The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-06


seer of the poor. be refunded The in
quiry was referred to the charity COM
mittee with instructions to investigate
the circumstances of the transfer and
report.
With the weekly report of the build
ing inspector, the report for the month
of July was read and accepted and the
permits ordered granted in each case,
They were as follows: Rizzi Bros, to
repair stoneshed and polishing mill on
Blackwell street; Mrs. Flora Burnham,
to reshiugle building on South Main
street; Rizzi Bros, to cover stoneshed
roof on Blackwell street
Requests from Fred Cheney, George
Dingwall and Mrs. Peruna, who for yari-
ous reasons asked extensions of time in
| paying their taxes, were referred to the
city clerk with instructions to withhold
the taxes until the meeting of the board
or civil authority. A letter from the
United States treasury department to
the custodian of the local postoffice stat
ed that no provisions had been made for
sprinkling the street in front of the fed
eral building after August /. The mat
| ter was referred to the street committee.
Mayor Thurston here mentioned an invi-
! tation which he had received from Wash
| ington, ID, G., asking that Barre send a
! delegate to the conference of surgeons
and physicians from all over the world
| to be held in the capital city. No action
was taken on the invitation. A com
munication from Il. A. Williamson stat
ed that the Penteeostal church had held
its last meeting in the old city building
and asked that few days be allowed
for yacating the quarters. His request
was referred to the property committee.
The Pilgrim Press Co. presented a
small bill for book entitled Social
ism. Nation of Fatherless," which was
said to have borne the o. *. of Alder
man Dawson. The matter was referred
to the finance committee.
Some time before adjournment took
place, Mayor Thurston called attention
to the filthy and odorous conditions said
to exist in the vicinity of the city dump
ing grounds near Brook street, and the
health committee was instructed to look
into several complaints that had been
made. Henry Rust complained through
Mayor Thurston that a family on Beck
ley street had disobeyed quarantine reg
ulations He said that the house oceu-
pied by the family was posted with "A
scarlet fever sign. although the children
were allowed to run at large. The com
plant was referred to the health com
mittee to confer with the health off
cials.
City Clerk Maekay called attention TO
the bill held by the city against the
Westchester Engineering Co. for crushed
stone. Alderman Ward furnished the in
g.. that t+g,fi af fhr.
company had placed his stamp of ap-
proval on the bin and that check would
be shortly forthcoming. The question
of presenting bill to Barre Town for
services rendered at the stoneshed fire in
East Barre last spring also came up
for discussion.
Alderman Rossi said that the fire com
mittee had deemed it wise not TO present
any bill Someone else stated that Barre
had sent help to Montpelier on the occa
sion of a fire, but that no reimburse
ment had been asked, Clerk Mackay
contended that Montrelier's case was diff
ferent, since Barre might expect the
neighhoring city to reciprocate some day,
while Barre Town would never be in II
position to lend assistance Alderman
Mcleod made motion that the fire
committee present a bill to Barre Town
and the motion was carrie by to 2
vote of the council. During the discus
sion. it developed that the expenses of
the local fireman who was carried TO the
City hospital soon after the East Barre
fire had been borne by Chief Gladdne.
1t seemed to be the sense OF the council
members that the chief should be reim
bursed for the expense. Adjournment
followed