The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-01
Barre Wants Its Share Of
State School Tax Money
TWO MONTHS OVERDUE
Another postponement Of River Change
Project Until Arrival Of A. r. Sort
well Of the Barre Railroad-oth-
er Acts Of Council.

The city council, at it's regular meet
ing last evening, instructed the city
clerk to write to Governor Prouty and
ask him why the redistribution Of the
state school tax money had not been
made and also If the state wished 70
pay interest on the money for the time
that has elapsed since It was due by
law to have been paid. This action was
taken following the clerks notifying
the counsel that the money which the
state law requires shall be paid on or
before July 10 had not yet been reeeiy-
ed.
The clerk said that the city paid over
to the state about $1,000 and that there
was probably between three and four
thousand Of it to come back and he
thought that the city ought to be get
ting It to use where it would be earn
ing money rather than laying in the
state treasury He said he called up
the state treasurer's office on july 12
and was then told that the figures had
not been sent in from the department
Of edueation's Office 50 that the pro rata
distribution could be made.
He later called up again and had to
call for several days before he could
get the treasurer to the phone and
when he finally did get into eommuni-
cation with the treasurer he was told
that there had been an error in the SUI
perintendent's figures and that thew had
not been able TO have the error recti
fed as the superintendent had been
away. He said that the superintendent
had now been home at least two weeks
and he thought it was time that some
thing was done.
The adjourned hearing on the cues
tfon Of the changing Of the bed of
Stevens branch was set for this meet
ing and when the matter was taken up
H. G. Shurtle9. attorney for the Barre
railroad, stated that a. F. Sortwell
chief owner Of the road would be here
on September 10 TO attend the annual
meeting Of the road and that the eoun-
ell perhaps would like to adjourn the
hearing again until that date 50 that
Mr. Sortwell could be present. The
lcouncil thought they wanted to confer
with Mr.. S0rtwell ana on motion Of
Alderman Alexander ii vas voted to put
The hearing over until 7;30 o'clock
Thursday evening, September 10
The clerk read q letter addressed tn
Mayor Robins from the Free speech
committee Of New York calling the
mayors attention to the fact that in
view of the progress that this commit
tee was making and the recognition It
was receiving all over the country they
hoped that Barre would not take steps
to stop Emma Goldman from speaking
lin the city. Alderman Campbell stated
that several years ago Miss Goldman
was stopped while giving an address
here on account Of the disturbance her
remarks were causing and Alderman
Tmirston added that there was no
doubt bnt that there would have been
serious trouble If she had not been stop
ped, though she had spoken here since
and had made no trouble. On motion
Of Alderman Alex9nder ii was voted to
lay the matter over for further discus
sion in executive session.
A report Of the city attorney on the
question Of the city's right to lease the
common property from the Congrega
tional church saeietY was read, in
which the attrney stated that the city
could lease the property for q term Of
years Of q reasonable length and sng-
gested that 10 or 15 years would BE
about what the council could least It
for and be within reasonable bounds
The report was accepted on motion of
Alderman Campbell, but no further ae-
tion on the question was taken.
The Inspector Of boilers reported that
be had inspected the stone crusher boil
er and found il IN good condition, bnt
the steam roller boiler was found to be
leaky and needed through overhaul
ing On motion Of Alderman Alexander
the street committee was instructed to
have the boiler put into shape.
a netition for an extension Of the
Sos to the new school house site on
Ca street was presented and on mo-
tion of Alderman Thurston referred to
committee of the whole to investigate
aud report. The building inspectors re-
port on the application for a permit ia
erect the school house was accepted and
the permit ordered granted
A petition signed BY F. d. Ladd and
W. H Hoisington for a concrete on
cement sidewalk on Franklin street
from the southeast corner of Mr.. Iadd's
property to fremont street was read
and referred to the steet committee
Alderman Thurston said that the
street committee had thought II best in
extending the sewer and the water
main on Franklin street to lay the two
pipes IN one ditch where cut had to
be made through the ledge as this way
would be cheaper than blasting out two
bitches and he wanted the councils
opinion on the matter. The council de-
eided that the committee's idea was 4
good one and was the best way out Of
the difficulty