The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-17
Over the Appointment Of
Health Officer In Barre
TWO OFFICIALS NAMED
DR.. m. L. Chandler Is Appontes Of State
Board Of Health, While Dr. N. D.
Lamb Holds Over as Mayors
Appolntee--othsr Doings.

The city council came near burning
the midnight oil over its deliberations
in the city council chamber last evening.
There were several important matters
that came up for action before the body,
and some Of them found the council
split up on the matter Of disposing Of
them, which caused, in one instance, a
somewhat heated controversy an hour
and. half in length, principally be.
tween Mayor Muteh- who favored an
Edrswood sewer. and Alderman Thurs
ton, chairman Of the street rommittee,
who opposed IT,
Among the things which were before
the council were communication from
the secretary Of the state board Of
health, notifying the council that the
board had appointed DR.. NJ L. Chandler
as health officer for the city Of Barre;
a communication from Elwin L. Scott,
as attorney for the fruik dealers IN the
city, protesting against the Sunday
opening hours As laid down BY the coun.
ell and two resolutions presented by
the mayor. calling for the laying OF
surface sewers on Patterson. Nelson and
the upper part Of Washington streets,
and an extension Of the public sewer on
Camp street to the house Of I. A.
Walker at Edgewood
When the council finally adjourned AZ
ll.3o. tie board Of aldermen WIS called
together to act on the mayors appoint
ment Of school commissioner In ward
iiye. to succeed George H. Stuart, re-
signed The mayor presented the name
of Frank +. Comoll Of 72 Railroad
street. and he was confirmed by a vote
OF 5 to l. The new commissioner Is
granite cutter. employed AT G. W. Nc
MILAN & Sons plant He has been a
resident Of Barre for nearly 70 years.
He Is married and has several children.
The Health 0ficer Muddle
with the announcement received from
the state board Of health last evening
that il had appointed Dr. N. L. Chand
Ter as health officer for the city Barre
now has in reality two health officers.
Since last March the mayor and tne
state board have been II correspondence
III rexard Ia vho should appoint HaFfes
health officer, the mayer elanins tar
Ne had the fieht and the state board
that It rad the power
The letter read last night was from
the secretary of the state board Dr H.8
j. Hoiton. and in Il he stated that the
hoard had appointed DR. Chandler and
to hack lip its right TO make The appoint
ment az opinion from the attorney gen
eral on the question was given. the at
tornpy general stating that the legis-
lature Of zoos enacted a law, giving.the
state board Of health the appointive
power.
The mayor said that the state board
had also notified the present health Off
Ger. Dr. Nj D. Lamb, that it had ap-
pointed Dr. Chandler and for him TO
turn over MS hooks to the latter The
mayor said that lie had notified Dr.
Lamb TO hold onto tie books and at
tend To the duties Of the Office until fur
ther notice Dr.. Lamb is holding ever
from last year. hecanse Of the fact that
Dr. T. L. Leonard. who was appointed
health officer by the mayor last spring,
refused to quality because he could not
get the salary he wanted.
Alderman 1hurston questioned the
state boards right to take the appoint
I've power out Of the hands of tie mayor
and the city council He said that be
supposed that the charter granted to
Eae city Of Barre was by special act
IF the legislature. which gave tile city
The control Of the jurisdiction within its
limits, and ii that charter was not good
Tor anything he thought it was time to
ind it out now.
Alderman Hovt stated that the city
attorney mad said that the state board
lad the appointing power, hut il hadA
% appoint the man recommended to it
" this council and no other person The
,ity clerk stated that at the direction
II the mayor he mad recommended to
Me state board the name Of DR.. NJ. ID.
.amb for health officer.
Alderman Thurston then said that lie
indersfond that Dr. Chandler had stated
hat be wanted at least $500 salary, i
le accepted tile office The alderman
hought that the city ought not 70 be
oreed to pay that amount when they
oWld set II done for half that amount.
ldelman Thurston then moved that the
natter be referred to the city attorney
nd the chairman Of the health commit
ee. to investigate and report, and the
notion was carried
Fruit Dealers Protest.
Attorney 4. Z. Scott as counsel for
lie fruit dealers in the city stated IN
~ communication chat the whole diff
ulty between the fruit dealers and the
itv was over the hours which the city
ga ixed for Sunday opening and clos
ne time. He said taat the dealers did
ot wish 10 violate any city ordinance
nd that il tile council would make
hamre 10 the Sunday hours there would
e no further trouble. lie stated that
he dealers claimed that the present
ours for opening and closing. namely,
50 TO 10 ID the morning, to 2:30
. fhe afternoon aud $50 to 3 in Inc
yening. are. with the exception Of the
yeniug hours, the very time when there
rs the least people on the street Of any
ne dnring the day. and they would
ae to change it to 2 or 10 to i2;ag az
and from $3.50 to 0:a0 or 30 ia
en ng. and not open at all IN the al
con
Eae leFk stated chat the whole
K with tie ffltit dealers Mas tte
d not understand and eaaa 70
, be made to understand Tie ud 9i