The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-12
MONTPELIER
City Council Proposes to Treat Anony.
mons Letters Lightly.


mons Letters Lightly.
| The city council attended to matters
OF various kinds at the regular meet
ing held last night, Mayor Lille, Alder.
men Carpenter, Gowdey Edson City
Clerk Merrill and Street Commissioner
Gerry were present "A Communication
was read from the Barrett company
for the Barrett specification roof laid
stating that a 20 year guaranty bond
on the city hall will be sent to Peck n
Son, the contractors who laid the root,
to be turned over To the city authori-
ties The bond guarantees the life Of
the roof.
In view of the receipt Of another
anonymous complaint of conditions in
the city, the council wishes it under
stood that in the future citizens who
have genuine complaints should sign
their names to them. The complaint
last night related to people standing at
the corner of Elm and School streets
and addressing familiar remarks TO
girls The complaint was turned over
to the police.
A letter was received from G. b.
Chandler and w. 9. Cotton, the owners
of the property AUDITING on the So
called "dugouty or driveway on State
street, stating that they considered the
public good would be served if the
driveway was filled in to the sidewalk
level No action was taken in this
matter.
Street Commissioner M. g. Ferry
was instructed to have signs warning
agains driving rapidly posted near
the schools on East State street. No
signs have been posted there for some
time, one of those formerly set up
having been knocked down by a speed
ing automobile.
A, request was received from 10 resi-
dents on Harrison avenue and in that
vicinity for street light at the cor
ner of HARRISON avenue and Loomis
street. The council will investigate the
matter.
The sale OF the Barney property off
Main street the rear of which faces on
Fraser is trustee Of the property.
The council voted to install three |
street lights OF 90 candle power each |
me on Fuller street at the first turn,
me at the top of the walk on the last |
,ole next TO the hospital, and one on
Woodrow avenue hall way between
smmons street and the last light next
o the .ospital. The lights win cost
is year each to operate. The issue
# buigling permits wege approved
or general repairs to the following
J. r. Ayers, 9 Sabin street, f. M. Mills,
2 Ridge street Louise NJ Gridiey,
Cedar street, M j. Long, Pearl
treet, Charles Leno. 235 Main street
,rnest g. Williams received permit
o recover the roof of the house and
he'd at 2 Emmons street. X. b. Mar
in to recover the roof Of barn on
ALLISON hill and A. s. Alden, to repair
chimney at l20 Elm street.
Cases entered in Washington conn.
Y court are Ida T. Martin vs. Russell
;. Martin. divorce; E. T. Seguin VS..
alace Garage Inc. and trustees.
Moulton Batchelder Of Lawrence.
lass, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
usan Colburn, who resides with Mr.. Il
nd Mrs f. @. Colburn at 5 Winter
treet. Mr.. Batclselder, who is 81
ears old, comes to Montpelier every
ear TO visit Mrs Colburn.
Local officials Of the law are keeping j
,me watch for Merton Martin, former !
{ of Montpelier, who is reported to
ave escaped from states prison at
Tindsor, but it is not thought that
artin will head for this vicinity. The |
Iree men who were seen in the ]
cinity of West Berlin were not The
Iree convicts reported escaped from
'indsor, some Of the officials think.
Perley Glidden of Cabot was a Wis
Or in the city on Wednesday. !.
The state offices, the banks, the in. II
rance companies, the public schools, n
e public library and most stores werei 4
,sed to-day because of the legal holi- z
". During the evening the knights v
Columbus will give ball in the city Il
II. Carroll's orchestra furnishing Il
usic.
Miss Jean b. pinney and Miss Julia
rter left to-day for Burlington to at
nd the eighth annual conference of
'rmont social work. i
Used piano for sale; excellent bar 4
in. l32 Main street.--adv. i
Work is proceeding rapidly on the Al
II. Cross & Son block The show
ndows were installed, yesterday. e'
The first meeting of the year OF the \,
club was held in the club y
ms in the Wood Art gallery building II
{ night with large attendance :;
$. Waldo r Hardness presided The =,
'gram opened with piano solo by n
:. Fred Laird, jr., who responded with sr
encore. Reports were given of the ~
te federation meeting alta Spring m
d. last June. hrs. H. NJ. Odell cover a'
the first two days and Mrs. Pearl "a
dgett the last day. Ella Brown an
ley gave a report of the biennial
citing at Chautauqua. n. ", and ~,
=. w. r. Hardness gave a report on a,
New England conference at Swamp. 81,
Il, Mass, in September Miss Jean N
Pinney, state woman factory in g;,
ctor. spoke on industrial conditions y,
Vermont. discussing needed legisla- "A
D. The program concluded with a 81,
al solo BY Miss PattilIo Of Montpelier
linary. She was accompanied by a.
J.. X. L. Cleaves. Special mention NO
made of the second district meet No
TO be held at Mortified Oct. ~. cd,
members Of the club were strong
urged TO attend. social hour fol nv,
ed the program and refreshments a.,
q served The play which was ex- ~