The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
TWO BAND CONCERTS
WERE ORDERED
BY COUNCIL
After Rejecting the Recommendation of
the City Meeting to Contract with
Citizens Band, City Fathers
Decided to Negotiate with
Columbus Band

After voting not to carry out the rec
ommendation of the city meeting Of Ma
| I to sign contract with the Citizens
band for a series of Is ba nd concerts, tn
city council in special session last nigh
instructed the mayor to execute a con
tract with the Christopher Columbus
band for two concerts AT a price moi
greater than usually paid. The actor
followed a brief and not so spicy a dis
cussion as usual on the band question
the matter having been taken up after
the regular aldermanic session.
The discussion went like this:
Alderman Rossi, consulting a calendar:
Fourteen more concerts would carry il
TO the second week in October; too late
too cold; people wouldn't attend"
Alderman Healv: II think two concerts
week would be nice"
Alderman Shurtleff; 1--WE want to go
to the movies some of the time
Alderman Glysson; II move that the
recommendations of the city meeting be
carried out"
Alderman Shurtleff; We'll have to re-
scind the previous motion" Ito sign con-
tract with the two bands, the Citizens
for IA concerts and the Columbus for
twol,
Alderman Rossi: "They say the Citi-
zens' band is no more"
Alderman Glysson: ITO tell you
/ don't know"
Alderman Rossi: People don't want
TO stay out in the cold"
Alderman Glysson MY impression is,
Mr. Shurtleff, that the voters are higher
than the city council. think if we
ion't do what the voters direct we should
give up our chairs
Alderman Shurtleff: Then it was the
same when the band committee refused
TO carry out the councils order. they
ought to have given up their chairs"
Alderman Rossi: "0nce city meeting
ordered an eight hour day, but it wasn't
lone"
Alderman Reynolds: "The man who
made the motion in the city meeting told
ne he did not intend to tie the city
ouncils hands,
Question: Question:" Who's got |
he question:
Msyor Gordon had it and put it. Re
ult Motion lost. viva voce
Alderman Healv: Move we adjourn"
Up jumped John T. Callaghan, bearing
weightv scroll Gentlemen" he said,
l have a petition asking you to carry
ut the motion passed by YOU some time
go f14-2 concerts; but | understand
he Citizens band is dead and can't carry
ut a contract" He bore the petition
, the city clerk who read that the petit
oners thereon inscribed wished the city Il
,uncil not to carry out the recommenda-
on of the city meeting because the I
ieeting was not advertised to take up !
ne band question and because of the
nall number of voters present when the {
,te was taken; moreover. the Columbus {
md bows ought 10 be encouraged Clerk Z
ackav started to read the names. but
1allv compromise was reached by
uniting the names. which totlled 229.
Alderman Healy: "Nove it be accepted
ID placed on file
Alderman Rossi: u move the mayor .
instructed to execute a contract with /,
. Christopher Columbus band for two !,
ncerts AT a price not greater than the :
ual rate"
On viva voce vote put by President r
vsson of the aldermsnic board. Mayor :
,rdon being named in the motion, the 8
te was declared lost, two to one; and y
once a rolloall was demanded. The =
Ilcal showed Ielly and Glysson vot- =
? NO" and Shurtlef Reynolds. Rossi {.
4 Gordon voting Yes.
SO the city council meeting broke up !.
tn one side OF the table grinninE at =
, other
The Short Aldermsnie Session. co
, short session Of the aldermen was fr
as
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