The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-13
Adie Believes Street Railway
Should Give Better Service
OR LOSE ITS FRANCHISE.
Lunch Room Licenses Refused Candy
Kitchen and Vermont Fruit Store
Fred King on Strike Should
Work from Whistle to Whistle

"You are expected to be here from
whistle to whistle" said Mayor Bar
clay to Aldermen Milne and Adie as
they came in is minutes late at the
special meeting Of the city council last
evening
The meeting was considering when
the aldermen came in resolution di-
recting the superintendent of streets
to issue orders on the city treasurer
to pay help when the same is discharged
between months, as to pay such small
bills it may be necessary to each order
to specify for what purpose it is given,
and the mayor was directed to draw
warrant for $3.50 in favor of the city
treasurer to pay said orders when they
come in. The resolution was adopted
unanimously.
Mrs. 5. j. Jones presented bill of
1926 for interest on the amount OF
land damages awarded her for land
taken in widening Prospect street. This
bill was for interest on the award from
the time it was made to the time it
was offered in payment to the railroad
which has purchased the land. The
railroad refused to accept the award
without the interest and it was voted
TO pay the same and warrant was
issued for the amount.
A bill of $3.50 from Charles BonneIl
for work on Farwell street was ordered
paid and warrant was drawn for
same.
The city clerk stated that former
Water Supt. Campbell had paid $500 to
him, the amount he said the auditors
told him was due the city, and Mr..
CAMPBELL asked for the return of his
bond It was voted the bond be held
until the auditors reported to the coun-
ell. @. j. II. Mathews being in the
budding he was called in. He said they
had given Mr.. Campbell a statement
of his account with the city and that
everything was correct, and that writ
ten report to the council would come in
q few days. He suggested that the
proper authorities see that former Over
seer Of the Poor Smith pass over his
books to the auditors as soon as posi-
bic to be audited.
Fred King, Striking for Five Years, Goes
on Strike.
A communication from Fred King,
the jeweler, read as follows:
Il have been striking the $40 fire
alarm for five or six years without pay.
.If | continue to strike it I shall expect
S25 year. Ii you see fit to give that
small amount | viii continue; If not,
| shall discontinue it.n
The mayor thought the city could
install its own clock at the fire station
and do it cheaper than that and some
of the aldermen agreed with him. The
matter was referred to the fire commit
tee to look into and report back.
A permit was granted b. p White to
open street to repair sewer.
The request of M. David for a lunch
room license was referred to the license
committee to report back. Laird g.
Wheeler were granted restaurant Ii
cense for the Nichols block.
Two Licenses Refused.
The committee on licenses reported
the Barre Candy Kitchen and Vermont
Fruit Store were not entitled to lunch
room licenses.
Alderman Albisetti asked Why the
committee opposed granting one to the
fruit store.
Alderman Sowden, chairman of the IL
cense committee believed the two stores
named were not entitled to lunch Ii
censes, as their business was selling can
dy and fruit respectively, and they did
not require license from the city to do
this He declared the only reason they
asked for lunch room license was to
get the right TO keep open on Sunday.
They were not entitled to it. The coun-
ell had got to draw the line somewhere.
II we grant licenses to these people to
keep open Sunday, every grocer who
sells crackers and cheese would be en-
titled to lunch room license to keep
open Sundays.
Alderman Burke said Mascot did not
need q lunch room license
Alderman Milne said we had got to
be careful, May 1st was coming soon,
and some of these lunch rooms might
be selling something to wash the lunches
down.
Albisetti moved the report be laid on
the table and it was voted down 3 to
2. Adie moved it be accepted, and it
was by a vote Of 3 to 2, Alderman Nc
Kenzie having been called away earlier
in the evening, leaving only five alder
men present and voting.
Alderman Adie stated that the volun-
teer iremen under the old department
were now out Of service and ought to
be paid off. The matter was left to
Adie to see ex-chief Campbell and have
the men put in their bills.
1t was voted a single party line be
placed in the fire station and the mayor
was authorized to sign the contract
Street Railway Criticized.
Alderman Adie called attention to the
street railway service. It was now over
two weeks since car had been up
Washington street, and the car only goes