The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-03
|CIVIL SERVICE
| FOR THE POLICE
Recer " Discarded Regu-
| ] i Will Be Adopted
4 in Barre Again
ALDERMAN SCOTT
IN SHARP PROTEST
His Minority Report Calls
Forth Denunciation from
Other Members

council ordered TO second reading the
proposed ordinance amendment under
the sharp protest of Alderman Scott.
who was promptly outvoted No per-
sonalities, to speak of, were indulged
in; but some of the members voiced
their disapproval of the language of the
minority report which had been submit
ted by Alderman Scott
| Such expressions as "whim or caprice
of bare majority of the city council"
which voted out the previous service:
"endeavoring to protect some special
| friends" by re-enacting the method in
vogue up to year ago; and showing
contempt for true civil service" by the
former action-such expressions were
more than the council as a whole was
prepared To accept without making
known its disapproya And so ID dis
approved.
| Mayor Glysson declared he was not
going to let it be said his actions were
guided by "whims" without uttering
protest Alderman Alexander thought
the minority report not worthy of
recognition. atiI he would second Alder
man MeMilIan's motion that the report
be not accepted. Alderman keefe
couldn't subscribe to all there was in
the minority report; that's why he had
hadn't signed it. Aldermen Healy and
I.oranger said little but they made
known their disapproval by voting to
refuse acceptance OF the report 50
the report was laid away somewhat
summarily.
The offending report was as follows;
"A minority Of your committee
are of the opinion that these
amendments should not be adopted
AT this time; that when the city
council in FEBRUARY, 1919, saw fit
to annul the civil service for the
purpose Of correcting alleged faults
in the department, instead Of pro-
ceeding legally under the ordi
nances and preferring charges
against those members of the de-
part,nent who were liable thereto
Il II ally. and thus endeavoring to
carry out the full legal effect and
spirit OF the civil service, they then
showed their contempt for true
civil service: and that an eleventh
hour return to the same appears 20
be for the sole purpose of endeav
|
friends who are now members of
the department, and is inconsistent
with their former action. We be-
lieve that no real good civil service
can be established where the same
majority that puts il into effect
can lust as easily repeal or annul
it. and that until the charter of the
city is so amended as to make civil
| .oxx-s,a a parYnauaut nnlipy and moi
subject to the whim or caprice of
bare majority of the city council,
il will not be effective and of no
1 good to the city.
| tSignedD III. William Scott
One part of the majority report,
which was the proposed amendment to
restore civil service. was also objected
to and ordered stricken out OF the
amendment, with Alderman Scott vot
ing against the action. That part
stricken out required that applicants
| for the police force must have been
residents of Barre two years prior 10
application as we'll as being citizens OF
the United States.
| Alderman Healy thought II most
I'M American" that such restriction
should be imposed. and he favored max
ing the Barre police force open to any
citizen of the United States of two
years standing. In defending the or
iginal proposal. Alderman Scott thought
| the city should not 60 outside OF its
own borders in selecting policemen.
Aldermen Alexander and Loranger
thought all citizens of the United
States should be eligible. Alderman
Mcmillan moved to amend the proposed
ordinance to read merely citizens Of
the United States. Alderman keefe
was inclined to think il should be con
fined to residents of Barre of two years
standing. A big majority of the coun-
ell voted for the wide open policy, and
| thus the civil service amendment went
TO its second reading
Other Doings.
Another document passed TO second
reading was a resolution appropriating
sl2 600 to the school department out OF
the 1920 taxation returns. Resolutions
adopted related TO departmental sppro-
priafions and an appropriation of $1,000
| 10 repair the Church street schOolhouse
for occupancy by the American Legion
and other patriotic bodies.
The annual report of the auditors,
the final wind-up of the city reports,
was presented. accepted and ordered
printed in the year book. This report
stated that the accounts had been gone
over and found 10 be correct and prop
erlv vonchered for: and it added the
financial statement Of the city, a.
showing bonded indebtedness Of sllf.
500 note indebtedness Of s!0,sfl69
water bonds of Sl25.000: as showing
also rents due. s27s; Genital Nermout
balance. s4420; assessments due, 81.
gss II and delinquent taxes OF - .2ss.fl
covering eight years
The cemetery commissioners submit
ted their annual report. showing bal
apre of S4sls44 in the Elmwocd ceme-
Isrv fund and sl3.9S2l4 in the Hope
cemetery fund The report was accept
Cd and ordered printed
Among the miscellaneous matters at
tended. to- were y B. Sanguinettts re-
quest for change Of street on Burn
hams meadow. referred 10 the street
eommitfee: Mrs Whiitcmore's sppf-
cation for . restaurant license on Peal
street. referred % the license commit