The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-12
AL DER Al Vermont state Library
FIVE AMENDMENTS
To the City Ordinances, Which Will Be
Presented to the Legislature for
Enactment at This Ses-
sion

Five amendments to the city charter
which have been in the hands of the
legislation committee and the city at
torney We're presented to the board Of
aldermen at its regular meeting last
evening and approved and ordered pre-
sented to the present legislature for
enactment. These amendments were dis
cussed at the last meeting Of the city
council and were referred back to the
committee and the city attorney for cor
rections and additions.
The amendments in substance are as
follows: tll Voters at Freemens meet
ings shall vote in the wards where they
were residents at the time of the COM
pietiOn of the check list which is a
cnange from the requirement Of 30 days
residence in ward previous to the elec.
tion; (2) re-issuing of water bonds not
to exceed S250,000 outstanding at any
time; 49, changing the time Of opening
the polls at all elections from a. M,
to 8 a. M; f4l the right to assess abut-
tiers for oiling streets; (5l adding city
physician to the regular appointiye Of
fcers and a board of health consisting
OF three persons, one of whom shall be
a physician and said physician shall be
the health officer for the city, said board
and health officer to receive such COM
pensation as the city council shall de-
eide upon.
The purpose of this amendment is to
give the city the right to appoint its
own health officer and regulate his sal
airy instead Of having him appointed by
the state board of health as the general
law now DEGREES The city clerk sug-
gested that the city ought to make some
change in regard to collection Of the
delinquent taxes which would do away
with old books being held by old collect
ers for six years which he said was yerv
unsatisfactory and caused a great deal
81 trouble. The aldermen thought that
something ought TO be done and it was
decided that it could probably be brought
about by an ordinance after it had been
decided what to do and the matter was
left with the individual aldermen to
look up all they could on the subject
from other cities for future action.
The mayor presented communica-
tion appointing A~A. Morris driver
for the fire department and the appoint
ment was unanimously confirmed.
The committee on lights reported fav-
orahly on the petition for a street light
at the corner OF River and Center streets
and recommended that 32-candle power
Tungsten light be installed. On motion
Ct Alderman Wiley, the report was
accepted and the light ordered to be in
stalled
The following building permits were
ordered granted: H. j. Slayton to erect
an addition TO building on River
street; Beck 4 Beck to build a lean-to
on their sned on Granite street; Mrs. Boil
ster TO build a chimney on Granite
street A permit was granted to w. 4.
Richardson to move the old Camp street
school house across Camp street.
Residents OF Orange street petition for
a street light near the corner of Orange
and Huntington avenue, which was re-
ferred to the lighting committee to in
yCstigate and report The annual report
Of the assessors was read and accepted
and ordered printed in the annual city
report. The Inspector for the insurance
company reported on the condition of
the boilers in the city building and on
the road roller and stone crusher, all
OF which he claimed he found in good
condition. Alderman Hoyt raised the
question of the need of having these
boilers insured He said that if one ex-
ploded because Of high pressure OF steam
that was higher than recommended by
the company, the city would not get
and the company no doubt set
the rate OF pressure safe" No action
was taken on the subject.
A communication was received from
Mrs Bolster calling the boards atten-
tion to the fact that no steps had been
taken to punish the boys who set fire
to the horsesheds on her property at the
tTotting park and claiming that the
boys were still trespassing on the prop
erty and had torn down fences there.
The matter was referred to the police
A communication was received from
the city attorney, notifying the board
that the estate of Patrick Manning,
who died intestate, had been settled in
ccurt and tnat the sum of s3l4.56 which
remained of the estate after the burial
expenses had been paid would be turned
over TO the city according to law, the
money to be used for the support Of the
city schools.