The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-03-28

done, but the question was, what is
he to do nowa
Mayor Barclay, Who had not said q
word in the discussion, declared that as
the other members of the council seemed
exhausted he would say few words.
He cited Montpelier in comparison with
Barre. She had never spent the money
on her fire department that had been
spent in Barre, and yet the city had
much lower insurance rates. If the de-
partment in Barre had made less noise
and not made so loud cry for a better
department, the insurance men would
never have raised our rates as they have.
Montpelier has not as good a depart
ment as Barre, but her insurance rates
are much less, because her firemen mind
their own business. In Rutland the
chief is paid $3.50 a year. If paid
chief is not better, Why did they adopt
that method She has 20 call men. we
have 80. She pays her permanent men
S45 a month, we pay ours sos. Quincy
had been cited. Her chief was paid a
yearly salary by the city. He kept
his horse hitcled up all the time, day
and night. Would the present Barre
chief DO thisG The citizens OF Barre
had got TO where they thought the de-
partment was costing too much money
Who is to blameg The city council OF
The fire department? The horses Of the
street and water departments are being
boarded outside, 1t was distinctly un.
derstood they were to be put in the fire
station, when it was planned. The fire.
men now object to it. Are we going
to be dictated to by the fremenf These
horses belong in that station and they
are going to be put there
After little more discussion yea
and nay vote was taken as follows:
For permanent inside fire chief: Milne,
Sowden, Adie, and Barclay.
Against: Burke, Mckenzie aud Albi-
setti, or four for to three against.
Previous to the discussion on fire de-
partment, the bonds Of Chief Of Police
Brown, Overseer Of the Poor Shurtleif,
Patrolman Faulkner and Alderman Adie
We're approved
License fees for pedlars, hotel and
lunch rooms, pool and billiard rooms
and bowling alleys, etc. were fixed the
same as last year.
The communication of the city engi-
this year was taken UP and discussed.
Adie thought the most essential thing
was sewer on the vest side Of the
city and he thought it should be taken
up at once. Albisetti urged that plans
Of city water pipes were badly needed,
and Adie admitted the necessity, but
it was not Of SO much importance az
the public health. When it was stated
sewer for the west side would cost
$4,000 the mayor thought it was out
of the question this year, So long as
never a cent had been paid on the Main
street sewer. The resurvey Of streets
was discussd and it was stated that
Elm street was on record as a three
rod street. Tt should be rcsurveyed and
the city establish its rights in the same
but this would entail a law suit and
ii was thought best to drop the matter
this year. The city boundary matter
was put over This discussion came
back to water pipes. No maps 81 plans
Of the city system were ever made, and
the longer the matter il put off ths
harder it Is going to be to locate thest
pipes and gates and make plans. 1t was
voted that the engineer be authorized
TO hire such help as necessary to locate
al water pipes and gates of the city
water system and prepare map Of thi
same.
tt was voted to allow the city engineei
and chairman of the street COMMITTEES
go to Montpelier today at the Request
Of the Central Vermont railroad, to as
sist in blasting out th ice near the SabiI
bridge.