The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-17
SPIRITED CLASH
AT CITY COUNCIL
Alderman He Z Objects to
"Stab in tt dck" on Wa
ter D. <sstment Truck
|SCc.SS DENOUNCES
"SQUANDERING
Healy Charges Scott With
Not Producing Any
thing Constructive

time in many weeks, the Barre city
council got together last night in regu-
lar meeting. "Got together" is the fit
ting designation because some Of the
members got so close together toward
the close of the meeting that it seemed
there would be necessity of separating
them. No physical clashes nothing
ike that; but some rather sharp words
passed and repassed.
The turmoil came in an otherwise
calm gathering when Alderman Healy,
back from an extended western trip,
asked the meaning of a newspaper re
port of q previous meeting while he
was ABSENT at which a protest was
made over the purchase of a water de-
partment truck by the water committee
without referring the matter to the
city council as a whole and at which
meeting members of the water com
mittee stated that they did not know
the deal had been completed although
they had been cognizant of the negotia-
tions. Alderman Healy, let it be stat
ed, is chairman of the water commit
tee.
Being chairman of the water commit
tee, Alderman Healy considered that
the protest was stab in the back"
when he was away and he wanted to
know the meaning for such course.
The public, he said, may have got
tffa tyt1F. 4e,ts.s I.4 L
ter trucks on his own hook without
considering any other member OF the
city government.
Alderman Loranger, member of the
water committee, was the first to make
response, he stating that when the bill
for the truck came in before the coun-
ell, some members of the council pro-
tested, believing that the purchase
should have come before the council.
Alderman SCOTS name came into the
discussion as the one who raised the
protest; whereupon Alderman Healy
inquired Of Alderman Scott why, if he
had any animosities toward the water
department sor himself (Healy) he did
not come to them directly in the mat
ter
Alderman Scott replied that he had
no animosities and that what he said
was In open meeting.
Mayor Glysson then iRterjected the
remark that he was not opposed to tho
buying of the truck and, in fact, he had
favored buying the truck last spring,
believing that it would have been mon
ey in the city's pocket.
Alderman Scott vouchsafed the epin-
ion that the action of the water COM
mittee in buying the truck was not le-
gal and as little justified as ordering an
alderman TO attend council meeting
Alderman Scott, by the way, was noti-
fed a few weeks ago to come back to
Barre in order to make up quorum,
as Aldermen HeaIy and Alexander ex-
pected TO be out Of the city Its on Il
parity with such an order declared
Scott.
q made that motion, said Alderman
Alexander.
Thereupon, Mayor Glysson explained
that it was necessary TO notify Alder
man Scott to be back in order to have
quorum, so the city could do business.
Alderman Scott: Il have just as
much right to be away as the other
members | shall attend the meetings
when / am in the city and when able 70
do so; and if my business calls me
away from the city / shall go.' He
added. "And | shall continue to vote
against any squandering OF the city's
money. ] am here to do my duty and
shall vote against anything which
seems TO be wasting of the eity's
funds"
Then YOU must have thought every
act of the city council this year has
been squandering the city's money" re-
torted Alderman Healy, because you
have voted against about every prop
osition You haven't offered anything
constructive don't find fault when
anybody offers something constructive
but you haven't done it, move we
adjourn"
That ended the colloquy and the get
together, because the remainder of the
council agreed it was time to adjourn.
The Business That Was Transacted.
During the constructive moments of
the meeting considerable routine busi-
ness was done, with Alderman Scott
doing the obiecting act to a bill for au-
tomoble hire when the council went to
Burlington to witness the slaughtering
of condemned cattle, Il object to pay
ing the bill out of the city's funds,
said the alderman; Il supposed we were
goin to chip in and pay for that trip
out Of our own pockets. I'm willing to
chip in and pay my share
Nobody else spoke similar mind
and Alderman Healy moved that the
bin be paid out Of city funds. The bill
was for S26,50 TO the Goodfellow com
pany and was paid, along with these
others:
d. L, McLeary, $2o750; H. G. Ben
nett, S46.S2; R. L. Clark, $l26.25;
Montpelier g. Barre Light & Power Co,
Sl326S; Paige & Campbell. 1896;
Smith, Whiteomb & Cook Co., 1915;
N. ID. Phelps Co., $l06.77; c. w, Averill
& Co, S5S.27; street superintendent
orders, Sll.sl; Granite City Tool Co,
S6. Lowell Mcleod, $3.50; J. B. Robin
son, $1,000; G. w Martin, $500; Barre
Electric Co., Sl735; water rebates,
Sll775; cash paid out, city water de-
partment, S3662; B, Il. Griffith, Sl925;
w. j. Loughheed g. Co, S2429; New
England Tel. & Tel Co, $l47l; Rens-
selaer Valve Co., S9654; Reynolds &
Son, S2.l0; town Of Barre work on
city water main in South Barre, $500;
Trow & Holden Co., 10 cents; Barre
Gas Co, sl9.96; A. NJ. Flanders, $3.50;
Adams CO., Sl28; Anthony Conte,