The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-23
MONEY CALLS
MA 4 ON CITY
0utbr s Of Smallpox Causes
s Unexpected Drain.
$1,000 APPROPRIATION IN
Dr. M. d. Lamb of Local Board of Health
Presented Bill for Vaccination at so
Cents Per Operation, and City Coun-
Gil Asks for a Conference.

A bill for 23S vaccination operations
at cost of soc each. or Sll9. with
credit deductions for vaccine furnished
and individual receipts from patients,
was the principal feature of the weekly
business session of the city council last
night. DIR. NJ. D. Lamb explained that
his recompense from the city should be
SOC per patient for the 23s operations
which he performed during the earlier
days of the smallpox outbreak. De-
Quoted from the sum of Sll9 was $3.50
for vaccine furnished by the city and
Sl.50 coming from persons who had paid
| for their own operations.
Mayor Thurston explained that DIR.
Lamb must have made the assessment
of SOC through some mistake, and that
| he for one did not want to see over 500
! of the taxpayers money paid to one
man for eight hours work. Afterwards
the mayor quoted the city attorney as
saying that if the question of recon-
pense came to point of law, DIR. Lamb
could receive reimbursement only at the
rate of 30c per hour from the city.
On the motion of Alderman Ward. the
matter was left with the charmen of
the health and finance committees to
confer with Health Officer DR.. j. RI.
Woodruff and DIR. Lamb, with instruc-
tions to report.
Later in the meeting, in preparation
for the additional expense under which
the city will labor as the result of the
outbreak resolution relating to de-
partmental appropriations was drawn up
and passed to a second reading The
resolution provides for an extra appro-
priation of 81 600 for the health depart
ment. as we'll as 1925 for elections.
The following city warrants were read
and approved: Street department pay
roll. Sl97.3l water departent payroll
S5Gl3; fire department payroll. s769s;
police department payroll. sol .aG tSl350
on account Of health; G. A. Bemis. serv-
ices as ianitor. S2s: DIR. J. ri. Woodruff,
services as health officer. 1881 DR.. Joe
". Jackson. services as health officer,
s46.90; Joseph Amell, health account,
sl.5G.
Officials Make Report.
Building Inspector George Rand for
warded building reports and the council
acted favorablv on the following appli-
cations to build: Canton Bros. to re-
shingle store room on Brook street Pat
rick Brown. to build addition to block
occupied by Smith & Cummings at 305
North Main street; H. b. Hopghton. to
erect addition to barn at 81 Elm street;
W. A. Lane, to rebuild machine shop
and grinding room in Burnham's mead
ow; Andrew Bjorn to build shop and
barn on Currier street; Mrs. 0. G. Shep-
lee, to re.coyer piazza roof at 263 North
Main street.
City Engineer George A. Reed re-
ported that he had inspected all of the
,ity's reservoirs and had found them
% be in good condition. He recon-
nended that portion Of the property
II Orange be treated to a coat of sand
where the surface had already been COW
red with loan. Water Superintendent
I. f. Reynolds sent in his report for
September and the same was accepted
nd ordered filed. A departmental re-
lort from 0verseer of the Poor w. S.
Shepard was disposed of in similar
nanner.
The Street Lighting Contract.
Chairman Rossi of the lighting COM
littee reported that he had consulted
nth the Consolidated Lighting Co. with
egard to securing estimates on one
nd three year contracts, instead of the
We. as originally proposed. The Consol-
lated company, he said. offered to sign
three-year contract. although the all
ight lighting would cost the city Si35
er year extra for the shorter term
1ntraet. The company refused 10 con-
der a one-year contract and preferred
OF TO share the lighting contract with
he Peoples Lighting. Heating & Power
0. Although the present contract with
he Consolidated Co. expires Nov l. the
,uncil deferred action in the matter. and
was suggested that an expert electr-
an be retained in an advisory capacity
lille negotiations between the city and
lc other contracting party were in
-ogress.
j. s. NJ. Wharton. superintendent OF
e gas company. who appeared later
the meeting. asked if the council had
ken any steps toward awarding the
ntract He believed that il his com
my was to receive a portion of tba
ntract it should be advised as early
possible He intimated that If the
after were held in abeyance much long
il would be too late to set poles
the ground.
Some Volunteers to Cemetery
Improvement.
Following the city engineers estimate
at the proposed changes 20 the Elp,-
,od cemetery front would cost in tie
Unity OF S225. two of the cemetery
appeared and submitted
statement OF what they would 10
ward bringing about the change. Corr
ssioner John Mcdonald declared tn
in Whitcomb had offered S25 toward
? sum necessary and that Aldermc
tterson and Ward. as well az Warren
.hardson. had offered two days' wo- <
n with teams. He said that the ccl-
buttons cited would probably bri
total 60 BE- borne BY the city al
commissioners down TO Sl75. and
Il the latter would BE- willing to
ume half Of the expense. Aldern N
81 and Dawson thought that the coIi-
ssioners shonh promise % locate se-'s
the improved section aud allow Nis-
r. to use the place a. a resting : -.
incil members and the commission .fs
eed 60 visit the cemetery 40 4 o'cl *
: afternoon before taking any a.