The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-15
MONTPELIER
Tax Rate of Nearly SO Is Expected to
Be Assessed This Year,

. my NHtil lif iHdhiHg up VI iHt DuuE'
. for the coming year was under consd
GRAFTON for the most part. Some OF TIN
minor things done were granting Of 1
permit to Lane Manufacturing com
paBy, n. II. Nelson and the city d
Montpelier TO operate fvc-ton trucks
in Montpelier, with the exclusion o.
certain bridges which are believed to b,
too light for these trucks to pass over
The New England Telephone company
was given authority TO set telephone
poles. Charles r. Lyons was elected
auditor. The Clark II. Stewart prop.
erty in Berlin was bought for $4,000
The price has been $4,000, it was un.
derstood Dust laying assessment.
were changed where errors had oc-
Cured The eurfew law will remain a.
it is.
Some of the committees made re-
ports. The fire committee recommend
cd that an increase in salaries be given
the men next year, as did the police
committee. The street committee rec
commended $4,000 worth Of work, in
Guiding some permanent work ON Main
and State streets and $4,000 job on
Mortified street as well as some work
on Barre street and some permanent
sidewalk work. The property commit
tee recommended 81 900 expended in
side city hall, repairs on the city barn,
city farm house and barns, armory and
some of the machinery. They also
recommended the purchase Of a motor
driven truck in the fire department
| The tax rate, because of the probable
increase in salaries to the teachers, will
reach well towards S3 this year. (,
The Woman's club Of Montpelier gave
two excellent entertainments Wednes-
\ day for the benefit Of the people of
| Montpelier. with the intention off Sc
curing money with which to increase
their piano fund Miss Kathleen lie.
Baron Of Waterbury, who has appeared
in Montpelier before was much en-
loved Mrs. j. f. Wilcox whistled Sc
lect ions Miss Resell kimbal gave
dances and H. d. Hopkins gave French
dialect readings All of which made
very nice entertainment at both after
noon and evening entertainments. there
being large audiences on each occasion.
h. j. Stewart has resigned from the
wears OF service there He has seen
many changes during the period be has
been connected with the department
and was considered one Of the best call
men When he first entered the de-
partment he drove one of the rigs. This
was in the days when the department
was ON the volunteer plan. When the
change to the part paid firemen oc
cured he was one OF the few old men
to- Atay in the department He has
been in nearly all Of the worst fires in
Montpelier during the time he was in
the service.
The three engines. which were sent
to the shops in Schenectady, n, Y.
where they were remodeled into super
heating engines, have returned These |
are engines 30. 23i, 232 from the Cen
trail Vermont railway. They have been |
greatly improved and are now being !
used ON the passenger service. II j.
not expected that engines $50 and AL I
OF the Maine Central railroad which |
have been used ON the Central Vermont |
while the above engines were in the
shops. will be sent back Tor some weeks I
vet because Of the heavy traffic on the
Central Vermont railway at this time.
The morning passenger trains We're
little late today because of the cold
weather
James Laird. who has been III for
two weeks. left this morning TO re
sumo his studies in Colgate college.
He i captain Of the football team and
10 spite Of the fact that seyen Of this
years team retire he expects that their
places are well filled
Among those who went to Rutland TO
attend the funeral of !. A. Mead, ex-
governor. were Col 7. b. Thomas and
Mai. L. : Tilloison of this city.
Juan DeColaines and John Jerue
went to Burlington to day to appear
before United States commissioner IN
with the charges against
them Of alleged smuggling of liquor
into the state.
Mrs. Timothy Hornbrook has re-
,umed her duties in the insurance com
efiice after vacation OF
NO weeks.
!. q. Frattini was in Burlington to-
Iva, a. were Mason S. Stone and NJ. b.
iillegas.
John y. Harvey Of Brattleboro was
N the city to-day,
Mrs Robert Powers of Montpelier
md Miss Dora Blouin of Barre have
work in the secretary of
'tate's office.
W \. Cadv of Middlebury, VI. +. {
arpenter of Charlotte, NJ. NJ. Stocker
Il Danville ID. 1. Perry of Brattleboro |
md ~ G. Noyes of Sharon were at the /
highway Office to-day checking up their ,
ears work on roads.
Burtis Reed was in Williamstown
o-day.
Edward Connell Of l.yndonville set :
led his account in probate court to-day
n the estate of Bridget Cornell. late of I
>orthfield r. f. Blodgett OF Mont J
'elied settled his account as trustee of
fund created from the will of Martha !
=. Brainerd. late of Montpelier.
A marriage license has been issued to I
EDWARD Shappy and Miss Hattie r.
tone of Montpelier Merton Bell and
Hiss Rose Merrill applied for license q
his morning but owing 10 the age Of
he latter the parents consent had 10 c
e obtained
A ere occurred in city hall this morn
ng. probably due 20 some person throw
az lighted match or cigarette stub 2
nto can of dustbane. X was discov
red BY Joseph Ballou. who was going j
o the stock room and who. with Others. Z,
mt out the ere by use of an extiR- :!
usher No damage occurred :,