The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-25
MONTPELIER
city Council Talks Over Purifying Of
City Water Supply.

At the regular meeting of the Mont
pelier city council Wednesday evening,
the first move towards the purifying Of
the water used for domestic purposes
in Montpelier was started BY the an
thorization of M. +. Ferry, water ccm-
missioner, to purchase Ventura meter.
/ This has to be installed before the
chlorine process is installed and ii the
council has funds enough later In the
season 1t is proposed now to install
the purifying process. There viii also
| b. building constructed to house the
meter and the other equipment. WREN
this il done and the purifying process
\ installed, that will be no reason why
boating and fishing should be preventcd
on Berlin pond.
The council also adopted q resolu-
ton which provided for the relief Of
the traction company from any pay
| ing assessment on lower State street
this summer, or.any similar work done
| in 1922 OF course the traction com
pany will have to prepare the ground
under the rails suitable for tire pay
| ing. "A contract for use Of the ball
grounGs on Langdon meadow was
made. The acceptance Of Marvin street
from Bingham to College street oc-
Cured. The city clerk win shut of the
water Of those who have not paid their
water rent The Western Union may
| lay q line Of pipe on State street, while
| the New England Telephone company
was given authority to plate its wires
on the Tenney company poles, the idea
being that the two companies will re-
move such poles as they can to assist
| in identifying the streets. Therefore,
when one set Of poles can be used TO q
better advantage, this will occur
The adiutant of Montpelier post, No.
|! 8. American Legion, has received from
state headquarters at Burlington the
printed minutes of the last two state
conventions and the recent mid-win-
| ter conference. The second annual con
vention held at Barre in August, 1920,
the third convention held at Rutland
in September Of 1921 and the confer
ence at Burlington last February are
all contained in the volume which has
over $50 pages
Montpelier seminary baseball team
added another to its list Of defeats this
spring when the National Life team
won game from the team Wednesday
afternoon by score Of 20 70 >.
Sparks circus advance advertising
car was in Montpelier to-day. The
Hagenbeck Wallace circus representa-
tives were in the city the first Of the
week relative to the matter.
Mrs. Thomas Mcmahon has gone to
Springfield, Mass, where she viii spend
two weeks with her daughter
Mrs Frank Sullivan has been visit
ing Mrs. Frank Wheaton in this city.
James r. Dewey Of Quechee, II. u
N. Jones Of Montpelier and Leonard +.
Wing Of Rutland, as members Of the
commission on foreign and domestic
commerce, met with Governor James
Hardness Wednesday afternoon, rela
tive to Vermont's doing its share to-
ward the provisions for secretary to
represent New England in Washington,
ID. c., the states commissions wanting
to work collectively on different mat
tiers. The matter will also be presented
to the members of the board Of con-
troll to-day.
The Chittenden county Alumni asso-
citation Of the University Of Vermont
has arranged special program follow I
ing the dinner at the hotel Vermont in
Burlington Saturday evening for the
entertainment of the members of the
Washington County Alumni asso-
citation who go to Burlington that
afternoon to attend the baseball game.
Special parking facilities for automo-
biles for latter named association and
special seats for the same association
viii be provided at the university bali
grounds. Following the game the
two associations 90 to the hotel for
dinner and then the program
Misses Jackman and Tibbetts, who
have been employed at the shelter
home since it was located on Main
street in Montpelier. have completed
their services at the institution. They
were in charge of the original shelter
home in Montpelier. When the new
building was opened the supervision
was given to another person.
W. W Reirdon of Barton was Wis