The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-01
DEEP SLASHES MADE
IN BARRE CHECKLIST
Total of f27 Names Were Crossed OFF by
Board of Civil Authority
Last Evening.

Blue pencil marks indicating that thC
checklist to be used at the election next
Tuesday will be bereft of Just so many
names, were made l27 times at the last
meeting of the board of civil authority
last evening. Names stricken from the
| list in this manner are those of men
now deceased, voters who have moved
| from the city since the last election
and delinquent taxpayers Before the
board began its tinkering with the lists
perhaps a dozen names were blue pen
| eilled by reason of death, so that the ae-
tual detection, proceeding principally
| from these three sources. will approach
! l40. Over against this around 100 new
names have been added in the three
meetings of the board. Thus, it is anti
cipated that the list of voters eligible
to use the franchise Tuesday will repre-
sent a decrease of about 20 from the ag
gregate voting strength of Barre in the
national election last November. At that
time 2,l22 citizens were entitled to a
vote.
Twelve members of the board were
present at the meeting, which was held
in the court room at city hall. At one
time or another during the evening
Frank G. Howland. Alderman A. NJ. Ros
ST and James F Higgins acted as chair
man. Evidently there was a real desire
on the part of many citizens not to let
the opportunity go by through default,
for in the earlier part OF the evening the
court room was crowded. All told l03
changes were made and of this number
about 50 are new names A few of the
l45 persons cited to appear before the
board produced good reasons for the re-
tention of their names on the list, but
others-they were in the maiority-for
obvious reasons did not present them
selves The heaviest decimaton was due
to removals from the city. Death made
deep inroads on the list and % men were
for non payment of taxes.
The changes made by wards were as fol. !
lows; Ward !, 27: ward ,, IL; ward 3, |
2s: ward {. 10: ward ;. o; ward 6, II. |
Of the so men who are registered for the !
first time. a majority are recently nat
nralized citizens, while Others have exer |
cised the franchise in other towns. and /
others vet are to vote next week for the /
first time since attaining their majority. /
Data gathered at the three meetings
IF the board has not been completely /
compiled, although it will be ready for
he printer tonight and by tomorrow
he exact figures viii be available. Aft
r particularly busy session, the board
ieted on designations from the slate Of
ward officers appointed last week, made
and authorized the clerk
o fill any vacancies that may occur be
orc Tuesday. George Emery wa, named
IS a ballot clerk in the sixth ward to
axe the place Of Frank X. Beard, who
sked to be excused. In ward ,. Daniel
leefe was elected 70 serve as a ballot I
lerk when William Lcith asked 20 be !
elieved This morning W. 4. Perry, a :
allot clerk in the second ward. asked to +,
e excused and the vacancy will be filed /,
{ once. Adjournment WIS taken to 4
'uesday morning. when members Of the s
oard were assigned to the task Of open
u the ward polling places If