The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-22
City Council Prepare for
Balloting on Requested
Hotel Exemption
AUTHORIZE BALLOTS
TO BE PRINTED
Recommend Officers to
Have Charge of Compli-
Gated System of Voting

The city council last night did its
part in setting in motion the election
machinery to govern the voting on the
exemption of the proposed hotel on the
site of the old City hotel by designating
election officers to be recommended to
the city meeting and by authorizing the
elections committee to make other prep
arations that might devolve upon the
council, such as the preparing OF the
yes" and mo" ballots All of the ac-
tions were purely advisory, except the
preparing of the ballots; and definite
action on the latter matter was taken
because of the fact that some time
would be required in preparing and
printing the ballots.
In doing this, the council was espe-
cially careful not to oyerstep its au-
thority, realizing that the city meeting
would have jurisdiction over itself. One
other reason for the exercise of this
care was because the vote is to be taken
under comparatively new statute and
| there is almost no precedent to 90 BY
in the conduct Of the voting. The re-
suit of the voting is dependent on two
! stipuiations, one as to the number OF
voters and the other as to the grand
list of those voting.
However. IT was thought proba BILE that
a form of ballot would have to be used.
and so the elections committee was en-
powered to 90 ahead with those prep
arations. At the same time. election,
officers acquainted with the duties were
considered necessary. and so the follow
ing men We're named TO be recommended
to the city meeting. n. B. Ballard, Rich
ard Gibson. Thomas @. Mercer, A. 6.
Fay, e. L. Smith, O. D. Shurtleff, w. r.
Calder, Peter Thorn. James Walker. A.
Nj. Rossi, William Brown, and Charles
Gay, each ward being represented by
two men. Further than that, the coun-
Gil did not feel disposed to go, although
all present expressed their interest in
the referendum on the matter.
Druggist License for E. A. Drown.
Besides the city meeting matter, the
council had several more stated and
routine affairs to be attended to. One
was public meeting on the application
for a fifth class liquor license for f. A.
Drown, which was set for s o'clock No
one appeared for or against the applica-
tion, and the council voted to grant it.
later setting the license fee at SO, the
same as last year.
Another public hearing was set for
the same hour on the applications of the
Barre Electric company for the right to
string a telephone wire on Hill and
Camp streets, between the residences
of Mrs. W. f. Richardson and Arthur
w. Mcneil, the wire to be strung on
poles already in use through arrange
ment with the owners of the poles.
There was no appearance for or against
the application, and the request was
granted on stipulation that the petit
tioner pay the costs of advertising.
Other License Applications.
Other applications as to requirement
of rights were also acted upon. F. |.
Church was given a lunch room license.
A. II. Buzzell was given license to
conduct a pool room and bowling all
ley and along with the favorable re-
port on his applications the license COM
mittee reported adversely on Mr.. Buzz
zell's request for reduction of the fee
on the ground that the season really
constitutes only part of the II months.
Mr.. Buzzell also was granted hotel
license. Although no action was taken,
il was generally understood by the coun-
ell it seemed. that licensed baker.
meatman. fruitman, etc, might have as
many teams out as he desired without
being required to secure d license for
each. This latter matter was brought
up on a complaint that some dealers
had several agents and teams out.
Building Applications.
Several permits to buila were granted:
To H. +. Powers TO build a piazza to
his house. provided a fire-proof wall was
built: to Louis DeBois, granite dealer,
to erect storehouse, l2xl2, and one story
high. off West Second street; to A. L.
Noyes to build dwelling house, 24x2s,
and one and half stories high, off l62
Washington street; to X. G. Robinson
to recover roof at 36 Keith avenue with
galvanized iron; to Mrs. Domenico San
yuinetti to cover roof of block numbered
I, o. IL. and IS on Central street with
fire. proof materials to Mrs. Clementina
Bianchi to build piazza on rear of house
at 80 Granite street and to re-shingle
front part of roof; to +. y. Z. Archam-
beault to remodel roof of ell, cover same
with tin and extend the piazza up one
story, the place being at Merchant
street; to Mrs. Maggie Pruneau to build
a piazza at Is Brook street. with fire.
proof roof; to Stephen Rizzi to re-tin
piazza and baywindow roofs at 322 North
Main street; to A. Villa to remodel roof
IF wagonshed on Berlin street.
The application of A. II. Buzzell to
build an all-steel structure on Pearl
street for amusement purposes, notably
was discussed at some
ength with Building Inspector Rand and
hen it was decided for the committee
If the whole to visit the site this after
loon at o'clock. The chief point at
ssue was the request that the building
le placed within six inches of the side
walk, Council members thought the
proposed slant roof would deposit snow
md water on the sidewalk. Inspector
Rand reported verbally that he thought
he plans called for structure strong
,nough to meet the demand OF the
weight.
Much Bridge Repair Recommended
City Engineer Reed made report on
ondition of the several iron bridges in
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