The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-24
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The Appointment Of Health Officer.
The question Of whether the city
should appoint its own health officer
or whether the state board OF health
had the appointing power, which ques-
tion was referred to the city attorney
last week for his opinion, was answered
by the city attorney last evening In q
long communication. The city attorney
neld that the state board was in It's
rights in appointing a health officer for
the city. but he stated that the officer
80 appointed would have TO agree with
the city council in regard to salary be-
fore he could net as health officer The
report was accepted.
The council III connection with the
river bed question also accepted and
passed TO a second reading resolutions
calling for the immediate payment Of
$500 and an amount equallng 25 per
cent Of the estimated cost OF the prof.
.ect from the ahutters and the Barre
Railroad company, so that the city would
have money with which to start the
work. A resolution was also adopted,
on motion OF Alderman Thurston, IN.
structing the street committee after
they had laid al Of the surface sewers
already ordered TO then make what sur
face sewer extensions they could on
Washington. Patterson and Nelson
streets, without oyerrunning the appro.
priation account.
Miscellaneous Business.
The remaining business transacted by
the board Of aldermen was as follows:
The water committee reported that they
had consulted with +. A. Cutler in re.
gard to the purchase Of piece Of land
near the old Orange brook intake 10
the reservoir and had the proposition
from Mr. Cutler 30 sell the land for 5000.
and be would give up the proposition
for a lane down TO the brook, II the
city would allow him to lay pipe into
the old reservoir 50 that be could pump
water to his buildings in times Of
drought The report was accepted, but
no action was taken relative 20 pur-
chasing the property The street com
mittee recommended the sewer extcn.
sions on Washington, Patterson and
Nelson street in that manner as was
passed by the council The license COM
mittee reported fayorably on granting q
luuch.room license to Abram Allen at
1873 North Main street, and the license
was ordered granted
A. A. Stcbbins of the Barre Railroad
company appeared before the aldermen
and requested permission TO place n
brace under the railroad bridge near the
old Mcdonald & Buchan plant. claim
ing that the bridge was unsafe and they
wished TO brace It up temporarily until
they could put ii new bridge. On
motion Of Alderman Even. the request
was granted with tile condition that the
braces should he removed by January !
next.
James Summers appeared personally
and requested that the sidewalk on Sand
hill, leading to Phelps mili be repaired,
claiming that it was dangerous to walk
over petition was also received from
residf around Phelps mill, request
ing that q public sewer and q surface
sewer he laid on that part OF Washing
ton street Both requests were referred
and report f. a Bnabec appeared for
the owners 81 tim Iiouland building and
put up d proposition 20 the aldermen to
lay the sidewalk On Keith avenue side
of the block with the same material
as Is IN front, at 50 cents a yard, and
the city have the old curhing that ISL
there. alderman Thurston stated that
that price was more than it would cost
the city to do il. and il was finally
agreed that the matter be left with
the street committee TO settle.
The committee on charity reported
that they bad investigated the claims
presented by w B. Stevens on alleged
conditions at the city farm and found
that there had been O little tilt between
Mrs. Nancor, the matron. and AIr. Stew
ems, but the committee was satisfied
that the matrol had acted wholly with
IN her rights and the whole matter was
OF trivial nature. The report was
accepted.
The committee on licenses reported |
that they had investigated on different
occasions the conditions as To the /
amount Of patronage at the moving pic
ture nouses and they found the attend I
ances good. The committee then rec
ommended that the license fee charged I
the houses remain the same, and the
report was accepted on motion Of Alder
man Wiley.
A petition for a sewer extension on
Wiley street was presented by G. w /
Mann and referred to the street commit |
tee to investigate and report A petit
tion was also received for a surface sewer I
extension of about 600 feet on Spring |
and Batenelder streets, and this was
referred to the street committee to 1
investigate Building permits were or
iered granted to May Il. Robinson 10
make repairs at 33 South Main street,
TO II. Negroni To make repairs at 336 /
North Main street. aud to A. Ronani TO
rcshingle house at 4 Elliston street The
mayor stated that some old planks had +
been put up for a railing from the end
of the bridge to the sidewalk on North \
Seminary street aud looked bad. He /
suggested that the street committee
remedy the affair.
The proposed lease between the city
md the Congregational church society
for the common" property was read
again last evening. after the wording
lad been changed somewhat at the sug-
gestion Of the council last week The
terms Of the lease are that the church
ease the property for term Of 80 years
md that the city pay in advapce the
sum of 5000 for the lease. The church
iurther agrees to give warranty deed
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