The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-02
FIREMEN'S
RELIEF FUND
Increased BY City Council
Last Evening
FOR CARE In HOSPITAL
Cause Was Due to Temporary ADJUST
ment Of the Garbage Collectors
Difficulties Late yester-
day.

The city council was in regular session
two hours last evening and after adj
journment the board Of aldermen was
called together to act on the appoint
Imeut by the mayor Of james n. Mute
and Leonard Wiley as special police.
The board confirmed Nute's appointment
unanimously and Wiley was confirmed
$ to i.
Alderman Cutler stated to tho city
council that the firemen requested that
the council vote them sl5 to add to the
s135 which has accumulated in the fire
department. from fines, the whole amount
To be placed III the city hospital as d
fund to be used for injured fisemsn. On
motion Of Alderman Thnrston the re-
quest was granted and warrant was
drawn on the city treasurer for the Sis
and ordered paid
A communication was read from O. j.
Howes asking if anything could be done
BY the city To keep fire crackers and un-
necessary noise away from the vicinity
Of his house on July 8 and a. The mayor
also stated that J. +. Sadlier had made
the same request to have his house ON
Church street protected. Both Mr.. Howea
and Mr.. Sadlier have very sick people in
their homes. The matter was placed in
the hands Of the chief Of police and he
was also given instructions TO have pIa-
cards printed and post them near the
houses notifying the public of the sick
ness. A permit was granted the Pente-
costal church To hold short meetings on
the park as preliminary to the meetings
which they are to hold soon in their
hall.
An application from .B. Denton for a
lunch room license at 200 No. Main
street was referred to the license cgm-
mittee with power to act
petition signed by the abhutters on
Jefferson street was read, asking Tor
a surface sewer an that street. The ma
Ter was referred to the street committee,
to report back. Residents on that street
also asked for an arc light.
A report was read from the committee
on legislation recommending the services
of J. Ward Carver and r A. Hoar at SO
per day for revising the city ORDINANCES
which the report said would probably
take from IS to 90 days to complete.
The report was accepted. The report Of
the overseer of the poor showed that
he had paid out for the month of June
S356.51. His report was accepted and
an order was voted, drawn on the city
treasurer for $3.50 for his epenses next
month.
The petition TO extend the main
sewer 200 feet on Elmwood avenue at
the cost OF SOS was accepted and ordered
placed on file
Five unapproved bills were sent back
by theifinance committee for proper ap-
prevails and Q. KS. The bills were f. a.
Slayton, si5.42 for hay; c. f. Cutler,
S16.13 for work done on North Barre
hose house; Frank 7. Colvin, $3.50 for
labor; A. J. Paquet, S42 for repairs on
hearse, and one on the city treasurer
for S234.66. The bills were properly
vouched for and warrants ordered drawn
for their payment.
Alderman Williams stated that the
city water main on Brook street needed
extending from Laurel street down about
80 feet aud on motion of Alderman Gut
Ter the water superintendent was order
cd to make the extension. Alderman
Ladd reported that Richard Lawless had
six hens killed by dosb ON June 20 and
recommended that he be paid $3.50 for
them. The report was accepted and an
order drawn for the reimbursement.
The chief of police reported 55 arrests
for the month Of june, divided as fol-
lows: 40 for intoxication, 10 for breach
Of the peace, for tramping, one for
larceny and oue for window breaking.
William Mcdonald appeared before the
council In behalf Of Clan Gordon and
wanted to know about surface sewer ex-
tension on jefferson street, lie said that
there was surface sewer on the Clans
lot there and they didn't wish to sign
for any more. lie stated that the Clan
member who had signed the petition act
ed on earlier in the meeting had no right
to sign it.
a representative Of the J. F. Russell
Roofing company appeared before the
council with samples Of roofing, which he
asked to be allowed to use on buildings
within the fire district in the city. His
reanest was granted The remainder Of
the business Of the council consisted of
the reading Of d large batch Of city war
rants. which were ordered paid.