The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-24
In an Ordinance Adopted by
the Barre Board Of
Aldermen
SCOTT'S MINORITY
REPORT SQUELCHED
Street Railway Co. Makes
Informal Request for
Concessions

Majority and minority reports of the
| legislative committee were submitted to
the Barre board of aldermen last night
on the proposed change in the city ordi-
nances relative to increased pay of the
Barre firemen and other matters in rela-
tions to the fire department. The ma
Jority report was accepted, he minority
report, signed by Alderp r7cott, was
rejected and placed on ..d the ordi-
nance was adopted ;, ordered pub
lished. The ma jor' 81 ,ort, which con-
sisted of the ~ ID ordinance, has
been hashed ~ several times and
dished up reading public enough
times to NcS one of the Thanksgiving
turkey, ~ ere is perhaps no need to
report fu ,ner on it at this time other
than to call the attention Of the people
to the official ordinance as it will be pub
lished in this newspaper.
In his minority report, Alderman Scott
declared he was opposed to the ordinance
because the salaries proposed for the fire.
men were too large; the planned mot in
the ordinance) day off in five, added to
the two weeks vacation, with pay, so
reduces the working time of the firemen
that they would be employed only 27s
days out of the 365 and yet would be paid
for the entire 365; that the present force,
the majority at least, were young men
without families and that the raise was
not justified on the ground of their hav-
ing families to support. So he presented
a majority report on the ordinance.
Alderman Scott was not present at the
meeting and, therefore, did not back up
his report with oral statement.
The presentation of two reports caused
some confusion as to the parliamentary
procedure. but the aldermen finally de-
cided to accept the majority report, re
| iect and place on file the minority re-
port and then adopt the ordinance. That
was the order of procedure.
Enough for that.
For diversion, Mayor Glysson report
ed request of the street railroad people
for three things First, the right to
adopt a year.around 40-minute schedule
of cars instead of 30-minute summer and
| 45-minute winter schedule; second, elm
ination of throught ticket between Barre
and Montpelier and the substitution of a
straight fare Of Is cents; and, third, the
privilege of trying out one-man cars,
that is, the pay as-you enter vehicle.
Beyond listening TO the mayors state
ments, the aldermen did nothing on the
matter.
| Building plans in the granite industry
| continued to show signs of life in the
building inspectors reports. The Lille
Granite Co. asked for permit to raise a
granite plant on Smith street eight feet
and enclose it with new side walls Per-
NIT granted The Presbrey- -Coykendall
company asked for permit to extend its
machine shop and enclose its crane track
and stockyard, virtually making an ex
| tension of its main plant on Wiley
street Permit granted
The desire of the Union Cooperative
store for a permit to cover barn off
Granite street with clapboards was re-
| ferred TO the fire committee and the
building inspector, the latter official hav-
| ing already reported against the use Of
clapboards as furnishing too much of q
| hazard The committee of the whole re-
| ported fayorably on G. A. Paquet's apph-
cation for permit to build a large con-
crete and steel garage at the corner Of
Merchant and Summer streets, entrance
to the garage having been changed from
lllb IHtl W ud
amended permit was granted. James
Ingram was given permission to move
henhouse from So Merchant street to
~ of the same address.
The auditors reported on the gross
earnings of the Barre Gas Co. for the
year ending June 80, 1919, showing the
city's per cent to be $6S6.Sl. The re-
port was accepted.
Framing Of milk ordinance was tax
en- out of the hands Of the legislative
committee and city attorney and reposed
in the hands of The city clerk and the
city attorney. Alleged slowness of the
framing of the report was limited al as
the cause
Mavor Glysson nominated the eight
regular members of the FIRE department.
to be special policemen, and the nomina-
tions were confirmed. The demise Of one
large turkey and nine small turkeys,
| presumed" to have been caused by a
dog, was referred to the alderman from
the sixth ward, as the slaughter was
committed in his bailiwick. The Trav-
ellers' Insurance Co. asked for a report
on changes made to the stonecrusher
plant TO eliminate danger and the matter
was referred to the street committee.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
Jones & Nye, driving hearse, $40; j. r.
Spencer, compensation, $24; street pay
roll, $966.52; engineering payroll, $42.S3;
water payroll, $l5273; fire payroll,
Sl64.52; police payroll, $ll6.0l; cash
paid on street superintendent's orders,
1881; city hall janitor, Sl9; social
worker, SIS.