The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-23
DR.. [. [. Leonard Appointed
to Dir. Lambs Position
CONFIRMED BY ALDERMEN
Aldermen Take Steps to Put City Police
Department in Better shape-Other
Business Done Last
Night.

The first step IN what the police COM
mittee say viii finally result in an in
novation in the local police department,
was accomplished at the meeting Of the
board OF aldermen last evening. when
the recommendation by the committee
that the city purchase one new uni-
form for each 81 the officers. the cost
not to exceed S3S for each uniform. was
accepted BY the aldermen and the uni-
forms ordered purchased By the city
purchasing the uniform, the commit
tee states that the officers viii then be
dressed alike and equipped alike, thus
presenting a better appearance and the
officers win be better satisfied ana bet
ter cited 10 do their work The next
thing that the committee win do Is to
make a thorough renovation Of the sta
tion. The long neglected cells will be
cleaned and the beds and bed cloth-
ing given wash. aud the cells fitted
.up in q more sanitary condition tnan
they have ever been before The front
office viii also receive d coat of paint.
The police committee Is comprised Of
Aldermen Hoyt, Wiley and Brown
The mayor presented for confrma-
tion. by the board, the names Of DR..
l. L. Leonard for secretary Of the board
Of health, which Office Is now held by
DR. N. D. Lamb; A. NJ Stafford for
inspector Of paint; # b Nichols and
J. r. Iierney for members Of the board
Of health. The names were all con-
frmed by the board tae vote standing,
to for Leonard. unanimous for STAFF
ford. 6 to ] for Nichols and 70 9 for
Tierney. The bond Of Alderman Will
lev for ST 600. signed hy Or. n g.
and on motion Of Alderman Brown. ac-
eepted. Lunch room licenses were or
dered granted to Oscar Borg and John
e. Keefe Ihc committees on streets
and finance, to whom was referred, last
week, the question Of purchasing teams
for the street department, which was
proposed by Street Superintendent De-
bruno, made q recommendation that the
street superintendent be authorized to
purchase one pair Of horses On mo-
ton oi Alderman Rossi. the report 81
the committees was accepted and tne
horses ordered purchased. When the
street superiufende made this sug.
eesiion 70 The city council last week.
b. said that he was confident that the
city could save a good deal Of money
BY owning team or two to do the
street work each summer than to hire
the work done "A has been the previous
custom He said tnat he knew where
suitable horses could be purchased rea-
sonably and the parties would take them
back after eight months. when the city
would Be through with them for the
year, at The same price which they sold
them, providing that they were in as
good condition as when sold. or II they
had shrunk some they would take them
for a price less what they Ind depFe-
eiated The building Inspector reported
ii favor Of granting 8 permit TO Charles
FL Campbell to remodel the entrance to
bis qranite block by removing the gram
tie pillars and substituting iron ones
and lower the windows to the level Of
the floor The windows are not to be ex-
tended out In front heeond their pres-
ant position. Mrs Nellie Callaghan re-
luested a permit to remodel a barn at
10 North Seminary street into store
on the first floor and tenement on the
second. This was referred To the street
sommittee to investigate