The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-01
MORMONS DENIED
STREET PERMIT
Barre City Council Flatly Opposed Re-
quest to Hold Meetings in the
Open.

Summary dismissal Of request by
the Mormon elders for permission TO ad'
dress street gatherings was the out.
standing move made by the city council
last evening in session otherwise un-
eventful. Elders Lindsey and Anderson
with the former as the spokesman, pre-
sented their credentials as representa-
tiyes of the Church of Jesus Christ and
Latter Day Saints, and then made a
formal request for the desired permit,
Alderman Loranger made immediate an
swer by saying that he would remain
consistently by the stand he took last
year when he voted TO refuse the permit.
Alderman Alexander moved that the
council refuse TO deyiate from the course
! followed last year. Alderman Rizzi Sec
onded, and the motion carried without
dissent.
Whereupon Elder Lindsey, after reeit-
ing the churchs classification among the
Christian denominations of the world,
spiritedly requested the council to show
cause for the alleged discrimination.
Mayor Glysson ruled that the question,
in view of the fact that the council had
settled it, was not debatable. The re-
quest and it's immediate dismissal calls
up viz OEltdLibu IltdAtu III NNuIE Pdbb
when the Mormons, after successive sea-
sons of freedom in the public square, met
council that refused to continue the
dispensation. Many argued that the
council took an ntolerant stand, but on
the other hand its position was as Wig.
orously approved in other quarters and
in late years the Mormons have been in
hibited from holding meetings in the
street, although other religions bodies
continue to enjoy the privilege.
The council turned down another re-
quest when Luigi Romeri, whose request |
for lunchroom license was recently re-
fused, submitted in writing his claim
for a reconsideration of the case. Preju- I
dice against his establishment on North .
Main street Mr.. Romeri ascribed TO the |
practice of boys loafng in front of the T
windows, a practice which he said could /
not be prevented from the inside. In
closing, the lunch man limited that the
city might be called upon to take care OF
his family If the council should insist on
his visible means of support,
On the motion of Alderman Alexander
the case was dismissed without further
hearing. Il
Through Alderman Rizzi the Odd Fell
lows, who are to hold a state convention
here in mid May, asked permission to
parade on the afternoon of the 10th, and
10 use decorations on the Rowland and
Gordon buildings The request was
granted on the motion of Alderman
aealy. A petition signed by Mr.. and
Mrs. j. g. Mcleod, Mr.. and Mrs. &. A.
Brown and Mrs. Agnes Williams asked
or cement sidewalk on Ayerill street,
he walk to extend from jefferson to
1hureh streets. 1t was voted to honor
he petition as soon as the finances of
he city will permit W. ]. Kingston
sked to be heard before the city deeds ]
small piece of land on Foster street to
4. ID. Keefe, and the matter was lett
With the street committee. The clerk re-
orted a customer for another small par
el Of land in Orange, acquired when the
ity opened its reservoir. On the mo-
ion OF Alderman Rizzi the clerk was di- 0
ected To ascertain the price the Gus s
omer il willing to pay. a
Building permits were granted as fol- n
1ws: r. d. Carpenter, TO build piazza V
n Stowe street; G. K. Cole, to erect ga /
age in Maple Grove; j. G. Harris, to G.
uild ell addition on Madison avenue;
ames Nicol, to build a piazza on Maple n
venue; Mrs. Ida Russell, to reshingle at a
; Laurel street; A. Sanguinetti, to build ci
henhouse on Currier street; Peter Puri- q
Iii, to build a barn annex on Prospect il
rect. Victor Stacy, II. Sironi and Alex o.
olonbo were granted permits to move W
nall buildings. Brown 4 Rizzi received m
lunehroom license as the result of ia A
,rable recommendations from the Ii al
nse committee. OF
Warrants approved for payment were
follows: Street department payroll, fir
1911, street, sprinkling, sewer, surface is
wer, sidewalk and bridge and culvert be
assessors account, 1861 and Sc
3I4; fire payroll, Sl26.93; police pay OF
IL, Sl05.93; water payroll, slo0.37. in