The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-05-21
TALKFEST,
NO RESULT
Citizens Indulge In a Lively
Discussion
ON SOME PUBLIC MATTERS
no Action On Length Of Day For AS
SCISSOR and Action AS to Brook st,
School Building Deferred to
Later Date.

Ing VOTERS ~ barre Naa HDuu3 olur
fashioned tailSfest ut the opera house
last evening, which, like many similar
occasions 10 the past, work ont for good
III lne END. but accomplished no def
mite results at this meeting. The
voters after long discussion refused To
fx the hours that shall constitute a
days work for the assessors, and de-
ferred To q later meeting action on the
articles in the warning relative to pro-
viding additional school rooms for onT
Increasing school population. This pest
pDnement of action was voted 10 allow
che voters to inspect, and become famiI.
lar with the plans furnished for either
d two or four room addition to the
Brook street building
After several had refused to accept
a nomination for moderator Of the
meeting, John j Mckenzie was elected
and tile first article 81 the warning, to
decide as To how many hours shall con-
stitute aday's work for tile assessors, =
was taken up. James Criickshank
moved that eight hours be day's'
labor for the assessors, and the meeting
was in full swing. i. P. MaT explained
how the pay of the assessors had been
fixed q few years ago at $3.50 y day
with the understanding that this should
cover the time they worked. Abram
Mann explained how the assessors had
O stated time Ia which 70 do their work,
and Fred Bruce thought as the assess
nrs did not receive pay for the days
they did not work, they should be paid
foY ovftime when they worked day
and evening Fred Page, an ex-assessor
told Of the Importance "a the work, the
close application and the necessity to
pnt aside all ones outside affairs dnr-
ing the season from March LIST to June
18th The city had good men in the of
flee now and they should be paid for
doing good work. He believed the men
worth $3.50 o day Of eight hours.
Charles A. Smith, another ex.assess0r,
moved an amendmfn to Mr. Cfiiick-
shank's motion that the assessors be
paid at the same rate for all time they
worked over eight hours, stating II was
often necessary to work Ie, ia and even
16 hours some days.
james Mcdonald thought one CITY of-
fetal should be treated no better than
another.
7. ~. Russell moved an amendment
10 Mr. Smiths amendment that the as
SCISSORS work only eight hours day
with more clerical assistance ii needed.
which brought Mr.. Mari to his feet
with the proposition that the assessors
be paid q yearly salary. He was de-
clared out Of order, and Judge II. W.
Scott another eN,assessor explained
how the hours az the assessors extended
beyond any eight hour limit to ac-
colnmodate citizens who desired 10. visit
the assessors Office and Sic their lists
after four o'clock or IN the vening. He
thought any such rules as M Russell
proposed wonM ca,iss ineonfenience 60
the public. whose servants tic assessors
were MIR Russell's Amendment was
voted down l5l To 81.
Mr. Smiths amendment shared Ike
lfaia BY vote Of i52 to IL and Mr.
Cruickshank's. to make eight hours y
days labor was rejected by q vote Of
1850 to g It was then voted 1880 to
60 to dismiss the article.
The schOoIhouse Discussion.
Article 3. to hear report from the
school commissioners on q proposed ad
dition to the Brook street school build
ing was taken up and Chairman Wood
rnff for the board stated the plans had
been secured for a four room and two
room addition. and bids on the same Sc.
cured from contractors the lowest being
$4,000 for the f0ur-room addition and
SIS 500 for the two room addition In
the FACE Of these figures the board
could sec no reason for changing its for
iner recommendations, that two room
addition Il sufficient at this point "a
other buildings are needed in other sec
tions. The old wooden building on
Beckley street viii have to Be replaced
in few years with modern eight room
building.
Mr. Woodruff said the method Of
raising the money for this proposed adj.
dition was in tie hands OF The voters,
but he would suggest as the city pays
the last STOOD note on the Mhthewson
building this year note foi sg,5O0 for
one vera, be given 70 defray the expense
OF q two room addition The school
census shows considerable increase in
the number Of children of school age
and they must be provided for IN some
way The commissioners recommended
two room addition al a cost Of s0,50O.
a. II. Smith wanted TO know if Tho
plans for tie four room addition was
more elaborate than the present struc-
tmcg and J r Mari wanted some one
20 explain the plans. He was opposed
To the two room addition and Thought
we should build for the future. n. o.
Camp thought if we couldn't build 4
four room addition this year he haa
better postpone IL yeaf. On being
called for ". w Cummings said the pres
ent building was crested with the bar
pasc Of building an addition at scne
future time. Of four rooms on the Brool,
street front. John + Smith moved thc
meeting aerept The report ~ tte scbool
commissioners TO erect two room ad
dition but She motion was lost lii 60
80.
Abrau Mann proposed that the school
eHillren BE crowded II creates numbers
in uur school ro9Hs and tie halls also
be used ~ recitation Foonls. thus ar8ld4
ing the construction Of ncw hHildiu4s.
and after some further discussion Albert
iiawes moved the matter be laid on the
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