Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-10
On the Corner.

.Run you towards run" was the com
mand with which my attention was call
ed to the meeting of the Club that was
held last night near the junction OF
North Main and Cottage streets. there
was one of the largest number present
for several weeks, and business OF much
importance was reported to be ready Tor
consideration. The Inspector gained
entrance to the house Of neighbor and
waited for the "drops" which were said
to be ready for explosion. They came
in short order. The first matter up Tor
scrape of words was the manner IN
which some city official was dealing
with the Elm street lake. Not one word
has been said by the officials and not
one days labor performed on the lake
since the kick. The club voted to do
the work themselves if some attention
is not paid to the matter in short order
In the judgment of the Inspector II
the people OF Elm street wait for any
member of this gang of kickers TO fix
the lake, the century will be ended be-
fore any action is taken.
Then came debate on the matter OF
how to secure public play ground for
the children of the city Here is what
| gathered from The meeting Oh the sub
ject.
"Said the Boss 81 am in favor Of the
city buying Central park for the use OF
the kids of the city. We have a large
number of them hereabouts, and with
our electric cars and fast driving along
the streets, we need to keep them off
our public highway, and we must find
them place to play the games and
otherwise enjoy themselves. 1t aint no
use of being msers with the kids OF the
city, for if any of you fellows ever want
to get an office, you better use the boys
well or they wont some day vote foryon
that like TO have an office, Yes sir gen
tlemen, by al means let us have the
city buy the park behind the City Hotel.
He was followed by the "Dead Line"
wonder, who after filling with cred
lemonade" said Il am against such high
taxes as we have to pay, and before !
will pay much higher ones, will move
up to "Bear Swamp, but of course | am
in favor of the children having good
play ground. SO | don't know but what
would be willing to see the Mayor buy
Central park for the urchins.''
Then came "His Royal Highness" the
cx city official "Yes by all that l own
say buy that play ground for the boys
and girls of our little city among the
hills. Where is there tax payer in
Barre who would dare stand up to OPP
pose giving the young folks of the place
II chanc c to have a good time. Why !
should we drive our children into the |
streets, simply because we are too stingy
to buy them play ground. No sir, |
rather eat bread and water for the next
ten years, than see the youths of Barre
growing up in the street. Give them a
play ground by all that you have in this
world. 1t is dollars to doughnuts that
those who oppose the giving of this park
to the young people of Barre, would be
so mean as to steal the gold from their
dead parents teeth"
Well, well the same old acts by the
club. Indeed the Inspector fears they
are past reform, for they do not, like
good wine improve with age. The club
is always kicking against high taxes,
yet at the same time are always adyo-
.ating the purchase of some article or
The investment of the public funds in
some way where there will be an in
'reased expense for the city.
After giving three cheers for the
rack shots of Company f the club form
I'd in line and marched up Cottage St
hroughSummer, down Elm street TO the
'orner singing U we wont do a thing
'ut hang him on the clothes line sure"
TIE INSPECTOR.