The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-20
Regarding Trolley Extension
on South Main Street
DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT
They Thought a Washington Street Ex-
tension All Right, but Don't Intend
to Let That Have Precedence
Over Other Improvement.

,veral important matters were tran
sacted at the regular meeting Of the city
council held last evening with the full
board present, and another matter Of
prominence was scheduled to come up,
that OF bringing to close the contract
between the city and tho abutters on
the changing Of the river; but none Of
she abutters or their attorney appeared
at the meeting, and this matter was
postponed for a special meeting Of the
council on Thursday evening at 1880
o'clock The aldermen thought that
valuable time was being lost by these
delays, ii anything was going to be ac-
complished this year. and on motion OF
Alderman Wiley II was voted 20 hold
this special meeting for the stated pur-
pose Of settling Up the question one way
or another, and that the abutters be
notified to be present City Attorney
Carver was present anl stated that he
had got the findings in the land damages
and assessment all drawn up and was
all ready to talk business with the abut-
ters.
A communication from the mayor was
read, suggesting that in view Of the fact
that the street railway company desired
to extend its tracks on Washington
street from Nelson to Camp street that
the council At once take the necessary
steps toward giving the road the priv:.
lagc. This raised a lengthy discussion
among the aldermen, al Of whom were
opposed to making any osertures to She
road to make this extension at this time,
until the road made il plain to the c0un-
ell what il proposed to do about the
South Main stfeet extension. The clerk
said that il was up to the road, anyway,
/ ~ arst apply 10 the council for pefmis-
slon to extend its tracks on Washington
street which he said they had not done.
The mayor produced letter. which he
had received from President Cory. stat
ing that the directors Of the road had
decided to make the extension. but no
/ formal request had been made to the
leouncil Alderman Thurston said tnat
/ he considered that the council owed its
first attention 10 the $50 petitioners
who bad signed their names to petition
/ to have The tracks extended on South
Main street He declared that II was
tho strongest petition that was ever put
before a Barre city council. and it was
worthy Of the first consideration Of tne
council
Alderman Hoyt said that there was no
doubt in bis mind that the road had
taken up this request Of a few residents
on Washington street for the prime pur-
pose Of heading OIL the South Main street
extension, il possible. for another year.
He said that If toe city allowed them
TO 20 ahead with that work they would
then be too busy to possibly get at the
extension on South Main street this
year. The rest Of the aldermen declared
that was just the way they looked at II,
and although they were heartily in
favor Of the Washington street extension
they did not want to be the means OF
giving the road any excuse for not get.
ing to work on South Main.
H6 Niftf vi hdtA that fiE also Uld NOI
want to hinder in any way the South
Main extension, but he Thought that it
was not fair to accuse the road OF trying
to beat out the council on the South
Main extension, for the reason that ais
vet the road has not been ordered BY
the council to make the extension on
South Main.
Alderman Hoyt said that was true, but
that the city engineer was at work on
the plans for the proposed extension and
that they would be presented to the road
Just as quickly rs they were completed,
On motion Of Alderman Hoyt. It was
theh voted to Law the mayors commune
cation on the fable until such time as
the road shows how it proposes to act on
the South Main street extension.
Moving Pictures Protest.
Messrs Roach. Massucco and Mariani,
the proprietors Of the three moving pic
ture houses in The city, appeared before
the council with a request that the Ii
cense fee Of So per day, which they
are taxed, be lowered, on the grounds
that it IL exofbitant and more than the
extent Of their business warrants pay
ing Mr. Roach said that there was
time when this license fee was not felt
SO much as 1t is to-day, because the
business of The moving picture houses
had fallen of to such an extent in the
last year that it was A burden on them
10 pay the present fee. He said that
all of the nouses were running good NOR
Al shows that all Of the picture films
were subjected to examination By
board OF eensors in New York City be.
fore they are sent out. and had to be
approved hy this board before they could
he let ont AS to the Jeffries-J johnson
fight pictures. he said they wouldn't get
Is Barre for two or three years at the
least. for the reason tnat the rental
sharges are Sl500 per day, and these
.ates win hold Tor q good many months
o come, and furthermore. he said he
would not show them Ii BIS house II he
.ould for the reason that fight pictures
end To drive away the best crowd and
he crowd they wanted and attracted a
loisterous crowd that they did not want.
he said that the houses altogether enl-
lloyad quite 2 few men and paid them
Inion prices that compared favorahly
fith any union wage scale in the city
lie urged the cornell to take the matter
p for careful consideration. and after
thorough Investigation ne was sure
hat they would see That the houaes were
ot being treated justly IN Burlington
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