The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-23
MAYORS VIEW
OF PAST YEAR
Continued from first page.

direction, and will ensure more safety
for the north end Of the city. The gran
tie in front Of the new FIRE station has
been cleaned and columns set in APP
paratus room to support floors above, So
we have a commodiug. substantial fire
station, and admired By everyone who
visits It.
Water Cost City Less.
The water department this year has
been of less expense to the city than
in former years. last spring, the frost
did not penetrate to the water mains,
so very few breakagcs took place. A
large extension was made in laying a
four.inch main on Granite street extern
sion at an expense Of over $500. This
was much-needed improvement for the
residents in that part of The eity-they
had no water some portions of the year.
In connection with the water they al
so got sewerage connection, which Ia
very essential 70 the health OF the com
munity. The dead ends In our water
mains have been mostly done away with.
They were a good deal Of annoyance and
expense so that is something the de.
partment won't have to contend with in
the future. The council will have to
use every care In extending the system
on streets where no revenue viii he
forthcoming To cover such expense. IN
summer we require all our water, 30
that We cannot supply many more APP
plieants. The water department this
year has made a net profit, after paying
interest and all other expenses connect
ed with the department and deducting
the amount received from the sale OF
land of S4,225.4s. The sum IF S3,in0
was realized from the sale Of land.
Engineering at Reduction.
The engineering department. has been
at good deal less expense this year
than last; a saving of S332.4S for the
year. The office work has been well at
tended 10, also outside work During
my first two years as mayor, was salts.
fed in my own mind that that depart
ment could be run with considerable less
expense to the city. This year has prov.
ed it to be so, and should be lesson
in the future for the council not to be
too hasty in putting extra help In that
Office without full investigation 30 as
TO ascertain II the help in the Office is
doing days work for the city, and
not have an engineer overlooking a eou.
pie of boys doing the work. This IL
one evil that has been stopped and
should be guarded against in the flu
ture.
Few Poor to Attend To.
The poor department has ben forth.
nate during the past year in not hav+
ing many inmates at the farm-less than
for a good few years. 1t keeps down
the expense of that department. No
complaints have been made to the coun-
Gil that our poor was not properly att
tended to during the past few years
The recommendation OF the last board
OF charity committee, also the mayor,
and favored by the council Of 1905, to
improve the present poor farm house,
has been ignored and turned down By
the present board. The mayor was told
by some Of the aldermen that IL the
motion To improve the present building
at an expense OF $4,000 was carried out
that the citizens would curse me for ii
opinions differ on such questions, Dur
ing Governor Pioctor's election campaign
he often made references TO our unfor-
Inmates az Waterbury and Windsor in
making their conditions better where it
could be done. DO not think the people
Of Vermont cursed him for advocating
such measures. They showed their ap-
probation by electing him governor by
such large majority. The poor we
have with US ALWAYS, and should be Civ
en- the best attention and comfort that
the city can afford Their lot Is hard
one at the best the officers Of the city
should not add TO IT by denying them
better room accommodation. Would like
to make few commentators, but
refrain from doing so--do not like them
trampled under foot.
Would Increase Police Pay.
Our police department has done good
service this year In keeping good order.
They are body Of men that often
receive unjust criticism, but this year
they have been congratulated by our
late states attorney for their efficiency
in serving the public. Their hours are
long and tedious and they have to be-
ont In all kinds OF weather and attend
every call made on them. During my
three years as mayor. Chief Brown has
performed his iuties faithfully and we'll.
Always willing to do what was required
Of him in his official capacity Charges
have been made 10 me by his enemies
on some things, but when full investi-
cation was made, not 3 word Of truth
was there in them. Owing 70 the in-
crease In the price Of living here, think
an increase Of S5 month to their wages
would not b advocating too much
would be m increase Of $40 year. It
may seem strange for the mayor to mem
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