The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-21
Is Contemplated in Ordi-
nance Going Through
Barre City Council
OPENING OF MUFFLER
TO BE PROHIBITED
One More Chance Given to
Man Who Bid Highest "
for Opera House

breaker in automobiles and other motor.
propelled vehicles within the city limits
is contemplated in an amendment to the
ordinances offered at the regular, meeting
Of the city council last night nd passed
TO second reading. Motorists who
hitherto have opened their mlIffiers have
got just about a weeks grace. Accord.
ing to the amendment drafted by Citv
Attorney Wishart Sec, 26 cf chapter /
is to legalize the prospective ban "on
opening mufiers or cut t-outis on autos or
Ilotor driven vehicles, except where such
a practice is necessary in operating an
auto fire truck" Most pf the council
Tors agreed that the "cut out" makes d
| hateful noise and those of them who
pretend to know something about auto.
mobile lore allowed that the operator Of
car, as matter Of fact, has little To
gain by breaking the circuit II was in
timated, facetiously perhaps, that ener.
getic auto dealers have been using the
"cut out" too often for the purpose Of
calling attention to their wares. The
amendment will be offered for adoption
at second reading next Tuesday night
The Opera House Lease Again.
George j. Goodkowski, who tends to
his hotel interests at York Bea ch. Me-.
when he isn't out on the Big time tinker
ing up theatre leases, occupied the center
cf the stage last night, although the
young man figured most of the time in
performance that was staged behind
closed doors. 1t appears that Mr. Good
kowski's response to the city clerks ul.
timatum for Immediate action in the
matter of atiixing his signature TO con-
tract for the lease of the Barre opera
house was to do the necessary signing
before two witnesses and a~notary and
to inform the clerk that he would send
a check for $500 to cover the first three
months OF the lease. Later. with the
close of the hotel season, Mr. Goodkowsk
added in his communication. eontem-
plated dissolution with his business
partner. would enable him to forward
the required bond OF $1,000. The writer
something about his failure
to induce the partner 20 aid him in oh.
aiming a bond at the present time. Mr..
ioodkowski, apparently. had complied
With the councils request for his sigma.
lre TO the lease. but his evident failure
o furnish security annoyed the city fa-
hers, to say the least.
W. A. Nelson. who submitted a bid on
be theatre when tenders were asked for
ome months ago. was an interested aud.
tor and when the council had done. for
he moment. discussing Mr.. Coodkowski,
lr Nelson was given leave % speak.
Ie said he had secured a partner him
rlf and was willing to raise his bid II
'as thought that other bidders should
2 given the same opportunity should
oodkowski fail 10 produce, and there
be matter rested when the council he.
ook itself into executive session. but
OF before Mr.. Nelson had urged the ne.
'sstv Of closing a deal while the book.
* is good.
Some Of the inside phases Of the city,
aalngs with Mr.. Goodkowsk were dis
issed afterward and not few Of the
iosyncrasies Of the situation were con
dered. The upshot of the deliberations
as that the city council q tired Of "a.
ing With the man az the beach He
IN be given until Tuesday % furnish
c required bond and II il i not forth.
ming by that time Il will BE- assumed
at BE- has vacated his part of tire
rcement and the slo0 which be posted
n begin 70 look like : forfeit IL the
ent of Mr.. Goodkowski's failure o.
mply with the councils wishes il ts
ite probable that new bids viii b.
licited without delay.
City Held Liable For JAN BOARD Bin
Prank III Tracy'- bin for Pred Dutais
ard in the county jail aas the subject
a written opinion from the citr at-
-uev IN which Il Was held that fhe
y 3 isble for the account Il VII b.
allied that nural vas committed far
ile delinquency 10 the matter ~ paT-
tares and after the citg had beer
1plied wth q fat bli far tho mans
sp. an effort wus maae - push through
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