The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-23
PRESENT REPORTS
FOR THE YEAR 1906
Board Of Aldermen Cleaning Up the
Work, in Anticipation Of Spring
Election Soon.

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| AT the regular meeting Of the boart
Of aldermen last evening, the annua
reports for the year Of 1906 Of the 20
lice department. street commissioners
orerseer Of poor, property committee
superintendent Of water department
committee on water, fire department, fir,
committee and city engineer were reat
and accepted by the board, and ordere,
printed In the annual city report.
The report Of the police department
gave the total arrests for the past year
As 262, Of these 141, being for intoxica
tion, and 81 for breach Of the peace
one for murder and the remainder fol
various oiTenses. The street department
reported that it was better equipped
than ever before for repairing and keep.
ing streets in good condition; also the
purchase of the stone crusher and the
Incorporation of the granite manufactrr-
.ers in furnishing stone chips had been
q revelation in the permanent street
work.
The committee on charity and correc.
tions reported that the work Of the
poor department had been successfully
carried out and recommended the reap
pointment Of the past years city physi-
clans, as they had done especially good
work. In the report Of the fire depart
ment, II was recommended that in the
future there be special appropriation
made for the hydrants for the reason
that they We're used so much by the
street department in flushing sewers,
etc, and this expense Is now borne by
the fire department.
The report Of the city engineer show
ed that there had been decrease in
the expenses Of that Office during the
year. The report OF the street and fire
committees on the exchange Of two
horses in these departments, that the
fire department be charged S240 for
Major and the street department be
charged $3.50 for Tom, was read and
accepted. resolution relating TO q
loan Of $1,000 to carry the
city treasury along to March 1st was
adopted The matter of the city paying
for the lights IN the city library was
referred to the lighting committee to
and report back The resolu-
tion to transfer $4,000 to the city schools
was voted.
The report Of the city attorney on
the proposed amendment to chapter S.
sections and 8 Of the city ordinances
was read and adopted. The report Of
the committee on legislation relating to
amending chapter IA of the city ordi-
nances was read and accepted. A pro-
posal to amend chapter IA Of the city
ordinances was read and referred to the
city attorney TO report on the same; the
question being whether the proposed
amendment eonfieted in any way with
The charter OF other ordinances, and If
The same is approved by him, he shall
signify his approval in writing on the
ordinance.
The report Of the committee on legis-
ation on the proposed change to chap
.er II Of the city ordinances was read
ind Alderman Milne objected to his
lame appearing on the report, claiming
hat he signed TIE same without full
of the contents of the re
BORT: and he was allowed TO withdraw
lis name from the report. It was then
soted to Law the report on tha table I'm
il the next meeting.
II. Normandeau requested that the |
treet numbers be run on Franklin |
treet far enough east to accommodate
he property lately improved by him. and |
he matter was referred to the street |