The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-07
$ Council by Vote Of A to
3 Raises Salaries of
Three Officials
MUCH OPPOSITION TO
ACTION DEVELOPED
The Proposal to Sell the
City Hearse Was
Held Up

In spite OF vigorous opposition and
by margin Of one vote, the city coun-
ell last night raised the salaries of the
first, second and third assistant en-
gineers in the fire department. The
clash came over a proposition intro
duced by Alderman Bancroft.
! Alderman Cook took stand against
the proposed raise and ftowned on the
statement that some of the assistants
might resign if the raises were not
| forthcoming; and he added that even ii
some OF the assistants should resign
| their places doubtless could be filled at.
the old schedule. Alderman Cook inti-
mated that all was not going along
smoothly in the fire department and re-
ferred by way OF explaining his point
! that only short time ago a still alarm
sent into the station was not followed
by response with the auto truck. He
said the proof could be obtained from
number of sources, as for instance, from
the insurance agent who adjusted the
loss He limited that some of the off.
cials might not deserve raise in pay
1t was explained by Others that the fire
chief had not asked for an increase.
The motion to adopt the resolution
was made the occasion for calling for
the yeas and nays. Aldermen Cook,
keast and keefe voted against the in
strument. Among the men who voted
yes We're Aldermen Hoban Bruce and
Bancroft. To the mayor fell the task
OF breaking the deadlock. He voted yes.
As the result of the second budget of
salary increases to be pushed through
the council in seven days, the first as
sistant engineer is to receive $50 per
year, an increase of SIS, the second as
sistant is-to be paid $40 instead of S35
and the third assistant is to receive $40.
He is r. D. Carpenter, a regular fireman,
who was appointed third engineer BY
the mayor saort time ago. Ed NJ.
Tobih is the i,ss assistant and w. r.
Beck is the second assistant. Measures
adopted last night for the relief OF the
assistants follow closely on the reso-
luton of last week in which number
OF city officials received additions and
the city engineer was retained at ST.,
300 stipend, after early recommendations
had contemplated reduction of $500.
The Eighth Day.
In a renewed effort to have the en-
ployes of the city street and water de-
partments placed on an eight hour labor
basis. the Central Labor union made
,.s., ,.t s,rlY H.. Il.
was the spokesman and his words were
echoed by Silvio Cardi. Voicing, as he
said, the sentiment of many working
men in Barre and the union in particu-t
lar, Mr.. Ironside declared the time ripe
for fixing the eight hour schedule. He
believed ii to be the duty of the council
to make that schedule possible.
'Twould be a fine thing" was Al
derman Baneroft's comment, and he
continued: Personally, ] think it is u
very commendable request; | would like
to see it looked into and so / make u
motion that the mayor appoint com
mittee to investigate the request with
instructions to report at the next meet
ing Alderman Hoban inquired of Mr..
Ironside if the employees had asked for
shorter hours. Mr. Ironside replied that
some of them in the past had made the
request. although the last time they
were consulted they seemed to have been
scared by the street superintendent Al
derman Bancroft's motion prevailed and
the mayor will announce his committee
at once.
The City Hearse.
Speaking also for the Central Labor
union, Mr. Ironside protested against the
to dispose of the city hearse.
He thought the feelings OF the people
should be respected in the matter. Mr.
Cardi said he had heard of a policy OF
retrenchment which the council proposed
to adopt, but he thought that retrench-
ment should not be allowed to hit the
poor people so hard. He favored the re-
tention of the hearse.
Not long afterwards the so-called
hearse resolution came into the lime
light again. The resolution, incorporat-
ing a proposal to sell the city hearse
lt public auction or by sealed bids, was.
introduced by Alderman Hoban last
week, made the vehicle subject for
heated debate and then laid on the ia
Die, whence it was taken last night. Al
ierman Keefe said whole lot of people
lad told him they were not in favor of
seeing the hearse go. Alderman Hoban
aid the city would have to have y
lew one in the near future, as the old
iearse was in poor state of repair. Al
lerman Keast couldn't understand why
considerable sum of money had been
atelv expended in retiring the wheels
f the outfit was so dilapidsted as rep
esented Alderman keefe moved that
he resolution be laid on the table and
allied for the yeas and nays. Aldermen
Bancroft and Bruce were found voting
n favor of the motion, as were Alder
nen Keefe, Keast and Cook. II was OPP
,osed by the mayor and Alderman IIo-
AN and the motion was carried.
The Barre Electric company asked
10 string wires across from
Z Camp street to Hill street and the
esidence OF a. ". Mcneil. On Alder
nan Bancroft's motion the request was
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