The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-18
By Police Committee and the
Chief of Department
IN THE ANNUAL REPORTS
Property Committee Say That Holes in
Wall on City Hall Entrance VIII
Be Filled with Granite Tab
let's Soon

Several annual reports Of departments
to be printed in the annual city report
were read and accepted and some routine
business was transacted at the regu
lar meeting Of the city council held last
evening. The reports read were the
property committee, library committee,
police committee, chief of police, health
officer, trustee OF cemetery, trust funds
and cemetery commissioners.
Tablets for City Hall.
The property committee reported that
the city hall building had been repaired
and painted quite extensively in the in
terror during the year. The engineers
office, police headquarters and cell rooms,
city court room. G.. A. r. hall and the
theatre hall have all been cleaned and
vanished and are now in first class con
dition. IT was recommended that new
floor be laid in the main corridor this
year. Two granite tablets have been
made to be set up in the vacant spaces,
in the wall al the entrance to the
building, this spring. 1t was also recon-
mended that the old town hall build
ing he repaired and painted on the out
side this summer
Library Expenditures
The report of the library committee
showed that 800 new books had been
purchased during the year by the city,
making total OF 2,543 OF the city's
books in the library at a total cost OF
s29622l. leaving ain uneXpended balance
of S603.0S The committee stated that
they had found a need for more stand
ard fiction in the library and had puf
chased such works as Scott, Dickens and
Hugo and recommended that more stand
ard works be purchased, and also that
standard works in the Italian language
be purchased and placed in the library
for the benefit OF the Italian citizens,
The committee also stated that they
found many Of the eity's books needed
rebinding and recommended that they
be rebound at an expense not to exceed
slO0
Additional Policeman Recommended
The police committee reported thath
they had established regulation uniforms
for the police force at the expense ofl
the city which had greatly bettered the
appearance of the policemen and recon-
mended that the city continue to fur
nish the uniforms and equipment Of the
officers. The committee also stated that
they considered the present force of
policemen as inadequate in number and
that one new regular policeman be add
ed to the force the coming year, and
- Y4ad ~
ordinance be amended placing the de-
partment under the civil service rules
and regulations.
According to the chief OF police report,
a total Of 237 arrests were made during
the year, of which 2l2 were male per
sons and 25 female, whose ages ranged
from ii to 20 years. In the number
Of arrests for different offense that Of
leads with los, breach of
the peace next with 81; petty larceny
Is and selling, H. The chief recon-
mended that one new regular patrolman
be added to the force for night duty.
Other Reports.
The health department reported 255
births OF which ll9 were male and 1876
female, and the deaths numbered l50
The trustees Of the cemetery trust
funds reported that S3 lots We're being
cared for by the city. rs in the Elm
wood cemetery and in Hope. For the
care of the lots there had been deposit
ID 81 $40 The income from the two
cemeteries was $500 and the expenses
S230.73. leaving a balance of S32970.
The cemetery commissioners reported a
r,,I nta 30
.ount of S7y075.93 and in Hope ceme-
.ery of ss,4ll.55.
Miscellaneous Doings.
OF the routine business done, the COM
nittee on streets and the city engineer
made a report on the claim of Alex.
Corey for damages for trespassing on
lis land by getting to the temporary
DOT bridge off Prospect street. The re-
,ort stated that they found that the APP
roach to the east end of the bridge
vas entirely across land owned by Mr..
Jorev and not across land rented by
/. J. Stewart for the privilege of which
he city is now paying Mr.. Stewart $40
,er month The committee stated that
hey considered that the council had
leen misinformed in regard TO the prop
rty lines when the trade was made
With Mr.. Stewart as they now find that
he approach to the bridge is wholly
cross Mr. Corey's land and that the
after IS more entitled to damages than
tr. Stewart.
Alderman Thurstou stated that the
ity was paying Mr.. Stewart $40 a
month to keep the driveway in front
/ his shop clear, when legally, lie had
10 right 10 block the way at any time
o the detriment of Mr.. Corey. At the
uggestion of the mayor the matter was
eferred to the street committee and
lie engineer to consult with Mr.. Stew
rt and decide upon remedy for the
liX-up.
The fire committee 10 whom had been
eferred the request for tire alarm box
n or near Cliff street recommended that
he box be Installed at the corner Of
iii and Maple grove and on motion Of
.ldermau Thurstou the report vas ac-
spted and the box ordered installed
ne report Of John Mcdonald. trustee
/ the Bush property, in regard 70 the
-ansier OF the property TO the city was
.ad and accepted.
The rouneiI then went into pvaeutive