Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-11
APPOINTMENTS
Mayor Phelps Nominates
Department Officials
WILLIAM w|sHAR1
As City Attorney Was UnanI-
mousIy Confined By
Aldermen

The city council met att O'Clock
Saturday night, agreeable to adjourn
ment, with all members present.
Mayor Phelps requested that all the
business that would properly come be-
fore the board of aldermen ,be consid
cred by that body, and then submit.
ted to him so he could exercise his
power Of veto If he desired SO to do.
AS there was no business to come be.
fore the council it was voted to ad.
journ and the mayor retired to his
office.
The board of aldermen was imme.
diately called to order by President
Mackay. The bi for $26l from
Alexander Young for furniture de-
troyed at the fire in Maple Grove,
which was previously referred to the
committee on legislation and by them
to the city attorney, was brought be-
fore the meeting. Mr.. Barney said
that he did not think the city was IT,
able, even IL the health officer had no.
tilted the tiremen not to remove the
furniture on account Of the house
being quarantined.
Alderman Mann said DR.. Stickney
tod him he was not present at the
fire, and therefore did not give the fire.
men any such orders. Alderman
Mackay said he understood that some
officers Of the fire department gave
the order not to remove the furniture
and second assistant, Engineer w. f.
Shepard, who was present, said he
thought such was the case. City At
torney Barney's opinion was accepted
and adopted by the boayd and the bill
was disallowed.
A resolution WAS~ paSGed giving sthe
first and second constables the juris-
d.ctiOn Of the state. A resolution
was read once authorizing the street
commissioners to purchase as much
sewer pipe as In their opinion will be
needed the coming season. Alder
man Mann said an unusually large dis
count could be obtained just now.
The resolution will be read the second
time at the next meeting.
A resolution was read once and
passed to the second reading, author
izing the street commissioners to pur-
chase six rubber suits for use while
working on the hill streets during
rain storms. A resolution was passed
fixing the bonds Of city officers as fol-
lows: City clerk, $4,000; city treas
urer, s25, 600; first constable, SIS, 900;
second constable, $4,000.
Building permits we're granted as
follows: Fred L. Page, dwelling on
Highland Avenue; Alex Dowers, dwell
ling on Cable street; j. A. Sherburn,
to reshiogle buildings on Elm street;
John R. Tierney, house In West View
Place.
Communications were received from
the mayor nominating candidates for
various city Offices. The nominations
we're all confirmed as follows: Will
lam Wishart as city attorney, unani-
mously; N. M. Nelson as superintend-
ent of streets, unanimously; Dr. G. B.
Nichols as secretary of board of health
and H. Z. Whitaker and r. A. Prindle as
members of the board of health, unani-
mously. F. S. Williams as grand
Juror, to /; S. Hollister Jackson as
grand Juror. unanimously; O. ID.
Shurtleff as overseer Of the poor, to
2; T. l.. Snow as superintendent OF
fire alarm, unanimously: Herman
Houston as inspector of wood, lumber
and shingles, unanimously; Q. W.
Averill as sealer Of weights and mea-
sures, unanimously. w. G. Reynolds
as city weigher, unanimously.
F. G.. Rowland as trustee OF the U.
s. deposit fund, unanimously; S. d.
Allen as cemetery commissioner for
three years, to l.; W. F. Bradford as
inspector of buildings, unanimously;
Angus Smith as inspector of leather,
unanimously; A. r. Slayton, A. G.
Day, and G. W. Melcher as fence view
ers, unanimously; DR.. Francis G. Lig-
ouri as inspector of food, unanimously;
L. ]. Griffin and M. A. McIver as fish
and game wardens, unanimously; Prof.
o. D. Mathewson, G w. Melcher and
Donald Smith as haywards, unani'
mously. The May or recommended the
last three named men as eminently
fitted for the office, and requested
that they be confirmed. Their duty
is to empound all stray animals.
1t was voted to 60 into executive
session to consi jer the next Lomina-
tions, which were for regular and
special police. All these nominations
were confirmed. They were: Chief OF
Police, Patrick Brown; regular police,
or patrolmen, e. E Perry and L. N.
Gauthier; spe cial police, B. W. Phelps,
P. R. Gale, Kenneth Campbell, q. ).
Allen, H. H. Brown, @. P. Jones, s.
E. Perry, George Wood, VIM. Scott,
John j. McIver, E. G. French, Fred
Bruce, Jesse Cayhue, Mike Good.
Mayor Phelps thanked the alder
men FOR confirming his nominations,
and said hs would make other nomi'
nations % ths nexs msselug' Tns