The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-23
BRIDGES OF CITY
IN NEED OF REPAIR
City Engineer Says Pier Of New Gran
lite Bridge on South Main Street
Is Being Undermined.

lite Bridge ON South Main Street
Is Being Undermined.
The report of the city engineer on
the condition Of all bridges in the city
was the principal matter Of interest
before the city council at their reg
ular meeting held last evening. The
report showed the bridges Of the city
to be badly in need of repairing. The
new granite arch bridge on South Main
street, which was installed two years
ago, was not excepted in the report for
| it has been discovered that the river
is gradually undermining the center
pier. II was recommended that the
pier be rip-rapped with a quantity Of
stone. The Granite, Berlin and Wiley
street bridges are in bad shape, having
lost fully so per cent of their original
strength, owing to the rusting Of the
supporting irons and general wear and
tear to which they are subjected 1t
was advised that they be limited to
loads Of not over Ave tons in weight.
The Ayers street bridge is also suffer
ing from rusted supports and is in need
Iof general repairs. The upper Brook
street span is in need of new planks,
the old covering having become
rotten. 1t was also suggested that
some guard railing be put up. The
small bridge across Gunner brook on
Harrington avenue is reported as being
in need of new side and guard rails as
the old ones are rusted through and are
unsafe. 1t was advised that the Wiley
street bridge is in immediate need Of
new planking. 1t was found necessary
to remove a quantity Of branches and
debris that had gathered during the
high water flows near the North Main
street structure. The report was ac-
cepted by the council and the needed
repairs ordered made.
B. p. Shadroui Of Brook street ap-
peared before the council to ask their
aid in having the city teams help him
remove the huge boulder which reposes
Immediately in front Of his establish
ment on that street. Mr. Shadroui was
advised that this was out of the city's |
line and that they would derive no ben
eft from II. He was told 10 request q |
permit from the city clerk if he desired |
to do the work himself and action on
granting it would be taken up.
Reports of the building inspector
were read and approved. Angelo Scam
pini was granted permit to erect a
polishing mill at his new shed on Ber-
lin street, Mrs. g. Calcagni was given
a permit to remove henhouse from
the front TO the rear Of lot on AZ
Center street, George Tonguay of First
street was granted a permit to remodel
a piazza to his dwelling house, G. Pei
legrini was permitted TO remove a hem
house from 50 Smith street to 90 Pleas
ant street.
Plans were submitted by the Mont
pelier & Barre Light 4 Power Co.,
showing where they wished to install
a new pole on Upland avenue which
would extend their service about l20
feet. The request was granted.
Manuel Herboso Of IA Center street,
who was recently granted a permit TO
build garage asked that he be per-
nitted to install a drain pipe. so that
/ runway could be made over the high
.urb of the sidewalk at that point, Civ
ng him access to his building. The
natter was referred to the street com
nittec to investigate and report.
w. J. Nichols applied for transfer
If the license Of NJ. Perrin to his name, l
le having bought out the latter's milk
quite. The request was granted II
A report of the result of the meeting
# the joint boards of trade Of Barre
md Montpelier was read regarding the 1
proposed continuing Of the city's ce- +,
nent paving to the Berlin line. No ac-
ion was taken on the matter beyond
he reading of the report. I
1t was moved that the police COM I
nittee be ordered to ask the chief of s
olice that he have officers at the City
ark during the weekly band concerts \
o do away with the unnecessary noise T
nade by children in the park during T
he concerts as a number of complaints
ave been made.
The following warrants were read il
nd ordered paid City clerk, payroll, r
s6O7; street department, payroll.
647.lI: engineering department, pay i
OIL 5000; water department, pay
oil. 5000; FIRE department, payroll,
2o9.35; police department. PAYROLL;
s7.35; assessors, payroll, so3.2o; c. l. I
Tooth. services as janitor, $50; James
filne, services as janitor during c. L.
Iooth's absence. $40; +. T. Seguin,
los; Allen Lumber Co.. 1882; engi- b
eer's department, lease land survey, a
l4ol3; town of Orange, 1922 water b
II. s7.6s; James w. Sullivan, posting q
Offices, 50; Mountain View farm. hay. q
1915; 4. A. Drown, s22.72; Barre q
ity hospital, $1,000; trustees Aldrich Il
ublic library. $500; city treasurer, B
sh maid ont eiS6.15 lir