The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-31
Reported by Mayor Mulch in
Annual Message Last Night
PAST YEAR is SUMMED UP
Official Declares if All Citizens Wanted
Has Not Been Done 1t Was Due to
Lack of Authority Rather Than
Intention to Disappoint.

| Outlining the work accomplished dur
! ing the past year, commencing his fell
, low-workers in the city administration
q and making some recommendations as
: to future conduct of city affairs, Mayor
1 Mutch presented his annual message
to the city council last night In adj
, dition to that, several committees pre-
; scnted their annual reports, leaving but
/. a few to be presented for the completed
volume which is now being prepared for
distribution. All the members of the
uncil were in attendance, the session
~ ing from till 10 o'clock.
The Mayors Message.
~ -. Citizens of Barre. Vermont:
~ ~ W. * OF the city council during
OIL has been a years work
of oi'' nroola;. m and while the citizens
~ ba'. received everything from
thc council tbat may have been expect
-, - 4Io,. 49, etual figures of work
- - "a 49,, ,,, @ ended for same will
-, - ~ IL. - aeen done has been
4, a. hest ;atoras.s IF the city and,
as far as we know, the. nas a oeen no
money expended but whaN 'ie ei,l.eiis
have approved of. The only eouPiaihts
that have been heard during the year
are such that until our charter o,uiT
nanees are amended, no matter "hat
material may compose the city coul. cii'
these complaints may be and shall BE-
opposed by legality of the right for the
city council TO take any action on same.
These legal matters are something that
confuse more than the city council and
the citizens of Barre: even our members
in Congress and legislature are appar
entity as much at sea as the average eti-
zen of Vermont in regard to legality
Therefore, believe that the public viii
accept the excuse of the council that.
what has not been accomplished per wish
of the citizens is apparently more the
fault of legislation for our city than to
the intentions Of your representatives
Business Very Good.
The conditions in regard to business i'm
our city have been very good during
the year. BY the reports of the man
ufaeturers' trade journals and reports of
the United States officials on experts,
etc, we apparently have had the best
wear that has been obtainable in so
far as the granite business is concerned;
that being so it necessarily applies that
other trades and necessaries to same
have been busy But by trade reports
from workers, we have. only had very
fair year, steady employment at any
part of the year for every one not being
obtainable. We have had no difficulty
in trade matters, everything being sat
TO employers and emp loyes as
far as their working conditions are con-
which is one of the best assets
any city could have; the assurance of
70 operation between employer and en-
oloye and their willingness TO meet each
other on any dispute.
Cities and towns being composed of
employers and employees and other nee
assary individuals of society, to carry
ln business i'm that locality, therefore
.annot afford TO wait until our general
md federal laws may be constituted to
lake care of same, as the interests of
city or town are not embodied in any
particular body of citizens. every man
,eing. or should be, a citizen. and pay
ng his proportionate share TO the well
are of the community; therefore should
nave the same rights and privileges. 1t
5 therefore imperative that all disputes
between employers and employees be set
led between themselves. thereby giving
satisfaction to each particular trade and
without undue influence being
,rought to bear from other sources.
Not Much Building Going On.
Our building inspectors report shows
lat while we have had no large new
erected with the exception of
wo garages, these garages being up to
ate in every feature are and no doubt
viii be appreciated by those requiring
he use of same, we have had consider
BILE additions to stone sheds and bus
ress premises, also a large number of
editions and alterations made on dwell
ng houses. which shows that we are
til; going ahead The new block, cor
er of Elm and Main streets, also the
ew postofiice building which has been
rccted during the year, but still not
coupled, will not only give better serv-
% to the citizens of Barre, but will
Iso add to their credit, not only finan-
ialv but otherwise. Both of these
uildings have an outside attraction TO
S while we know that the Aldrich
uilding will be the best paying in
estment for our city and must admit
lat il is a decided improvement to that
,cality and will rank amongst our best
buildings; we are compelled to say
hat we admire the appearance of the
ew postoffiee building, perhaps being
uilt of Barre granite is the attrac-
on.
We believe that it will be the means
+ others using the same material in
Iildings if 80. it will be an advertise
Ient of the best kind for our stock i'm
ade as community, thereby increas-
ig not only our population, but our
rand list, as it would require more
red room. thereby making necessary
ore buildings. if we had building
rsiness as well as a monumental bus
ess in our granite industry. Such an
idition to our granite industry would
.licve our granite quarries of stock that
, the present time they have to ex-
nd money TO throw away which is
lded to the cost of granite used in
y monumental business; 50 IT can be
adily seen that building industry
ould not only add a new industry. /
II would add to the cheapening of cost
the present one and would still ad-