Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-08
HELYAR IS INSPECTOR
Appointed to Prevent Erection Of
Undesirable Buildings
John L. johnson Named as Deputy
Young Men Chosen by ealllffs to Carry
Out Vote Of Village Meeting.

Carrying out vote of the village in
structing them to appoint building in
spector, the village bailiffs met Saturday
night and again Monday night in the
office of Chairman ii. G.. Barber in
Crosby block and in the second meeting
appointed James e. Helyar inspector and
John l.. Johnson deputy inspector for
two years from April l. Both are young,
active and intelligent men. Mr.. Helyar
is a member of the firm of Gilman &
Helyar, civil engineers. His home is In
West Brattleboro, where he attended
Brattleboro academy, afterwards taking
a course in civil engineering in Norwich
university in Mortified. Since then he
and Mr.. Gilman have done a large
amount of surveying in and around Brat
tleboro. He is well informed in regard
to building and building materials. Mr..
Johnson is a practical and expert car
penter and is employed by William
Cushman, carpenter and builder His
home is on Elliot street. The bailffs vot-
ed to make the compensation so cents an
hour for services actually and necessa
rily rendered
All the baillffs except Mr.. Stearns were
present Saturday night. Fred c. Brown,
a well-known carpenter and contractor,
was present in his own interests, al
though not an applicant for the position
of inspector, and Charles H. Welcome
was present in the interest of his father
in-law, H. P. Hunter, an expert carpen-
ter employed by Leslie Smith, although
Mr.. Hunter was not candidate. They
were present to learn what the require
ments and restrictions of the Office were.
The law in section 1928 of the Public
Statutes says: said building inspector
shall be a competent person with pract-
cal experience in the construction OF
brick and wooden buildings and shall not
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building contract or in furnishing ma
terials for the same" A question OF
construction of the statute came up and
the baiiffs held that II did not mean
that the inspector should have no build
ing interests. but that he should not act
as inspector regarding any building in
which he was interested, the deputy act
ing in all such cases.
Mr.. Brown withdrew before the meet
ing was over, stating that he did not
care to be considered. Mr.. Welcome also
decided not to urge consideration of Mr.
Hunter
On account of the absence of Mr.
Stearns the bailiffs decided to postpone
action until all the members could be
present, and arranged to meet Monday
evening when they made the appoint
ments as stated.
SO far as the bailiffs have expressed
themselves individually they are agains
allowing any more wooden buildings tC
be erected where there is a possibility
of their becoming fire traps. The in
spector is not under the control of thu
bailiffs. however. The inspector has au
thority in all questions concerning tn,
| location of buildings, their construction
and the materials used, and he also ha
| the power to condemn and have removed
such buildings as are dangerous to tn,
| public welfare, his orders being subjec
| to appeal, as prescribed in the statutes
The only building of Importance nov
under construction in the business par
| of the village is Charles Miners proposed
| four story brick building west of DR.. H
| L. Waterman's house on Elliot street
Whether Mr. Miners plans will meet tn
| approval of the inspector is not known
The inspector has authority over resi-
dences as we'll as business buildings.
few buildings in different parts of tn
village are regarded as firetraps. bu
what action will be taken toward Their
by the inspector remains to be seen.