The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-11
TRACTION FRANCHISE
TO BE SENT TO VOTERS
City Council and Officials of the Company
Have That Plan--Some Progress
Made in Framing Docu-
ment

ment.
Officials of the traction company and
the city council held their regular weekly
conference last evening for the purpose
of giving consideration to amendments
suggested by the deliberations of the pre-
vious conference and since revamped for
the council by the Tenney companys at
torney. Mayor Glysson called the con
ference to order at s o'clock, after a brief
business session. The mayor is suffering
with severe cold, so he straightway
handed the reins to President Loranger
of the aldermanic board. The sum total
of results brings the council nearer the
day when responsibility RAY be shifted
from the council chamber to city meet
ing.
As was expressed at a previous con-
ference and reiterated by the council last
night, the city fathers are working to
the end that franchise may be framed
which can be pushed through city
meeting without too many exceptions be-
ing taken. Once the conferences are end
ed a city meeting will be called, accord
! ing to the present program, and the buck
is to be passed to the voters. At least
three members are arraigned on the side
of supervision by the public service com
mission and it looks as though others
will fall in line
The traction company was represented
by Vice President II. T. Sands, Atty.
+. +. Gleason and Supt. C. +. Millar and
Supt. II. ID. Larrabee In the absence of
the city attorney the COUNCIL looked to
Mr. Gleason for its legal advice. The
conferees concerned themselves mainly
with going over the amendments recon-
mended at the previous meeting Mat |
ters pertaining to the extension of the |
line to point within 500 feet of the city |
line on South Nam street. to the location
of poles and the expense of moving them, |
and TO the division of expenses in erect /
ing new bridge over Jail branch were
briefly discussed and the amendments re-
latng thereto quickly accepted, inasmuch
as the hold had TO do with the Ian
guage and not the meaning of the para
graphs.
Under another amended paragraph the
company's promise to sell for % cents
four tickets good between Barre and In
tercity park was strengthened to the sat
of the council, and the section
which fixes the price of workingmen's
fares at 40 for Sl.40 was reviewed. The
fares are to be accepted on
cars moving between $3.50 and Z a. M,
noon and l2:45 p. m, and be-
tween and 4;45 p. m,
In the matter OF bond forfcitures, the
amendment in it's original language and
rs it had been framed by Mr.. Gleason did :
not meet with instant approval. Failure
.on the part of the company to comply
With the conditions of the agreement for
period exceeding 90 days "shall be suffl-
'ient cause for the forfeiture of the fran
hise" was the wording recommended by :
he company. Alderman Reynolds
hought that the change interined by
he attorney after the last conference \
lad weakened the section materially. a
instead of saying Shall be cause" he !
avored the old wording, which merely :
aid that the company shall forfeit" the o
ond. Mr.. Reynolds went on TO say that !.
he present council expected that the u
ity councils of Barre in the future a
fould naturally grow stronger, but that ;,
weak. .kneed council, as he expressed it, :,
light be confused by the amended Ian :,
uage. Mr.. Sands thought that the orig :,
lal language made it mandatory upon i
he council to revoke the franchise, that :,
orfeiture would be automatic even !,
lough, through eXtenuating circum. i.
.ances, the council might wish to have u
retained in operation. He speculated h,
n the possibility of an epidemic which II
ould prevent the council from assem- e.
ling at time when only the councils i
ote could save the franchise from ter {,
mating. Alderman Reynolds secuted 4
le possibility of such a drastic quaran- 81
ne and continued to contend that the =
nended section left chance for quib- n,
g. The question was finally settled !,
hen the words at me option OF the Of
uncil" were inserted in the paragraph. Il
Old arguments, for and against p S. c.
pervison, were discussed during the NJ
Getting and consideration was given the ~
re and time schedule, but no definite =,
tion was taken and another conference ~
two will be held in the near future. n
Prior to the conference, the city coun no
reporting as a committee of the +,
lole disposed of a question which agi- 40
ted the members at the regular meet -
? Tuesday night by recommending -,
at the request of Everett Hood for a
permit be refused Mr.
nod had asked for permission TO move
house on wheels from Berlin to a
e on w. II. Rocks property on Farwell w
eet. Achille Fontana was given per-
{ to move a henhouse from Pike to
ward street A warrant in favor of
, n. D. Phelps Co. for Sl,039.50, the Mr
ce of a consignment of cement for the str
-manent street work, was approved for nlg
yment.
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