Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-08
On the Corner.

IAN aboard for East Barre cried 'he
Boss last night about ten o'clock as 'iie
gang assembled in Depot Square reauy
to try once more to dodge the Inspector
but alas for the gang, they were saais
disappointed, for the wagon broke down
near "Slab City" and the Inspector ar
rived just in time on bicycle 10 us
cover the situation, after loud threats
against the unfortunate driver, the clup
started down the hill, crossed the river
and opened the meeting on the hish
trestle of the Barre railroad company
while the Inspector had managed to gam
good position beneath, where ne coulo
hear the whole conversation without any
difficulty AS was to be expected Tue
members commenced on the reduction
in the city taxes, and were almost ready
to pass resolutions in eulogy OF them
selves for the great tax reduction 1of
they claimed that only by their vigorous
kicks and bowls to the city council was
this brought about, the resolution wouio
have passed without debate had not the
all wool kicker, from across the "Deao
Line" gained the attenti on OF the Boss,
and proceeded to inform the council that
the only reason why the taxes were low
er was on account of the action OF the
council in failing to give the west SIDE
of the city a sewer, and in most emphatic
language the West Side Agitator de-
manded that the club pass vote OF cen
sure against the city council for reduc-
ing the taxes, and not giving the dwell
ers across the line that much needed and
never expected sewer. His motion
would, alas, have passed had not the Boss
told the, club that this same individual
had threatened to secure an injunction
against the completion of the new city
hall building, this made the club mad
for most of these kickers like to occupy
the bald headed row, and so the West
side Antony Comstock was almost in tears
as the gang voted down his resolution by
a UNANIMOUS vote, and then the club en-
deavored to pass the original resolution
but the Boss did not hear the mover
words and so it was lost The next
question up fora row or tistic encounter
was the water question. The members
of the club adopted the following notice
to be sent to the city council.
TO THE WATER VENDORS.
We are only few, weak abused and
crushed taxpayers of the city, but we
hereby give you notice that we shall
commence injunction proceedings against
the whole blooming city if we discover
that efforts are made to build one hun.
bred foot reservoir on the Martin farm
We are not as large as Boston, and will
never be able to pay for any such sys
tenn, as, the Nashua river, We can build
all the systems we desire without tho
aid of any Boston water exports. Water
is good thing, but it is cheap, excep
} in Chicago. Vermont may not always
be prohibition state and then we shall
not have so much use for so large a res
crvoir, No sir, esteemed water vend
ers, we give you fair warning, don't yo'
dare put up such fish pond, for then thos
five cent taxes would come back again.
Now the Inspector has not the space t.
discuss this great threat against the coun
Gil, but they are in the right and CUES
they will not be very much alarmed b,
such document from the CHECKERS Com
bination." But the clubwere Just abou
to consider another important local ques
ton, when the noise of another dunn
cart coming over the bank, suddenly al
journcd the club much to the regret of
The INSPECTOR.