The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-23
Traction Company Thinks
Document Not to It's
Advantage
SEEKS CONFERENCE
TO AMEND u
Barre City Council Doe = st
Seem Disposed to
Any Furthe,

night, although a round table conference
was held after the open session to wres-
tie with the well known South Main
street problem. To pave or not to pave
no longer seems to be the absorbing
question, as sentiment at city hall seems
to favor another postponement of street
and bridge operations
So there was next to nothing doing,
but one week from last night, to wit,
May 20, the city fathers propose to de-
eide whether, after all, life is one dog
gone thing after another, in word to
show whether the popular series of CAB
concerts with the officials of the Tenney
company are to continue through the
summer months. The council was peril
ously near decision last evening when
the traction company, in politely turn
ing down the tentative franchise drafted
by the special aldermanic committee and
revised by the council some weeks ago,
broadly limited that they are still game
for conferences. The communication, ad-
dressed to Mayor Glysson, stated that if
the company accepted the franchise as
amended its operating conditions would
not be improved and that its chance of
obtaining an extension OF its bond issue
would be no better. Apart from these
considerations, it was added, the differ
ences between the council and the COM
pany were minor, indeed
Alderman Milne gave it as his opinion
h. t.,t,f all ,.G. all
negotiations with the traction folks, add
ing that the conferences had come to
mean only a waste of air. He didn't say
what kind of air had been squandered in
the past and on second thought he
moved that the communication be laid
on the table. Alderman Healy who has
been one OF the active organizers OF the
conferences. was keen for another meet
ing with the railroad officials, but any
activity which the committee on arrange
ments may have contemplated was stalled
when Alderman Reynolds seconded his
motion, which carried without
dissent In the meantime. then a little
question that has been bobbing up con
tinually ever since Adam got the gate at
Eden, quivers in the balance. Is lite one
doggone thing after another?
For another year at least, or until
new administration takes Office, nothing
viii be heard of the perennial complaint
regarding improvements at the corner OF
Brooklyn and Prospect streets. Acting
as an agent for his mother, H. H. Bick
ford of Elmira, n Y, has maintained
that the city, in bargaining for privileges
exercised in changing the river bed seven
years ago, did not carry out its agree
ment to terrace the corner lot referred to
above. In lengthy letter recently ad-
dressed to the council, Mr.. Bickford re-
terated his former request for improve
nents and the latter was referred to the
.ity attorney to investigate. In his writ
EN- opinion to the council the latter quot
d G. A. Reed, former city engineer, as
,aying that the land was properly ter
-aced soon after the agreement was
made, and the attorney found that the
ity is not obligated to maintain the
errace His opinion recommended that
he request be dismissed and in accepting
he opinion. the council adopted the rec
Reporting on James Ahern's request
or quit claim on land decided the city
W him near his Eastern avenue resi-
ence, Mayor Glysson recommended that
he claim be given, inasmuch as the land,
strip five feet wide. is in a bank and
n his opinion may never be useful to the
ity. Alderman Rossi who acted as clerk
n the absence of City Clerk Macksy,
sked whether Mr.. Ahern had ever paid
n assessment on the sidewalk built near
is property. Unofficial evidence tended
o show that the assessment never was
svied, but before adopting the mayors
the council decided to
It the street committee investigate, in
tructing the members to report at the
ext meeting.
Abutting property owners at the north
nd of North Main street threaten to ig-
ore the collector of street sprinkling
ssessments when he appears next win
er If the thoroughfare in their vicinity
not properly sprinkled. That was the
ub of petition in which the residents
{ the north end asked that something
e done to sbate the dust nuisance. Jo-
sph Lavery presented the petition,
hich was variously signed. and it was
e who explained the workings OF the
lst nuisance. Alderman Rossi asked il
\ of the petitioners had paid their last
ears assessment and Mr.. Lavery said
? could speak for himself. The spokes-
an spoke and then added that the street
asnt sprinkled in 1916 until June Is.
entioning by the way that the sprinkler
a. abroad in Maple avenue during a
iinstorm recently. The petition was
.ferred to the street committee.
Alderman Healy called attention TO
appearing in yesterdays
lines in which an eN-mayor suggested
iat the tax rate for 1917 be Topped
,wn 10 SI75. The alderman said he
ID been doing a little figuring on his
sn hook and thought that some Of the
.oplc who are 50 proficient in mathe-
atics should 60 the whole way and
low how the city affairs may be admin
tered on Sis" There was consider
,le talk about the Sl.55 theory, but no
fion was taken.
Mrs Sadie Roberts OF Maple avenue
nj in a statement requesting that an
legged unjust street sprinkling assess
emf of s201 be abated. The statement
serted that the sprinkler did not pass
certain point on Franklin street. where