The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-03
Barre City Council Votes to
Lengthen Central Power
Co. Franchise
ALSO TO EXTEND
CONSTRUCTION rrME
The 50-Cent N Clause
Is to Be ST. : IN from
the s - 4ations

Contingent upon the passage of bill
which the city council has requested Rep
resentative F. G. Rowland to introduce
in the present session of the general as
sembiy, the county jailer will have to
look to the prisoner for pay instead OF
the town or municipality whence he was
committed when the detention is the re-
suit of delinquency in the matter of pay
ing taxes. Legislation that has been agi-
tated in the city council of Barre and
elsewhere for some time may be brought
about through a motion carried at the
regular meeting of the council last even
ing when the clerk read a proposed
amendment to act No. 6l5 of the public
statutes, which will radically change one
of its sections. Within the past two
years the city charity department has
/ been called upon to pay several large
board bills contracted by persons who
were committed from Barre to the coun-
ty jail for non payment Of taxes. If the
1 proposed amendment becomes a part of
the act, the prisoner so detained will pay
his board bill out of the accumulation
of his savings as a laborer during the
period of his detention.
More concessions to the Central Power
Co., which is seeking franchise rights in
Barre, are to be made as the result of
action taken after a letter from Charles
H.. Thompson to Alderman Glysson had
been read. The company's representa-
tive reafiirmed his request for copy of
the franchise which the council proposes
to grant and through the medium of a
motion offered by Alderman Healy. the
clerk was authorized to forward copy
of the draft to the corporation after
making certain changes. Mr.. Thompson
quoted from a letter written him by the
Ridgeway Dynamo 4 Engine Co. stating
that from Is to % months would be re
quired to deliver dynamos of the type
desired by the company For that and
other reasons, Mr.. Thompson reiterated
his assertion that the council should give
the corporation more ample time in
which to extend its wires from East
Middlebury to Barre.
Pros and cons of the question were
discussed at length and then the clerk
was instructed to insert a number of
concessions, summarized as follows: Ex-
tension of the life of the franchise from
25 to 40 years; extension of the time
when the company shall be furnishing
power from 1918 to 1920; abolish pro-
posed 50-cent meter clause and substi
tute therefor a clause inhibiting cor
poration from charging for meters or
meter installation, making it mandatory
to install meter free of charge when
and the inhibition of the mini
mum charge. A copy of the revamped
70 h., aJ f,, ha
tion at once and copies for the council
members will be available before the
regular meeting next week
People who leave red sweaters or as
trachan coats. for that matter, in the
city court room and lose them through
the failure of those in authority to serve
proper notice of their purpose to throw
open the doors of the home of justice to
itinerant thespians may properly pray
for reimbursement and said authorities
are liable. That is the gist of City Atty.
Wishart's opinion in the matter of the
now famous article of wearing apparel
which disappeared. from the municipal
courtroom one night last fall. Auto
natically, the buck was passed to Alder
nan Bruce. who is said to have admit
ed members of a theatrical company to
he court room when it became evident
hat an extra large chorus carried by the
how would have to seek quarters other
han the inadequate rooms provided at
he opera house in order to don the fur
ats. thick leggings, wristlets and other
of their profession. The
ouncil accepted the opinion almost
but nothing more was done
n the way of providing redress for Miss
larry Donetti. the judges clerk, who Is -
pplying for redemption.
To tide over the city finances until the
ext administration comes in, the follow
no sums were appropriated in a resolu-
ion which was adopted after its second
eading: Streets. 81 800; lighting, $2l00;
prinking streets, $50; sewers, $500;
urface sewers. $500; sidewalks, 5000;
ridges and culSerts. $500; engineering,
500: salaries. 81 200; water, $500;
ealth. 5000: births and deaths, Sl75;
olice. 81 600: insurance. 81 900; printing
nd stationery $500; city records, 800;
lterest. $500; schools. $4,000; dog IL
.nses and damages. 500; elections,
$50: driving hearse $500; taxes, 500;
,meterv trust funds, $500; Helen Wood
md. 5000. In connection with the
love the printing committee was in
ructed to make arrangements with
-inting concerns for submitting bids on
e issuance of the annual city report.
4 report from the legislative commit
e contained proposed amendment 20
e city ordinances, chapter 20. section T.,
hich changes the system OF taxing thea
Is. The schedule adopted a few weeks
% whereby theatres having a seating
pacity Of lcss than 500 are charged 81
r dav. between 500 and $50. Sl.50 per
n. and more than 7J0 50. is retained
n before the amendment Is finally
opted It l. possible that the council
~ do something for the one-horse cir
-es which heretofore have had to pay
E $50 fee met by the big tent show.
,e proposed amendment was passed
ING to the next meeting.
arrests in a month were re-
rted by the chief Of the police depart
mt and all for the following cause:
toNication a.. selling liquor illegally ,.
lrch and seizure 2 breach of the peace