The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-29
SALARIES FIXED
FOR CITY OFFICIALS
Small Raise Made in That of Fire Chief
and Assistant in City Engineers
ofice-Protest Against Doors
In Some Buildings.

I The salaries OF various city officials
were fixed by the aldermen last night,
on recommendation by the COMMITTEES
on salaries. There are only two changes
| from last wear the fire chief being raised
from 1860 to 81 ,000 a year. and the as
sistant in the city engineers Office being
raised IS a month
The committee also recommended that
the pay of the regular fremen outside
OF the chief be fixed by ordinance. ID
being the desire of the committee to
inaugurate grading scale in point OF
length OF service by which these tiremen
shall be paid. Under the present salary
system, fireman who has been in the
department long time receives no mora
than man newly appointed. and by
arranging it so that fremen. who have
been in the service long time, shall
receive a higher salary than new fire.
men, it is the opinion of the aldermen
that it win induce firemen to stay in
the department longer. This matter
will be brought before the council later.
In the meantime the firemen will re-
ceive the same wages as heretofore
The various salaries were fixed as fol-
lows:
Chief of police, S75 per month.
Patrolmen, S65 per month.
Fire chief. 81 900 per year.
Call fremen. S35 per year.
Oyerseer OF the poor. $500 por year
City engineer 800 per month.
Water superintendent, $1,000 per YEAR
and team.
Street superintendent, $1,000 per year.
Superintendent of fire alarm, $50 per
year.
Assistant in engineers office, sos per
month.
Bookkeeper in water office, $SS per
month,
Inspector OF paints. 80 cents per hour.
The committee on lights recommended
that one tungsten street light be iu-
stalled on each of the following streets:
Liberty, between Washington and Hill;
Merchant street, Long street, Vine
street Railroad and Howard street. On
motion OF Alderman Wiley, the report
and recommendations were ordered car
ried out.
A lunch room license was granted 10
John Letoumeau, aud the applications
of Oscar Borg and w. d. Murray for a
renewal OF their licenses We're referred
to the license committee to investigate
and report.
Building permits were granted to Abs
biati estate to rebuild chimney and
repair damage done by fire; Harrison
Granite company to raise roof OF Office;
f. G.. Ellis estate to build a new chim-
ney and TO DR. Barr 10 erect a hen house
on Cottage street.
A resolution relating to a temporary
loan in anticipation of taxes. which was
read last week was adopted
The bonds OF the following city Off
GERS were read and arcepted: y G. De-
Bruhe, street superintendent, $1,000
signed by C. l. Curricr and II. c. Pat
terson: James Mutch. mayor 81 600,
signed by George Mutch and r. c. Pat
terson; J. A. Field building Inspector,
$500, signed BY c. j. Bugbee and H.
G. Patterson.
The bonds OF II. +. Reynolds. water
$4,000. signed BY w. F.
Richardson and p. l.. Page, was also ac.
aeptcd
Protest on Inward Swinging Doors.
Rev Edward C. Downey appeared be.
fore the board and brought to the at
tention Of the aldermen the fact thas
an Of the entrance doors 20 the churches
IN the city and many Of the school
aud business blocks swing Ia,
thus endangering the lives OF people in
he buildings in case al fire when a
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