The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-30
From Orange County and
Union Telephone Cos.
FOR EACH PHONE in PLACE
City Council Believes That rpssss
Agreement Between Them aud The
City Should BE Lived Up to-
School Com. Collins ResIgna

At the special meeting Of tho city
council held Last evening the matter Of
Orange County end Union rslsphons
companies not having paid the one dollar
tax on al the new phones they had IN
stalled In the city prior to june was
brought up. The finance eomristss,
which bad been instructed al = previous
meeting TO lind out tho correct number
Of Instruments that the two companies
had put in, reported that the Orange
County had six sud the Onion nlns. la-
aides their ao.ealled central Offices. The
tax on The eomPanlss' central Offices Is
two dollars, and the Orange County hss
paid this tar, although their central
Office which they are putting in the Miles
block is not yet completed.
Alderman Ladd thought that tho l6lls
should b collected and made the mo-
iion, which was carried, that the city
treasurer send the companies bills for
the payment on the Instruments put In
prior 70 June first. Alderman La1d also
stated that Dr. 9. y. Barber Of the Or
ange County company had told him that
the company had an agreement with the
patrons in the city BY which tho latter
were 10 pay the one.dollar tax.
A quit claim deed from Lewis X. Aver
III was read and accepted, conveying to
the city a small triangular piece OF land
az the intersection OF Washington and
Hill streets
A communication from Governor Proc.
tor was read, announcing that Mira. Belle
Pratt Of Brook street, this city, had
made an application to the governor to
send her child TO the school for deaf and
dumb in Northampton, Mass, and be.
fore this could be done the city, under
the law, would have TO file q bond for
$500. Mayor Robins stated that Mrs.
Pratt had been 70 him about the case.
and she had said that she had been
living in Barre only about two months.
coming here from Montpelier, where she
said she had lived for the past three
years. She also told the mayor that she
had made tbe same application while in
Montpelier but received no satiafaftion
from the Montpelier city council.
The mayor further said he thought
that Montpelier was the proper place
for her TO make her application from,
as It was now her legal place Of resi-
dence. On motion of Alderman Thurs
ton, the matter was referred to the char
ity committee.
Alderman McNulty stated that A. N.
Garretto OF Railroad street wanted TO
have his house connected with the main
sewer, and that be was willing to paw
for the pipe used in the construction Il
the city would do the rest. Alderman
Campbell said that he had been informed
the house was situated too low TO allow
a connection with the main sewer II
was referred TO the street committee
and the city engineer to investigate and
report back.
Alderman Cutler reported that Man
ager Hoban OF the opera house wanted
to know if the council would allow him
to run a moving picture show in the
opera house on nights between his regu-
lar shows. The alderman said that he
Thought Mr.. Hoban wolld pay the extra
cost If there should be any, on the
amount of electricity used. Alderman
said that one owner of build
ing in the city, where moving picture
show had rented, had to pay about $50
more insurance a year on account of the
picture machine. The matter was re-
ierred to the property committee to find
,ut if any raise would be made on the
of the city building and on
he electric lights.
The resignation OF Il. E. Collins al
,chool commissioner from ward six was
cad, and on motion Of Alderman Camp.
,ell was accepted. Mr. Collins Is to
'emove from the city. His successor viii
be appointed at the meeting
lext week.