Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-21
STILL AT DEADLOCK.
The Aldermen and Mayor both are
Obstinate.

OBSTINATE.
War is again declared. The mayor
has taken his final stand and the
aldermen are against him to man.
The council is deaGlocked and no bust
ness will be done till one side or the
other surrenders or executes success
sui hanking movement.
At o'clock last night the city
council assembled in adjourned ses-
sion with all members present except
ing Alderman Robbins. Several WISH
tors were also present to see the
fight.
A resolution was adopted to the eff
feet that, on the signing Of the lease
between the G. ", railroad and the
city, the street committee are author
lied to fit up a market place on Burn
hams meadow by erecting a number
of hitching posts.
The mayor next presented resolu-
tion that the services of Judge W. "A.
Boyce be retained for the assistance
Of Judge Barney in the case Of Currier
VS.. city of Barre. Then the scrap be-
gan. At first all the members were
exceedingly dignitied, but soon they
began to get warm under the collar,
and finally sharp skirmish fighting be-
came the rule.
Mr.. Mann asked what was the con-
dition the Gordon resolution offered
Tuesday night and the mayor said
it was ruled out of order and the sub.
ject was closed.
Some differed from the mayors
opinion. Patterson moved that the
mayors resolution be adopted by a
yea and nay vote. The result was
five aldermen against the mayor for
the resolution and it was lost.
Patterson then introduced a reso.
luton exactly like the one ruled out
of order by the mayor Tuesday night,
that the services OF John w. Gordon
be retained in the Stearns, Currier,
and spring water cases. The mayor
said it was out Of order and Patterson
appealed to the board. Several alder
men then demanded that Patterson S
! resolution be put to vote, but the
mayor refused to bulge. A discus
sion on parliamentary law followed.
Mackay asked for the mayors rea-
sons for ruling the Gordon resolution
out of order and his honor replied at
some length, giving in substance the
same argument against john Gordon
that he offered Tuesday night when
he tried to convince the board that
Gordon was not the man to assist the
city attorney.
We have not room to give any
thing like full account of all that
was said, for words fell thicl, and fast,
but while the mayor argument might
have been all excellent reason why
Gordon should not be retained for any
new case tile aldermen did not consid-
er it valid reason Why the mayor
should rule the Gordon resolution out
Of order. City Attorney Barney was
Intercepted, and in a measure sus-
tanned some statements the mayor
had made.
The war of words continued, till
finally the mayor came out tlat-footcd
and said he should rule out Of order
any resolution having for its object
the employment of John Gordon on
any case whatsoever. Things boiled
over then. Resolutions We're intro
duced and promptly ruled out of or
der. Finally when the mayor tried
to transact some other business, things
came to deadlock. The mayor alb
solutely refused to let the
Gordon resolution come up, and the
| aldermen would not do any other bus
mess until that was settled. A wait
ing match followed, neither side Civ
ing in an inch. Finally at 9.15 the
council went into executive session
behind locked doors, at l0.l0 they adj
iOurned in executive session till 7
o'clock tonight. They are still dead