The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-22
Barre's Chief Executive Says
Year Has Been Good One
SUMMARIZES THE ACTIONS
Gives Great Praise to Members Of the
Various Departments and Sees a
Successful Year Ahead for
the City.

A review Of the municipal year, which
closed with the calendar year, is given
in the annual message Of Mayor Robins,
which has just been issued. The mes
sage Is q concise statement Of what has
been done in the various departments,
and will be read with great interest. The
message, entire, ii as follows:
The past year has been d prosperous
as well as a progressive one III the city's
history, work in the stone.sheds has
been plentiful for the greater part of
the year, and both workmen and manu-
facturers alike have reason to feel salts
fled with the results. All Of our other
industries are 80 closely identified with
the granite industry as to practically
form a part OF it have shared in the
prosperity, the only industry that has
been tagging being that of building, this
to great extent is accounted for by the
extensive building operations of previous
years, which exceeded the needs OF the
city at the time, and which we are just
catching up with now. But we may look
for better times for our builders in the
coming year, as the prospects OF sue
cessful years trade throughout the
country is improving every day, and
there is no doubt this city will ret its
share Of it. as it has in the past.
The past year has seen the eulmina-
tion Of the hope Of a large number Of
our citizens ID the erection OF the Al
drieh public library building. This in
stitution win soon open its doors to tile
public and its shelves with their stores
Of knowledge, science, romance aud tTav
ei will open up an avenue OF education
and recreation for old and young that |
will in the years 70 come be an impor
tant factor for the well being Of the
CITY. We haze reason to feel proud OF |
the building, and thankful for the muni
ticence of the late Leonard f AEdrich. |
which made its erection Il possibility |
and now an accomplished fact. and | be-
speak for the institution the hearty sup. |
port of all citizens. and their cheerful |
cooperation with its trustees In their (
efforts to make IL 4 successful and ele- /
vating institution.
The erection Of TIRE llew block at the
corner Of Main and Pearl streets. the re-
Of the Stillman Wood block I
and the eflargment of the Brook street
school building have been amongst the I
most important Of the building opera
tions Of the year, and tend 60 show that
our city Is still advancing. and that
people have confidence in the growth Of
cur city and are ready to place their
money into buildings and Improvements
as the needs of the city require One
large stone-shed OF modern construction
built for the firm OF Novelli Il Corti
has been the only important addition in
that line constructed during the year.
The starting Of hospital in the city
for the care Of the sick is another inn
that after being agitated for
years has at last taken definite shape
and Is deserving Of the warm support
5f all citizens. Most institutions Of
his nature in other cities owe their eFi-
sin to the philanthropy Of some public
spirited citizen who devised all OF part
# bis means for this commendable pur-
pose We have not had the advantage
# any such beqnests for this purpose
1ut it is all the more gratifying that
bis institution has arisen in our midst
through the general feeling among the
,itizeRs that some means should be pro-
fided for caring for the sick who are
amongst us; and although it may take
Iome time, effort and seif sacrifice before
Ne have an institution that Will in ev-
nv way be worthy Of our city, we be
icye it will surely come and from the
beginning now made, and the concerted
.forts that are being made for its sue
ess, an institution win be built up in ]
'ur midst that will he a credit to our
ity and blessing to many. 3
In the midst Of our prosperity during {
he past year we have been called on J
o part with a large number OF citizens
losely identified with the business, pro-
essional and laboring life Of cur city, {
whose efforts to promite its welfare and !
rowth have been appreciated by all
Zach one in his own sphere had a part \
o play, and played It well, and they I
ave left with us an eleyating influence {
IA onr public and social life that will
e felt in years to come.