The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-28
Barre Citizens Refused to
Bond for $4,000 In
debtedness
ADDED 15 CENTS
TO SCHOOL TAX
Evening Drawing School
Gets a Larger APP
preparation

, hdtuicatloh OF the traction iIahchlse
aud rejection of the city council ; ,uest
for authority TO bond for 81 were
the outstanding features of special
city meeting at the opcr use last
night, II was the most - ted gath
ering of voters in several.>S 4, and from
little after till II arAy er there was
always something dor~y .atory thrivcd
on nearly every art.Sy n the warning,
and approached its.S lmest heights in
Nos. I and s. III - cial school tax of
l5 cents carried cash. although the pro-
posal to levy four cents for the evening
drawing school met with opposition, and
a compromise at three cents was finally
effected The meeting opened with pa
triotie readings and the voters gave the
moderator their considerate attention
while communications from Governor
Graham, the public safety committee
and the New England Liberty loan COM
mittee were being read.
| Women were conspicuously absent and
Of the 600 and more who registered and
| then exercised the suffrage on March
meeting day, only three were present
when the meeting was called to order
| Around o o'clock the fire alarm sounded
and for few moments the hall seemed
" pe inS Npltis iiNillS III
the precinct served by box 81 were
among those who were anxious to ascer
tain the location of the blaze, although
it transpired that box No. 3l3 was the
one turned in.
The meeting was called to order by
City Clerk Mackay, who read the warn
ing. Frank G. Rowland, who was elect
ed moderator, disposed OF the governors
letter and the accompanying message,
THE Hun Is at the Gate" Next came
an appeal from the New England Liberty
loan committee, and both papers were
heartily applauded. Angelo Scampini
spoke briefly on patriotism, his words
striking a responsive chord. IF we
don't finish it tthe war; now we'll never
get another chance" was Mr.. Scampin's
ringing finish and the audience cheered
loudly.
But the voters were anxious TO get
down to local issues and presently the
moderator was reading the third article.
Silvio l.. Cardi moved that the evening
drawing school be continued as in the
past. The motion carried and there en-
sued debate, under article 4, on the
proposal to levy tax of four cents for
its maintenance. School Commissioner
Joseph Comolli explained why last years
tax should be doubled. Remarks by the
city clerk indicated that two-cent tax
would be sufficient unless extensions
were planned in the school. John c.
Wylie suggested pacific influences in the
school faculty. Among those who fla
vored the tax were j. C. Booth, D. r.
A. Scampini. Angus Mcdonald
and James Cruickshank. f. f. Langley
had offered an amendment to S. L. Car
dis motion whereby the tax would be
changed from four to two cents. Later
Angus Mcdonald suggested compro-
mise of three cents, which was adopted.
A show of hands was demanded on one
IF the amendments
Attorney s. Holister Jackson spoke
'or the school commission in explaining
heir reasons for requesting a special tax
If Is cents. Increased salaries and tho
Using costs of fuel and supplies were
.ited as reasons fol increasing the tax
rom 70 to S5 cents. The concisely told
tory of what must be done for the citys
chool system if its efficiency is to be
maintained smoothed the way for the
xtra tax, and it was voted without re-
curse to ballots or standing vote.
1t was around the sixth and seventh
rticles that the first big storm of ora
ory broke. A motion which decided for
he moment that the city would issue
otes or bonds to refund its present in
ebtedness of $4,000 carried rather
asily. Alderman Healy, chairman of
he water committee, offered a resolu-
ion relating to the terms of the note or
ond issue, which was read and various
: explained. Immediately the city
ouncil became the target for numerous
harp queries. 1t WAS openly limited
hat the S25 900 which the voters au
horized to be raised by notes in 1916
ad been used to defray current ex
enses An explana ion was asked, and
ne buck went along to the city clerk,
ho said that the water improvements
when the note issue was
rst authorized had been done in small
so small and at such widely
,parated intervals, that the council did
ot deem il wise to bond for small
The improvements, therefore,
ere financed from the water depart
eut earnings. and now the council
sked authority to refund. Ii developed
iat only $4,000 has been expended on
ater department improvements and
lderman Healy was unable to say
neither the balance would be used this
ar or not. explaining that economy
as to be practiced. Mr.. Healv's mo-
on to adopt the resolution had been
conded BY Alderman Milne. ENAlder-
an C. H. Reynolds characterized the
lthorization request as a slick move
shift the burden of paying the bills Of
- years council onto succeeding coun- .
: for the next 10 years, or during the
e OF the proposed bonds. He favored
bstituting $500 for the $4,000 men
med in the resolution and article. On
call for ballots, the chair appointed
f. Ayers, Mr.. Healy and Arthur
,ung As teIlers. \ show of hands hsv
? proven indecisive, bslloting proceeded
d AZ last the moderator announced
Al the resolution had been lost by tho
te OF IO4 to So Alderman Hcslv
,se to answer Mr.. Reynolds, but the
ters we're surfeited With bonding talk
4 = motion to proceed to the next ar
le carried haudily.
and debate were the
initiating gems that sparllcd in ar
Ie ;. albeit augmentation was oftimes
ieately camouiaged with rccrimins
=. John H. Bishops motion to have