The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-18
MONTPELIER
A Special City Council Meeting
Transacts Considerable Business.


f0 San Francisco, where he is a dele
gate from Vermont to the Democratic
national convention After going along
for four months without budget, the
majority of the finance committee ap-
parently had become tired of the sit
nation and presented majority re-
port Alderman Bowers, who is chair
man of the committee, took issue rela-
tive to the need of it at this time,
claiming the other members of the
committee were responsible Tor the
DELAY. However, the council adopted
the majoritys report and accepted the
budget under which the council will
work in the coming months of the un-
finished year, as signed by Aldermen
Stratton and Farrar.
The council then voted to approve
the purchase price of pair OF horses
that Overseer Lackey bought for the
department, costing 5000 with harness
on them, bought of Charles Harpen,
Mrs. o. H. Richardson presented bill
which was referred to the accounts and
claims committee, bearing upon some
sewer work which she thought was city
expenses. The matter of the selec-
ton of a water commissioner was then
under consideration for some time. In
this Mayor Shurtleff suggested that
he learned of Mr. Dudley who was
well versed in water departments ana
had served in that capacity. He eA'
pected to pay more than the city has
been paving and said that 1t would lle
more profitable for the city to do this
because the water department is IN
serious condition, having been neglect
ed and there being many shutoffs that
are not recorded. There are also many
other matters which have been left un-
done. The city council will meet 5. b,
Bates, by whom Mr.. Dudley2is employed
next week relative to his employment
The sprinkling assessment was made
The police were instructed not to allow
the sale of firecrackers before 8 o'clock
the morning Of July 5. Alderman Far
rar brought up the matter OF the city
charter providing who shall have
charge of city property and said that
the council, which in his absence, put
one over on him by placing the matter
| outside his hands, had done something
contrary to the charter and moved that
the vote taken on selling of hay etc,
from the water department be re-
scinded The mayor read the charter
and sustained Alderman Farrar. Con
siderable effort was made TO dodge the
issue but the result was that the vote
was rescinded. However, on motion Of
| Alderman Kelly, G. F. Lackey, who has
been in charge OF selling hay, is to be
paid pro rata for the time he spent in
the work of looking after the hay.
Upon motion OF Alderman Kelly, the
matter of the contracts signed by b. Nj.
HAYWARD were seyerally referred To the
water committee, composed OF Alder.
men Farrar, Yeti and Raroni, TO see II
they can make suitable agreement with
those who had expected TO have the
had and report at the next meeting
The contract made by Mr.. Laekey to
George Fitzgerald for the hay on the
| Stewart place for Sl75, an increase
of 500 from the amount in the origi-
nal contract, was accepted by the coun'
ell. This was $40 less than it was
| stated at the previous meeting that
there was an offer for the hay for 1t
was found that the man supposed 10
have made the offer had not done so
Streets were discussed in general, the
majority of the council feeling that
some work should be done IN the cen
ter of the city where complaints are
numerous. and Alderman Farrar moved
that a horse and cart be secured and
the holes on the main streets be hlled
i'm. which was carried after a great
deal Of argument between Alderman
Farrar and members of the street com
mittee. Other matters of little i'm
nortanee were called TO the council !
attention and disposed OF.
The listers have filed with the city
clerk an abstract of the stock they
found in Montpelier during the TINS
they were making up the INVENTORIES
which showed there are II silos' -,
horses. % sheep, sos mich cows, ~
other neat stock. 6s registered nea'
stock, 10 pure bred bulls, zoe hogs.
i Miss Margaret Lamperti. who hai
been recovering for several weeks IRON
an generation for appendicitis, has re-
sumed her duties in the Office OF lherl
ault and Hunt.
Walter +. wry, who has been casnieI
AZ The Central Vermont freight station
hss heen transferred TO St. Albans
while w. c. Greenwood OF Northhel'
takes his place. -.
Eddie Ewing was sentenced yes'er
dav bv Judge L. NJ. Harvey IN Mont
peiier city court to three months IN "a
county Jail for breach of peace, IN,
writ does not set up what the breacl
was but il is understood he got drum
and went to Burlington where he wa
( arrested. =
Oficial- in waitsfeld evidently IN
tend to have a quiet Fourth 81 July
: for they have written TO the secre
{ tarv Of state asking him to stat
whether fireworks may be sold; an
the secretary has replied quoting sec
: tom 7lOs Of the general laws wh,ci
Z provides that a person who mas III ~
possession a cracker, squib, serpent @
rosket with the intent to sell or hr
"a the same Is liable to lne OF nc
! moro than $40 for each otiense, AIS
: section 7lls. which provides - pen
/. altv against person who mas w ~
n,s.sssion toy pistol for explosion
PERCUSSION caps or blank cartridge
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