The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-02
MoNTPELIER.
Citizens Got On An Economical Streak
At City Meeting


h A few points under consideration at
the Montpelier city meeting caused a
lively time The proposition 81 build.
ing a new high school was discussed
from an points and finally killed.
Speeches IN It's favor were made ~
John II. Senter and u. A Rowland A
warm discussion took place when the
article IN the warming. to see whether
Che city would instruct the city conn
cl to supply the city hall committee
with Tho funds necessary 80 complete
their work was read On tho motion 81
A. j sbley, the article was dismissed
from consideration the motion being Ell.
tnuiastically carried The city tax
rate was MAIDS SLIGO on the motion ST
George Blanchard though Mayor Daw-
F.. ley insisted TINT tho rate was not large
enough The article 20 consider the
exemption Of the manufacturing esmb.
4 liahmeut of Dillon and Emm0ns. to-.
gether with the business and personal
\ property used ID such business. was
iadopte1 and the exemption was voted
viva voce The motion was carried -
exempt the business Of Robert Fraser
for 4 term 81 Hee wears the article
asking for exemption for ten years
There was much debate over the ques.
ton Of exgnntine the business Of the
4 r. ] DesColaiues company IL was
learned that lhe company had been IS
empted before tbat there had heon frs.
lqueni changes % the ownership and
that each Tins exemption was asked
I IL i kceesn Il the Grm stated That
no paid taxes last year and tie com.
pany had invested over 81 0D0 IN the
business. Then SIR Sonfor made n com.
/ promise motion that all capital over
$1,000 end The property Be exempted fen
I o period so five gcars Ilis motion
was carried AZ an amendment 90 the
original motion that the exemption he
granted a motion was alsn carried 60
exempt the Excelsior Granite company
Tor five years An article to see #
lthe National Granite company he *.
empiei from taxation for ten wears was
dismissed rs # WAS found that it IS
ALREADY exempt until l0l3 motion
was carried 70 ahafe Che poll taxes Of
the members Of the state militia.
A branch of the Lady Maeabees Of the
World is To De organized here By Mrs
Cora Finn and tin Georgia Cheyalier,
who have just started a branch IS Bnr
liugton
George and Alfred Mchrrett were ID
city enur Yesterday morning and, nn
Ian Ola charge were recommtfgd to the|
reform school SO Nergennes whore they
had just completed six months sen
ence
OF 20 candidates from the senior elias
of Dartmouth college far positions on
TIE commencement committee FOR theI
exercises b. June. one OF those eiecled
WAS Harold r Jackson son 81 Dir and
Mrs G a G Jackson of this city
News was received yesterday of the
death 81 Samuel B Colt 80 Biz home s.
Enqlewood. n j His wife vas Nora
daughter Of the Int Theron Bailey for
mer proprietor of The Pavilion re 3
also survived by son and daughter
Two games Of basket BAN we're plav
ed last NIGHT ID the y. M e A. the
first being between the Wizards and
Clerks which resulted n score Of 4s
to "a IN favor Of the former The
second game was between The Company
Il team and the Capitals being won by
Miss Rose Lucia, principal of one of
the primary schools q this city has
Just had published her book Stories OF
American DISCOVERIES for Little Amer
leans" IN the preface Miss Lucia state
lien purpose IN writing the book " Re
tho teaching of the main facts Of lis
tory in an interesting and simple way
without detracting from their historical
accuracy In this she has succeeded.
A.t,a.4,.. 1T.
.aPpt.ea e5f.,t II $3.50 Slsl,,',.ls'l'P NJ W.
u da;Jg 81 XIV olso. e i9 sbo a.e ,o,'llus
IS. s. Ballard 1t IS probable chat when
spring comes an elaborate system If
road SIGNS viii appear throughout tbe
state. directing the motorists. "A circu
lar has been sent out ~ the American
association. setting forth the advan.
tages of membership ia this club in-
Guiding furnishings upon application. /
81 directions for tie route between ang
given points. periodicals. PRIVILEGES IS /
over 200 cities Of the United States and [
much other valuable information.