Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-16
REPORTS ACCEPTED.
The City Council Meet to Act on the
Annual Reports.

There was an adjourned meeting of
the city council last night, with all
members present. The mayor said he
was sick and did not want to remain
very long. Alderman Mackay said
the financial committee was ready to
report on the water damage cases it
had been trying to settle, and the
council went into executive session to
consider the report.
After coming out of executive ses-
sion the report of the committee on
streets was read and referred back to
them for correction. 1t was teeming
with good suggestions, the principal
part of which were the establishing
Of permanent streets, aS much as pos.
sible to be done each year, SO that In
time the streets could be used with
out any danger of breaking up.
Other improvements called for were
additional concrete sidewalks; build
ing Of a new sewer on the west side,
as iG is much needed, and other minor
improvements The report enumerat-
ed everything done during the year by
this committee, and was good one
throughout, inasmuch as it was plain,
and did not miss anything that was
done during the year.
The report of the Superintendent of
Streets was read, accepted and adopt
ed. and ordered printed. 1t was well
pre- pared and told in detail of the work
done during the year.
The report of the health DEPART
ment was presented by DR.. O. G.
Stickney, read, accepted and adopted,
and ordered printed.
In beginning the report DR.. Stick
ney thanked the other members Of the
board for their cooperation. He
stated that taking the population at
8, 100 there was one death and $40 In
so, during the year, excepting still
births. The causes were, 6S from
lelina, LA measles, 36 diphtheria,
u typhoid, l case of cerebral menin-
gifts. There were 272 births, 1855
males and ITO females. He stated
that he thought many births had not
been reported. He took 81 specimens
of water which had been anal, sized
and in most cases found to be very
good indeed. He stated that when
the Orange Brook supply was complet-
ed and Peck Pond eliminated Barre
would have one of the best water sup
plies in the state.
At $40 the council adjourned and
the aldermen were called to order.
The mayor appointed +. G. French as
police officer and the appointment was
confirmed. The mayor then went
home.
The Consolidated Lighting Co., ask
ed permission to set poles on South
Main and Parker streets, and their
petition was referred to the street
committee with power to act.
DR.. Stickney wanted information
about conflicting articles in the city
ordinances regarding burial permits
between Barre city and town. Moth
ing done. The doctor then recon-
mended that in case of contagious
diseases houses be disinfected by the
city instead of by the faulty. No ac-
tion.
Building permits were granted as
follows: W. G. Parker, house on
Trow hill and another on the corner
of South Main and Parker streets;
H. NJ. Houston. house on Warren
street. Earl Batchelder, house on
Warren street; A. G. Blanchard, to
repair old Park house block, raising
roof of ell one story and making other
repairs made necessary by the re-
cent fire.
An application from H. D. Segel
for permission to suspend sign over
the sidewalk was referred to the COM
mittee on streets with power to act
Voted to adjourn at $50. There will
have to be special meeting right of
to consider the rest Of the department
reports.