The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-08-04
Telephone Matter Put
Over Till Tonight,
WILL NOT REDUCE RENT
Council Refuses to Accede to Request
Of w. W. Mapoint for Reduc-
tiOn Of Rent.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
city council last evening was a long-drawn
out affair, it being ia session until ii
o'clock The special matters for consId-
GRAFTON were the granting Of a franchise to
the Orange County Telephone Go. and
considering the request Of w. w. Lapoint
for reduction Of one-sixth in the opera
house rent. In the opera house matter
the council voted not to aecede to the re-
quest Of Mr. Lapoint
After listening to the remarks for and
against granting the franchise to the Tee-
phone company and transacting the other
business before the board, the council
went into executive session to consider
granting the franchise. After hours
discussion the council came ont of execu-
tive session, adopted an amendment TO the
franchise as previously read which pro-
vides that the Orange County company
shall put its wires under ground where di-
rected by the. council This amendment
was referred to the city attorney for
legal opinion and the council adjourned to
will be taken on granting the same
The report OF the street commissioners
of money expended in their department
for the month of July showed total ex-
penditure Of S5260 8S divided as follows.
Streets, S205l .0S; sewers, s3I4S0; surface
sewers, S5S 81 permanent streets. S2555.-
\ l0, sidewalks, S280IS bridges, $50 l8.
| The street commissioners reported the
! InIi
\ ton streets and the same was accepted
The city ordinance creating one ceme-
1 terry trustee was read the first time and
| passed to its second reading
I The report Of the building inspector for
the month of July showed p permits
granted.
A large number of city warrants were
read and ordered paid
The resolution granting a franchise to
the Orange County Telephone co. was ta-
ken from the table and remarks were made
favoring the granting the franchise by Al.
7. Abbott, who said he was satisfied with
the present service of the New England
Telephone company but felt the city also
needed the service Of the Orange County
Co and hoped the franchise would be
granted.
+. D- Ladd said he thought the city
needed the line, even if there was only
central Office III Barre
Fred King, a. A. Smith, w. f. Brad
ford, Z. A. Drown, DR.. Goodrich. o. j.
Dodge, i. j. Sowden and 4. NJ Lyon IA
v0red granting the franchise to the Or
ange County Co.
Nj. w. Chamberlain Of Washington said
the Orange County Company had nearly
10 phones In Washington where the New
England company had only three. These
people wanted communication with Barre
city. He said the company would be-
ready to bury Its wires when the other
companies were ordered to-
The council asked various questions Of
those present, seeking apparently to hnd
some PLAUSIBLE excuse for shutting out the
Orange County company.
The usual yearly appropriation of $500
for the French Barre library was voted by
the council.
A lunch room license was granted G. G.
Mascot.
A request by G. G. Mascot to hang an
electric sign was referred 70 the street
committee with power to act
Oyerseer of the Poor Thurston reported
the expenses OF his department as being
S2469 81 in July.
Chief Of Police Brown reported 20 ar-
rests In July,
w VI. Lapoint, In response 10 ra
quest from Alderman Currier, stated hss
desire was that the city reduce bis annual
rent for the opera house the amount Of
two months rental yearly.
The report OF the secretary Of the board
OF health shows 20 births IN july
Health Ofiieer Jackson again called al
tention to the stencil that comes from
Downing's piggery. The matter waa ats
cussed at some length
The chairman of the water committee
was authorized to post sign N0 SWIM
ming" at the swimming hole n Gnnn#
brook.
The council then went ltt0 ex1NN9
session to talk over the Orange rcnAK
Telephone franchise and The opera h0a
! lease