The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-05
MANY BILLS SENT
TO CITY COUNCIL
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ton to the Cmrier Park Improvement
association, Alderman Whey stated that
at the beginning of the year 500 was
appropriated for care of public parks and
that whereas $50 had been appropriated
to the Civic Federation TO assist in the
care OF the city park, he thought the
city ought to appropriate a like amount
for the Currier Park society, instead OF
the $50 that had just been appropriated
On that statement, Alderman Thurston
moved the reconsideration Of the former
appropriation (which was carried and
then moved the appropriation of $50,
which was likewise treated. So the two
associations fare alike.
Destitution Cause of Truancy.
Some cases OF restitution so bad that
it was reported children couldn't 90 10
school because they hadn't shoes and
clothing were reported by DIR. Joe w.
jackson. He stated that five children
we're out of school because they hadn't
the clothing to wear, two being in fam
lily in which either the eighth or ninth
child had recently been born another in
widows family of either six or seven
children the couldn't say accurately,
still another being in family where
the mother had just died. A like situa-
ton in which two girls were left alone
while their mother was in Jail was re-
ported.
To all of these Alderman Mcleod of
the charity committee asserted that no
report had come to the committee, that
If report had come the city would have
rendered the assistance merited. In at
least one of the cases mentioned, he
reported, the committee had clothed the
children at the opening of the school
year, so that they could attend school.
1t was also asserted that sometimes chill
dren or their parents make the alleged
lack of suitable clothing an excuse for
not having the children in school, but
not necessarily in the cases referred
to. The charity committee was instruct
ed to look into the cases.
A second complaint by DR.. jackson, to
the effect that the city dump is rot
ten ''filthy," and otherwise obxonious,
was referred to the health committee,
with instructions to see that such con-
Mayor Mulch stated that the street COM
mittee had cleaned up the place some
time ago and that the understanding
then was that the health committee
should keep it clean.
City Sells Land.
A warranty deed from the city to
Brown, Carroll & Co. for the sale of land
off Depot square for granite plant was
read, and Mayor Mulch was authorized
by resolution to execute the deed after
some slight changes had been made.
The deed conveys eight tenths of an acre
for $1,000, the land running from the
new river bed to land of the Central
Vermont railroad.
City Engineer Reeds report on bridges
showed that the Berlin and South Main
street structures had been replanked,
that the Blackwell street bridge should
be replanked next spring, that one string
er had fallen off the Berlin street bridge,
that only two of the seven props on the
South Main street bridge were in work
ing order, and that slight work should
be done about the Prospect street and
Granite street bridges. The report was
accepted, and the recommendations were
ordered carried out.
Select Site for Horse Fountain.
Selection of a site at the corner of
South Main and Hill streets for the
horse fountain which was removed from
the city square to permit of the placing
of the granite fountain, given by the
National Humane Alliance--as site which
had been chosen by the water and street
committees-wa approved. Alderman
Wiley stated that one condition of the
gift of the granite fountain was that
the old fountain be placed in some other
part of the city. 1t was suggested that
light over each Of the fountains is a
necessity. The lighting committee prom
ised to look after the matter, Alderman
Rossi saying that the granite fountain
is already wired for an electric light.
The same committee reported in favor
of placing an incandeseent light on up
per Granite street and one on Wiley
street, and the report was accepted Tho
fire committee reported against chang
ing the hydrant at the corner of North
Main and North Seminary streets, which
Mr.. Kingston claimed was on his land,
until such time as the street line rs
established This report was also ac-
cepted The council adjourned az S:l5