Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-04-27
SPECIAL CITY
MEETING.
School House Matter Refer
red Back to the School
Commissioners for
Further Inves-
tigation.
Mayors Salary the Same as
Last Year. Clerk and
Treasurer's Salary the
Same. Aldermen
80 Cents per
Hour.


at 7.S0 last evening, the time the spec
ial city meeting was called to order
but the people kept coming till tb
chairs were fairly we'll filled.
City Clerk Wells called the meeting
to order and read the warning. DR.
Nichols was elected chairman. Tht
first article was to see if the city would
vote to build new school house. DR.
Hanson thought the South Enders ough
to take enough interest so that the
school commissioners would not have t(
make all the motions. He moved tha
a new schoolhouse be built.
James Mari wanted to know where
and at what cost, also how badly it wa:
needed. Perley Chandler said we have
1000 school children of which 1868
are in school now and probably 1890
would be enrolled this year. Have 2s
schools which, at 80 scholars each
would provide for 400. Some grades
are over crowded and POO students YET
to provide for. Building should be at
South End, substantially like new Brook
street schoolhouse.
James Mari wanted to know if the
Brook street schoolhouse was not already
overcrowded, and Chandler said yes.
Fifteen or twenty children turned away.
House at South End would relieve pres
sure. W. A. Boyce wanted to know if
site had been selected. DR.. Hanson
said mo-" wanted to sec if city would
vote to build first. Chas. A. Smith
thought better not advertise want of a
lot until price had been secured WA.
Boyce begged to differ. Citizens should
know all about it.. Was in favor of
building but wanted to know something
about situation and cost first.
Mr.. Bassett thought the taxpayers
should know all about it and the school
commissioners not have too much power.
Perley Chandler and DIR. Hanson replied
commissioners have power to locate but
would favor locating committee. Mr..
Boyce spoke again about the desirable
ity of finding site first, and James
Marr agreed with him, moving that the
article be referred back to the school
commissioners with instructions to re-
port at an adjourned city meeting held
one week later. Il. S. Currier amend
ed So us to include nature and cost of
building needed AS amended the mo-
ton was carried. Articles 2, 3, 4 and
5, referring to the same subject, were
lald on the table for a week.
Article 6, relative to mayors salary
and pay of other officials, was next con-
sidered. Fred Bruce moved that the
mayor and aldermen receive the same
as last year with the exception of when
in executive session, when they were to
receive no pay. James Marr wanted
the mayor and aldermen handled scpar-
ately. Inquired about mayors salary
for the last few years and MIR. Thurston
informed HIM $3.50 for each of the past
two. Alex Milne moved that the mayor
receive the same as last year. Mr..
Bruce's motion had been seconded and
he insisted on having it voted upon.
The chair wanted it reduced ap writ
ing. Mr.. Milne thought the aldermen
were not in that article. Mr.. Thurston
wanted to know how Bruce's PROPOSE
ton would affect the mayor, who has
salary. City Attorney Barney thought
these we're two different articles OF the
warning, and asked to have it read, but
had to give up beaten. Mr.. Bassett
called for division of the article and
the clerk granted it. 1t was then voted
to pay the mayor $3.50 salary this year.
one man voting "no."
The pay of the assessors was next
considered. DR.. Hanson thought they
did more work in an hour than the al
dermen could possibly do, and should
have 30 cents an hour. The crowd ap-
plauded uproarously. Fred Bruce agreed
with the doctors expression and second
ed his motion. 1t was voted to pay
them 30 cents an hour 1t was voted to
pay the city clerk and treasurer the
same as last year, the terms and condi-
tions being the same. The pay is $3.50.