Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-04
forrcd by the council to the committee on
legislation with power to act
RELATIVES WILL NOT RECEIVE
INVALID

becn at the Heaton hospital i'm Montpelier
19 months. was discharged Tuesday morn
ing. He was taken to Il relative in Barre,
who could rot take him in, as his wife
had Just returned from the hospital.
Later i'm the evening he was put into an
other team and taken back to Montpelier.
The driver called at the police station
about $50 at night and wanted to know
where he would leave the man. chief
Reagan went with them to Ovcrseer OF
the Poor Wheeler. 1t could not he seen
Ivy what authority he could be sent back
from PARE to this city, The driver was
persistent in declaring he would never
takn tho man back to Barre and sdld he
would dunn him on the sidewalk. chief
Reagan told him that IL he dumped him
ont in Montpelier he would have him ar
rested. Tarpey was taken back to Barre,
and placed in the Emergency hospital in
that city over night. lie has been Il resi-
dent of Barre town II years. Tie Is suffer-
ing from paralysis and not able to walk.
lie has received no medical treatment at
lloa tor hospital for six weeks, and was
discharged in the ordinary course. The
officials say he was sent back to relatives
who had sent him to- the hospital. Tarpoy
is about 70 years of age, and unmarried.
William Wishart, city attorney of Barre,
and OVersecr of Poor Thurston of the
same city appeared before the Montpelier
city council meeting Wednesday evening
anu NdUNtN W kIlON dUpul IL. WI iliHi -
ton said some one had made a mistake
and Barre WAS not going to father 1t. The
city attorney said II looked to them as
though some one was trying to saddle a
pauper on their city. l.. h. Cross appeared
for the hospital directors, and said he sup
posed Tarpev was taken back to the
man who had sent him to the hospital
They had tried to saddle no person on any
one. The Montpelier council were unaC-
quainted with the facts until Wednesday,
and decided it was q matter between the
hospital and Barre city. 1t was decided
TO let Tarpov remain at the Emergency
hospital until Friday in order to learn
whore his relatives are, or what town is
responsible for his care as hc is without
means. lie was Il resident of Barre town
from NJ to go and since then has wand
cred around more or less. His treatment
at the hospital was paid for several months
by relatives.
INSTRUCTtNC MEN TO USE AIR
BRAKES.
Some facts of interest regarding the
way the employees of the Central Yer
mont railway are made proficient in the
operation of the air brake system are
here given. The Grand Trunk air brake
instruction car which has been in St AL
bans for the last three weeks. is there
for the purpose of instructing the en-
poyes in regard to the use of the me-
chanism of the air brake. The car is
"""uhN lor INC IHSuuC'i"ii ol tuSi"c
men n'etuen conductors ana pr'keihen'
and all employees who in any way have
anything to do with the working of the
brake or who are liable for any reason
90 come in contact with its use. This par
u'u'i car "l tne oianu IIuhk Is WIN
uut "oupt one u t4' Hile9l III .lc "oI ~
IL Is IN 'he chat@e OIL hlnert NrlgnI' VHe
mr. praNe instructor OIL tne uldhu Irunh
illG inc central trihohl rulWdNS' MI
NrlEHt Is one OK tnc n!sh'St authorities
on inns surJcct' re Is an oIu t'ranu
trunk engineer ana mas served IN all
C"!aclt'cS on thc sNStcll' re hio"
/ every urahrh OF inc business ana Is an
expert IN inc use OF inc ar brihe' Inc
car "nlcn Is 80, -'I'' mas peth located
! AT IN" Lake street CROSSING near the ma
chine shops and MI Wright Is holding
classes Hal'E' Inc sessions or schooIs as
theN iedi! are are ncIu l"lce ddH'. q
session III inc morhltG from 10 l.
COCK ana one III the AFTERNOON from
III CLOCK Inc men nave 10 pass an
/ average examination oil ~ per cent IN
oider 10 continue In'r work on inc SNs-
ttn' me central vermont system Is en-
deaNorl'S 10 rclaih e'hployes VINO arc
cip;l'Ie OF han'Hns tne pFtkc reHtiNc 20
inc Sdtety Oh me puphc at larEc' i'E thls
metro" thc oHic''u'y 81 inc men II KEPT
at thc hl1h"St possible" stanoard aS new
inventions are coming mo use every ~
them all. their advantages and disadyan-
lagos t"E'ther win thef use me an
brake instruction car Is one OF tne heay,
I loSl cars on thc roau' lts weight neihg .,
/ VH9' AHe cIuiiHicHt - ePudi " IH"t VI
- '"rS' d" eilslHc anu 'eiiuci' "Hu 80 ~
th'S manner .he "!th are SHOWN tne "oI n
IuE Oh WuoIe tr"ln "IthlH SinElc coatn
All ti,c pl'lele Ht lHJcCtorS anu i'oil' "toi :
/ are diSP 10 ne SIch III tnis car ne ~.