Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-02
ONLY ONE.
With This Exception Mayors S
Appointments are Rejected
were 36 NOMINATIONS
Aldermen Object to Rival
Owners as Water Su<
peintendent Of City
System.

A special session of the board O.
aldermen was held Saturday night al
members being present.
Mayor Hersey presented a commu.
MICA tion nominating S. ID. Allen as
superintendent of water works. The
vote of confirmation by the aldermen
was against and for. The noml-
nation was therefore not confirmed.
The name of w. A. Perry was then
presented to serve as superintendent
of city water works, the vote was 6
marked "no" and he was not con-
firmed.
DR.. II. Q. Worthen was nominated
as superintendent of city water works
and was not confirmed by a vote of !
against and l for.
The name of George Mcfarland was
next presented and he was not con-
tirmed by Il vote of 5 against and ]
for
w. A. Boyce was nominated for
that position and was not confirmed
the vote being against.
Charles B. Townsend was nominat-
ed and not confirmed by a vote of 6
against.
DR.. c. F. Camp was nominated and
the vote stood no and yes.
f. J. Martin was not confirmed by
vote of 6 against.
George T. Swasey was not confirm
ed the vote being against and | for.
F. D, Beckley was not confirmed,
6 aldermen voting against him.
L. A. Gale was not confirmed to /.
James M. Perry was not confirmed
5 to l.
Charles w. Averill was not confirm
ed to l.
The mayor then appeared to state
that very few men are qualified to
fulfil the duties of the position. In
the first place he presented the name
of practical plumber and so he had
once again nominated practical
plumber.
l.. ]. Griffin was nominated and was
rejected by unanimous vote.
This closed the nominations for SUI
perinteDdent of water works and II.
William Scott was presented as city
attorney. He was rejected 5 to /.
George It. Swasey was nominated
for that position and was rejected 5
to /.
Frank J. Martin was rejected unan-
imously.
A. A. Sargent was rejected 4 to 2.
II. B. Ockington was rejected S to
M. M. Gordon was rejected 4 to 2.
This closed the nomination for city
attorney and DR.. G. M. Scribner was
nominated for secretary of the board
of health. He was rejected 8 to l.
DIR. R. w. Newton was rejected S
to l.
DIR. E. B. Whitaker was rejected 3
to 3.
DIR. H. o. Worthen was rejected 4
to 2.
DR.. G. f. Camp was rejected to l..
DIR. w. f. Lazell was confirmed as
secretary OF the board of health by a
vote of 4 to 2.
L. A. Gale was nominated as super
intendent of streets and was rejected
unanimously.
The mayor again appeared to state
that he had presented the name of
wv. G. Jones, as he thought he was a
proper man. Since then he had heard
stories derogatory to the honesty of
that gentleman. He had investigated
and proved to his own satisfaction
that the stories were false. If those
charges had been true that board OF
aldermen at the time he was superln-
tendent of streets would have been
Just as guilty as he that they did not
prosecute him, for it was their duty
to do that, and he believed those al
dermen were body OF honest men.
w. G. Jones was again nominated
and rejected o to l.
E. M. Wheeler was nominate q ano
rejected to 2.
O. j. Howes wac rejected unani-
mously.
A. T.. Batchelder was rejected
to l.