The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-03
FAVOR
CONCRETE PAVING
/. Of NORTH Street
Believe Work Should Be Extend
ed to Meach Hole vermont {
20sept
ESTIMATES BEING MADE
Will Require Additional Appro-
priatiOn of about $4,000
by Village Voters


ing a plan was outlined for the exten-
tion OF concrete paving on North
street, and If the details work out
satisfactorily a permanent road will
be built over this thoroughfare from
its junction with Main street to the
Meach Hole bridge. At the bridge
the paving will connect with the fed
eral aid project and thereby create
a continuous concrete road from the
corner of Branch and Main streets to
the North Bennington village line.
The paving on Main street is com
pleted with the exception OF curbing
and cross walks at intersecting
streets, and this morning work was re-
sumed on Depot street which is to be
paved from Main to River. Estimates
on the work already done indicate
that there will be a balance of about
twenty-five thousand dollars remain
ing out of the 100000 appropriated
by the village for permanent work.
Engineer II. +. Breed, who was pres
ent at the meeting last evening, Is to-
day making an estimate of the cost OF
the proposed paving on North street
which he roughly places at 500 900. 1t
is proposed to call special village
meeting for the purpose OF securing
an appropriation not to exceed 500 900
with which to complete the proposed
work on North street. The trustees
are inclined to the belief that with a
contractor already on the ground,
with machinery at his disposal, the
work can be done during the present
season at less expense than at any
future time.
President John P Morrissey pre-
sided at the meeting and the full
board. Trustees Buchanan, Estes, Ber.
geron, Warner, Lighthall, Mcclure
and Holton. was in attendance. Clerk
Hogan, Corporation Attorney Clayton
and Street Commissioner Buss were
also present hf'f 'H-
A petition with 10 signatures was
presented protesting against the
presence OF billboards recently erect
ed on. Stafford street and after some
discussion the following resolution
was adopted: Resolved That all
.billboards now erected in the village
of Bennington be abolished, and that
no billboards may be erected within
the village limits without a permit
from the village trustees first being
obtained"
Building permits were granted to
William Martin for house on SAT
ford street, to Elmer lockwood for a
garage on Main street, to James
Doyle. Karl Estes and L. c. Holton
for the erection of piazzas, to Mar
shall Bellmarre for house on Dewey
street and to ]. Dukas & Co., for the
erection OF a storehouse adjoining its
plant on South Branch street.
The fire committee was instructed
to purchase three spray no2Eles from
Edward ODonhell' A nozzle OF this
type was recently demonstrated here
and met with the approval of the
chief engineer.
Chief Engineer Sears appeared be.
fore the board and requested pernis-
sion for the closing of Main street
during the evening of September 5.
the date of the annual meeting OF the
State Firemen's association II was
voted not to grant the permit.
Frank Hurley appeared before the
board and requested that two Sunday
afternoon band concerts be cancelled
in return for the appearance of the
organization in firemen's parade on
Labor day. 1t was voted not to can
Gel the concerts on the ground that
the Sunday afternoon entertainments
were the most desirable feature OF
the concert series.
The chairman of the fire committee
was instructed to paint the hose
houses.
1t was voted that two electric lights
be placed on Grandvew street east OF
Silver street.
II was voted that parties piling pulp
wood on County street be instructed
to remove the same; also that they be
informed in case the material were
not removed that the village authori.
ties would move It,
The clerk was instructed to draw
his orders for the following bills.
II. B. Larrabee, mgr, street
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