The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-21
.MACADAM VS.. GRANITE.
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to the number Of concerts during the
season, etc
Change Of Action on Street Railroad.
Prior to the session the council had had
secret conelayo with City Attorney
Carver and when the matter Of the
street railroad extension on South Main
street came up in session there was
shown 10 be a unanimity for withdraw
ing the order to the railroad To proceed
because the railroad had not lived up
70 lie half hourly schedule on both
branches in this city There was, how
ever q bubble whether the vote 81 the
previous meeting should be reacinded'
OF "feconsideredN The former method
prevailed. What the city now proposes
@ do was not diyulged,
Serewing Down the Lid in Barre.
When che license committee reported
a more stringent regulation in granting
lunchroem licenses, there was another
debate, the committee reporting that the
lunchro0m license was being used as
blind for the sale OF other goods and
that the right was a source OF unfair
competition.
The report reads as follows:
1--WE have Investigated a number Of
the applications for lunehroom licenses
and are convinced that this class Of
licenses are in many cases used a. a
blind to allow the holder TO sell goods
entirely foreign 20 lunches, and are be.
coming q nuisance and source Of unfair
competition 20 merchants handling the
same Kind Of goods. We would, there
fore, recommend that holders Of lunch
room licenses who deal in fruit, tobacco
and canned goods be required to close
their places OF business not later than
10 D. m week DAYS and must not open
for business Sundays We would fur
Their recommend that lunch-room licenses
be granted with the above restrictions
The report was accepted, hut no fur
Their action toward granting licenses un-
der the recommendation was taken last
night. Aldermen Alexander and Hoyt,
who framed the report gave a little per-
sonal experienced 10 bear out their posi-
tion. They entered a place on North
Main street which has a luneh-room
license
1--WE would like a lunch" they said
10 the employee behind the counter.
Huh. we don't sell lunches" shifted
the man behind the counter.
II somewhat startled the aldermen
that a lunch.room should not sell lunches
and they called for the proprietor, who
came downstairs. The proprietor reeog
nized the aldermen and quickly told
them that he could serve them a lunch
which the aldermen declined. When they
went out, the proprietor offered them
cigars The aldermen thought this suih.
Gent evidence that the luneh-room IT,.
cense In this case was a blind.
Alderman Alexander stated that Il
was choice between tightening the
regulations or lifting the lid" entirely
IN Barre Of Sunday. Then, for the
OBLIGATION Of the council, City Clerk
Mackay read the still-in.force Vermont
"hlue law" which screws down the lid
on about everything except smiling on
Sunday With that, the matter was
allowed 70 set 70 next Tuesday
A Public Playground.
For the property committee. Alderman
Even reported IN favor Of a public play
ground on the s0utherly side 81 the
city farm property toward East Mont.
pelier. II was stated that there Is
natural base bali ground thereon, which
could Be fixed up At slight cost A pub
lie golf links was also proposed, although
the members idea Of the extent Of ter
ritory required for this purpose bad 70
be corrected by Clerk Maekay Instead
Of the hali-aere proposed, he stated that
the whole thirty would be necessary.
There Is ground enough for fine course,
but golf was suhservient 10 base ball
IN the minds Of the council. and II was
plain that diamond would BE- laid out
prior to a links No action was taken,
but The council are going up to look over
the section.
Changing the River.
The members were getting sleepy when
City Engineer Reed presented his plans
for the proposed change of the Stevens
branch in the rear Of the business blocks,
but the council listened and questioned
for about an houF, after which they de-
cided to meet the abutters and the rail.
roads at special meeting this evening,
Miscellaneous Doings.
But TINS VIE not HI tiidt WIS IAn-
saeted last night. a grist Of city war
rants were ordered paid; request for
extension Of West street westerly across
the railroad tracks was referred TO the
committee Of the whole: William Even
and Arthur CT Moore were given permits
sion 10 move henhouses; A. Ciaehino,
William Murray and Q. F. Spear applied
for luneh-room licenses, aud 4. NJ Laws
for in Zee cream parlor license; petition
for sewer extension on Elm street was
referred TO the street committee to re-
port back building repair permits were
granted T. j. Holland, 4s Foster street,
and Thomas Lowry, III South Main
street; and Alderman Rossi reported
garbage was allowed to accumulate at
the corner Of North Main and Blackwell
street.
The street committee named the
streets which It IL proposed to sprinkle
this summer and stated that one-third
Che cost would fe assessed to the abut-
ters. And, finally, the council voted to
terminate its hearse-driving contract
with Il. G. Cutler ard instructed the
property committee to advertise for bids
foY. fha contract