The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-27
MONTPELIER
Alderman Ryan Claims Street Depart
ment Wrongly Represented.

The regular city council meeting would
have passed off Wednesday evening in a
quiet manner had it not been for an in
nocent question asked by Mayor Mitchell
of Alderman Ryan of the street commit
| tee as to his department and If there
was any income developing from it. Al
derman RYAN explained the work being
accomplished and then took exceptions
to the report of the newspaper men Of
some previous meeting, that the street
department was the only one behind.
Finally, he agreed it was so, but that
the reports did not go far enough, ex-
planning the reason, namely that money
had been borrowed from it for other de-
partments. He carried the discussion on
after the meeting and his reply as TO
whether he was a candidate for mayor
in the coming year was first answered
atiirmatively and then negatively, leav
ing his associates, including Mayor
Mitchell. much in the dark as to where
he stands in the matter The earlier part
of the meeting was given TO routine
business. The attainment on the sprink
ling assessment of I. j. Heaphy was al
lowed. The water committee was given
to allow the food conservation
committee the use of such land as is
needed next year on the city property
near Berlin pond, the same to be under
the supervision of the water committee
Alderman Gallaher stated that the con
seryation committee had arranged for
the use of Langdon meadow next year
through the efforts of the school com
missioners.
As result of the recent ruling of the |
public service commission change in
the rates on the city's lighting contract |
was made; namely, the commission |
found that the rate being charged the
city on its inside lighting was too low
and claimed it was discrimination. so the !
rate was moved from four cents. or what |
Il might be in the different buildings to
xix and twothirds cents. the normal rate
Tor such lighting. This increase was
igured and the amount deducted from
he contract for lighting the streets and
he portion which belongs to the school
department. so voted. The total sum
amounted TO about $500.
The state fuel administrators has re-
eived notice that the Lyman Coal com
ANY of Burlington is now receiving coal,
which will be gratifying news to their
'atrons. The concern Is middleman for
many Of the smaller coal dealers in Yer
mont They have been very short OF coal
mt with the arrival of more fuel it will
elp out materially in the localities
7here they supply coal to the dealers.
VI course. this only helps their own pat
ons unless the fuel administrator de-
ects coal to some needy place. Eff
i, hot 10 -. 10 !
coal wholesalers with the
ope that perhaps coal can be obtained
trough some OF these for Vermont
William II Jeffery. secretary of the
GARD of charities and probation, this
forming received notice that HeTshei
hitchcock of Hardwick was arrested last
ght on the charge of breaking his pro-
alton He was placed on probation aft
having been found guilty of breach
peace, and the report to the proba
on officer last night was that il was al
ged that he had stolen chickens on
rec different occasions since placed on
obation and that on Christmas day he
as intoxicated and made considerable =
sturbance, including the injury of faces
those associated with him in the home
here he lives His trial occurs in st.
hnsbury by the municipal judge Fri
y.
Judge f. NJ Harvey was in Mortified
day for the trial Of two cases Of
ate against Mr. and Mrs Albn, who
re charged with larceny. II is a jury
al and is interesting in view Of the
Fl that il was started before a justice
d when partly tried, by agreement Of
e attorneys. it was transferred go
ontpelier city court with the trial TO be
Mortified. The respondents, il i al