The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-07
UNSANTTARY RUINS
TO BE CLEANED UP
Sheplee & Jones and c. L. and R. S.
currier Ordered 10 Do So BY
City Council.

At special meeting Of the city council
last evening, Secretary Of the Board Of
Health Or. W. f Gilman, and the health
committee reported on the condition of af.
fairs in the ruins OF the fire on North
Main street. The report said the condi-
tlons on the sheplee & Jones lot were de-
| eldedly unsanitary aud must be cleaned mn
at once, also the rear part of what was
formerly the Segel & Brady store on the
CurrieT lot. The council adopted the re-
port and il Is expected that the places VIII
be cleaned up at once.
All the members Of the board we're
present when Mayor Jackson called the
meeting 70 order 1t was reported that
woman who has five children was engaged
~ peddiing in the city without a license.
The matter was referred to Alderman
Duffy to investigate and report what Is adj
yisable to do in the case
Dr. w, +. Gilanm, the health officer, then
presented his report which was in brief
that they had visited the burned district.
that the cellar of the former Sheplee Il
Jones block Is nnsanitary from decaying
vegetable and animal matter, that the con-
altlon Is menace to public health, that
on account Of groceries III the rear Of the
Segel & Brady basement that is slightly
suspicious and should be cleaned up at
once. The remainder of the Currier ruins
were more matter Of control of the city
authorities than the board Of health.
Alderman Currier moved the adoption of
the report and the motion prevailed.
The Boys club petitioned that the rent
OF the old building on the library lot be
donated the coming year to the club. on
four grounds, that the Boys club is pure
II philanthropic movement, that the club
Is not able to pay the rent, that ii wishes
to broaden its work next year and that the
petitioners thought the city voters would
so desire
Alderman Currler stated that the libra
ry directors had looked at the house for
the CITY library Us the present accommoda-
ti0ns were much too small but thev didn't
care to crowd the Boys club ont. Ha said
the directors had also considered the place
10 the city building now occupied by the
post office. The petition was finally re
fefred TO the library committee to inEe8ti- /
gate and report back.
The council accepted the invitation from
Crandal Post, 6. a. r., 10 participate In |
the Memorial day exercises, and the re-
port Of the water superintendent on a wa
ter extension to the Rheinhalter shed was
tabled.
The board Of health report for the month /
q April showed that there were sixteen i
deaths and 81 cases of measles. From the
latter cause there were eight deaths
The application of John Connick for
lunch cart license on Depot square was
granted, while the application Of Charles
II. Campbell for lunch room license was
referred to the license committee as there
was question raised as To where Mr. I
Campbell wanted the license for
Two city warrants were ordered paid.
1ne Of $500 to purchase books for the IL
1raFy and the other to the Central Yer
mont r. Il for freight.
Alderman Currier then tried to get all
OF opinion as to whether the
ooard would advise the paving of Main
tFeet over sewer which was known to
,e damaged with each piece ct piping
'roken 10 three places.
Alderman Duffy thought that II the
ever had stood rs years as it is it might
tand I9 years longer Alderman Robins
wanted the whole system examined from
he mouth to the National Bank. The
tFeet committee expects to report soon If /;
deems il advisable to repair the sewer
efofe the permanent road Is started