The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-30
For AppointiVe Officers In
Barre for 1910
DISCUSSION OVER TWO
New Secretary Of Board Of Health Says
He VIII not Serve Unless TIC
Salary Of the Office Is
Increased.

The salaries Of the appointive officers
Of the city we're fixed FOR the year at the
meeting Of the city council last evening.
The salary committee recommended that
the salaries b the same as last year,
and the council accepted their recon-.
mendation IN full. An attempt was
made by Alderman Even to have the
salaries Of the water superintendent and
the overseer Of the poor raised sl00, but
after considerable discussion on the ques-
ton, which wac strongly opposed BY AL
derman Thurston Of the salary commit
tee, the council voted 70 against the
raise
The salaries for the year will he as
follows Chief Of police s75 per month;
policemen, S65 per month; lre chief, $50
per months iremen, 500 per month; call.
men, e35 per year; oYerseer Of the poor,
$500 per year; city engineer, 500 per
month; assistant in engineers office $50
per month; water superintendent. 81 600
per year; superintendent Of streets. Sl.-
POO per year; secretary board Of health,
sl00 per year; inspector Of FIRE alarnk
$50 per year; stenomapher IN water of
flee s3S per month; Inspector 81 paint,
30 cents per hour for actual time ex-
pended; city physician. $500 per year.
The mayor stated that the newly ap-
pointed secretary of the board of health,
Dr. r. Z. Leonard had notified him that
he would not qualify for the Office. un-
less there was 4 raise made in the salary.
The mayor was asked If he knew what
salary the doctor wanted, and he replied
that he did not. The council then voted
to leave the salary the same last year.
In case the new secretary does not qual-
ifv. the cid one holds Over
A communication from the mayor was
read. suggesting that the city find ont
what the cost would Be to secure the nse
Of one or two beds ii The City hospital.
to be used n cases that come under the
charge Of the charity committee. and on
motion Of Alderman Thurstou the matter
was referred TO the charity committee
p make Investigations as q the cost
and report.
Another communication from the may
or was presented. That before he could
accept the report hv the chairman of
tbs health committee made 81 tie last
meeting nn fle sanitary conditions s
j r. Tierney's laundry, be wanted tha
whole board Of aldermen 60 look the
place over. as he considered that IL was
not yet right; and as only the chairman
Of the health committee and the score
tarv Of the board of health had looked
the place over he thought that the conn-
ciI as a whole ought TO visit the place.
All Of the waste water. the mayor said.
now runs into the surface sewer, and
he considered that it ought to run into
the main sewer On motion Of Alder
man Wiley, The matter was referred "a
the commi ttee Of the whole to investi
gate.
Still another communication from the
mayor was read this one being IN the
form Of resolution providing that the
city rs far as possible divide its print
ing work equally among the job printers
iH the city. and that the city require
that the union label be placed on its
printing After a lengthy parley on the
question and none Of the aldermen being
III favor Of accepting the resolution, All.
derman Even finally made a motion, Sec
onded BY Alderman Brown, that the reso.
luton be laid on the table, and the mo.
tion was carried. Alderman Brown stat.
IA that he did not think the city could
vote to accept such resolution for the
reason that all of the eity's printing 0f
any consequence Is bid for and let Ia
the lowest bidder; and the city could not
refuse 70 let the Job to that bidder sim
ply because he was unable to furnish
the union label. Alderman Even said
that he had no objections 10 the union
label being on The printing and supposed
that it was always put on If the printer
had IT, The mayor was then shown cop
les Of the city reports for several years
back, which had the union label On them,
md ii had never been asked for
Applications for two sewer extensions,
lne on Nelson street to accommodate
The new house being erected bv II G Pat
terson and the other from Camp street
q belmont avenue. to accommodate the
Of A. r. Abbott were pre-
iented and referred to the street com.
nittee. with power To act G j Miller
applied for lunch cart license on Depot
iauare and G. Karksdis for a lunch room
ioense in his fruit store On motion Of
Alderman Wiley the matter was re
erred t0 tie license committee to iu-
,estgate and report. L. Il. Averill ap
,lied for renewal Of the lease Of the
.ooms in the old town hall building occu.
lied by the PentecostaI church. and II
vas referred to the charity committee,
with power to act
The bond Of Oyerseer of the Poor O. D
shurtleG for $1,000 signed by Pr II 0-
Northen end i B Sanginstti, was read
md accepted The building inspector
eported IN favor Of granting w ~
Holden and Florence p Tilden q permit
3 change the roof AZ the building at l6
sonth Main street from q fiat roof to
itch. and the permit was ordered grant
d. The committee on streets reported
Il favor Of granting q permit to Mrs.
gelie Calaahan to remodel a barn on
yorth Seminary street into a store. and
he permit was ordered granted
The council then went into executive
ession on q matter which the city elerk
Wished to bring before IT and after this
ession the board 81 aldermen held q
hort meeting to vote on 3 communication
rom the mayor naming L. r. Mudpetts
'harles Keith and W. Al Nears as call
lcmbers of the FIRE department Tho
oara unanimously confirmed the ap-
oinlmsnts.