The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-05
The Barre City Council Feels
That Nothing Less
Will Do
SOME WANTED 1T
FIXED 5 CENTS MORE
Matter Was Determined at
Regular Meeting Last
Evening

just under the brow of the $500 mari
the city council, at its regular session
last evening, anchored the tax rate 70
1918 at S2.s5 and called il night. III
forts TO make il $500, on the ground tina
leeway should be left for emergencies
fell short of success, and after the ques
tion had been submitted TO vote seyera
times, the mayor got an oral ballot which
Indicated consensus approaching unan
unity II is the highest tax rate in years
yet il is several degrees removed from
the pinnacle where the speculation Of
pesslmistic persons perched il earlier in
the year, when the practice of raising
every ante was only fad and not a
habit
The council convened at S o'clock, or n
day and one hour late on account of the
adjournment taken the evening previous
that the city fathers might participate in
the war rally. Even at the time ap.
pointed when the meeting was postponed,
quorum was slow in getting into gear.
Alderman Milne was absent from the
city. Alderman Mcmillan pleaded pre-
vious engagement with his dentist, and
Alderman Healy was charged with at
tending Charlie Chaplin revue
Fixing the tax rate at S2.s5 came with
the formal adoption of resolution au-
thorizing the mayor and finance commit
tee to levy an assessment on the grand
list Something in the way OF argumen-
tation and debate preceded the motion
which finally disposed of the tax rate
matter. IL was stated that the resolution
had been prepared on the basis of recon-
mendations made by last years finance
The assessors were quoted as
saying that approximately $4,000 in real
estate and $4,000 in personal property
would be added to the grand list this
year, although it was later submitted
that a loss of 250 poll taxes would offset
the revenue from the grand list increase.
And while no accurate estimate could be
made, it was thought that removals from
-he city and exemptions granted to sol
Tiers and sailors would cause a decrease in
polls that would exceed $50, Alderman
-oranger believed that the council would
Dc playing il safe if it boosted the rate |
% $500, and Alderman Healy at first in
lined to the same view. The tax rate as |
inally fixed specifies the following lev |
es Direct state tax of 20 cents, state |
chool tax of 10 cents, state highway tax |
i five cents, county tax of one cent, city |
Highway tax of 20 cents, city school tax
# s5 cents, evening drawing school tax
4 three cents, sinking fund tax of Is I
ents. general city tax of Sl.26.
Band music came in for additional dis.
ussion when resolution appropriating
1850 to the liquor license account and
100 to band concerts was read for the
econd time and adopted. Interrogating
ldernfan Mcmillan, chairman of the spe-
Ial band committee. Alderman Alexan-
er asked If contract with either band
ad been signed The chairman replied
| the negative, but said that the music
hich the pipe band furnished when the
,ldiers left for Camp Devens was to
,unt as concert. Mr.. Alexander then
sked that the matter of signing con
acts be held in abeyanee until after the .
ar chest campaign. Mayor Glysson gave /.
Is colleagues leave to interrogate the
aker of the motion. and Alderman
ealy inquired. At this junctme the !
ty clerk said he had seen the Red Cross ! !
ceipts, showing where members of the !
lristoforo Colombo band had eontribnt, =
/ Alderman Rizzi quoted the leader OF !,
e band as offering to produce the sum !
81 900 in Liberty bonds owned by him
derman Alexander said he never men
oned the leaders name when he made =
9 charge.that working members of the
nd had refused to buy bonds, but that
could prove that certain musicians
d refused. No action was taken. \
The fire committee reported fayorably -
Mrs c. +. Bolsters request for
ingline permit, and permits were grant
David Welch for a house annex on
irview street; Thomas Jeffries for pi
"a improvements, and c. r. Hall for n
E erection of a garage on Quarry street. r.
The following warrants were approved q
, payment; G.. L. Gregware, fremont "
'eet contract. S264os; street payroll, Il
1925; engineering payroll, S36.sl; wa "
payroll, S76.37; fire payroll, Sl31.07;
lice payroll, Sl03.37; assessors payroll,
}; G. A. Bemis, sl6. services as jam
r; G.. n. Cook. sl.sl. cash paid out (;
lliam Mcdonald, $3.50, support of r.
or, 81 SO, salary.