Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
On the Corner.

Ionlsht's meeting was held in thai
much lltigated lot adjoining the Wash.
lngton street cemetery, commonly called
the Goldsberry lot. Why the clul
should see fit to go up there is not cx-
plalnable unless to meet somewhere out
OF range of any object on which the In
spector light view the meeting and re-
port the facts. But not to be outdonc
secured 'rdisguise and presented my
self for initiation into their ranks. |
road the rocking horse and was premit-
TED to sign the role, under an assumed
name. Now | expect that | shall be
unable to attend another meeting in that
disguise for there We're only two new
men added to list and they are true blue
to the club. The first business after
the recruiting of new members, was the
drawing up of the following petition TO
the Great and Good City Council.
"Nlost Adored City Fathcrs:n
The kickers are now cntrenchcd in
the famous lot of land dedicated by the
Vermont Supreme court to the Gods of
ldleness. We want to find a place TO
hold our meetings where we shall not
be abused by "Cops' and will not be
forever followed and abused bv that
brute OF an Inspector. We desire to
have the lot in which we are now cath
cred decided to our boss. We not only
petition it to be done, but in the name
OF every kicker in the city, and there
are scores of them, we demand that if
be done. We shall not premit it to be
LAID on the table until fall, but we shall
desire that our Boss be given deed of
the lot by next Saturday" Now the IN
spector voted for that petition of course
TO avoid any suspicion, and when the
name of the Inspector was mentioned
IN the article you could have heard
many groans. might have met the
tate OF Spanish spy had they discover
ed my identity. Now in regard TO that
petition, have no doubt the "City |
Council will send it like others into the
IRE without any attention being paid TO
hatler than pass that petition, the
lty Council might VITA desire to rid
he city of this good fornothn~ band Of
ilckers found on every corner, order
nat they be driven from the city it ever
ouhd holding meeting. They are a
lusiance to this city. Now there is :,
great mistake in the minds of some pco-
de as to who composed this panu Of
,lckers, but if citizens will look ON amy
,orner at any time of day they will find
nat 1t is not our hard working men, or
ur business men but a few old forips
'ho have managed to save a few dol
MS perhaps III some questionable way.
gang OF men who never did work
ut always kicked. Now then knowino :
lese men as do am sure the civ s
ouncll will be justified in driving the ,
lemles to our peace and local pros c
erlty from our midst. Never GRANT i
rem any use of any city properly. The
ouldsberry lot would make an excel
mt park, but not a loafinr place fo,. +
&c gang The next question given e
tention last night was the report Of G
+. Walker who was brought here bv y
e Clty Council to set price on the c.
ant OF the Barre Water Company b
lere was much Indignation because Il
g BOSS nor no other man is entitled to p
Tor the City Council may have tbc d.
st OF reasons for not making that NJ
cument public. The Inspector can d'
viewer state on reliable authority th,
IS given out in local official circ,os
IL Walker set the price of the plant at .
higher figure than the city will desire p o.!
pay and that condemnation proceed a.
IS are more than probable. The Boss III
pointed one of the new members to III
npose poem entitled "When the 11
oily Goes Up Main Street" TO h. d
a at future meeting. and for fear si'
5ht be the next place where the poetic ~. li''
t might strike, ! secured premission W. W.
cave, but | missed no important act- ' .nl
for as | reached East Street I looLe1 WI WI
the hill. and saw that the Kiclnrs .ue
re following ple