The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-03
City Council Has No Author
lily id Matter.
CAN'T REGULATE SPLITTING
Matter Of Fire Escapes on Blanchard
Block Referred to States Attorney
re New Customers for City
Water in Past Year.

The regular monthly meeting of the
citg council WITH held Iast evening, Art-
ing Mayor Mckenzie presiding. n Tcso-
iution making department appgcrFia-
tions for the frst month of Inc new
year was presented and passed u IT'D
second reading.
Several annual reports were read and
ordered printed in the annual city Re.
port. The first was from the charity
committee, which displayed the made
luate and poor accommodation for tho
poor at the city farm and recommended
the erection another spring Of a suitable
building on the opposite side Of the
street from the present structure, one
sufficiently large to accommodate all tie
poor and SICK the city u called on to
care for.
The committee on printing reported
that it had contracted tor the printing
TIT the annual city report.
I'he annual report of the water com.
nlttee Mas next read The department
expenses have been heavy the past year
because of the extreme cold last winter,
causing the ground To freeze deep and
freezin.y the water pipes, making many
breaks to repair and making il neees-
sary to carry water to many houses last
spring. Seventy-six new connections
have been made during the year.
The report Of Chief Of Police Brown
Tor December showed y arrests, IL for
intoxication and for breach of the
peace.
The monthly report Of Health Officer
!. ~. jackson showed 10 births in De-
pensber, s Of which mere nlales and Il
females. There were fB dcbtbs for tile
month. No contagious diseases we're re-
ported.
The report Of the city attorney rela-
tive 70 4 cnrfew law for Barre was that
he did not find any aQthogity for such
d law under TIE charter, ordinances or
general laws of tha state bnd be recon-
gnended that ii such 4 lafx vas deslxd
that application Id 900 pegAA. * e
legislature for authQsi zssa matter
was referred 10 the Hmmittee on legis-
lation to prepare an amendment to the
city charter to be presented to the next
Legislature.
City Attorney Gordon reported he did
nat understand that the city WAS liable
for the negligence Of its tenants in the
old city building who allowed water TO
freeze and pipes to burst, doing consid-
cradle damage to Perry & Camps stock
of goods. The report was accepted.
Percy d. Barnes and MichaelJ Hamci
rendered their designations as call tire-
men and they were accepted, the iiTc
committee being directed to make recon-
mendations
The city engineer reported on street
signs furnished BY > &. Crowley, and
Ii was voted to instruct Mr. Crowley 10
mako the changes designed by the city
engineer in bis report.
The city engineer, who favored set-
Element with AIr. Crowley for painting
certain city bridges, and il vas 50 or
defed.
4 communication from Henry D. Hol-
ton. Of the state board Of health, rcla-
live to expectoration iR public places
was read. Dr.. j W. Jackson, city health
ailieer, stated there was no stase regua,
lion against expectoration on the streets
ard sidewalks and the city cannot enact
city ordinance until the legislatlnc
enacts such law or gives 1t power.
lie expected the state board would pre-
sent such law at the next session,
however
The New England Telephone Go. was
aranted a special permit to trim trces
81 Merchant street under the direction
al the snpcrintendent Of streets.
Health officer Jackson called attention
to fhe lack al proper fire exits On the
blanchard block, and tne necessity ot
fire escape on The rear N the piock
Referred ID the health officer and states
attorney.