The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31
BARRE TO HAVE
FINE MEMORIAL
Citizens Authorize a Bond
Issue of $4,000 to
Cover Cost
ABOVE GIFT OF $4,000
BY QUARRY OWNERS
City Meeting Also Voted to
Refund $4,000 Bonds, Au-
thorized $20,000in Notes

A fitting memorial for Barre persons
who have served in the wars of the
United States is assured by the vote OF
citizens in city meeting Thursday even
ing when a sum not to exceed S6O,000
was voted. In addition to that, the citi-
zens authorized the issue of S37 900
bonds to meet bonds coming due this
year. authorized the issue of $4,000 of
the eity's notes in anticipation of taxes
and set aside three cents on the dollar
for the support of the evening drawing
school
The meeting was not largely attended,
there being less than 100 voters present.
Frank G. Rowland presided and James
Mackay acted as clerk.
On the evening drawing school article
of the warning, w. II. Messer moved
that the city maintain the school and
j. G. Booth later moved that the amount
set aside be three cents on the dollar, the
same as last year Both motions pre-
vailed unanimously.
S. Hollister jackson moved that the
city erect a memorial for those who have
served in the country's wars and sup
ported his motion as follows:
For 80, years the citizens of this com
munity have felt the want of fitting
memorial to its soldiers and sailors who
served our country in times OF national
danger. Year after year veteran after
veteran has answered the last call and
his surviving comrades have looked visit
fully at the triangle in front of this hall,
and in vain. for public expression Of
our gratitude ard remembrance. Day
after day we have missed the infuelce
and inspiration which such tribute
would bring. Our excuse has been, not
that we did not want such a memorial,
but that we wanted the very best that
art and granite could construct and one
that represented the contributions of a
unanimous citizenship.
Now the door is open to US. A recent
act OF the general assembly and the gem
erous action of certain quarry operators
permit us on this Memorial eve of 1919,
in this the year of peace, to make up
for our past neglect and TO build an i'm
mortal memorial.
Barre has manufactured over 1000
soldiers and sailors monuments for other
communities and the only thing about
these that she can take TO herself is that
they we're made in Barre But the pa
triotie sentiment which inspired these
other communities was made in Amer
lea and is our heritage and right as well
as theirs We of this little mountain
city viii not take second place to any
other city in the land. )"
The motion was seconded by William
Barclay and G. S. Andrews and was
passed viva yoce without dissenting
voices
J. G. Booth then presented a resolution
calling for the issuing Of the city's bonds
not to exceed 100000 for the purpose Of
erecting the memorial, the bonds to be
coupon, serial, one-ffth maturing each
year and the rate of interest and date
to be fixed>by the city council
A ballot being required on the ques.
tion Of bonding, the voters filed across
the stage and the tellers, Messrs. Booth,
G. H. Pape,' c. S. Andrews and James
Smart, counted 13 votes in favor of the
resolution and eight against.
In order to meet some Of the bonded
obligations coming due this year, for
which the sinking fund is not large
enough. Mayor Glysson moved that the
city refund such obligations not covered
by the sinking fund, and the motion pre-
vailed viva voce. Mayor Glysson fol-
lowed it up with a resolution calling for
the issue of S37 900 bonds, the maturity
of which shall not exceed 20 years and
the rate and date TO be fixed by the city
council A ballot on this proposition
showed that the attendance had dwn-
died about one half there being 10 votes
in favor and two against. "
When the next article of the warning
was brought up, Mayor Glysson moved
that the city council be authorized to
issue its notes not to exceed $4,000 in
anticipation of this years taxes. This
motion was carried viva voce.
Just before adjournment of the meet
ing G. S. Andrews presented a proclama-
tion signed by President Wilson, sup.
porting the boy scouts and urging par
ticipation in boy scout week observance
from june s to Ia, because of the good
work which the scouts have done in war
work service. 1t was explained that the
chief purpose of the drive is to get a
million associate members of the scouts.
On motion of C. S. Andrews the meeting
voted to engage in the weeks campaign
and on motion of Mr.. Andrews, Henry
A. Phelps was elected chairman of the
drive, he to be empowered to name his
committees. The meeting then ad-
iourned