The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-10
Failure to Deliver Street De-
partment Vehicle Scored
BY Aldermen
FIRE DEPARTMENT
MATTERS TALKED
Austin & Nelson Give Notice
of Desire to End Opera
House Rental

the street department, occs " Jy the
\ failure of the Vermont Sales
Co. to live up to 4 ~ ment in the
jeffrey motor truck : .fact, were car
nestly discussed at, the regular meeting
of the board Of aldermen last evening.
Before the subject was relegated to the
rear in favor of other pressing matters,
the aldermanfc street and fire commit
tees received explicit instructions to in
vestigate the immediate needs of the two
departments in time to report at the
next meeting.
Chairman Glysson of the street COM
mittee pointed out the handicaps under
which the department is laborng as the
result OF the eompany's failure to have
| shipped from the factory on or before
| April Is the S3,l00 motor truck the pur-
chase of which was authorized BY the
council in March Mr.. Glysson quoted
one of the officials of the local company
as stating Saturday night that the truck
had not been shipped because of delay
encountered in procuring body for the
apparatus. Furthermore, the chairman
went on the official in question proposed
to wire the company for the exact data
concerning the shipment and promised to
have an answer for the chairman Monday
night. Mr.. Giysson had not heard from
the Vermont Trucking & Sales Go. since.
The service OF outside teams at $3.50
per day each and the necessity of loan
ing one street department team to the
fire JpfNo ~ amt ou of tba
trucks combined to handicap the depart
ment heavily at a time when much work
is in progress. ii was said A motor
truck is needed just now more than at
any other time in the year, the chairman
stated. Alderman Shurtleff thought it
cheaper to hire horses and to wait for
the motor truck than to purchase horses.
IT Alderman Glysson's statement that
the department il digging pretty deep
into its appropriation. for the want OF
motor truck, wasn't gloomy enough. Al
derman Bruce's prediction that new
Jeffrey truck won't be seen in Barre be-
fore Sept. | did not serve to brighten the
situation Mr.. Shurtleff expressing his
opinion that the fire department should
be made to pay full price for the street
horses in Use at the station, was inter
IQAhLbH HR AiAEFIildf IoItltp ds 10 Gtib du~
visa bilitv OF maintaining the department
within its appropriations. Mr.. Shurtleff
said he didn't think that an appropria
tion amounted to anything in any de-
partment In the end, although Alder
man Healy would move that the truck
matter be laid on the table, the street
was instructed, on Mr.. Healy's
motion. to have report on the truck
delay ready for the next meeting The
Ere committee was asked to bring in rec
for the betterment of con-
iitions in the fire department.
After the aldermanic session. the coun
il convened to pass to its second reading
formal resolution authorizing the street
to prepare for the paving pro
ect on South Main street. The resolu
ion differed from other documents of
he kind in that it provided for the in
OF all wiring, now strung on
,oles, through underground conduits, and
lso made provision for a steel, iron or
ement bridge over Jail branch. IL is
robable that the matter OF bonding for
he project VIII he brought before a spe
ial city meeting within a few weeks.
Before the council retired into execu
i've session, City Attorney Wishart gave
as his opinion that the city council can
xercise its discretion, under the law, in
he demarcation Of building lines in the
usiness section on North Main street.
he opini was requested in connection
18th the application OF A. Tomasi for
emission to extend the front OF his
lock at the corner of North Main and
Ierchant streets.
Sentiment among the aldermen as to
neither the fire chief shall receive pay
iring the term OF his disability was
easured at the opening of the meeting,
fore the weekly payrolls of the severas
,partments were approved. Aldermaa
0ssi received no reply when he asked II
e fire committee had any recommends
ons in the matter Alderman Shurtled
ought the chief should be paid if the
cident occurred in the line of his duty.
, Alderman Rossi the question of con
puing the chiefs salary seemed con
1gent on whether it happened while the
ief was on duty. To Alderman Rev
Ids inquiry as TO whether the chiefs
ridept could properly come under the
bility insurance act affecting munich
lities. Alderman Healy replied that the
inicipaI insurance applied TO accidents
,urred while employees were at work
the EliA. llfs EAfNftDi'AH ~thNFA tAiAN
e chief Of the fire department is on
~ q hours OF each day The clerk
ted that Mr.. Glsdding had been acting
chief for I wears. in replying TO an
luiry from Alderman Bruce. who said
II II the alarm had sounded while tbs
ef was approaching Jockey Hollow
on the afternoon Of the accident ha
aid have turned back 10 attend the
!. Alderman Shurtleff said he doubted
ether the fire alarm could have been
,rd by the PARTY over the hill in
,okfeld
N tho motion II Alderman REYNOLDS
vas voted to paw the chief his usual
arv for last week
-hr resignation 81 James Cuiligsn as
river iu Tie fire department was read
accepted Nir. Culligau's rezigna
+ dated MAY :. IS to become effective
the morning Of Nav l3 st : o'clock
there src one 81 tFo candidates sid