The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-03-30
Appointed at Last Evenings
Meeting Of Aldermen.
GORDON AGAIN REELECTED
Salary Of City Engineer and Water Su-
perintendent Fixed at sl40 Month,
He to Furnish Own Bond and
Team for His Own Use.

The city council and board Of alder
men each held meetings last evening
at which the salary Of the combined
city engineer and water superintendent
was fixed at 40 month, he tc furnish
his own bond aud furnish the team for
his own driving The mayor sent the
name of Fred Bruce to tile board Of
aldermen to be superintendent Of streets
and be was unanimously confirmed
John ". Gordon, TO be city attorney, was
rejected By vote Of 4 to ?.
The council was called to order by
Mayor Barclay at I o'clock. He said
It had been convened to consider the
matter OF salary for the water super
intendent and city engineer. He under
stood Mr. Allen did not want to accept
both positions until he knew what salary
he was to receive
The salary committee, by one Of its
members only, reported ST 500 a year.
Mr. Allen was asked bis opinion Of
that sum. lie said he really expected q
little more than that. lie had received
Sl25 month the past year. With the
two departments combined there would
be seven days work every week and
lie proposed to furnish his own team for
his own driving. and the weekly in-
! spectsng 81 the reservoirs. Then there
was a bond to furnish which would cost
about $50. lie did not think he would
be q dollar better oif at the end of
the year on M $500 salary than he
was last year on SI25 a month.
Alderman Mckenzie thought the cotin-
ell ought q Keep "a view that permanent
4 paving was proposed this year, which
4 would require more work than last year,
and there was also water extension
70 Be made to the Reinhalter plant IF
Mr. Alleu was to be burdened with ex-
tra work he should receive additional
Il pay
/ Alderman Milne didn't see as there
was any call for the engineer to gp
To The reservoirs every Sunday, and
further the engineer had been empowered
To employ whatever help he needed in
that otiiee.
The mayor stated that Inst year the
water superintendent had had too much
time on his hands and that during the
latter part Of the year the city engineer
had had too much time on bis hands.
It was to economic and save waste
time that lie combined the two Offices
MIR. Allen stated that il was neces-
sary TO 60 to the reservoirs at least
once week to see that all was right,
and If lie was water superintendent
be shouldn't think he had done his duty
! unless he did visit the reservoirs at
least once IN every seven days
Alderman Burke said there were two
ways Of looking 1T the question. II
the engineer was paid too much last
year, S1,500 was not too much now
but ii he were not, he ought to have
! more this year with the two Offices com
! bined
Alderman S0wden thought Sf25 a
month q pretty good salary.
4 Alderman Adie had the feeling that
Si95 a month was pretty good salary
! for anyone, hut il Aif. Allen was worth
more TO the city We ought 10 pay it
! Several suggestions OF compromise
were offered and finally the mayor sng-
gested the salary committees and the city
engineer get together and see If they
could not agree ON something. a re-
cess OF 10 minutes was taken, after
! ~
month, Mr. Allen to furnish his own
bond and his own team for his own
driving This was voted unanimous
/ ly
A warrant for s55.5s 70 A. G. Day
for work harness and repairs, was or
dercd paid
O. j. Mascot Of $50 North Main
street and Jesse Cayhue Of Depot Square
I u -. ~
man Saunders thought it would be just
as reasonable for grocer or meat mar
ket to apply for a lunch room license
for the privilege Of keeping open on
Sunday as it was for Mr. Mascot. A
license was granted Mr.. Cayhue, while
Mr.. Mascott's application was referred
TO the license committee
Alderman Mckenzie suggested that 4
! copy Of The report of the state board Of
, health be furnished to the school conn
missioners, if it had not already been
done. It was SO ordered, with the re-
quest that the commissioners comply
with the requests of the report.
Mayor Barclay asked the cost OF the
lights in the new fire station. Alder
man Milne thought it was not necessary
10 keep the station lighted up to look
like some theatre or bazaar. It was
making unnecessary expense for the city.
The matter was referred to the lighting
COMMITTEES to investigate and report.
Overseer Of the Poor O. Al. Smith said
he had expected to meet the charity
committee to close up his accounts be-.
fore retiring from office, but owing Ia
The meeting Of the council they were
unable To last evening. He therefore
came before the board to state chat
if he was expected to settle all outstand.
ing accounts before going out of olTice
, he should require ST 600 Ii rep'Y "a
question he said they were the asenm.