The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-02
Opera House Much Sought
as Forum for Various
Presentations
ADVENTIST FAT SD
TO MOVE sDUNcIL
But Reque IS of Medical and
Temperance Men Were
Granted

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!. trance to the council chamber at city
, hall, wag, or wags, unknown posted a
plaeard last night inscribed with a pass
age from Dante's Inferno" which reads,
"All hope abandon, ye vino enter here
To the councillors, most of whom said
they recognized the wag's work as a
quotation from holy writ, the Joke was
dismissed as the prank of an idle mind,
and they settled down to the business
of their fortnightly session with wonted
resignation. But the legend printed on
the placard was the subject of consider
able comment from persons passing
through the corridor to the city court,
where Clerk +. S. Platt was doing his
best to put a sizeable grist of would be
citizens through the first hopper OF the
naturalization mill.
! Others who had business with the city
fathers were observed to scan the in
scription closely and then glance furtive-
ly and futilely through the frosted panel
glass that separates the congress of sew
en- from the corridor rabble, only to
make quick shift to hasten on, as if the
alchemy practiced inside was the very
least OF their worries.
So it happened that visitors last night
were not very numerous. Elder II. Il.
Miles, who was later to address the
councilmen at length, was not so dis
posed to take the message literally as
were the feckless brethren who had gone
before. He passed in Likewise In
spector George Rand of the building de-
partment, who never did set much of
a store by Dante, anyway. The matter
of the placard remained mystery, but
the city hall janitor, q. A. Bemis, got
his instructions afterward to remove the
quotation before it could keep any more
visitors away from the peoples room.
Elder Miles remarks before the council
broke the ice for a general discussion
on the ion of granting free use of
the Sc. Mr.. Miles represented
hina elder in the Seventh Day
Ads 1ck, who has come here to
part. IN a series of meetings. Dis
claiming any idea of proselyting, the
elder stated that he expected Catholics,
Protestants, infidels, agnosties, ETC., alike
to patronize his meetings part OF
his address was concerned with life in
the lumber woods, and the remarks ter
with request that he be given
the free use of the opera house for a
series of Sunday evening meetings
Following closely on the request Of
Elder Miles came communication from
the Ministers union asking for the free
use of the theatre on the afternoon of
Sunday, Feb. 20, when, it was stated. an
eX- governor of Tennessee is TO speak on
in the interests of the Anti
Saloon league of Vermont. just as some
Of the aldermen were found opposing the
petition OF the Adventists on the ground
that the city should not provide meet
ng place for any particular sect, 50 9TH
srs were disposed to look askance at the
Anti Saloon league request, on the
ground that the council could. with equal
ustice, make the same concession to the
brewers for the kind of meeting they
night see fit to hold. Barre physicians
Llso asked permission to use the opera
louse next week, for lecture to be
,iven by New York state doctor under
he auspices of the state medical society.
Fery little opposition was encountered.
" the physicians, who said the lecture
vas TO be free and of an educational
ature. Their request was granted.
The request of the ministers to use
he hall Feb. 20 for a political meeting
'as also granted, but the appeal made
y Elder Miles was turned down, it being
he sense of the council that the privi-
'ge of using the theatre gratis for
cries of meetings, instead of one meet
lg, should not be countenanced.
Brook street residents living beyond
he Maple avenue intersection asked to
ave their houses numbered in order,
nat they may profit by the city delivery
mails. The request was referred to
ne city engineer, with power TO act.
Gorge Laird, Graniteville man, asked,
trough the mayor, to have the council
Ivestigate the South Main street cross
q. where he claimed to have received
we're injuries when his horse tipped
IN out OF a sleigh on the afternoon of
IN. s. Mr.. Laird stated that six other
eighs were tipped over in the same aft-
noon, the accidents being due to the
ndition of the Barre & Chelsea railroad
acks. No action was taken. as the
uncil held that man travels the high
ay at his own risk. City Clerk Mackay
ad a communication from the Central
.rmont Railway company, in which the
tiers purpose TO pay a big lump Of
ck taxes was reiterated for the third
ne in five weeks.
Through the Recommendation OF the
ilding inspector, Maggie Gervasi and
hers were granted permission to erect
building, 24x2s feet, near Foster street.
favorable reports from the wiring in
ector, permits were granted in the iol
wing cases. Mrs. L. l. Robinson. TO
re for lights a new house at 45 Till
eet; Y. Pamigoni, 10 wire a cottage
use for lights; John Calcagni. to wirc
lights a cottage house at IL Foss
eet
Warrants were approved for payment
the following order: The mayor.
20. Helen Wood fund income for dis
button among the indigents street DE-.
-tment payroll, sllsi5. sewer. side
X and health accounts; water depart
mt payroll $50; Ere department paw
!. Sso.56; police department payroll.
.59; q. 4. Bemis. Sl4. service -
itor; II. II. Hodgion. SPA lab8r and
plies on the Ere alarm system. Ats