The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-26
CIVIL. SERVICE EXAMS.
FOR TWO DEPARTMENTS
It Is Proposed to Put Barre Firemen
and Policemen on That Basis.
Power to Be Asked of
Legislature.

AT the meeting Of the board Of alder
men held last evening, at which Vice
President Hoyt presided in the absence
OF President Thurston, definite steps
were taken to place the fire and po-
lice departments of the city under the
civil service regulations. A eommunica-
tion was received from the city attor-
ney on the subject, stating that under
the city charter, the council could now
by ordinance place the fire department
on civil service lines but before the
police department could be so changed,
1t would be necessary for an amendment
to the city charter and the city attor-
ney submitted the proposed amendment
which was approved by the board and
ordered placed in the hands of Repre-
sentative Cave to be introduced in the
legislature.
The question Of making this change
in these two departments has been un-
der discussion by the police and fire
committees Of the aldermen for some
little time and it was decided that for
the welfare of the departments civil
service rules should be formulated which
will throw the filling Of these depart
ments out Of politics and place it pure
~ on the merit system. Applicants for
positions in these departments will have
10 submit to mental and physical eX-
amnations which viii be in the hands
of commission The mayor win still
have mis- appointige power but in diff
ferent manner than now as he will have
to appoint from the two or three names
which the commission submit to him.
There was but little business to come
before the board last evening, so the
meeting was brief Building permits
we're ordered granted to c. d. Dens-
more to build a naddition TO a barn
on East street, to Presby, Coykendall
company TO build an addition to their
stone sned AZ feet long; to Morse &
Jackson to build an addition to their
coal shed and to Clara A. Nichols to
repair roof at G5 South Main street.
The committee on lights, to whom had
been referred the petition for street
light, reported in favor Of installing
a 32 Tungsten light at the corner Of
Huntington avenue and Orange street,
and on motnn of Alderman Wiley, the
light was ordered installed TIE petit
ton of John Letourneau for a lunch
room license in the building between
the Worthen block and Weelocs block
was referred to the license committee
to investigate and report.
William Mcfarland, through the city
clerk, asked for information as to
whether he was the owner Of a three
eornered piece of land at the junction
OF Merchant and Brook streets, near
the city farm, or the city. Mr.. MeFar-
land thought he owned it and last spring
the street department cut the hay off
it and insisted that the city owned it.
He wanted it settled whose property it
was and if it is the city's he wants to
purchase it. On motion Of Alderman
Willev the matter was referred to the
city engineer and the property commit
tee "A permit was granted the prop
ertv committee to move the Mertz
house on Brook street across the street
to lot owned by the city whore
new foundation is being made for it.
The city clerk suggested that the
board do everything they could to get
the city's water bond bill through the
legislature AZ quickly az possible as the
city was in a hurry for the use of the
money and the matter was left with
the clerk to attend to.