The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-12
MONTPELIER
Montpelier Votes to Sign Agreement
with Trolley Company.

The Montpelier city council last even
ing gave Mayor Shurtleif authority to
sign an agreement between the city
and the Barre & Montpelier Traction
& Power company whereby a trial
proposition may take place for a five
cent fare In Montpelier, excepting be-
tween the Pioneer and the Berlin Town
line. The council amended the pro
posed agreement which il acted upon
several weeks ago by which il gave the
traction company an increase in rate
between this city and Barre to IL cents
Fred f. Gleason, attorney for the com
many. showed to the council a certified
copy of the agreement which had been
signed between Berlin and the traction
company in which Berlin agrees to the
Is cent proposition on the condition
that they get nine-cent fare into
Montpelier or Barre. They have
six cent fare in Berlin. But persons
coming from Highland grove, which Is
two houses from the Barre city line,
can come to Montpelier for nine cents,
while a person going to Barre from
Berlin may ride for nine cents If that
person lives at the Bianthi house or at
any point nearer the Barre city line.
When the Montpelier city council one
week ago declined to rescind its vote
taken last November, most OF the
members of the council knew that Der
lin was ready TO sign the agreement
of which there was a certified copy
before the Montpelier city council last
evening. Some of the members of the
council did not want TO rescind that
vote for they wanted il shown on the
records that they wanted a tive-cent
fare in Montpelier and by the agree
ment signed last evening by Mayor
Shurtlelf they have obtained that de.
sire, although it did not go as far as
thew would like TO have had 1t. SO the
agreement, which was signed last even
ing, gives persons riding in Montpelier
between the end of the car line and the
Pioneer a five-cent fare or between the
end Of Seminary hill line and lower
State street a tive-cent fare. 4 per
son coming from Seminary hill and
going to the Pioneer can have five
cent fare This takes care Of the work
inc men in Montpelier. This part Is
on a trial basis for four months and
from the earnings as shown by the
company during the year when five
cent fare was in force against against
a six-cent fare in 1919 it looks as
though the five-cent fare will come to
STAY. This arrangement also gives the
residents of Seminary hill two rides
down street against one which they
have been experiencing. for II IS the
purpose OF the company, as explained
last evening. to run the Seminary hill
- TO the end Of the lower State
street on the first trip and then on
the second TO meet the main line car
nj the foot Of Sibley avenue. Pas
sengers coming downtown on that car
will transfer to the main line car and
the Seminary hill car will return to
College street with those persons who
came from the Barre direction. This
arrangement confines through the day
and evening. This change in service
will materially improve the accommo-
dations Of persons who want TO go
home to dinner. il is claimed.
The rest OF the agreement Is as The
council voted it IN November. name
~, Is cents between this city and
Barre; 45-minute. instead Of iO-minute
service in winter and 30-ninute service
in summer Ii was explained to the
council last evening that the Barre city
council had agreed to a similar ar
rangement and that an agreement was
left with the proper committee during
the dav for its signature. The new
agreement viii 20 into effect by March
L.