The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-30
MONTPELIER BOND
ISSUE NOT LEGAL
Because City Meeting Authorizing the
Issue Was Not Attended by the
Required Number of Voters
According to New
Statute.

Because an enactment OF the 1915 leg
islature relating to municipal indebt-
edness was overlooked or not considered
applicable, special city meeting in
Montpelier may have to be called some
time next month to make legal the'iss
of bonds by the city TO obtain money
to pay for the improvements being made
at the poor farm and the new cement
and steel bridge on State street A city
meeting was held in the summer months
and the issue of the bonds to the amount
of $4,000 was duly authorized by the
meeting which was attended by only
small percentage of the legal voters OF
the city.
The overlooked statute sets forth
that in order to make the issue of bonds
TO increase the indebtedness over ten
per cent of the grand list legal, there
must be at least 25 per cent OF the legal
voters present.
The oversight was not noted until
Vice President Fred A. Rowland of the
National Life Insurance company, which
company was 10 take over the bonds.
wrote letter 10 City Attorney George
/. Hunt, calling the latter's attention 10
the matter. MFR. Hunt IN turn notified the
city council aud il resulted IN special
council meeting being held late yester.
day afternoon.
The council discussed the matter at
length and finally decided 10 have the |
city attorney and Mr.. Howland confer. a
report to be made at another special
meeting TO be held this evening. The
opinion has been ventured that a spe.
cial city meeting may be avoided by /
taking advantage Of another act which 1
provides for the issuing Of bonds by
municipal corporation for the improve.
ment OF roads or for poor farm improve
ments. If a special city meeting IL
deemed necessary, il win probably be
held Oct. ,.
Injured Workman Wants Damages
communication 20 the mayor by At.
torney John H. Senter the latter acting
~ counsel for Ernest Paluca, who was
injured while working for the water
department on State street several
weeks ago. when a ditch caved IN and
buried Paluca up 10 his neck. was read
10 the council. the letter informing the
mayor that Mr.. Paluca had been unable ,
% work since the accident and desired
settlement with the city. u was *.
Disinsd that the hospital expenses had
peen paid BY the city and. in addition. ,
ne injured workman had received two
aeeks' pay. one member Of TIE council !
Fas frank 10 say that be thought Il WAS /,
bold up" A discussion led % the !,
sater committee and the superintendent
4 the vater department leina instruct
d % confer with Mf. Scuter about the :
natter.
Alderman Gallahsr called the attsn-
son Of The council 10 the fact that ths
rncfion company bad failed g place =
ar on the western side Uf the Riaifo
ridge on state street. the tfiAee noN
eng Partially torn up. This dsspits 7
hs promist of the tFaciiuh eamrauy. =
nads a. the alderrnsuir ruiiroad oof1uiit-
- that duFiua ths construction of the
~ stesi bridge. . oar woud - ousrnt- :.
q ~ lower state street and passenrsfs
Al1arrnsn osflaifI desired
b knuw whst the euuneii was Ruife fn8
. about II Before Adjournment Was
stsn. ths rsirusf committee 80 in.
trusted g. msft Centrsetof CaslmsHI
; his assistaHts and asuFtait huu larg
n briars weuid ~ ksfs ufss a. rs.Hss-
-ians snd fspert e. tts eouuai this
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