Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-23
On the Corner.

..Three cheers for Giles" was Inc cry
which caused the Inspector last nlgh' 10
STROLL into the vicinity of the Barre Kali
road station at North Barre last h'gh'.
T discovered that it was the members Oh
the Corner club who were holding their
first meeting of the week Oh the plat
form WAITED around the corner OF
the building, and endeavored to learn
wbv Giles was being given the cheers
nv the club, and | ascertained that 'he
acts of approval on the part OF the cluo
was due to the action of the GENIAL al
derman in sending his Durkee gunDoat
after the Club to take them down 10
Dewey Park for short vacation Inc
club say they will take the trip next
Sunday. They have been waiting 1or
the trolly but so long do they fear they
NAV have to wait that they have decid-
ed to accept the free excursion in the
.Durkee Boat" Great heads, this gang
of kickers. But talking about waits
What about that postof1ice location was
the thought of the Inspector as watch
ed the performers at last nights meet
ING of the club. Just as this flashed in
to my head, one Of the club members
mounted nearby freight car and an
nounced that he would delivera lecture
tomorrow evening, on the subject elbow
to escape our great taxes" The Boss
of the meeting threw rock at him, and
informed the youth thathe was too pre-
yious" and that the Boss himself would
at once give his opinion on the tax ques-
ton. Here they are if my memory is
not in error. First secure new city
council. The present board said the old
topers have been in Office, some of them
80 long that they are out of date, and
have to try several costly experiments
before they know just what is needed
Second, stop giving all our local fran
chise that are worth anything to some
side capitalists. This he said would
have prevented our great highway ex-
pense to fix the streets for the "gosh
darned electric railroad" Third, make
the assessors put property into the list
for its value, not for its alleged price as
given to them by the owner. This he
said would advance our grand list, and
give us more taxes, which would make
each mans share less. This ended the
speech by the Boss. But look at the
weak crusty arguments advanced by the
old ancient and outlawed Rcformer,
See his first proposition. Turn the City
Council out. Why? TO give some in
competent men chance? Did we turn
out Abe Lincoln because he had to make
few experiments before he found a
Grant, Answer this Mr.. Boss, and l
will then go little further with you on
this line. Again he says that foreign
franchise grabbers should have been
kept out of town, and our highways
would not have been so expensive.
This argument | am told was advanc-
ed when the water company came into
Barre, but at that time local "Money
bags" it is said, would not invest in the
plant, so an outside company started.
See whore the city is in consequence.
While l agree with the boss that all
possible franchises should be held at
home, yet, have we any railroad build
ers in our city3 The third argument is
good one, and the Inspector says
"Amen." But to the members of the
gang | would say that the very best way
to escape our high taxes is for YOU to
leave the city. Your presence can cas-
lily be spared. But as the 10 y. m.
train pulled into the depot the crowd
boarded the car for the city, likewise
did TIE INSPECTOR.