The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-17
TO PUT FRANCHISE
UP TO VOTERS
City Council Is Expected to Adopt II
Formally Thursday Night and the
Mayor to Call City Meet

comic production which the city council
is staging this fall while collaborating
with the officials of the traction company
to keep away the well known wolf, which
|. The prologue has been made up of
nnumerable conferences between the
council and the traction officials. The
first act was given just before the coun-
Gil adjourned its regular meeting last
night, when Alderman Alexander's mo-
tion to pass the revamped franchise to
a second reading was carried unanimous
ly. That the voters may have their buck
before the end of the month, when the
traction bonds come due, special meet
ing OF the council has been called for
i Thursday evening at o'clock, at which
time the city fathers will formally adopt
the franchise on its second reading
Only for short time will the respon-
sibility rest with the council, for it is
the purpose of the mayor to call spe-
cial city meeting that the burden of Civ
ing the traction company a clean-eut de-
cision, one way or another, may be shift
ed to the electorate. Sufficient warning
must be given the voters and it is ex.
pected that the special city meeting,
therefore, will not be held until the end
of the month is near. The epilogue will
be staged at that time. Last nights ae-
tion was quickly taken, and as the coun-
ell men had previously talked it over fire.
quently, there was no discussion.
The matter OF health officer was
also discussed and echoes of a recent con-
ference between the council and the state
board of health were heard. Nothing
came of the discussion except an ex-
change of opinions and views, as there
was unanimity in the belief that the
state board of health is vested with
powers which even the city council of
Barre cannot overreach. Mayor Glysson
opened the debate by asking his col. !
leagues whether they expected him TO
appoint health officer. He said he got |
the cold end of it at the conference and
desired an expression of opinion from the
aldermen before acting
Health matters were freely agitated, |
but a definite expression of opinion was
not forthcoming as the aldermen appar-
emily are not of one mind when il comes
to the matter of selecting doctor to
serve as secretary of the board of health.
Criticism of DR.. J. w. Stewart by Mayor
Glysson and Aldermen Rossi and Milne
was shaded by their own declarations
that he had done his duty, although the
exceptions taken by them in the course
pursued by the health officer had to do
with the authorization of expenditures.
Alderman Loranger reminded the council
that none of the persons who were sum
moned before the council fortnight pre-
vious quoted any of the city officials as
saying that the city would pay the quar-
lntne bills. He asked the health com
nittee what had been done in finding a
possible successor to the present incum~
,ent and Alderman Alexander stated
hat. so far as he knew, only one doctor
would accept an appointment as secre-
ary of the local board. Alderman Healy :
Isked if Dr. Stewart had resigned. In
eply, the mayor stated that DR.. c. +.
Dalton, secretary of the state board, had p
made an evasive answer by saying that q
e had resigned tentatively. Alderman t
Granger said he understood the resigna [,
ion had been rendered but not accepted. G.
AT this moment it transpired that the "
ecent conference had developed into \
iscussion as to whether Dr. Stewart had fl
one his duty, instead of a conference 81
yer the selection of health secretary. ci
Vhereupon Alderman Healy stated that ST
r. Stewart did his duty very ably dur Ell
q the quarantine and that if people h,
ere in need at that time il was perfect b,
proper for him to advise them to seek OF
,sistance from the city. Alderman ~
,I f.Il. a
as concerned with the allegations that 81
lis mounted up without the knowledge ia
the council Alderman Loranger said tb
lat none of the information divuged he
z the state board of health tended to *
ow that DIR. Stewart hadn't performed le;
5 duty satisfactorily The mayor then an
ated that DIR. Stewart did his work Sc
ell and that he complained principally Sc
cause be did things without consulting
e aldermanic health committee te
No action was taken in the matter, he
e main reason being that there was m,
thing that could be done All members HI
the council expressed common desire
have the powers of the state and local
erds of health defined and in the mat
of appointment, DR.. c. S. Cayerly of
c state board was quoted as saying MI
at the board always intended to go far
confirming candidate named by the
Y council.
Other Matters Considered. a
Negotiations on the part of A. H. Buz-
| for Encouragement of public light WI
facilities at the corner of Pearl and the
rth Main streets came TO an end when car
|, lighting committee reported adverse sta
on his offer to illuminate the corner des
n a high-power electric sign if the IN
V would credit him with the $40 per dec
lum now paid for a street light. The a
nmittee, in filing its report, recon- OF ,
nded that permit to erect the sign and
granted but that no contract be en- ago
ed into with Mr.. Buzzell. The latter sldt
; present with a diagram of the sign ;
reiterated his guarantee to light the ter'
ncr al well as il is illuminated now. Mrs
erman Reynolds stated that the coun- thr'
was sverse to establishing a precedent helC
therefore felt disposed TO refuse Mr.. ana
,zell's offer slst
N the recommendation of the building kee
rector. A. /. Merrill was granted ert
nit TO build a garage of Camp street sett
Donnell & Sons To erect a stoneshed 4
ex in Batchelders meadow The a.
lthly report on 4S minor permits is tern
v,as ac,anfpd Trauar,s,rf a flor, Nor ! BcCl