The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-24
Barre City Council Refused
Traction Co. Plan; Mont
pelier Tabled 1t.
VIGOROUS Z ZION
BY ! e FORMER
Montpeli s lvinced a Desire
to I : n Accord with
Others

Fresh evidence that the Barre city
council is not to submit to any overtures
for an abrogation of the franchise grant
ed to the Barre & Montpelier Traction &
Power company was at hand last night
at special session of the council when
resolution rejecting the latest request
OF the company for modification of its
intercity and local trolley Iseryice was
adopted unanimously. In tone of un-
mistakable frmness and in language ca
pable of only one construction, the reso-
luton, after refusing the petition pre-
sented at the regular meeting Tuesday
night, went on to place the blame for
the company's present financial predica-
ment on its alleged policy of unfairness
in dealing with the public,
Action on the proposal of the traction
people to institute sweeping changes in
its service for the purpose of reducing
expenses was not taken until the ques.
tion had been pretty thoroughly dis
cussed, but when it came to voting on a
resolution offered tentatively as a reply
to the petition, the council seemed to be
OF one accord. A searching examination
OF the companys past history played no
unimportant part in the discussion and
the possibility of its future activity was
also considered from number of angles.
Alderman Healy suggested that the city
councils of Barre and Montpelier and the
selectmen of Berlin would do well to con
fer jointly before finally taking action,
but when it was recalled that confer
ence with all principals involved was
held last summer the suggestion was
dropped
1t was on the motion Of Alderman
Rossi, seconded by Alderman Keast. that
the following resolution, offered by the
latter alderman, was adopted:
Resolved by the city council OF the
city of Barre: Whereas. a petition has
been presented to this city council by
the Barre & Montpelier Traction & Pow
er Co, requesting a modification of the
schedule for. car service, as provided for
in section 10 of the franchise granted to
the aforesaid company by the city of
Barre; and having fully considered the
reasons set forth by said company in
said petition for said change; we hereby
'efuse to grant said petition and dismiss
fiiC as we ttD NOT DeIlhNp IUe puDIlE
hould be made to suffer for what we be-
ieve TO be the effect OF poor management
m the part of the company.
1T is our opinion that the causes
which have Sled to the present financial
'osition of the company have been due
argely tofits pursuing policy that was
to the travelling public. a
olicy which for the time being has
lenated their good will and support,
7hich they had heretofore cheerfully
iven."
Before the council adjourned until 6:S0
his evening, small budget of routine
usiness had been transacted and pro
acted discussion of street department
-ucks had prolonged the session. A
arrant Of S400 in favor OF the Barre
avings Bank { Trust Co. for a six
onths' interest due March on $4,000
per cent school bonds was approved for
ayment and a resolution appropriating
27.65 for the care of public parks,
hich was read for the second time, was
lopted.