The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-13
Aldermen Reject Two Of
Mayors Appointments
AND ACCEPT THE OTHERS
g. A. Reed for City Engineer and H. w.
Scott for Assessor Were Turned
Down., Ward Carver Is
New City Attorney.

Mayor Barclay got several appoint
ments through the board of aldermen
last night, bat failed in two eases.
The failure were when he named George
A. Reed to succeed City Engineer Charles
r.. Allen Jly and III. NJ. Scott to be
come assessor IN place of III. r. Mutehin-
son, resigned The appointment of ii
new man In the engineering department
was not 4 surprise, as Ill had been
rllnored for several weeks tnat the
mayor was desirous of change The
aldermen didn't agree with him by d
vote of three 10 three. ii III understood
that be contemplates at least one other
change. AIr. Scott was turned down for
assessor by vote of four to two.
y. Ward Carver passed through al city
attorney BY vote Of four to tive.
succeeding City Attorney John w. Cor
don, who has held the office for several
years. Mr.. Carver ii young man, a
graduate Of Goddard seminary, studied
law in j. w. Gordon's Office, was admits
ted to the bar last fall and is at
present member of the rrn of Scott
" Carver. He has served as grand
juror.
e. r, Davis and John r.. Smith sailed
into the office of grand juror without
a dissenting vote, while E. nj. Tayntor
had one vote against him for the same
position. Other appointments were:
Driver Of the hook and ladder truck,
to succeed John Heney, Nj w. Kendall,
confirmed unanimously; #. w. Howland,
trustee of public money, confirmed unan-
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Of buildings, confirmed, four to two;
board of health, Or. Joe w. jackson,
William Jackson and John Lougheed,
unanimously confirmed
That was all the business at the
board Oh aldermen meeting, but prior
to this the city council spent two hours
Or more, mainly In the consideration Of
a schedule of city water rates. There
is no great change from last year, except
that stated prices are to be charged for
the use of water ia granite sheds in.
stead of having special arrangements as
during the past. For instance, the city
viii charge 90 cents per horse power for
first J00-horse power boilers Nand so
cents for each additional; polishing
wheels s, and for each additional wheel
Sc; grind stones 81 each; Iathes SIS;
gang saws S5. In private houses OF one
family the charge shall not exceed S25
a year, that to include the ue of
hose. Durig April Is to October IL
hose can be used only one hour a day.
The minimum meter rate for three
months was changed from $3.50 to $3.50.
In ease of break in spring water systems,
city water can be used for neighhor's
faucet for "a hours, provided notice il
given the water superintendent. Each
user of city water will be provided with
the new bill of prices.
George w, Mann asked permission to
open up Pike, Bassett and Foster streets
and the street committee was authorized
TO investigate and report.
The report on the eity's liability for
damages done to the Presbyterian
church, caused by the breaking OF by
drant, was presented By the city attor-
ney. He cited similar case in West
Rutland in which a man slipped on
some ice caused BY the breaking of
and flooding from hydrant The man
sued the town, and the Supreme court
held that the town was not liable. The
case, reported Mr.. Gordon, is similar
to the one in this city. Alderman Milne
thought the church had heavy expenses
and that the city should help out, but
the report was accepted, Alderman Milne
nally voting with the majority.
The council accepted the resignation
of John Henev as driver OF the hook
and ladder truck in the fire department,
accepted the bond OF Alderman Camp
he'll and also the report Of Chief of
Police Brown for the month of February.
Chief Brown reported eleven arrests, Of
which six were for intoxication.