The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-27
Mayor Lindsay Takes
Issue With Aldermen
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as the approved records of that
meeting will confirm. In present
ing this matter to the Council at
said meeting, as a condition pre-
cedent, the Mayor subscribed to
you that in case: eff the Council
nnds it advisable to recommend
one"-a traffic officer" the May
or will designate Mr.. Fred j..
Barnard as transferee to that po-
sition.' In line with the sequence
of events following the Mayor
notified Mr.. Barnard to that eff
feet.
The Mayor seeks no entrance
into the executive sessions of the
Board of Aldermen-if, in fact,
any such sessions have being. But
as the Mayor interprets the
charter the City Council is com
posed of the Aldermen and the
Mayor a d sole administrative
booy-With a controlling majori-
ty vote OF three out of five And
the Mayor is the presiding Off
Ger of the Council; and his pres
ence is necessary, or his substi-
tutc, to make valid, and business
transacted in Council.
You state hat there is a mis-
understanding between the Mayor
and the Council relative to the en-
ployment of d traffic officer, etc.
/ NAV | request that you refer 10
the records of the minutes Of the
Council-and detail to me the text
Of the misunderstanding. As |
recall the action taken on the
matter Of traffic officer. ii was
voted that the city employ one
commencing June list, and contin-
uing through the season to Sept.
Goth; pay was to be So per
week, hours from 10 Il. NJ. to T D..
m.
There is no doubt that this vote
or action can be rescjuded by
Council at any regular OF special
meeting. But the Aldermanic
board sitting in executive session,
divorced from any Council meet
ing with the Mayor or his substi-
tute is unavallin9.
However, in courteous respect
to your belated and reversed at
titude regarding the matter of
traffic MISUNDERSTANDING
the Councils affirmative and de
finite action in the premises, !
shall be pleased to call Mr.. Bar
nard'S attention to your commun-
ication, and my reply thereto, and
advise him to await further in
structions prior to taking up traf
fic officer duty-under pay.
Respectfully,
W. c. Lindsay, Mayor.
"Mr. Reporter" continued the
Mayor, Lets change the subject
and forget the political prejudices
of the administration for the time
being you have of course MOTTO
ed our newly constructed, painted
and set-danger, speed and guide
post signs. Mr.. Barnard has had
this work entirely under his su
pervision, and | venture to allege
that there is not another commun-
ity within the state so completely
featured in notice of this charac-
ter. There are about 40 of these
signs all told including City Limit
marks. They are all bright and
new-pleasingly lettered and to
look upon, affixed to steel tubing
posts with removable fixtures that
admit of removing the sign board
without injury to it, or marTinE
the paint, so that if advisable, the
board can be removed in early
winter, retouched and placed back
in position in the spring fresh and
bright. Can you think of any OBJ
ject more inviting to the eye of
the travelling public than an untidy
blurred sign board. We want none
Of them in the City of Newport.
If these new signs are any credit
to the City of Newport-and they
surely are, 80 per cent of the cred
it is due to Mr.. Barnard's excel
lent constructive genius and his
painstaking care in assembling
and setting them"
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