The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-19
MONTPELIER
City Council Held Special Meeting Last
Evening.

Al a special meeting of the MontpeleI
city council held Thursday evening i
was voted to give X. H. Nelson of Barre
Standard Oil company, Lowe and knapl
and the city of Montpelier the right tl
operate their auto trucks on the streets
of the city. Some Is persons appeared
in response to the request OF the city
council relative to whether the city
should purchase new water sprinkler
or what method should be used this year
| l.. III. Atherton and W. ID. Whitcomb ia
vored buying an auto water sprinkler,
but in view of the little interest on the
part OF the citizens the matter was left
until the next regular meeting when it is
expected the council will vote to allow
the property owners TO sprinkle with
hose instead of using sprinklers.
Thirteen signers of the Rcdpath Chau-
tauqua met with G.. J.. Dalgety the ad-
vance manager, Thursday eveniug in the
city council chambers. aud ii was voted
10 hold the entertainments between the
dates of August II and II, while r. y.
Northrop Of Malone n. Y. will be super
intendent The local officers are: Chair
man, W. G.. Cotton; vice chairman. W.
A. Pattee; secretary and treasurer, Hen
ny Holmes.
II. j. NJ. Jones. state fuel admins
traitor. was in conference Thursday morn.
ing with a Mr.. 0Neil of White River
Junction, who wants to have the adj.
ministrator assist him in getting sid
ing constructed 50 that he may unload
his coal into pocket. He has a five
year lease to the siding, but cannot put
In the coal without the consent of the
Central Vermont railway He wants to
install AN up-to-date pocket SO that he
will not have to shovel the coal over
the sides of the ears. He feels that he
can save time in the holding Of cars for
and the administrator agreed |
with him that the saving of time in Ln-
loading is essential with the shortage Of |
,ars. The conditions are worse than they |
have been, according to information re /
eeived at the office this week.
A company Of the hello" girls Of the |
Montpelier Office Thursday evening gave I
Miss May Merrick, who i soon to finish /
work in the office, a surprise at the home
II Miss Lillian Henry, where she had !,
been invited 10 spend the evening. Games
we're enjoyed, Refreshments were served,
md Miss Merriek was presented white
vory clock.
Charles W. Scott is in Concord, n. H.,
Commissioner of Weights
md Measures w f. Scott.
In city court this morning Judge Har-
ey gave Judgment in favor Of G, Fl.
Fix in his suit against Ernest Gilbert,
0 that by default the plaintiff recovered
$3.50, which covered the cost OF the
ction.
Members of the Board of Trade have
eceived word that representative of
he underwear factory viii come to
Iontpelier next Wednesday relative to
,cating the plant here. !
Those interested in the Cotton Manu- J
,cturing company have been comforting
slative to the bullet factory which a
,ncern in Montreal wants to locate here. y
ichford has also taken the matter un. =
er advisement, il was stated this week
ONE Of the industries committee Of the
GARD OF Trade have also conferred rela- r
We to the matter.
AT the meeting of the grange Thurs +
~ evening it was voted to buy a 800 B
liberty bond. The letter from Mrs. H. =
/. Farnham, who has charge of the :.
'ange solicitations ia Vermont was
adj o. l.. Martin of the state grange -
as present and spoke for short time
ION the Liberty loan. A. W. Foote of Il
who is in this section of the :
ate on farm loans. spoke for a short
me upon the way in which to oh. =