The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-12
TROLLEY COMPANY
REVIVES PLANS
Will Acquaint Every Voter in Barre and
Montpelier with the Desires of the
Company in Proposed
Franchise.

al FRANCHISE.
Activities looking toward the accept
ance of substitute for the franchis
under which the Barre & Montpclie
Traction & Power Co, now operates wer
resumed at the regular meeting of th
city council last evening, when Atty
f. Z. Gleason, for the company, outlined
plan whereby the history of franchis,
negotiations between the traction people
and the council, together with copies Of
the old and new franchises may be placed
pamphlet to be issued by the road. The
attorney read at length from the pro.
posed booklet, and at the end the alder
men readily assented to the proposal and
stamped il with its Endorsement
/ The pamphlet is to be altered some.
what to suit conditions peculiar to Barre,
Montpelier and Berlin, although every
voter in each community is to receive a
copy. In thus appearing before the al
dermen, Mr.. Gleason, as a representative
of the road, announced that the plan to
displace, if possible, the present franchise
has not been abandoned by the company
Moreover, he stated that three -fourths of
| the bonds are represented by bondholders
who have consented to grant an exten-
sion of 20 years, and that the outlook
for obtaining the signature of every
bondholder is considered promising. Just
now the next move is up TO the company,
so far as Barre is concerned, for the city
council some weeks ago voted in the ra-
ito of four to three to accept the pro-
posed new franchise with view to sub
mitting it to the voters on referendum
Counsel for the road stated that the
company desired to acquaint every voter
with the situation, and to that end pro-
posed TO finance an issue of nearly $500
pamphlets. With one exception, the
proposed restatement OF negotiations
met with the approval of the aldermen
That exception had to do with the state
ment that the roads South Main street
obligation approximated $4,000, whereas
the actual share of the cost, as assigned
to the road in the latest estimate, is
81 200 Mr.. Gleason asserted that the
company was anxious to obtain the en-
dorsement of the aldermen before the |
pamphlet is issued, and in closing he ad-
vised that the checklist would be used in |
an effort to place copy of the little
memorial in every home.
Legislation for Mystics.
Legislation that is to bring the palm.
lists, elairvoyants, mediums, etc, into
line was adopted as forecasted last week,
when the clerk read a proposed amend
ment to section 81 of the city ordinances,
said practitioners must register
at city hall, pay fee of 81, and furnish
a bond of 81 900. In addition, penalty
Of from Sl0 TO $50 is prescribed if the
fails to obey the ordinance.
The clerk stated that s. S. Smith. a
Maple avenue man who styled himself
magnetic healer, appeared at city hall to
the real meaning of the pro-
posed amendments. Mr. Smith, it was
aid, heartiiY-alay any proposal to
,urb the clairyoyants. palmists, etc, but
wondered how il would affect him as a
Medium, as well as other mediums OF his
aith who sometimes come to Barre TO '
i've readings. Alderman Milne raised
question as to whether the proposed !
amendment would interfere with the
ractice of persons religion, but the
majority Of the aldermen believed that ]
he amendment was not aimed at '1egit d
mate" mediums, and on the motion of
alderman Rossi the amendment was J
dopted @
Alderman Milne lifted his voice in O
OF people who are unable h
o obtain sugar and cited several fam
les within his own neighborhood circle
'ho have not football players or strong
rm men to represent them in the mad
truggle that inevitably follows the ar
val of a barrel OF sugar along North
lain street. He thought that a more
Iual distribution of the sugar could be
rought about. and for that reason he il
oved that the mayor appoint two mem n
FRS to confer with the state food ad- >,
Illustrator. The motion carried and
Iayor Glysson Indicated that the APP
Dntments win be announced in due
me. ~
Street Accounts Tangled. "
Somewhere discrepancy apparently Ii
lists in street department financing, a
I'd while the aldermanic street commit Ia
e is going over the accounts, move -
increase the appropriations in that de. n,
rtment will be stayed. Ii appears chat
ere is an overdraft of several hundred h.
'llars. although the figures presented .,
I engineering and street employees show y,
at the permanent streets on North and =,
,uth Main streets were constructed this +,
ar at cost which fell short of the - =,
Inmates. A part of a Discrepancy rep a,
sented as aggregating 1860 was shown q,
be invested in cement. which the de- ~,
rtment purchased last summer. A de- ~,
rtmental resolution prepared by the ta
'rk and passed to a second reading ex-
lded temporarily the appropriation of A,
ditional sums TO the street account, ha
t supplies money in the following sums Ia,
other departments; City buildings, 49,
80; poor, 5000; police, 5000; schools, ".
j5.52; evening drawing schools, Sl9.09; no
king fund, S4.56.
The report of the city hall boiler in no
actions, in which the inspector gave ~,
n boilers clean bill, was read and ac- u
tied w A. Bradford was granted ~,
init to use his heavy motor truck A.;
IN the usual restrictions. The month ,,'a
report of the wiring Inspector. in
ich it was stated that 10 applications 7
re granted. was read and accepted. -
ssrs. Provost and Bernato appeared "
sonally and asked for visit from ~
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