Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-15
REPORTS
From Seven Departments
Of The City
ORDERED PRINTED
At Last Nights Meeting. Some
interesting Facts

adjourned session to consider reports
fr. nj the various departments. The
following were read, accepted and
adopted and ordered printed in the
annual city report: Committee on
Lights, Inspector on Buildings, Liq.
uor Committee, Chief Engineer OF the
Fire Department, Superintendent Of
Fire Alarm System, Superintendent
of Streets and Chief of Police.
The Co umittee on Lights reported
renewal OF the contract with the
Con- o!idated Company to Oct. /, 1902,
at the annual rental rate CT $42 for
arc lights and So for incandescent
lights. The past year we paid 80, ,s99.06
for street lights and 1922 e6 for in
terror lighting. Fifteen additional
arc lights have been located in the
outskirts. We have 81 arc and Ala
incandesent lights in use. The Con-
s)lidated Company made a reduction
In their bill on account OF street lights
MT burning.
The report of the Inspector Of Build
irgs showed the past year t. be the
banner building year. 0The figures
were the sane as those published ia
the TELEGRAM OF Wednesday, Jan. s.
The report OF the Liquor Committee
for the year from Jan. l, 1901 to Dec.
81, 1901 contained the following
figures:
On hand Jan. l, Of, s 772,9S
Rec id and delivered to Agent, 5667.6l
Freight, incidentals, etc, 1850
U S. license, $500
kent OF Agency, $4,000
Agents Salafy, 450 90
fixtures, 10 As
Total, $7754.61
Total sale for year, $7494. 13
On hand Dec. 81, '0l, 1915
Total, S8251.49
Total expense for the year, 7754.61
Net profit to City, S 496.sS
Chief Engineer Campbell reported
tnaL the Fire Department had It's full
equipment Of companies and men.
Tue following were the alarms during
the year:
Jan. 7, 'O1, Comolis stone shed, loss
81 1880, insurance the same. Origin
stove.
Feb. :, Box l3, George ST., burning
chlmne,. No loss.
Feb. ~, browns store. Original,
'gasolene. No loss.
Mar. 3, Tom Emerson'S S house. Loss
$4OO. NJ insurance. Original, stove
Mar. Is, Bvx AZ, Quarry ST., burn
ing chimney. No loss.
June ls, Box 2l, originating in
in Hale's auction room. Origin un-
known. Losses were as follows: Hale s
auction room loss S1263.2l, insurance
une same, Houghton's laundry $1,000,
no insurance, VIM. How .rd's house
$25, insurance the same, Geo Mitch
els goods $75, no insurance, b. w.
Hooker & Co. 5000, insurance the
same, Shepley & Jones $50, insurance
the same, Frank Covey's goods s75,
no insurance, o. Ii. Hale'S house,
1888, insurance the same, Morse u
JdCkSOu b WOOu O4Ou V4cVt AAoAA0AON
Z. l.. curriers' barn $l2.S7, insurance
lhe same, B. G. Roberts goods $3.50,
INSURANCE e. the same, Dec. 81, Bolster's
tenement house on Granite St., burn
ing chimney, no loss.
MIR Campbell recommends new fire
stations centrally located, new hose
wagons drawn by horses, and espec-
ial,y a Il odern hook and ladder truck.
SUIT. of Fire Alarm System, L. l..
SLOW, reported the system in good
oruer. IL was out OF order only two
nights last year, caused by the break
ing of the old iron wire. Mr.. Snow
recommends alarm boxes between
Aver ana Prospect streets, and Kim
aud summer streets.
The report of the Superintendent of
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