of the grade crossings in
the city of Barre furnish extreme haz-
ards to the public on the highways was
declared at the regular meeting of the
board of aldermen last night when
City Engineer Ruggles reported in par
ticular about the dangerous crossing
of the Central Vermont railroad on
Berlin street, at which point an auto
mobile and train recently met, with
consequent narrow escape for the driv-
er of the motor vehicle. He said an
underpass would be the best for that
place but as that solution was per-
haps impracticable at the present time
he recommended that a bell signal be
demanded and that light signal be
used at night.
In the same connection he declared
the grade crossings of the Montpelier
d Wells River railroad on Blackwell
and Berlin streets and the Barre &
Chelsea crossings on Ayers and Quarry
streets ought TO be protected also. The
aldermen believed along the same line
and, after adding the South Main
street crossing OF the Barre & Chelsea
railroad, referred the matter to the
city attorney. The South Main street
crossing has had a watchman until a
few weeks ago when the watchmau
was taken off by the railroad, in the
interest OF economy of money, it was
asserted last night. Alderman McCar-
thy told of the extreme hazard. The
hIl street crossing of the Barre &
Chelsea railroad was also mentioned
but was not included in the list to be
referred to the city attorney.
The usual number of garage build
ing applications came in last night and
permits for such construction were
granted to A. l.. Campbell to build a
o0-foot addition to an automobile shed
OF Short street; to Luigi Romeri to
build garage at IL Seminary street.
and TO Alex. Ross to build garage at
81 Maple avenue. In addition, L. A. and
Ii. b. Houghton were given permit
TO remodel a piazza at 80 Elm street.
b. T, Shadroui to rebuild a storehouse
at 90 Brook street, Ezio Benedini to
move small building on Wiley street
and the Presbrey Leland Co. to build a
coal shed OFF Wiley street.
In the north end of the city they
are apparently getting ready to cele-
brate Independence day as three appli-
cations for sale of fireworks were re-
ceived and acted upon favorably, the
applicants being G. Pacetti, John
Cleary aud G. Tomasi. AT the same
time regulations governing the sale of
fireworks were adopted, the regulations
restricting the sale to the Fourth of
July-l2;0l "A. m. TO midnight that
night, all kinds of fireworks to be per-
mitted excepting cannon crackers more
than four inches long and the sale of
cigars, matches, etc, to be forbidden at
the places where fireworks are exhib-
tied
The intervening holiday, Memorial
day, also came in for recognition when
the aldermen accepted the invitation
If the Grand Army men to participate
N the observance next Monday, MAY
30.
An invitation TO the city to partici-
'ate in hearing having a purpose to
discontinue the Platt -Greenleaf high
way in the town of Orange. near the
lty reservoir, was also referred to the
hartman of the street committee and
he city attorney. This is the road
which runs from Kimbalrs corner to-
ward Plainfeld
The matter of the street line on the
resterly side of North Seminary street
anne in for some discussion, after the
ldermen had accepted the report of
ATTY Engineer Rupgles fixing the line
: made by him some weeks ago as
the most probable solution" Francis
lcLeay, an engineer representing Mrs.
allaghan, one Of the abutters, ap-
cared and asked that the street line
e fixed by stone bounds, claiming that
ne doubt over the line has been crop
ing up every few years for a score or
ore years. Having accepted the street
ne as fixed by the city engineer, the
ty will probably place stone bounds
A resolution appropriating S240 to
le park commission was adopted, the
having been amended from
100. W. r. Cameron was given a per
il for gas pump No. on Wash
gton street. Petition for water and
wer extension on Fairview street was
ferred to the street committee,
Bills ordered paid were as follows:
ty clerks payroll. So7l07: streets,
1896: engineering S25.65; water,
35.O2: fremen. S20270; police.
1855; assessors, Sll0; city hail jan
,r, $50: check credited to the water
psrtment, S65.2l; George +. Ball,
rvices as overseer of the poor for sew
and one-half weeks, $3.50: National
fe Insurance Co, interest on $4,000
wing notes, $3.50; J. =. Spencer, s24.