The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-13
May Supplant the 0ld-time
Billy in Barre
EFFECTIVE WEAPON
Recommendation for Its Substitution
Was Made at Meeting Of City Council
Last Night and Police Patrol Was
Discusssd-othn City Affairs.

The troubles which the police officers
experienced last Saturday evening In
making the arrest Of Guatayus Olsen
brought out more forribly than ever,
in the minds. OF the officers. the need OF
more equipment for the department 10
use when necessary TO protect themselves
from unruly offenders and at the special
weekly meeting Of the city council last
evening Alderman Ladd reported, az tho
request Of the chief OF police, that the
city ought 70 supply the regular patrol.
men, at least, with suitable night sticks
and belts In which TO carry them.
Alderman Ladd also said that the time
was near at hand when the city should
have a patrol wagoni and such disturb.
anees as was witnessed Saturday night
would not happen again. lie suggested
tnat the patrol wagon could be run BY
the fire department at very little incon.
vcniencc or expense. He thought that
the policemen should be supplied with
night sticks as soon az possible. On
motion OF Alderman Campbell the mat
ter was referred 20 the police committee
TO investigate and report. The officers
are now supplied with the regulation
blny, but the equipment is not thought
70 be sufficient. The night stick Is about
twenty inches In length
Building Inspector Martin Riley re-
ported AZ permits granted for the month
Of October and also reported favorably
on the applications Of Mrs. b. d. Hawes
to move a shop across High Holborn
street and Of Mrs. John Cleary to re-
shingle a portion Of her house on North
Main street. The reports were all ac-
cepted.
The health officer reported total OF
Is birth in October, seven male and eight
female; eight deaths and two eases Of
diphthcria. The report Of the water su-
perintendcnt for the past month was
read and accepted. The residents OF
Sixth street made application for the
house numbers to be run on that street
and 1t was referred TO the street com
mittee.
The street committee reported that
they had consulted with the electric
company and with J. X. Tierney's con-
tractor in regard 10 the moving of the
Martin house on South Main street and
found that the house could be moved
without any great objection, and the
committee recommended that Mr.. Tier
ney be granted a permit. containing the
same restrictions his first permit had,
with the addition that he should not
cause the electric power to be shut of
from the south end Of the city on, any
weekday between the hours Of a. m.
aud p. M. The report was accepted
and the permit ordered granted
Twenty-Five residents on Warren,
Cleary and Merchant streets presented
a petition signed by them asking that
a sidewalk be laid on Warren street
from Cleary to Merchant and on Cleary
to Mr.. Batchelder's house. On motion
Of Alderman Cutler the petition was re-
ferred to the street committee to inves-
tigate and report.
Alderman Cutler reported that +. A.
Williams had made an offer of ten dol
lars year for the rental Of the city's
land adjoining the Elmwood cemetery.
No action was taken.
New Men for Fire Department.
The council then adjoined and the
board of aldermen was called to order
to act on the names of three new call
men and driver for the fire department
which the mayor presented The names
of Elmer u. McAllister, Allen A. Morris
md Harold Il, Rydberg were confirmed
for call men, and Clinton A, Merrill was
confirmed as driver to take the place Of
Q. L. Wiley, resigned.