The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-18
Increase Of 100 Per Cent
Over Year Previous
FIRE STATION COST $4,000
Numerous Reports Read to Board Of Al
dermen = Building Occupied by G.
4. Wilkinson Ordered Torn
Down and Removed.

According 70 the figures given by
0yerseer OF the Poor Charles A. smith.
N his annual report, read at the meet
ing Of the board Of aldermen last even
ing, il cost the city to support its poor
lin 1904 double what ii cost II 1ao3
ar. Smiths report showed 5.646. 90 had
been expended BY him from Anrll i
1904, to Jan. i, 1905. For the three
months from Jan. / To April 1904
j. II. Thurston expended ST .33g .3S. MAX
ing the total amount expended In 1904
4 70 be S6,0S5.67. The total amount ex-
pended in 1908 was $s,275.0O. IN other
places where the expenditures do not
reach 81 for each inhabitant. ii il not
considered excessive. Barre does not
reach Is cents head, declared Mr..
lSmith. He showed that the money haa
been expended as follows: Care III giok
$4,000, groceries $3.50, rent $3.50. f,,eI
$3.50, clothing $500, trucking and trans
1910. '1's'' go
Inc time Of the meeting was given
lup largely 70 the consideration of re.
ports from different departments and
committees. Alderman AlbisetH. who
rs sick, and Burke, who ia out of the
lelty, were not present.
Ihe lighting committee reported 81.
ss2.l2 had been expended On lights
for q year.
The committee on fire department re
ported the greatest advance had been
made in It'll department of wears III
the erection Of new fire station. The
committees report gave the following
figures:
paid li for lot S $4,000
Paid for foundations, 1900. 10
| g. Z. Bugbee contract f4.Y69 10
Phelps Bros, contract plumb
nsY ing sa7.oo
ing s51oo
Total s25,a5s.4a
The city sold OF of the lot house
land land TO the amount Of az .2n0. A.
the station i not completed an accu.
rate report Of the cost Of the same
cannot be given at this time. but there
Will have to be added to these figures
about 500 for cream brick, $500 for
archlteet and trip OF committee to Bos.
ton, iron stalls 5000 or S700, III addition
Ito tower, $3.50 more When completed
ready to move into the station will
cost n the vicinity of S26, 900 to s2s.
600.
The committee on library reported
books to the value of about S26l had
been purchased the past year
City Attorney Gordon reported the
standing Of the law suits against the
city.
The reports of the chief of police ana
health officer for the year. which have
already been printed in The Times. were
read and ordered printed with Iii the
others presented.
Mayor Barclay was authorized "a *.
eoute lease with L. K. Averill for the
rooms ii the old city building oeean;aa
by the Pentacostal church.
III. I. Kenerson asked for a rebate np
nus taxes. a lot at Edgewood which
was assessed against him for $50 IN
i905, had been assessed at 500 ii 1904.
with no improvements. Referred to as
SCISSORS.
The committee on property and police
reported the prison cells ID the city lock
up were IN q filthy and unhealthy con
dltion. The police claimed 1t was not
q part Of their duties to keep them clean
and janitor Jones made the same claim.
Inc committee recommended some ac-
ton The contract with the ianIgor
was produced and read, which showed
that t was biz duty to keep the lookup
Overseer Of the Poor G. ii. smith
recommended the expenditure of money
to help P.J. Germaine 70 California. The
matter was referred to the charity com
nittee and the city attorney to report
back. Mn Smith also recommended the
of $50 to the district nurse.
whose work in attending the citys poor
had been paid for BIZ the Civic Fedora
tion and had not come out of the city
treasury. Referred to same COMMITTEES.
Acting On the report of the city at
toney, all parties interested III the
wooden building on the WheeIock ee-
tate, formerly occupied By b. ". Hooker
Y Co, and now occupied BY CT Al. Wi
kinson, had been notified that II mI,st
be removed at once. 1T was stated
that the permit to erect was piven Fl
help Mr.. Hooker out in an emergency
that the time had passed and the build
ing should NOW be removed Mr.. Hook.
er and Mr.. Wilkinson were both present
Mr.. Hooker said he had expected ID tear
4 down, but Mr.. Wilkinson came after
It to purchase and he sold ii az gha
easiest way to get rid of It. He soIa
while he was busy moving and cave
little thought 60 what became ii +
he was out of il but wanted IA III
what was right ii the matter. NJ
Wilkinson said he did not expect To stav
there when he bought, but he now haa
20 wagons an automobile and seyeral
'leighs 70 paint and he wanted to tiniah
shem up a motion to give him to NTareh
lst was not seconded. 1t was voted s.
take 20 further action on the feeoasiFs.
aTation of the previous action of ia
council ordering the building leMosed