The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-14
$500 Legacy TE,<s Ire is Set
Aside ? ,lpetuaI Trust
TO USE ONLY THE INCOME
Aldermen So Voted Last Evening Mem
bers Held an Informal Discussion
Following the Close of the
Regular Meeting.

! The acceptance of a $500 legacy from
| the estate of Mrs Helen C. Wood. for the
aid of the poor OF Barre, by the board
OF aldermen last evening was made the
| occasion for the formation Of perpetual
fund for that amount. to be known as
the Helen c. Wood fund, the annual in
come of which alone is to be used. The
amount WIS paid to the city yesterday
by DIR. o. II. Reed as the executor of the
estate; and also yesterday the sum Of
$50 was paid by the Wood estate execu-
tor to the soldiers memorial fund.
The former fund was set aside as
perpetual, inasmuch as there were no
stipulations in the will as to the dis
posal of the amounts and the executor
did not know that Mrs. Wood had ex.
pressed any preference as to the manner
it should be spent, nor did her relatives.
City Treasurer Mackay suggested form
OF resolution accepting the amount and
rendering the thanks OF the city to the
relatives of the deceased, as well as set
ting aside the amount in perpetuity.
The aldermen heartily concurred in the
spirit of the wording, and the resolution
was unanimously adopted.
1t may be recalled that Mrs. Wood
wlled the sum of ST 900 for the aid of
the poor. On the settling of the estate,
the amount was divided between the city
and the town in equal portions. Accord,
ing to the resolution adopted by the city,
the citys share will be set at interest
in some Barre bank or invested in some
good interest," bearing security.
Aside from that action, the meeting
,f fha .aI4 Itna ffl ii
it was brief. The usual warrants for
weekly payment of employees were or
dered paid. and it is worth mentioning
that the amounts in most cases We're
smaller than usual, the street depart
ment having 500, the water department
S44I3, the fire department $T5.22, ths
police department SG2.3l, the city hall
janitor $l4. In addition, the sum of
$3.50 was appropriated to the poor de-
partment for current expenses.
In long opinion, City Attorney Scott
reported that the city is not liable to
r. MoIinarolli for damages done to his
property by water which poured from
broken city water pipe into his cellar,
since it was evident that the break was
not caused through negligent construc-
tion. The report was received and placed
on file.
Frank Henry of Barre Town stated
his desire to rent the city pasture near
the Bolster reservoir for a term OF years,
he to have the right to plough the land
in part and seed it before surrendering
his lease. The matter was referred to
the water committee to investigatA and
report. Alderman Willey's report that
the residents near the corner OF Maple
Grove and Cliff street wish a light was
referred to the lighting committee,
The 18th annual report of the city has
been published. and copies are now at
the city clerks office. The book is about
the same size as the 10Th volume, there
being POS pages of regular reports and
a. of the appendix. In glancing through
the report last night, members OF the fire
committee discovered an error in the
tables of estimated expenditures for
1912, the amount opposite the item. fire
department, being only $3.50, whereas
/ should have been S3l3,5Go.
This latter amount is intended to be
enough to cover the purchase of an auto
mobile fire truck. and last night the pro-
losed purchase came in for considerable
Informal discussion among the members,
he communication in yesterdays Times,
signed by six granite firms in North
Barre and advocating the truck, beng
he basis for starting the talk.
After the regular meeting Of the board,
he members stayed for heart-to-heart
ak. But two more regular meetings
# the present administration, mayor
md aldermen, remain before the annual
ity election, when four of the seven
members either retire or come up for
e-election. 1t has been the desire of
ome members TO push through the PRO
'osed purchase Of the auto truck by the
resent administration, while others
ave been disposed TO let the matter go
ver to the succeeding city council, since
here is so short time left for the pres
Mt council It remains to be seen in
he next two weeks which decision pre-
ails.