The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-28
MONTPELIER
City Council Hears Receiver volholm OF
the Trolley Company,

AT the meeting of Montpelier city
holm, receiver, and II. G. Shurtleff, his
attorney, appeared before the council
asking the council to help in improving
| the financial condition of the road by
| recommending to the voters that the
| fare be increased to seven cents in each
! town or city and that the working
mems tickets be eliminated from the
present franchise The court has or.
dered this eliminated but it was
brought to the attention of their attor.
ney that it could not be done as the
voters controlled that.
Considerable was said about the
matter. Letters, that had passed be.
tween the council and the receiver,
were read showing that the council had
given notice of work it is about to do
and the receiver also asked that re,
lief from the payment of a portion of
the paving job be given. 1t was esti-
mated that if the seven-cent fare in
each town il allowed the road would
increase its income about 81 900 a
month and, therefore, be able to meet
more of its obligations. Figures showed
that in the last year only three months
had shown profit while the deficit
has been larger since the receiver was
appointed, due to the expenditures he
had to make to get the road back in
shape. 1t was found that the removal
of the Seminary hill car has reduced
the receipts one half Mr.. Volholm
urged that jitneys be licensed. A petit
tion of some 300 persons appeared ask
ing that the Seminary hill car be oper-
ated.
Alderman Lille wanted to know if
the council could expect the company
to pay for its portion of the paving
job promptly and both the receiver and
his attorney urged that, according to
the statutes, the Stewart claim has
priority rights. II was brought out
that the traction company pays Ia X.
w. for power while the other CONNER
cial rate is much higher. $. II. Mills
said that what the people want is serv
ice and that they are willing to pay |
for it, if they get it, but they have not |
had it and, therefore, they complain |
He urged eight cent fares and then
give service and suggested that posi- |
bly, the people would rather pay ten
cents if they could know that they |
would have service He recalled that |
when he came to Montpelier it cost |
20 cents TO ride to Barre and that I
things have changed and have in
creased in expenses He could not see
how the road could be operated with
out a sufficient compensation. The |
council will meet the representatives
Of Barre city and Berlin Aug >, if
agreeable to these persons, on the mat
ter and then report to the chancellor
will be made Aug, Q.
Albert Wheeler appeared with
grievance because he did not get work
rom the city He claimed storage On
, road machine and the desire Of a
new pillow and the council directed him
% send in his bill.
Earl Hayden, district highway com
appeared asking the council
where it was going to spend the state
road money The council al
hough il had not recorded its vote,
lad agreed to place il on State street.
lie objected and urged al considerable
ength that he wanted il spent on Ber
in street. II was. brought out by Alder
nan Lille that Montpelier people
we're not in favor of it there but that
ONE of the travelling public wanted it
n Berlin side, Alderman killie thought Z
lontpelier should be allowed to spend |
he money where in the councils opiu- !
On it was most needed. He was sup !
orted by Alderman Carpenter. Incl q
entally. il was understood last year
hat if the council expended 1.-THE mon o
\ on the concrete road in State street t
he approval Of continuing the work
j that street would be received this 4
ear.
Mr.. Hayden brought up the matter $