The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-29
Hearing on Granting
Franchise In Barre.
THE OPERA HOUSE LEASE
w. W. LapOint Asks TO Have His Rent
Reduced Another Year Minor
Matters.

The special business before the board Of
aldermen at Its regular meeting last even
ing was a hearing on the request Of the
Orange County Telephone Co. to set poles
on Kim, Brooklyn and Burnham streets in
the city Of Barre, and to establish cen
trail Office at the store Of D. ]. Dodge. The
matter was taken up at the opening Of the
meeting, but no one interested being pres
ent, it was laid on the table until the 9th
er business before the board was trans
acted
The franchise provides that for the right
to set poles in the city streets the COM
pany shall pay the city yearly 81 for each
private telephone and 81 for each pay sta
tion established
On taking up the matter later, G. Il.
Spear, representing the Orange County
Telephone Co., stated the case Of the COM
papy and why they sought entrance to
Barre, which was to accommodate the
many subscribers to its phones in the
farming towns where their lines run.
Dr. v O Goodrich asked if the N. j.
company paid a rental on It's phones. Al
derman Currier stated the n. T.. Co. came
into Barre before it was a city and 1t paid
no rentals
DR.. Goodrich said that he knew people
Of the towns east and south Of Barre want
ed telephone connection with Barre, be-
cause they wanted to do business with
Barre He hoped the council would grant
the company the franchise asked without
the dollar rider
2. w. Soartf, representing the New
England Telephone company, suggested
how the city council ought to act In the
matter, and sought to instruct the council
in its proceedings.
w. VI. Lapoint spoke in favor Of the
Orange County company, and said there
was free gratis" communication over all
its lines
NJ. j. Met50wan asked if the New Eng
land company had not restricted instead
Of extending the zone of its free phones
to subscribers.
Dr. Goodrich thought If il was going to
help us to have the Orange County Tele.
phone lines in Barre. we ought to have it.
John Anderson thought the Orange
County company was required here in the
city and he thought the city was right in
imposing the franchise tax.
W. ID Smith wanted to see the Peoples
line in the city So far as he knew this
company had dozens of subscribers among
the farmers where the New England Tele-
phone company had one. He said it
looked to him as If the Peoples company
we're charging as little as they could while
the New England company was charging
as much as it could
Alderman Curier asked If there was
any citizen Of Barre present who objected
to the granting of the franchise. No one
responded.
After some further discussion the hear
| ing was closed, and the matter of grant
ing franchise was referred to commit
tee Of the whole.
The secretary OF the Board of Health
reported "A births and nine deaths il
June
Sig. Santelles circus, through It's agent,
asked that the fee for exhibiting in Barre
be reduced from $50 as the circus was a
small one. They propose to visit Barre
August IA. The matter was referred to
the license committee and the city attorney
with power to act.
The committee on cemeteries reported
they had no authority to execute a lease.
The lease of an unused portion Of Elm
wood cemetery to E. NJ Lyon and Edwin
| Carleton was read and referred back 10
the committee to make few alterations
and report back.
The New England Tel& Telegraph Co.
asked that in the resolution granting the
n. +, Co. the right to put its lines under
| ground be amended to read Vermont Tel
ephone Co." 1t was SO voted.
E. 4. Smith quit claimed to the city for
81 the street from Brook to Lane street,
a 33 foot street. Accepted.
The treasurer was authorized to trans
| fer a 10 cent tax assessment to the sinking
fund commissioner.
"A sewer permit was granted A. j,
Kempton for Circle street.
Building permits were granted w Jack.
/ on to build 10 foot fence along Main
street in front of the new Sortwell block
while building; to Mrs II. E. Waite to
build a piazza
w. w. Lapoint appeared before the
board In regard to renewing his bond, Be
| fore the bond was submitted TO the city he
wished the council to refer the matter t.
the property committee to see if they could
not lower the yearly rental He thought
that the city ought to remit at least the
two summer months. The matter was re-
ferred to a committee of the whole to re-
port on at the next meeting.
VIM. Kingston appeared to ask somt
questions about sidewalk being laid on
Foster street. lie thought too much oi
the street was being used for sidewalk ant
too little left for street. The Sidewalk
being constructed is 9 feet wide. Thl
width Of the street Is two rods.
Alderman Currier for the street commits
sioners explained that the sidewalk wa
laid as best it could be on a hilly street.
J Miss Tilden, owner Of the Tilden hous'