The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
OLD OFFICERS APPOINTED
City Council Confirms Appointments
Of Heads of Various Departments,
Ned A. Alexander Stepping Into
the Shoes of Fire Chief John Wah-
len. Resigned.

Ned A. Alexander Stepping Into
the Shoes Of Fire Chief John Wah-
len, Resigned.
The City Council held it's first re-
gular meeting in the council chamber
on Wednesday, it being the first since
the recent city election All members
were in their seats with the exception
of Alderman Atherton, who was de-
tanned by the illness of relative.
The most important business to come
before the Board was the appoint
ments of city officials, all of those
serving last year being re-appointed
with the exception of couple of
changes in the heads of the fire de-
partment made necessary by the re-
cent resignation of Chief John Wah-
len. Ned A. Alexander, who was
made chief last night was later
sworn in by Getty Clerk Merrill.
A committee from the fire depart
ment, consisting of Norman D'Arthe-
ny, A. r. Ellis and A. j. Blanchard,
presented petition from the mem
bers of the department, asking that
n. A. Alexander, the present first as
sistant chief, be appointed chief en-
gineer. The paper was signed by 80
members of the department, this be-
ing 80 per cent of the total. Another
petition asking that Frank Pratt be
appointed second assistant was also
presented Mr.. Pratt Joined the Hook
and Ladder Company in 1895 and has
risen to foreman of that company.
The Mayor informed the committee
that the petitions would be consider
ed when the appointment of officers
was taken up later in the evening.
Mr.. Blanchard, for the Firemen's
Club, invited the members of the
board, the city clerk and sheriff, to
appoint an evening to join the lad
dies, in a sugar party and talkfest.
This matter will be arranged as soon
as the full membership of the board
can be communicated with.
B. Coiffi had made two applications
for a boot black stand, one in front
of the new City Hall and one in the
alleyway near the Gill lunch cart.
The Council thought it a little early
to begin decorating the City Hall
lawn and the alleyway is already in
use, so the two matters were referred
to the license committee to investi-
gate and report.
Licenses were granted as follows:
Book black stand at the Union House,
Ralph Freda; repairing Hopkins
block, c. E. Wells; repairs at go
Court street, j. F. Goodnough; chan
ging barn into house, 3 Peck place,
T. C. Moriarty.
Bills were ordered paid as follows
Consolidated Lighting Company, light
for February, $637.36; pay of "a cleo
ton clerks at So each, SIC; C. Def.
Bancroft, preparing check list and
balloting arrangements, $75; j. l..
Templeton, returns of deaths for the
years 1904-1909, $3.50; school requis-
ition, $4,000; water department, pay
roll and expenses, $13253; poor de-
partment, salary and expenses 32S.47.
In order to pay these bills the May
or stated that it would be necessary
to raise some cash, so a temporary
loan, not to exceed $4,000 was voted.
The Mayors appointment of Chief
Durkee to succeed himself was ap-
proved by the board and he will APP
point the same list of patrolmen, spe-
cial and fire policemen that he had
last year.
The Mayor reported that the treas
urer has investigated the question of
bonds for the city officers and inter-
est on daily balances and temporary
loans. The Capital Savings Bank will
allow IL per cent on daily balan-
ces and per cent on the temporary
loan and will furnish bonds for to-
tai cost of $119.. The officers are
bonded as follows: Clerk and treas
urer, $32.500; sheriff, $4,000; superin-
tendent of streets, $4,000; superin-
tendent of water works, 81 900; chief
of police $500; chairman of school
board, $4,000; overseer of poor, 3d.
600; two constables at $4,000 each.
The appointment of city officers
was the next item of business taken
up. In most cases the old men were
appointed to succeed themselves, the
only changes being in the fire de-
partment and in the fence viewers
The list as appointed follows:
Superintendent of streets, Clark B.
ROBBERS, rs State street; supt. of Wa
ter works and city engineer, Phil S.
Smith, IA Liberty street; city attor-
ney, Frederick P. Carleton, 80 Sum-
mer street; overseer of poor, Walter
c. Lamphier, 30 Barre street, health
officer, William Lindsay, M. D., 26
Barre street; city physician, George
H. Parmenter, M. D., &c State street;
chief engineer, N. A. Alexander; first
assistant, H. G. Brown; second as
sistant, Frank Pratt; city weigher,
Fred Blanchard, 3S School street
inspector of leather, Albert O. Cum