The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-03
Regarding the Purchase Of
Supplies Without s anc-
tion Of City g s ell
CONFERENCE
CLOSET lSSION
In Open Session 3 lty Coun-
ell Voted f : Better
Street Lighting

Special invitations were extended to
the heads Of various city departments
to attend reception before the Barre
city council last night, and she response
was quite general.
There were Chief Heney Of ths fire
department and Street superintendent
Freeman among the early guests. City
Attorney Dufficy was also one Of the
first arrivals. City Enginses and Water
Superintendent Ruggles was not far BE-
hind. Police Chief Sullivan slipped into
one Of the vacant chairs soon after
wards. Entered Overseer of the Poor
Scott bearing huge volume that might
tell volumes perhaps. Then along came
Charlie Booth, custodian of the citadel,
sometimes called the city hall.
Not one of the heads Of departments
had to be PACED, although the head Of
the quadrenniaI appraisal department
was noticeably absent, perhaps because
not invited. Anyway, 1t was largely
attended reception, quite general
representation as Mayor Shield, in ex
tending an informal greeting to the
guests, remarked.
What took place at the reception
may be destined to remain forever se-
cret from the ken Of the taxpayers Of
the city of Barre, for at the outset Of
the festivities an invitation was ex
tended to all unlimited guests to leave
the reception hall which invitation in
cluded the scribe of these lines. Hence
the drawing Of the curtain of secrecy
on the events taking place.
In view of that banislment, the
scribe is unable to state with any de-
gree Of accuracy the 'sdoin's" behind the
veil.
Suffice it to say, however, that the
invitation to the reception followed
more or less earnest discussion al
previous meeting Of the alleged 10 ,se.
ness OF methods in buying supplies for
various departments; that ss to say,
buying BY heads of departments with
out consulting with the city counsi',
the committees thereof Or the individ-
ual members.
Along last March the city council
adopted sort Of loose leaf requisitIon
plan nwhich che heads Of departments
were to set down in black and white
on printed form what their depart
ments needed, the committees then To
do the buying. 1t was hinted recently
that the loose leaf method Of requisition
had been honcred quite largely in the
breach. Therefore it Is a fair inferencs
that the heads of the departments--the
alleged offenders at least-were called
on the carpet and given an explans-
tion of what the printed form reauisi
tion is intended to do.
Lest the taxpayers get the impress
sion that all Of the heads Of depart
ments had previously been complained
Of az sidestepping the March regui1
ton, il should be stated that the com
plants had NOT been sll-inclusive; tie
other heads Of departments night have
been invited in merely for educational
So that, gentle taxpayers, IS
Ill for the present, on that subject.
What Was Done.
Below is what the city council did in
he clear light of publicity: Granted
Walter Burke and NJ, 2. Keefe per-
nits to reshingle their domiciles; told
he Barre Steam Co. to go ahead and
epair and remodel "a roof off Black
veil street; heard Manager A. B. Cart
n of the local movie syndicate in ask
ne rebate on the Magnet theatre IL
ense because the theatre was used only
line nights in three months; permitted
he North Barre Granite %. to install
emporary underground piping for air
rom the Anderson & johnson stone
he'd.
Accepted the September police re-
ort. telling OF l6 arrests, OF which
light were for intoxication and one
aeh for the following offenses, selling
quor, breach of the peace. larceny, op-
rating an automobile while intoxicas-
a. operating car without license,
ailing to report an accident to the sec
rtary of state, non support of children
nd operating an auto in careless and
egligent manner.
Ordered the city attorney TO 60 ahead
ith the leased land survey and map.
he cost TO be charged to the asses
" department; granted request for
fire prevention demonstration; heard
representative of the Westinghouse
o. regarding ornamental street light
& brackets; accepted report on re-
eating Burnham street; referred a
,tition for street light on School
rect to the lighting committee and
ard about the condition OF the boiler
the steam roller.
Better Street Lighting
After coming out of executive se--
on, they voted in favor of plan No. 2
r better street lighting on Main and
wer Washington street This plan
Divides for 900 candlepower lights On
e chief streets, the poles TO be set
Ish with the curb and ornamental
ackets to be set in some sections.
hts TO be directly opposite each 9th
In most parts Of the city $50 can
spower lights are now installed
The ornamental brackets would be
! from Blackwell street south 90 the
2 station and up Washington street
far ss the City hospital The city
rk would b. lighted more adequstsiy
an now. II was left 70 the city light
, committee and the Montpelier sui
IRE Light and Power company TO
rec on fixtures and report
Taking UP the request Of Manager
rter Of the movies. the council LAID
, matter On the table, snd. IN addi-