The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-28
DEMAND STREET
| CAR SER VICE
Removal of Car on Wash
ington Street Cause Of
Complaint
ALDERMEN ASKED
TO TAKE ACTION
Claim MADE Shat Traction
Co., Viol I'D Terms Of
.Snchise

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Determin ,y rotest was made to tn
board Of g men last night agains
the disco - dance, even temporasily
Of the street car service on Washingto d
street; and as the result Of the pro
test, representations WIFI be made b,
the city TO the receiver Of the Barre /
Montpelier Traction & Power Co.
The protest came in the shape of /;
petition from more than hundred
citizens, as follows:
We, the undersigned, do protest
against the action of the Montpel-
ier d Barre Traction & Power Co.
in suspending the electric car serv-
ice on the Washington street line.
We consider it unjust to discrinli-
nate againat the residents and
patrons Of the Washington street
line, for the other lines have con-
tinued in operation. We have come
to depend on this car service and
any suspension is great incon.
venienee and detriment to the
property located on or near the
Washington street line.
"We demand an immediate re-
sumption Of. the Washington street
ear service and respectfully peti-
tion the honorable city council to
take action in the matter that we
may enjoy as good service as the
patrons of the other branches OF
the electric line.p
The service was suspended on the
Washington street line June 22. the re-
ceiyer, Fl. J. Nolholm Of Montpeliar.
claiming that the one-m man car was ont
of commission and that it was losing
to operate a two-men car
on that line; furthermore, that the
service would be resumed when the
one man car was in repair again.
Appearing as the only one to pro-
test in person, William Wishart de-
clared the suspension OF the service o.
the Washington street line was vio.
lation Of the Traction company's fran
chise and that Chancellor Wilson. in is
suing his order TO the receiver, gave
that official authority to revise the
schedules and adjust the fares, not to
suspend any part of the line Mr.
said he realized that the Trac-
tion company was not plethoric in
money and suggested that until the
,ne man car is restored to running con-
iition the company run alternately on
he South Main street and the Wash
ngton street branch, claiming that the
street income was greater
han the South Main street. At any
vent, he desired that the city notify
Receiver Volholm that the franchise j.
,eing violated by the suspension of
ervice on any part of the line
As result of the discussion. II is
lrobable that communica tion will 70
Onward to Receiver Volholm shortly.
Taken all in all. il was rather busy
ession of the aldermen. Water and
rater damage were matters that oc-
upied some time. o. J. Dodge. owner
{ tenement house on Railroad street
|. Garetto. owner. b Nicari, dwell
r. and Mrs L. Bottigi, a dweller. pro
ested in person or through the city
Jerk against water not carried OF BY
he surface sewer. and Mr. Garetto
nd Mrs. Bottigi against water from
atural water course from the west hin
/ developed in the discussion that every
hing from wash boilers to bed springs
ad been dumped into the mouth Of the
nrface sewer 50 that that overworked
hing couldn't function properly.
In this connection, Alderman Me-
arthy expressed the conviction hat
he citizens couldn't have right condi
ons unless they co-operated to keep
iings in condition; in other words
ley couldn't dump bed springs into
ater channels and expect TO have the
ater carried off, or the bed springs TO
, 10 Lake Champlain.
Mr. Nicari declared his cellar had
EN- filed to the cellar windows with
nd during the last heavy rams Mr..
sretto's tenant had presented him a
II for S25 damages done her garden
ID he put the matter up 10 the city.
clining himself to pay. Mr.. Dodge.
ID Mr.. Garetto as well, said that thew
d gone to much expense TO direct he
ster where it ought TO go. and the
rmer had replaced tile until he
ought the city ought 70 take hand
le upshot of the discussion was that
. street committee viii make per-
nal investigation.
And when the street committee has
ne with the Railroad street water
oblem IL win no doubt visit lower
srchant street. where some If the
utters want the sidewalk raised 10
" the high water flooding into cell
: and Others do not want II. A To-
ri wanted the sidewalk on the north
Il raised as q dam, u nothing more.
hourh sidewalks were A. times like
mes in ed Venice and not % b ford
without life preservers, or something
2 that. Leslie Carpenter of 2S West
ret. appearing Tor his mother. Mrs.
nv A. Carpenter. said they did not
nj the sidewalk raised in front Of
'ir property. The city engineer viii
down with the street committee.
While Mr. Carpenter wa on the
". he was called upon 20 explain
tier which had appealed 10 him verr
nngly a. = duty for the city of Barre
DO and which in latter years. had
n lost sight cf - a marked extcnf
~ had to Do with the property n
Granite Railroad Co. . corpora