The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-22
H. E. Reynolds Becomes
Water Superintendent
RUSSELL NOT CANDIDATE
B. P. Wiley Named as 0verseer of the
Poor, as o. D. Shurtleff Would Not
Accept Appointment-0ther
Heads of Departments.

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AT a special meeting OF the board os
aldermen last evening, Mayor Mutch
presented his appointments for all the
different departments OF the city. except
those Of police and fremen, who are IL
be appointed later under the civil ser,.
ice rules and regulations The only
changes from last years officers Of any
Importance were in the Offices Of water
superintendent and overseer of the poor,
and in these two offices changes wero
necessary, as the present encumbents
had previously announced that they were
not in the field for reappointment. He-
man & Reynolds was appointed and con-
firmed as water superintendent to sue.
ceed Oscar t. Russell and Benjamin L.
Wiley as overseer Of TIE poor to sue.
ceed Q. d. ShtntIeff Jesse c. DeBrune
was feappointed as street superintendent
and George A. Reed as city engineer
The following is the list Of appoints
ments a. confirmed by the aldermen;-
Street superintendent, Jesse G. De-
Brune.
City engineer. George A. Reed
Water superintendent, H. +. Reynolds.
0yerseer OF the poor, B. P Wiley.
City attorney r. /. Scott
City health officer, DR.. NJ. d. Lamb
City grand jurors. r. r. Davis, +. Nc
Tayntor, Fred L. Page
Fish and game wardeus, Fritz Jack.
son. f. A. Prindle,
Inspector of weights and measures, w.
7. kenersou.
Inspector of food. Dr. V c. Goodrich.
Superintendent Of fire alarm system,
II. H. Hodgdon
Board Of health. NJ. D. Lamb, NJ. b.
Nichols, J. r. Tierney
Inspector Of buildings = A. Field
Trustee Of cemetery trust funds, E. I.
Smith.
Cemetery commissioner for three
years, Fl L. Smith
Pound keepers. B. B Jackson. B. 7.
Wiley.
Fence viewers, I. II. Hooker c. G.
Yarner, J G. Harris
Inspector OF paint, Henry Bosley.
Inspectors of lumber and shingles, II.
T. johnson. A b. Coffin
Inspector OF leather, Arthur c. Tilden.
City weigher, z, W. Winch.
All OF the appointments had easv
shedding through the board of aldermen
except that OF overseer of the poor, for
which office the mayor presented five
names, the board confirming the fifth
name. that OF Mr. Wiley After the
board had confirmed Mr.. Wiley, the
mayor laughingly remarked that he had
not then reached the end Of his list OF
names. The five names and the order in
which they were presented were as fol-
lows: David Dawson, YES, 4 no; Will
liam Mcdonald of Addison street. yes,
3 no; William III Oliver of Glenwood.
avenue. yes, 3 no; Erwin Lawless Of
Spaulding street. yes. no; b. r
Wiley, 4 yes, no, and Mr.. Wiley was
declared confirmed.
The only other appointments in which
there was dissenting vote were for
water superintendent. Mr.. Reynolds re-
eeiying one no vote, and for health Off
Ger, DR.. Lamb, one no vote.
City Councils Session.
The regular meeting of the city couu.
ell WAS held before the special meeting
of the aldermen was called. and consid,
erable business was transacted. The
health officers report for the month of
February was read and accepted. show
ing Is births and Is deaths for the
month Three contagious dieases. one
Of diphtheria and two Of whoopiug
cough, were reported
The building inspector reported favor
ably on applications OF Dr. O. +. Barr
for a henhouse on Cottage street; S. p,
SpafTord for a temporary auto storage
barn on Seminary street ON land owned
by Grant A. Lane; W. Il. Richardson
to remodel the old Camp street school
building into two tenements, and Alex.
Mackie to build an addition TO his barn
On Beacon street On motion of Alder
man Wiley. permits were ordered grant
ID to Mackie and Richardson, and the
other two permits were referred TO thei
ire committee to investigate and report.
Assessor Martin Riley appeared before
he council and made request for the
usual assistance and supplies for the
BOARD OF assessors; that of an assistant
n the office aud boys to canvass the
wards for the names OF the persons
liable for taxes; installing OF a tele-
,hone in the Office and the usual supplies
If blanks Alderman Wiley stated that
le had already consulted with the tele-
,hone company in regard TO a telephone
or the office and the company had re-
used to put in the telephone this year
rec OF charge, as they had done in previ-
,us wears This year they would rot
,ut in phone for less than Sl2 for
hree months On motion Of Alderman
rhurston. il was voted that the assessors
,e provided with the usual assistance
md supplies.
John Letourneau made application for
lunch ro0mNlicensc at his lunch room
N North Main street, and on motion OF
Wiley the application was rc-
erred TO the license committee to in
estigatc and report Alderman Thurs
on stated that he did not believe in
rauting lunch room licenses iu the
eth0d Of the past for he knew that
wo- thirds Of the places applying for
inch room licenses had no facilities for
erving lunches and wanted the license
imply SO that they could keep their
laees open on Sundays
Alderman Wiley said that be was of
be same opinion and thought a stop
hnsfRd 81 nut 20 if ON gunffuu az A.