The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-13
Busy Session Of the Board Of
Aldermen
Two Local Druggists, Z. A. Drown and
c. II. Kendrick, Applied for Them.
The Health ofieer Makes HIS
Report.

Druggists E. A. Drown and G. H. Ken
drick presented petitions, signed By the
required number Of legal voters and prac-
tising physicians Of the city, to the beard
Of aldermen last evening for renewal
Of their druggists licenses to seH intoxi-
eating liquor. On motion Of Alderman
Even, Che petitions were accepted and
the city clerk instructed to fix and adver-
tiss the date for a public hearing on the
question Of granting the lieenses.
The resignation Of Clyde T. Wiley as
driver of the chemical engine Of the fire
department was read, and on motion Of
Alderman Hoyt accepted It " UNDER
stood that Mr.. Wiley d TO remove TO
Plainfeld, where he win conduct livery
stable in connection with the hotel there,
which was recently purchased by G. N.
Hawos
The water committee reported in favor
Of extending tile water main on Nelson
street TO accommodate the new kouso
erected hy III G. Patterson, and the ex.
tension was ordered
The health officer reported total Of
20 births in the city during the month
Of March and 2s deaths; also CON
tauous diseases of which 4 were Of
diphtheia, measles and ! scarlet fever,
one death resulting from diphtheria.
The committee ON licenses reported in
favor Of granting lunch room licenses
10 KaFkadis q Maniatty, George Miller.
e. /. Woodworth, Joseph Fusare, 3.
Dente, r |. Church and +. n. Laws, and
hotel license to w II. Snow. under
that they adhere strictly to the Sunday
closing hours as adopted last year.
The city engineer reported that he had
made his regular inspection Of the
bridges and reservoirs and found them all
in good condition. with the exception Of
a few minor repairs which be named,
that were needed on some o. the bridges.
He also stated that with favorable
weather conditions the contractor would
Be able TO resume the work on the
new Orange brook reservoir within tvs
weeks, and he thought that it would take
shout two months to fnieh the work.
The report 81 the water superintendent
for the month Of March WAS read and ac-
eepted
Robert Hawkins applied for q renewal
Of his license TO run the RathskellsT, and
Louis Romans asked for license to
operate a lunch room at 80 Prospect
street Referred to the license commit
tee to investigate and report The may
Of presented the name Of Henry Bosiey
for appointment as inspector OF paints,
and was unanimously confirmed by the
board.
TO get someone to accept the appoint
ment az Inspector Of the fire. alarm sys-
tem at the present salary is causing the
mayor and the aldermen some dificulty.
Henry # Hodgdon, who was appointed
and confirmed Ii this position, failed to
qualify because the salary was not raised,
and r M Carr, last years inspector, re
fuses to serve again. unless the salary
is made 500 a year and all Sunday work
extra with time and half pay
Alderman Hoyt Of the lire COMMITTEES
stated that he had conferred with Mr..
Carr and the latter had stated positively
that he would not serve unless he WAS
given the above -named salary The al
derman also said that be had bad some
talk with another man about taking the
Job but was not able to get a definite
answer from him as vet, and the matter
was left for another week, to see what
could be done with this man.
The mayor stated to the board that
d representative Of the Mormon creed
had applied 70 him for permission TO
hold open. air meetings IN the city on at
least two nights week FOR month or
two. but the aldermen refused to take
any action on the request. This same
request was made last year BY the Nor
mons and was turned down by the alder
men. The aldermen seemed to be Of the
opinon that there was no suitable place
to hold meetings in the streets except
at Depot square, and that was already
taken up every night by Che salvation
Army