The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-21
BRITISH CAPTURED FIVE TOWNS2
FRENCH SWEEP AROUND NOYON
NOT ENOUGH ROOM
FOR CITY OFFICIALS
Cemetery Commission and Superintend-
ent Are Left Out at City Hall--Mayor
Wants His Office to Himself.

cemetery commission and superintendent.
Or failing that, the cemetery officials
win be content with place in the park,
until such time as the aldermanic prop
erty committee can uncover an unused
nook or Granny at city hall where the
desk and safe of the commission can be
placed. At present those two pieces
Of furniture are on casters and ready to
move in any direction.
Mayor Giysson's threat to veto the al
dermen's motion to pair him off with the
cemetery superintendent at city hall had
the expected effect, and until March |
and maybe later date he will have his
own office much to himself To begin
with, it should be borne in mind that
changes are in the making at city hall.
The police are clamoring for place on
the ground floor. The ianitor has APP
pealed successfully for promotion from
his sleeping quarters in the basement to
room on the first floor. He is to have
the Office adjoining the school commits
sioners' room recently used by the ceme-
terry superintendent At the last regular
meeting OF the aldermen it was voted to
grant the ianitor's request and at the
same time the. aldermen adopted a mo-
tion which, but for the mayors threat
ened veto, would have established the su-
perintendent in the mayors Office. Last
week when all these doings were under
way it was said that the mayor wasn't
using his office very much. The mayor
was present during the transaction, but
as he explained at the council meeting
last evening, he remained silent because
it was an alderm8n's meeting.
His opening came Just before adjourn
ment last night, and he didn't stop to
hunt for high-fown language in speak
ing his mind. He started in by saying
that the office is not used to any great
extent and that the cemetery people
could use it as much as they likes after
he should finish with it, Continuing, he
made it plain that he proposed to share
the Office with no one until after March
/, 1919. If the aldermen failed to re-
consider their hasty action he should be
constrained TO veto the motion OF last
week, etc Not much was said for re-
joinder, but the aldermen eonmuned in
silence for moment and then Alderman
Alexander moved that the council recon
slider the motion and that the report, in
cooperating the original recommendations
sof the property committee, be referred
back to that committee. There was only
one dissenting vote and the motion was
declared carried.
Appearing for the recently organized
Barre City band, James Robertson asked
that the council guarantee the band sup
port that it may continue as a perma
nent organization Alderman Rizzi said
that Barre had had enough music for
this summer, but Mr.. Robertson eX
planned that the City band sought finan
cial aid because it desired TO practice
weekly during the winter in anticipa-
tion Of next summer. Members Of the
council cited the large crowd which at
tended the initial concert Of the City
band and opined that the public evident
ly would favor its continuation. Alder
man Alexander heartily approved Of the
new band and it was ON his motion that
Mr.. Robertsons request was referred to
the band committee with instructions TO
confer with members of the band
A delegation from Prospect street
came to the council chamber to appeal
for better highway conditions, Winter
and summer roads on the Hill, it was as
serted, are almost impossible The com
plant was referred to the street com
mittee. Objections to the practice of
dropping stone chips into the river near
the south end were voiced and the street
committee was asked to look into the
matter. The committee, in number of
reports recommended that Park street
be repaired; the street superintendent be
directed to remove city stone on the Ma.
Pile avenue property of James Nicol; a
new receiver and sidewalk on North
Seminary street after the city engineer
has completed resurvey; the manufac-
turers against whom Berlin and Smith
street residents complained be asked TO
establish a cess pool to take away refuse
from their polishing mill 0verseer Nc
Donald reported that Sl,450 was expend-
ed in the charity department during the
past month, leaving balance of S..
Some hundreds of dollars went TO the
town Of Stowe the hospital and the un-
dertaker The reports were accepted.
Warrants were approved for payment
as follows Street payroll, S396.6li en-
gineering payroll, S46.4I; water payroll,
$I494l; fire payroll, Sls4.32; police pay
roll, Sl0687; assessors payroll, S72; tax
rebates, S659.76; G. A. Bemis, SIG, sery-
ices as ianitor; cash paid out on the
street superintendent's orders, Sll0.l6;
George Tonguay, rs cents, for returning
burial permits