The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-04
Barre Aldermen Reject Chief
Faulkner
BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
Patrolman Hamsl Also Turned Down.
as Was the New Appointment ef
S. Hollister Jackson for
City Attorney.

Mayor james Mutch presented q list
Of names for appointments to an thirteer
Of the eity's appointive Offices at q spe.
eial meeting Of the board q aldermen
held last evening. The last. with two
exceptions, was for the resppointmeut
Of the present incumbents Of the Offices,
and the aldermen went down through
the list, unanimously confirming the
names, until they rssehsd the city attor-
ney and the police departmeut, When
they refused to confirm the mayors
choice Of s. Hollistcr jackson for city
attorney and Of o. W. Faulkner a. chief
Of police and Prank Hamel A. patrol.
man. The names which we're unanimous
II confirmed are as followsi--
Chief Of the ere department. Clarence
B. Gladding; first assistant, W. L. Stoves
second assistant, r. NJ. Tobin; third as-
sistant c. ". Emerson.
Street superintendent, Jesse Q. De-
Brune.
Water superintendent, oscas c. Russell.
City engineer, George A. Reed
Superintendent Of fire alarn system,
Henry H. Hodgdon.
Trustee Of cemetery trust funds, Z. L.
Smith.
Cemetery commissioners, Harry w.
Whiteomb for three yeaTsl and John
Mcdonald Of Liberty street lfor two
yearsl.
Inspector Of weights and measures W.
IT. Kenerson.
Fence viewers. L. Il. Hooker, A. F.
Dodge and G. G. Narney.
City weigher. John 4. Wallace.
Building Inspector, J. A. Field.
Patrolmen. George Carrie and Harry
Gamble; confirmed. A to @
The two changes made in this list are
Henry II Hodgdon, succeeding Perley
NJ Carr az superintendent Of the Ere
alarm system, and John Mcdonald. as
cemetery commissioner, TO succeed Alex
ander BHehan, deceased.
At the opening Of the neeting, all Of
the members were present except Alder
man Rossi and. after waiting 4 while
for him to show MP, they decided to 90
ahead with the voting on tbe appoint
ments - they were read Of b. the city
clerk just as The board had finished
voting on the last name, Alderman Rossi
entered and took his seat at the table.
Tie stated that his reason for rot arriv.
ing sooner was that he did not under
stand that there was to be i meeting
and did not know Of ii until he was
told on the street that the board was in
session.
The City Attorney Mix-up.
The board then voted to reconsider
It's vote on the appointments and vote
on the whole list again. in order to give
Alderman Rossi a chance to vote on
them This second vote resulted in the
list already named being unanimously
confirmed but the vote on Mr jackson
lor city attorney stood no to 2 yes
b the first vote, and 5 no to yea in
e second vote.
f Ward Carver Is the present city
attorney, which Office he has held for
Gre past four years, having been ap
pointed first By Mayor William Barclay
u his last term as mayor and reappoint
"a BY Mayor Robins tile three wears that
be was ia the Office. Ever since election
there has been runaor that MAyny
Nuteh bad slated him for removal The
action Of the aldermen in refusing to
confirm Mr. jackson indicates that they
gre desirous Of retaining the sarYices 81
City Attorney Carver because Of hia
aose association with some transactions
fhieh are still in an unfinished stage.
4,,f..8..a. o.,...1s
Tie names for Che oiIieials Of the po-
lee department were the last to b
resented. and Immediately after they
we're read Alderman Hoyt moved that
he board 20 into executive session before
vote on the names had been taken
After being in executive session d short
ime, the board voted to az out Of eNecu
i've session and then a vote WAS taken
u the names, which rasulted as fol
0ws. on the first ballot before Aldermaf
2ossi arrived: Faullneg FOR chief
gainst; fer patrolmen, Hamei, con-
rmed in favor, 2 against; Gamble
onfrmed, 3 Ia favor. 9 against Garlic.
3 ia favor, 2 against. On tbs
econd ballot, both Chief Faulkner and
'atrolman Hamel failed to be confirmed
he vote standing Faulkner, 9 against
iamei, against ! ii favor; Gamble,
in favor, against Carle, 4 in favor,
against This concluded alI Of the
usiness before the board, and an I'D
was then taken