The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-21
Barre City Council Turned
Down a Request
Last Mi
RECENT Ex s HENCE
NOT SAT s. ACTORY
Roll Call 8 Motion to
Grant = nit Stood
Two to Five

The prospects are that no more car
| nival shows will be licensed by the
Barre city council to operate in the
city this summer, as an application
from the Barre Amusement Co. to pre-
sent a travelling exhibition company
was rejected by the council last night
by vote of five to two, after con
siderable discussion.
Recent experience with carnival
company was the strong actuatii..
cause in the decision not to grant a
license to the present applicants, ali
of the council expressing themselves
as wholly opposed to one of the ex
hibitions put ON by performers on the
grounds occupied by the carnival com
pany and only two of them being will
ing to take a chance on another COM
pany although the recommendations
| might be most excellent. More than
one of the council said that Satur-
udN HlRHb eAHlutllOH ny NoHeH was
not only indecent but subversive of :
morals, judging by the reports which
they had received of the performance.
The company, on whose field the al
| legged indecent and immoral perform
ance was given, had come with good
recommendations. and aldermen ex-
pressed the opinion that there were
some really good features of the aft
ernoon performances but the evening
cloaked at least one show which was
considered far below par II was said
| in defense Of the carnival companies
that some of the side shows we're not
under the management of the compa
nies although they might pay the COM
panies for concessions.
Another element that guided the
council in their refusal of license was
the likelihood of attempts being made
to conduct gambling games. The mo
tion was made that the present appli-
cants be granted license providing
! they should bar indecent and immoral
shows and all gambling games. On
the viva voce vote the mos" seemed to
be in the majority; but roll call was
asked, the result being that only two
votes were in favor of granting the
! license to the Barre Amusement Co,
while FIVE we're against the PROPOSE
| tion. So it does not seem probable
that any other shows of like nature
will get the sanction of the city.
Among other matters considered at
some length by the council was an APP
plication from people wofking or on
Grating plants in the vicinity of Black
| well and Smith streets, asking for the
public sewer on those two streets.
Thirteen granite firms and their en-
ployes signed the petition for install
ing such public service. which long
had been asked for and on which ten
tative bids had been made An esti-
mate made some time ago had placed
the expense at $1,000, and the city en-
gineer was instructed to prepare new
set of plans and estimate. Members
of the council expressed a desire TO in
stall the sewer this year If the cost
was not too prohibitiye and if men
could be secured.
A petition from residents Of upper
Prospect street for street light above
the Bassett farm vas referred to the
lighting committee to investigate and
report The Montpelier & Barre Light
& Power Co. was given permission to
install a gasoline tank and set up
pump for the use Of the company at
the sub-station, corner of Granite and
River streets. Grant Lanes appli
cation for similar permit on South
Main street, with pump on the curb,
was referred 10 the fire committee.
Recommendation Of the street com
mittee for a sewer extension on Cherry
street was ordered carried out.
Proposed amendment to the ordi-
nances covering pay for permanent FIRE
men was adopted This amendment
places the power Of fixing the pay
with the city council. empowers the
IRE committee TO fix time Of and va
cations. requires written notice of res
ignation at least two weeks in sd-
vance Of date Of leaving and cuts of
pav and bonus then due II a fireman
leaves before giving the minimum no.
tice.
Permits were granted ss follows;
Mrs. Josephine Rossto. garage, -
Brook street. 6. l. Ceresola. remodel
barn into house. II Quarry street,
Carlo Merlo. build open shed. 80 Gran
ite street Wire permits granted by
the inspector during June numbered
p and ~ meters we're installed The
council viii pick out a name for the
street leading from Depot square to the
gas plant.
Bill ordered paid were Street pay,
sssa6s. engineering pay, ss773. va
Ter pay. $1,000 frc pay. slsios, Pc
'ce pav. ssq1s. G 4 Booth. s1o. Mrs.