The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-21
Barre is Denied Right to Ap-
point Own Health Officer
BY ACT OF SENATE TODAY
"class Legislation" Was the Cry When
Senator Gordon's Amendment Came
Up-An Important Taxation
Bill in To-day.

Inc Senate this morning refused TO
amend House bill No 252 so as to allow
the city of Barre to name its own health
officer. The bill itself amends the city
charter, and the amendment Senator
Gordon sought to attach to the bill would
make the physician, appointed by the
city council, the city health officer. SEN
ator Gordon explained that the city
charter had always given Barre this
right until it was taken away two years
ago by a general law He went into
the matter at considerable length and
explained that the experience of the city
with health officers appointed by the
| state board OF health had not been salts
factory. He considered the city council
better able to make satisfactory APP
pointment. The city of Barre had ex-
pended lots of money on its system of
sewers and other things conducive TO the
good health of the community and want
ed the right TO select a health officer
who would regulate other conditions that
affected the health OF the city as they
should be.
Senator Darling objected TO the amend.
ment on the ground that il made an
exception of Barre. Senator Porter also
opposed it on the same grounds. II was
class Legislation and there was no reason
why Barre should not stand In this re-
spect the same as the other towns and
cities of the state.
By a rising vote, the amendment was
lost, six TO ten. Then the bin was
passed in concurrence.
An important bin was introduced in
the Senate this morning from the gen
eral committee fixing fat rate OF taxa.
tion on intangibles of 7-l0 of ! per cent.
The bill does away with the state high
way and state school tax and devotes
s-l3 OF the money raised BY the new tax
to schools, to be apportioned as the state
school money now is, and the remaining
5-l3 TO the highways The bill elm
mates the inequality in taxation among
the various towns that now exists
The Senate, on motion of Senator
Cults. voted TO request the House 10 re-
turn to the Senate the normal school
bill, but adjourned before action was
taken by the House. The Senate ended
the hot Milton fight over changing the
name Of Arrowhead TO Rattlesnake
mountain by killing the bill The rail-
ibaA NEAE giving AtAE AbNAbAi q 8AHtAiN
the right to build through Brattlebor0
was referred to q special committee
composed of the members OF the railroad
and Judiciary committees
The Senate killed Fl. 234, providing
for publicity Of campaign expenses. and
S. 2s, allowing towns to elect license
commissioners The Senate then ad-
iourned until o'clock Monday even
ing.
Sen. Daniels woman's Suffrage Bill.
The one thing Of pulsating interest
in the Senate yesterday afternoon was
the act of Senator Harry Daniels of
Washington county IN gallantly intro
dncing bin granting town and muniei-
pal suffrage TO women. The bin provides /
that a female person over 2l years of |
age, whose list is taken in a town and
whose taxes are paid, shall be a voter |
in town meetings. Senator Daniels bill I
went to the committee on elections. I
There were other things done in the Sem |
ate during the afternoon, but this was
the big noise
Other bills introduced in the Senate /
were: BY Senator Coolidge to revive |
the corporate existence Of the Windsor /
County Agricultural society; by the com
mittee on corporations to amend the I
charter of the village OF Ludlow regard
ing the election of trustees.
At the close of the session. the follow
ing permanent organization" was pro-
posed:
President, Leighton P. Slack; vice
presidents, f. G. Butterfield. p H. Dale,
j. w. Gordon, +. G. Archibald. H. /.
Clark and =. p Adams; secretary E. A.
Davis; treasurer. l.. Nj. Seaver. exeeu.
tive and entertainment committee, NJ. L.
Powell, f. G, Tuttle, IT. T. Quits, s.. +. /
Darling. historical committee, A. A.
Pike. W. S. Shepardson, S. s. Griswold:
II. L. Skeels On motion of
Senator Tuttle, an assessment of 81 each
was voted.
Austine Appropriation Increased.
In the House. much of the time this
morning was spent in reading several
ong bills The bill making an appro-
oriation of $4,000 to take advantage
If the Austine fund TO erect an institu-
ion at Brattleboro for the care OF de-
'ective children was taken up, and Mr.
he appropriation $4,000, in ten INSTALL
nents OF $1,000. The amendment was
opposed BY Mr.. Howard Of Whiting and
avored bv Fletcher OF Cavendish. Dartt
# Springfield Babbitt Of Rockingham,
Peck of Burlington and Boyce of Water
lury After q motion had been carried
o close the debate, the amendment call
ng for the increased appropriation was
,rdered to a'third reading,
When the House adjourned this fore
room, il was to meet again on Monday
veuing at p. m, the same as the ,
senate. the members concluding not to .
work this afternoon.
Big Dam Charter Favored. i
The House had another evening session
asst night. mainly because the debate on
he proposed charter OF the Ffteen-Mne
falls company was not concluded at the
ftcrnoon session. The charter giving
be company the right TO dam the Con- !
ecticut river for an electric light and q
.ower plant came before the House with
majority and minority reports. the for
ner being favorable to the inoorporators.
IN the debate which ensued, AIessrs. J
sov Of Barnet and fIpat 0f New Haven
poke sgainst the bin. The latter said I
hey proposed TO build dam 250 feet 2
Ugh. to inundatc 4.00o acres Of land. Z
-bich would include q cemetery and a Il