The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-17
Appointed in the Fifth Ward
to Succeed the Late
A. M. Rossi
HE is WELL-KNOWN
GRANITrANFR
Council Passed 4 olutions
on Death Of S.eemed
Coz

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A resolution iemorializing the late
Alderman Antonio NJ Rossi of the fifth
ward was offered by City Clerk Mackay
at the regular meeting Of the city council
last evening and unanimously adopted.
In it the colleagues of the deceased OIL
cial expressed the sorrowful emotions
aroused over the melancholy and untime-
ly demise of the member from ward 5,
and in closing the resolution extended
the condolences of the council 10 the inn
mediate family and other relatives Of
Alderman Rossi. Its adoption carried
with it the desire that the memorial be
spread on the city records.
! Alderman Rossi is succeeded by Ste
fano Rizzi, a we'll known Barre granite
manufacturer, whose appointment by
Mayor i. c. Glysson was unanimously
confirmed at special meeting of the
board of aldermen after the council had
adjourned. He was a candidate for the
| office in the 1917 election, and when the
tellers announced that a single vote sep
arated the two men he graciously de-
cilHed TO ask TOT recount.
The resolution as offered by the city
clerk and adopted is as follows:
Whereas it has pleased God, in His
all wise providence, to call from his
earthly lsbors our co-worker and fellow
citizen. Antonio N. Rossi,
BE it resolved, That in his death the
city of Barre has lost valuable citizen,
man Of clean life, honorable and up
l. l.. ~. 4. al
who gave generously of his time for the
public service.
I'm his death the city council has lost
the services of one who was always
prompt in service. sincere in his actions,
fighting strenuously for what he believed
to be the right, and fearlessIy opposing
what he believed to be wrong.
BE it further resolved, That we ex-
tend to his immediate relatives our SYM
pathy in this their time of bereavement,
and that these resolutions be spread on
the city records, and copy of the same
sent to his relatives
Stefano Rizzi, who is appointed to fill
out the unexpired term of Alderman
Rossi, is a native of Italy, where he was
born in Viggiu Oct. lsi 1861 He learned
his trade in the land of his birth and
served six years as a journeyman before
coming to America, where he lived for a
time in Quincy For many years he has
been an active figure in the Italian coll
Dny. and for the most part during his
residence in Barre he has been promi
1ently identified with its principal in
lustry. He resides at 322 North Main
street
500 Movie Fee Fixed.
Once a quorum had been obtained the
ouncil got down to business and pro-
eeded expeditiously. Although Manager
Alto Mariana of the Biiou made spirit
d protest against charging him license
ee as large as that fixed for the Park
heatre, the resolution fixing the fee for
II movie houses at 800 per year was
dopted after the second reading. Mr..
iariana based his claim for a lower fee
n the ground that he had paid the ex
essive fee for many years, while the
of the Park theatre, a compare
i've newcomer, had obtained relief soon
fter beginning business here. Moreover,
e asserted that a theatre with seating
apacity much smaller than the Park
hould not be required to pay the same
,e. SUCCESSFULLY Aldermen Milne, Lor
niger and Mcmillan spoke on what they
alled discrimination IN favor of Mr..
Iariana, and the matter was then dis
Iissed by Alderman Mines motion to
.ble the request. Later, the resolution
mending the ordinance to conform to
le change in fees and the resolution fix
g the per annm fee at 500 were
lopted without dissent
Some time was gained when Alderman
line moved that the reading of the
arrants be waived The warrants, ly
Q inches deep on the table, were not
sturbed. Alderman Loranger of the
,lice committee quoted Chief Sinclair
saving that the traffic signs, bearing
e message Keep to the Right" had
en DESTROYED since last year. The
ief. he continued had suggested that
On cylinders, loaded with cement and
owned with an electric light, be sub
ituted this year, in order that autoists
ight respect them. Alderman Milne
aited until his colleague had done
eaking and then took rather positive
ceptions to the chiefs statements that
e signs had been destroyed. He limited
exsggeration by saying that the signs
re so far from destruction that they
re already i'm the street department
op and undergoing rehabilitation for
e in the present season The claim
At they had been destroyed was mis-
ding. the chairman of the street COM
ttee went on. and he suggested that
chief should keep in touch with the
ads of the other departments.
Alderman Alexander filed the next eX
ition by challenging Alderman Lor-
gers statement that the iron-pipe and
aent idea originated with the chief.
herman Loranger replied that he mere
mentioned the chief in passing, and
It someone else. after all. might have
forward the plan. The matter OF
fiic signs was finally referred to the
ice and street committees with power
act.
here we're % births in March. accord
to the monthly report Of the health
eer. Thirteen Of the babes are males.
contagious diseases there were y.
it of which were German measles.
le the remaining four were divided
nlv between eiphtheria and chicken
Nine deaths were due % the fol-
ing cause. Iuherculusis of the hip
4. rheumatism. cerebral hcm rrhnec.
,motsr ataXia. hardening IF the sr
e.. snernia. pulmonary tuberculosis,
.r pueunuuia and seuilc dcaav. Tho
srt Was aednntcd
r. cserseer 81 TIC poer reported an
me. iucleairv an appropriate q