The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-27
City Gets Increased Amount
From Peoples Company
WAS REPORTED LAST NIGHT
Aldermen Held Regular Meeting Last
Night and Were Engaged in Very
Short Session-Mayor Ap-
points New Fireman.

The city treasury has just been en-
riched by the sum OF S49l.62, il being
two per cent of the gross receipts of the
Peoples Gas company for the last fiscal
year, ending July l, 1911, as was re-
ported at the regular meeting of the
board Of aldermen last evening. This
amount shows a substantial increase
over the year previous, when the eity's
franchise percentage was S45s 81.
This years receipts were turned into
the sinking fund by warrant last night
and together with il went balance
over and above the sinking fund amount
estimated At the beginning Of tn. year,
or S560.32 altogether. Other warrants
drawn by the aldermen were aa follows.
G. NJ. Clark, tax rebate, rs cents; Clan
Gordon, tax rebate, $l920; Granite Saw
ings bank, Burns monument fund, 800;
street department payroll, S87 06; water
department payroll, $44 IA; FIRE depart
ment payroll, 1892; police department
payroll, Se2.3l; G. A. Bemis, janitor,
Sl4; cash paid out for street department,
sl9I3.
resolution appropriating $50 TO the
health department and 500 for the
Burns monument upkeep, which was
ordered to a third reading December 10,
was passed. The above matters OF brsi.
ness, with a request for numbering the
houses on Quarry street, which request
was referred TO the street committee and
city engineer, constituted the entire
business of the meeting
"About the shortest meeting on rec
ord" declared someone as the aldermen
arose after being in session just thir-
teen minutes; but Clerk Mackay assert
ed that shorter meetings had been
known. However. that was through de-
sign, rather than through lack Of bust
ness, he explained As an actual fact,
there were but three items of business
TO come before the board.
Alderman Brown of the sixth ward,
therefore, took good time for one OF
his infrequent absences. When the sixth
ward man failed 10 put in an appear
ance, the others jumped TO the eonclu.
sion that Alderman Brown was attend
ing the poultry association at Mont
pelier. He is treasurer of the associa-
tion.
The next meeting of the city fathers
falls on the night Of January /, legal
holiday, but as the city fathers are m
elined to observe holidays, the meeting
was. by general consent, put ahead one
day, and will, consequently, fan on
Tuesday, January 2.
Mayor Muteh has appointed, from the
list of applicants, Fred r. Smith as driv
er for the hook and ladder truck of the
fire department, to take the place for
merly occupied by A. L. Sweeney. The
new man has been getting experience in
his duties for week or more, and his
appointment dates from December %.
He is 81 years of age. He has had no
previous experience in fire department
service.
Samples of new set of volumes for
the library, which were bought recently
by the library committee of the city
council, were exhibited at the council
chamber last evening. They are Brady's
Pictures of the Civil war, being In ten
volumes The books are handsomely
illustrated and the illustrations are ae.
companied by brief descriptions. Other
volumes recently added to the library by
the library committee are Stoddard's
Lectures of Travel. These purchases
were made with the money accruing from
dog licenses.