The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-29
To Act or Grant Hearing on
Petition for a Public.
Park in Barre
CITY ATTORNEY GIVES
1T AS HIS OPINION
Board of Aldermen Lay the
Matter Over to City
Council Meeting

No penalty attaches to the city coun
ell in the event of its failure to act or tc
grant hearing ON petition for a pub
lie park or highway. This was the gist
of an opinion read before the board oi
aldermen at its regular meeting last
night Action on the opinion, written
by City Attorney +. L. Scott, was de-
ferred until the next meeting OF the
city council, as it was before legally
called session of the council that the
petitioners first appeared.
The opinion of City Attorney Scott
sustains the decision which the council
reached last week when it voted to
table petition requesting that the
/ Gospel Village common be converted to
the uses of public park and and rec
4 reation ground This step was taken
after one OF the stormiest sessions of the
administration. In his opinion, the at
torney intimates that the petitioners
| still have recourse to other measures,
but meanwhile the opinion viii have an
official reading when the council con-
venes for its monthly meeting next
week.
Disposal of City Pasture Income.
Last nights meeting developed dis
cussion as to who should properly han
die the income from the city pasture on
the East Montpelier farm. When the
clerk called the boards attention to the
situation. it transpired that the park
commission had taken charge of the
property during the summer with the
consent of the council Hitherto the in
come had been diverted to the general
fund and had been considered as an item
of income in the financial estimates for
the fiscal year. The clerk reported that
the revenue had not been turned into
the general fund Chief c. b. Gladding of
the fire department, who is also a mem
ber of the park commission, was called
To tire council chamber and while he
was giving his version of the incomes
disposition, it became apparent that
lease OF the land had never been re-
corded.
According to the chief, the land had
not been legally leased when it was
turned over to the commission, the mem
bers of which had lately sought to pro-
tect the city by holding a crop of pota-
toes planted thereon Afterwards nego-
tiations had been made with the over
seer of the poor to convert the potatoes
into cash, the crop to be used by the
poor department. The future disposi-
tion of the revenue from the pasture
was finally left to the property commit
tee and the park commission with in
instructions TO investigate and report.
Uniform Price for Hens.
There was furry of feathers when
two ward representatives made recon-
to pay certain citizens for
the loss of hens. Alderman Patterson
in favor of paying F. c. Kener-
son 81 80 for two hens lost by the dog
route and Mrs. L. B. Dodge half that
sum for one hen, whose life had been
snuffed out. His recommen-
dations were ordered carried out. Al |
derman Keefe recommended that |
Thomas Carroll be paid ST for the loss |
Of hen, the ward five member explaining !
that the death of several little chicks |
had followed the mothers demise. Sew |
eral objected to paying anything but a
uniform price for deceased hens. Alder |
man Dawson moved that Mr. Carroll be |
paid 81 and the motion was seconded by /
Alderman Hoban. Alderman Bancroft /
,alled for the yeas and nays and dead
ock resulted. The motion was declared |
ost and a few moments later a motion
10 pay Mr.. Carroll 75c was carried. Al
lerman Hoban was instructed to inyes-
.igate the loss of Chauncey Harris, who I
said that two dogs made way with "A
'hoice rooster.
Jed O. Beckley appeared and received
permission TO erect henhouse on his
Essex street property. Mr.. Sassi APP
ieared with an objection to paying a tax
which had been levied on him at an in
,pportune time. He was dismissed with
he explanation that his grievance
hould be heard by the board of civil
A. H. Fasola learned from
would be built at once.
Reporting on a petition recently I
,laced before the board, the street com
nittee recommended that the Vermont
Tel. & Tel. Co. and the Consolidated
lighting Co be allowed to string their
wires on the same poles along North
lain street, providing the former COM
amy relinquished all claims to poles not
,eing used at the present time. The
eport was accepted.
ne bulldlng inspector reported 1aF-
on the following requests and {
ermits were granted: Mrs. Mary Zan
eoni, to build an annex to Granite street
rarehouse; Cooperative association to
uild an annex to Granite street bakery;
|. b. Lane for Langlois Bottling Co.. to
aise Granite street bottling factory; q
ames Ahern, to move shed from North q
lain street to Blackwell street. Six G
esidents of Hill street asked for cleo q
ric lights at the Hill and Nelson streets !
ersection and at the top of the hill. /
heir request was referred to the light !
lg committee. Joseph Merlo asked for .
license to operate a bowling alley at G
is North Main street building and the I
equest was referred to the lighting c
II
80 Births; Deaths.
Thirty babies were born in Barre dur
lr the month of September, according !,
, the accepted report of Health Officer
ir. J. II. Woodruff OF this number 10
ere males. The number of contagious