The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-05
City Council to Permit Ex-
preston of Views Dec. IL
on Proposed Franchise
50-CENT MIN 1UM
FOR HOI oGHOLDERS
Central P Ger Corporation
Must S5egin Before
Sly l, 1918

All who are interested in the franchise
which the city council proposes to grant
the Central Power Co., which is seeking
the right to establish power lines from
East Middlebury to Barre, will have an
opportunity to express their views at
public hearing to be held in the council
chamber at 0 o'clock on the evening OF
Tuesday, Dec. IL. A few final stitches
at the regular council session last evening
and the city fathers announced that they
were ready to go before the people with
an instrument that is calculated to bring
relief to those who complain that present
power rates are well nigh prohbitive.
After SO amending the draft prepared
by the city clerk and the legislative com
mittee week ago as to establish a so
cent minimum for meter service and to
provide for a forfeiture of 81 900 il the
power service is not available before July
/, 1918, year later than the limit fixed
by the company in seeking the permit,
the council called it a job and the public
hearing was made possible through mo-
tion offered by Alderman Rossi. Tinker
ing with the franchise didn't begin as
early as usual last night because the
council lacked majority at the outset.
Since the pursuit of big game was law
fully possible in the middle days of No
vember, Aldermen Bruce and Reynolds
have yibrated most of the time between
the woods and the village. 1t was AL
derman Reynolds who, paradoxically,
saved the day last night. Just as the
fathers were about to disperse, the fourth
ward senator appeared in a Daniel Boone
disguise with a fowling piece slung over
his fur -fringed mackinaw. After he had
explained who he was and that the train
from the Duxbury woods had just pulled
into the clearing, the property committ$
completed the Identification by removing
his make up and Alderman Reynolds was
seated.
The Proposed Franchise.
Below is printed the proposed franchise
in full, and citizens who, perhaps for
their own peculiar reasons, may desire to
be present at the hearing next week will
serve themselves by giving it thorough
perusal.
Whereas, the Central Power Corpora
ton of Vermont, corporation duly or
ganized and existing under and by virtue
of the laws of the state of Vermont and
with its principal office at Middleoury,
in the county of Addison. has petltioned
the city council of the city OF Barre for
the right to enter the city OF barre WIN
its transmission and distribution hnes
for the purpose OF furnishlng eiectrlc
IL e
light, power and neat wlthlh the CITY Oh
Barre, on the following named sJeets OF
portions thereof, VIZ;
South Main street from the city limits
to Circle street,
Circle street,
Batchelder street between Circle and
Ayers streets,
Boynton street,
Lower portion OF West Patterson
street.
Trow avenue,
Nelson street,
fremont street
Westerly end of Sheridan street,
Northerly end of Wellington street,
Merchant street from Wellington TO
Summer street,
Summer street from Merchant to Sem
iuary street,
Seminary street from Summer street
northerly to North Main street,
North Main street from the northerly
end of Seminary street to Packard street,
Mill street,
South Main street from Hill street to
Jail branch,
Fairview street,
Burnham street,
Granite street,
blackwell street,
smith street,
md cross such street intersections as
NAV he necessary TO complete the above
circ,,it
Tbarefore he II resolved. That the city
of Rarre hereby grants unto the said
Power Corporation Of Vermont
Co., ,aru ~ 25 wears the right to enter
~ c;ty Of Rarrc and TO construct and
,,o;rts;, conduits and erect and main
tain noles and wires on. over and under
~, aforosa;5 stroets and TO sell. furnish
- d;.tr;h,+o +berefrom electric light,
-, ~ no,ycr under tbe following CON
i;t;ons.