Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-21
On the Corner.

And still the battle is on between the
police and the Club. Where to find Il
permanent place for holding meetings
is the chief topic of consideration. Wher-
ever the Club has been granted prcmis-
sion to meet, the police it is claimed
have driven them away. The Inspector
knows the reason why the police have
prevented this gang of loafers from
blocking our streets or disturbing the
sleep OF those who retire early. and the
police are most certainly justified in
keeping this gang from holding meet
ings when able to prevent such gather
ings. Late yesterday afternoon the In
srector learned that the meeting last
night would be held in the "Cut" known
as "IIookers Cut" on the line of the
Williamstown railroad. The Club as
sembled on the track, while the lnspec-
tor was at the top of the cut, and here
is what this aygre regation of lazy, useless
and meddlesomc grumblers transacted.
A vote was taken as to where the crowd
wanted the postolfice, and this called
for mnch discussion among those present.
About one half of the crowd wanted it
in the new city hall building, as they
claimed it was the best located. The
fighters from the .'bloody third" wanted
it located in either Miles or Currier's S
block. The "Boss" war workers in
wards five, wanted it placed in the Morse
building. While the residents of North
Barre said the government ought to be
compelled to erect Il block in their sect
ion of the city and place it down there.
Now after they finished he orations about
the postoflicc a recess was taken for a
few minutes, and had time to consider
the postoflice subject. The Inspector
has no personal axe to grind, and blames
no section of the city for asking for its
location. The postolice will boom busi-
ness in any section of the city where ii
NAV be located. But while fair minded
men will admit that the city hall build.
inc would be the most central location
for the office, yet as Mayor Gordon
sometime ago expressed it, "Do we
want to make anymore contracts with
Uncle Sam?n If not then why should
we undertake to deprive others from
furnishing quarters for the mails? Now
Morse, Curricr and Miles will have
suitable rooms for the postoffcc, and
the Inspector has no doubt but in one
of these three blocks the mails will be
sorted for the Granite City. Let the
city give us a good hall, and other nee
essarv rooms, but do we want to use any
of the rooms for postoflice. Personally
the Inspector is in favor of the postoflict
being in the City building, but as tax
payer say put the bid so high that Cn
Gle Sam will not pay it or if he conclud
es to pay the price asked secure con-
tract that shall have something of fair
ness about it.
nRecess being over the club resumed
business and discussed the holding o.
Executive sessions by the City Council
The Kickcrs present thought the tax
payers of the city should have the righ
to know all matters given attention IL
the meetings of the City Council, an'
that newspaper men should not be eX
cludcd. The Inspector does net oppose
this opinion of the club, and would urge
the members of the council to give thl'
matter Il little thought. But the "Cyc
lopc' is coming, the club disappears
from sight Of
The INSPECTOR.