The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
Barre City Council Consent.
ed to Raise by Trolley
Company
ALDERMAN RIZZI
OBJECTED MUCH
Proposed Increase Is Said to
Be Needed to Pay the
Employees More

favor OF increased local and interurban
fares for the Barre & Montpelier Trac-
ton q Power Co. at the regular meeting
last evening. The debate over the pro-
posal to grant the company's request for
permission to revise the fare schedule
was short-lived, and in the discussion AZ
well as in the vote which succeeded il,
Alderman Rizzi found himself alone in
his opposition. Only five members of
the board figured in the ballot, as Alder
man Milne was absent As the result Of
the action taken the company, so far az
Barre is concerned, is empowered to raise
It's lnterurban fare from 25 to 30 cents.
and Its local fare from nickel to six
cents, the workingmen's tickets remain-
| ing unchanged
Apparently every member Of the conn.
cll had his mind pretty well made up be-
lore he entered the chamber, for the de-
bate preceding the ballot was brief and
the action finally taken decisive. OFF,
Gals OF the railroad in the persons of
Supts. Il. ID. Larrabee and c. F. MiIIar
and Atty. F. L, Gleason were present.
and with Judge Fl w. Scott thew were
the only people outside the council who
took part in the discussion. The vote.
TO l. showed conclusively that the
council concurs in the unofficial expres-
SION OF sentiment made by the members
OF the Montpelier city council and the
Berlin selectmen. Although Mavor Glvs-
son, by virtue of the fact that he pre-
slded at the meeting, did not vote. it is
understood that he favored granting the
request OF the traction company.
Inc request was made in the form Of
a petition and it is answered by the
Barre council IN the form of a franchise
amendment, whcih was adopted through
the medium of a resolution. In IL. work.
lngmen who use the street cars to 90 To
their work at 6:l5 as well as at 7 Is in
the winter, when the granite sheds re-.
sumo operations at 1870 o'clock. are
privileged to use the so-ealled working
mems tickets. All along, so it was said
at the meeting, the traction operatives
have not refused the workinemen's tick
cts on other than cars running between
$3.50 and Z a. M, but it was the desire
Of the council to have the Stimulation
down IN black and white, and the trac-
ton ofhclais present readily acceded
The motion to accept the amendment
was made by Alderman Loranger and
seconded by Alderman Healy.
Alderman Rizzi based his objection ON
series of computations which he had
made after inquiring into the financial
OF the road, its running ex-
penses and the number of passengers
carried. He said thSt an average of 700
passengers are carried daily by the road.
that the increase asked by the company
IN It's request for a revision Of the fare
schedules means at least $3.50 addition
y revenue each day, albeit, as he added,
he combined demands of the operatives
,nly call for an additional expenditure
)t $500 per day In closing, the mem
per from the fifth ward gave it az his
opinion that the local fare should be kept
It fiVe cents, even though the interurban
are is increased to 30 cents He also
lted the changed condition in transpor.
alton conditions between Barre and
Montpelier and expressed the opinion
hat the traction road is profiting BY the
allure of the NJ. & w. r. railroad to
ontinue its suburban service. In reply.
alderman Heaiy reminded his colleague
hat the traction company offers the only
egular means of transportation between
he two cities and that the present ex.
enses of the road include so to 40 per
ent for the operatives.
The chairman having extended a gen.
raj invitation for opinions, Judge Scott
Superintendent Larrabee
18th the result that that official said the
roposed new agreement between the
)mpany and the operatives is to con-
nue. until six months after the war is
lded. The judge, while eonceding that
rcumstanees may justify an increase 0f
We cents in the interurban fare, sug-
ested the wisdom, on the part of the
'uncil, in limiting the new agreement
! to fares to term equal to that 0f
le agreement that is to exist between
ie car operatives and the company Mr..
leason, in speaking for the company,
fought that the two cities and town
ould have an opportunity to ask for
wer fares after the war If circum-
ances seemed to justify such a request
! for the contention that the road is to
oft by the suspension of service on
e M. q w. r., the attorney declared
at the passengers who rode in August.
is, were per cent fewer in number
an in August, 1915. He did not use
e figures for 1917 because the infantile
ralysis epidemic inevitably caused
ling g-off in passenger receipts. The
te in favor of revision followed imme-
itelv.
Apart from the debate over the trsc.
N fares, it was short session. G. NJ.
nd sent in his resignation as building
ipector and it was accepted, together
Oh his report on 30 minor building
rmits issued in August. The appliea
n of DR.. J. w. Jackson for permit
raise the roof of an ell at 90 South
lin street was referred to the fire com
ttee Because most of the members
she'd to get through in time to attend
} lecture in the opera house, the read.
of large number of warrants was
iyed. The warrants were approved as
lows;
:. w Averill & Co, sol so. supplies;
rre Electric CO., $275, supplies: the
rrett Co., S699,3s, tarvia; city treas
r, Sl6.75, cash paid out R. L. Clark,
73, feed; Good Roads Machinery Co.,
30, repairs; James Hastings, $33.22,
o repairs; NJ. g. B. i. & P. Co, Sslg23,
iting; Northeast Metal Culvert Co,
Ala, metal culverts; S. N. Parker. So,
ness repairs; N. D. Phelps Co, 1890. So.
airs; Smith, Whitcomb Il Cook.
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