The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-11
MONTPELIER

Another conference with the Capital
City Gas company occurred Monday
evening when it developed that the
city had more authority in the matter
than it was at first expected, and when
Mayor Shurtleff called attention TO
the fact that the company could not
change its rates, which would include
the service charge, T.. Fl. Deavitt, rep
resenting the company stated that in
making the charge he had in mind the
general laws. Both sides did not re-
call that the franchise held so many
rights so no final action will be taken
until some figuring has been done by
the members of the council to ascer
tain which us going to be the more
beneficial TO the poorer class of peo
! pie, for it was brought ont in the meet
ing last evening that the 50-cent serv
ice charge would be easier on those
classes Of people, who use a large
amount Of gas. than on the physicians,
lawyers and such persons, who only use
the gas when they want to hustle or
need it only occasionally. 1t was also
brought out that if the high rate is
charged to the big users. then they
would take the heating and lighting as
well as power from the electric com
pany. Pursuant to the request from
the city council, the gas company fur
nished many figures showing that the
rate is lower in Montpelier than else
where in the state and that a service
charge exists in Springfield They con
tended that a minimum charge would
hit the little" persons and would not
touch big user and that it was these
persons that the company wanted to
reach as well as the small users. An
other meeting will be held shortly on
the matter.
W. g. Hastings went over the Nilcs
park, back of the State House, Monday
afternoon, for the purpose of seeing
how the park has been laid out by r.
w Button, who has completed his plan
of landscape architectural work and
has gone back to Chicago The plan
alone will cost about $500, while il will
probably cost several thousand dollars
to forest the park, as it is proposed.
A carload of trees and shrubbery ar
rit ed Monday morning and was I'M
loaded. Some OF it will be carried to-
day and tomorrow to the top Of the
hill and set temporarily in wet places
until it can be permanently set. Ser
geant at Arms Dwight Dwinell was
locking for men to set out some of the
shrubbery. When this work is com
pleted, the hill will look very pretty
Some of the plans will not be used az
they do not meet the conditions, at the
present time, at least.
Miss Dora Hodgdon is detained from
her work in the secretary OF states
office by illness.
Stephen Forrend, who was operated
upon at Heaton hospital recently for
appendicitis. has resumed work in the
State House.
The monthly meeting of the Amcri
can Legion will occur in their club
rooms Thursday evening, when the
monthly reports and the campaign for
membership, which occurs the 18th to
22nd, will be discussed,
Twelve accidents reports were re-
ceiyed at the secretary Of states Office
this morning of automobiles whose
drivers have been in trouble with their
machines. These include Paul Tomasi
of Barre, who reported that he had
to stop his car on hill between Mont
pelier and Middlesex and that the
driver Of the team. d. c. Duffy,
stopped his horse to rest so suddenly
that Tomasi ran into the rear Of the
wagon, doing little damage. Another
automobile was approaching, which
caused Tomasi TO 90 behind the team.
The Brighton Furniture company of
ISLAND Pond has filed a statement that
the company has paid $4,000 OF it,
capital stock and a certificate 10 that
effect has been filed with the secretary
of state.
Alderman W. B. Stratton is super
vising the placing of 500 six-inch trout
in Lake Mansfield. and some 700 more
have been ordered. These came from
the hatchery in Bennington. The am
nual meeting Of the club and the din
ner will take place June =, the meet
ing being at II o'clock in the morn
ing.
Rev. Frank Bloomfield left this morn
inr for Brattleboro to attend the con-
ference Of the Congregational churches
Of Vermont Rev. Charles st. John