The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-15
MONTPELIER
Many Matters Were Considered at Reg
ular Meeting of City Council.

| lowing shoe shining stands on the
streets in Montpelier was left with the
license committee with power TO act
| by the city council last night, but it
WAS the consensus of opinion OF the
council not to allow stand at the
corner of Main and State streets, where
many women had complained relative
! to conditions that existed and re-
| marks that have been made by persons
! about the place. The application for
license to have stand, presented by
/ NJ. Bova, was refused Prominent citi-
zens of the city appeared before the
/ council and a petition Of some 100
names was presented to the council !;
but it developed that persons who
signed the petition did not realize what
the objection to the stand was. There
fore, the petition carried but little
weight. There were many matters
brought to the councils attention
which caused good deal Of discussion,
/ so that ii was the longest meeting
| that the council had held for couple
of years. G. r. Lackey, overseer, was
| authorized to build an addition to the
barn at the poor farm not to exceed
/ 50 900 in cost. Objection to spreading
| oil on Cross street was made by resi-
dents there. DIR. c. II. Burr explained
the need of a sanitary inspector, but
stated there was no need of plumbing
inspector. Abraham Aaron presented a
petition asking for improvement of
Harrison avenue. The salary of L. A.
Whitman was increased from $32 to $34
week and extras which were origi-
nally provided. Objection was made
to this, but Alderman Yeti claimed the
original salary was fixed without the
street committee being consulted. Al
derman Bowers moved that a cement
sidewalk be laid on East State street
and the council declined to endorse the
project The street committee report
ed that it had conference with 5. h.
Bates. state highway commissioner,
and thai he urged a cement street, sug
costing where it should be expended.
The council will have a special meeting
Saturday afternoon when visit 10
Mortified street will occur for the pur-
pose of ascertaining what can be done
about improving the street that has
been in poor condition for some years.
Alderman Bowers asked that the may
or appoint a special committee to go to
Boston 10 get fire truck, but the
mayor designated the supply commit
tee, to which the matter had been re-
ferred The supply committee was au-
thorizcd to get new suits for the po-
lice If need be. The matter of the IN
crease in the gas rate as has been ar
ranged by the Capital City Gas com
pany, in which the company proposes
a service charge of so cents q month,
was referred 10 the legislative commit
tee to confer with the gas company
and report at an early meeting. The
property committee was authorized to
rent land for garden purposes on Lang
don meadow and to make some repairs
ut the armory. The Beacon carnival
license fee was fixed at $40 a day.
while in the city. The matter of new
electric lights on Seminary hill was
referred to the lighting committee to-
report. The water committee was Civ
en- authority to purchase trees to be set
out about Berlin pond.
Two weeks special evangelistic
meetings viii be held by the Peoples
Evangelical church of Montpelier in
conjunction with the Baptist church.
Beginning Sunday, April Is, Rev. d. c.
ostroth OF Sdmerville, Mass, presiding
elder of the New England conference,
will preach Sunday mornings in |. 0.
o. F. hall and evenings in the Baptist
church. excepting Saturday. evenings,
and Monday, April %; closing Sunday,
May 2.
Mike James, who tonight wrestles
Waino Ketonen, arrived last evening
from Brockton. Mass. He IS native
of Albania and was member OF the
army during the World war. He is an
interesting young man TO know, DIS
cussing the part that the little nation
of which he was a native had in the
big war. His opponent also arrived
last evening from Worcester, Mass.
Records were broken on the DAILY &
Meigs alleys last evening in the bowl
ing match between the Red Men and
the YD teams in which the Red Men
took from the YD team the game by q
score Of l.4g7 10 ,372, also taking
from the YD team the hree.string al
lev record which was held az l4l3
pins roney Of the Red Men took from
Shepard Of the VI team the record for
the three string total made by a single |
player by getting 325. while Shepard /
had held the record at 32t
Mrs. Mary A. Baldwin died during |
the night at Heaton hospital after a |
long illness She was a daughter OF |
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruell Woodward born in
Waterbury Nov. II, 1916. and had lived !
in the place much Of her life. She IS |
survived by nine children, W b. Bald |
win. Walter Baldwin. Mrs. Susan Cab |
rec. Mrs. Sarah Guyette, Mrs. Jennie |
Chandler. Rucu Baldwin. Mrs. Clara 1
Baldwin. Mrs. Mary Jones and Mrs
Isabelle Arlington. The funeral will |