The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-27
Fruit Stores Keep Their Own
Hours On Sunday
IS REPORTED TO COUNCIL
Latter Orders That Licenses Be Re-
voked If Keepers Are Caught in
Further Violation Of the Con-
ditions Of Their Licenses.

a special meeting Of the city council
vas held last evening on the river bed
question, and most Of the discussion was
done in executive session Before the
conacil went into closed session, Mrs.
calista f. Bolster again objected to the
size OF the assessment which has been
made on her property She said that
size did not consider that she was being
benefited anywhere near the amount 81
tac assessment Of si57s The city at
torney then stated that the Barre rail-
road put in writing al Of the oral agree
uients which they had previously made.
At bis request the council then went
into executive session.
Several matters in connection With the
agreements between the city and the
Barre railroad were discussed, and as
there are other matters to be settled up
with the railroad the final settlement
Vas put of for another week.
After executive session. the council
tool. up the matter Of the fruit stores
in the city not living up 70 the require
mcnts Of their licenses as regards Sun
lday opening hours. Chief Sinclair has
reported to the license committee that
the fruit stores are not paying any
attention to their licenses and are OPEN
ling and closing on Sundays just when
they like. The chief reported that he
had closed up several Of the stores as
late at II o'clock Sunday nights, when
their licenses stipulate that they shall
close at Q o'clock The Sunday hours.
as named in the licenses. are $3.50 20
in the morning, to 2:30 in the after
noon. and $50 to in the evening
The chief also said that the propre-
tors paid no attention 10 his warnings
and that after he had closed them up
aftel hours tney would open their doors
again IS soon az he was ont of sight.
some of the proprietors told the chief
that they did noi believe The city had
Iany right 10 make them close At all on
Sunday or any other day.
After considerable discussion Of the
matter. the council instructed the city
! clerk to notify the proprietors having
licenses that on the next complaint Of
their violating the terms Of their licenses
the licenses will be revoked.
The board of aldermen had little busi-
[ ness to come before il last evening at
!. ITS regular meeting. The committed re-
. ported favorably on the request for a
concrete sidewalk on franklin street,
. from I. D. Ladds property to fremont
: street. and on motion Of Aldermen Rossi
the report was accepted and the walk
! ordered built
! The Heddinr Nj r. church society was
{ granted a permit to erect a building on
, Berlin street. to be used as a church.
I The building Il to be 5Sx4s feet and one
i story and d half high A permit WAS
! Ialso granted to Patrick Brown to build
1 i tw0.story piazza on the rear Of his
{ block on North Main street.
Fl z. Mills petitioned for an extension
Iof the city water main On Hall street,
tine distance Of 100 feet, to his heuse.
Tile petition was referred to the water
! committee to investigate and report.
Tire Consolidated Lighting company
asked for permission to move a pole
I ION FiNihN AAEnnNs HtaAiF AkAt AAFNAa*ftA
Z block the distance Of feet towards
s / Main street. for the reason that the
] pole was now directly in the driveway
! to the block. on motion Of Alderman
: Wiley, the matter was referred TO the
/ street committee, with power to act.
! tCyrus n. Hall was granted q permit %
I move a small Toulouse from Franklin
street to his property on Quarry street.
The clerk read letter from A. BIZ
t anchi. who Is now in the sanatorium at
e Pittsford, requesting the beard Of alder
4 men to abate the taxes on his personal
s property IN the city while he Is sick.
0 lie stated that he had a house on Black
well street, which was assessed tor
800. President Thurston stated that
Ethis was matter for the board of civil
authority to decide, and it was held
: for that board