The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-18

is OFFERED
BY the Burlington Directors
OF Electric Railroad
BEING DISCUSSED TODAY
1t Is for the Company to Furnish one
Large Car for WorIxmen--Supt. An
drus Ordered to Restore Half
Fare Tickets.

The scene of action Ia relation to the
demand upon the Barre and Montpelier
Power and Traction company BY the
Barre Central Labor union for the fc-
issue Of the half fare tickets generally
used on the street railroad by granite
workers was shifted suddenly to-day
from the petitioning body to that Of the
railroad. This was brought TO head
by the action Of three local directors Of
the road, who are more or less in SYM
pathy with the petition, in ordering
Superintendent i. II. Andrus Of the com
pany to reissue the 2 rs cent tickets be-
ginning next Monday.
This action was taken yesterday aft
ernoon at a meeting of the directors II.
X. Bush, r.. A. Hoar and T. j. Deavitt,
who on January 20 we're authorized by
the full board of directors to determine
from the state railroad commission if the
road would be liable for discrimination
under the new state railroad law in case
they should resume the sale OF the half.
fare tickets and, ii given assurances that
1t was not considered discrimination, TO
order the resumption Of the sale. This
committee met yesterday afternoon AT
the Office OF n. A. Hoar and with them
was Superintendent Andrus, who was
then and there notified to issue the
tickets again, assurances having been
received from the railroad commission
that under certain conditions the use
of them would not be discriminatory
Superintendent Andrns has sided with
MessTs. j i. Flynn and A. Q. Hnmph-
rey of Burlington, who are the majority
stockholders and these two directors
were soon notified Of the committees
action, so that they came from Bnrling
ton this morning to look into the mat
ter.
Compromise Measure.
In consequence, meeting of some Of
the directors was held at the Capital
Savings bank in Montpelier to-day At
torney Hoar was not present this fore
noon. A compromise was then advanced
BY Messrs Flynn and Humphrey, which
was to the effect that the company would
furnish large passenger car capable OF
accommodating ali the workmen and
that this car should be run at such times
as convenient and that the service for
this car should be paid for in a lump
sum, either by the woFknen or by who
ever was interested in getting the re-
dueed rates. It was stated that the num-
Der OF workmen 70 be accommodated is
about 200, they being employed in gran
ite plants on the outskirts Of the city.
Adjournment was taken at noon until
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon, when the
compromise measure was again taken
under discussion. Some Of the granite
manufacturers notably Hugh J. M.Jones,
who are much interested, we're heard by
the directors.
Director Flynn stated this afternoon
that If the local directors were inclined
to take the bit in their teeth in this
matter that they could do so until the
annual meeing Of The corporation next
June when he allowed there'd be some
strange faces in the board of directors,
or something similar.
III the compromise plan is considered
not to be feasible the local directors will
undoubtedly stand out for the halffare
ticket. They have the controlling voice
in the deliberations Of the corporation
in spite Of the fact that they control
lass stock