The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-26
TRACTION COMPANY
AGAIN GETS HEARING
On Request of vice-P President Sands An
other Conference with City Coun-
Gil Will Be Held This
Evening.

| undaunted by the apparently hostile
attitude of Barre citizens toward the pro-
posed new franchise of the street railway
company, Vice President ii. 7. Sands of
the Barre & Montpelier Traction 4 Pow
er Co. came back 10 the aldermen last
night with n request for another hearing
on the matter before the city council as
soon as possible; and the city fathers,
disposed TO give him all the courtesy at
its disposal, agreed to listen to the pros
of the matter again. Accordingly, a
hearing was set for this evening at the
city council room. The hearing will be.
gin at s o'clock Vice President Sands
made no offer of modification of the
franchise as presented. by his company,
and so the purpose of his request for a
new hearing is not revealed.
Besides setting that hearing the alder.
men last night went through an accu.
mutation of routine matter in rather eX.
peditious manner, after the following
manner: Sixth street residents wanted
to know why their thoroughfare has not
been fixed up as promised and they were
assured that the work would be done.
These city warrants were ordered paid
n. d. Phelps Co., for cement, $jlg75;
postage, S44.30; street department pay
roll, S54062; water department payroll,
$3.50; fire department payroll, Sl45.o4;
police department payroll, $l27; janitor's
services, SIG; Barre Savings Bank g.
Trust Co, interest on school notes, $2,-
300; ID, NJ Gilbertson, services as wiring
inspector, $26.5O.
The wiring inspectors August report
of 43 applications granted was accepted |
and placed on file, as was the financial |
statement of the water department for
the same month Likewise the report of
the police department for the months of |
June and July. In June there were 43
arrests, as follows: lntoxication "a, sell
ing 2, search and seizure 2, breach of the
peace 4, larceny l. July was trife
more busy, with 40 arrests, as follows
40, selling 2, search and seiz-
hre !, breach of the peace 4, using pro-
fame language !, peddling without license
The auditors report on the years ac-
counts of the gas company, showing
,6ll.9 income to the city from per
'ent of the revenue was accepted and
placed on file. The Travellers Insurance
reported an accident to Patrick
Iorrigan, an employe of the water de-
'artment, on Sept. 10. George Norrie ,,
md Edward Williams were given permis-
ion TO move henhouses, the former from
Tortney place to Perry street and the
after from Beacon street to Franklin
treet, providing the locations were sat
sfactory TO the building Inspector b
The state board of health sent notice /
hat it would hold meeting in Barre /
uring the annual convention of the Yer y
lont State Medical society and that it !
1ould be pleased to confer with the city 4
ouncil regarding the matter of DIR. j. w C
tewart's reappointment as health officer I
or Barre. Ii seemed to be the sense of L
ne meeting that the council get together t
nd be prepared to meet the state board \
n Oct. III or l2 c
Many minor matters were disposed of {
5 follows: Complaint that dog had el
illed three hens and that eight other
ems in the same flock had been pois-
ned to be investigated; requests for
rect lights, one half way up the Pros
ect street hill and the other midway of 8
hurch street, referred to lighting com u
ittee to report back; health committee ~
to interview Messrs. Sangui- ~
It'll and Papin concerning changes to ~ ~
e Papin stable on North Main street !, -
legged unsanitary condition at house "a =.
Brooklyn street referred to health " "
mmittee and the city attorney; com VI
amt of condition of Maplewood avenue
ferred to committee of the whole to in. .,
stigate and report; request of granite
tiers union for the free use Of the
era house for public meeting to be
dressed by Commissioner of Industries
'bert W. Simonds to explain the work "
: of the compensation law granted. as
was said that the subject was of vital
crest TO Barre and was very little un-
rstood. The date for Commissioner
nonds' address has not been definitely h.
sided upon but it will probably be next Ro I3'r
nth. i'o so