The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-05
Were Proposed to the Barre City
Council Last Evening
SOME OF THEM IMPORTANT
In Addition to Consideration of the Pro-
posed Amendments, the Council Heard
Complaint from Barre Congregational
Society on Gospel Village Work.

council last night, a number of proposed
amendments to the city charter which
are to be presented before the legsla-
ture this fall, came before the city fa
theirs for discussion, routine business was
transacted and large number of war
rants were ordered paid A warrant call
ing for the payment of $l47 TO City At
torney f. l.. Scott for legal services was
referred back to the finance committee
on the motion OF Alderman Rossi. A
communication from Fred c. Fisher and
G. Herbert Pape. a committee from the
Barre Congregational church, asking that
the city cease disturbing church land on
the Gospel Village common and discon-
tnue the work in that section was laid
on the table.
Among the warrants ordered paid were
| the following: G. W. Averill & Co,
! S945, supplies Calder & Richardson,
S2ll3. coal; engineering department,
Sl06.30, engineering work; H. c. Leon
ard, $3.50, plowing sidewalks and roll
! ing; D. NJ Miles Coal Co., S3l3.97, coal
n. ID. Phelps CO., Sl9264, supplies and
labor; Consolidated Lighting Co., elee
| trio lighting, S57966; Capital City Gas
Co. S3S, tar; George H. Cooke, S65, as
sisting city engineer and street super
intendent; Cutler Bros, s32, board OF
team and team hire; G. A. Reed 500, |
city engineer; water department, S9.s7, |
cash paid out; town of Orange, SSl5s, |
taxes; Anna Robertson. $3s assisting in
water Office Neptune Meter Co.. Sll.25, |
water supplies; James Mackay, S3S.05,
salary for October and cash paid out |
H C. Patterson. 1925, salary as alder
man. August, September and October;
W II. Ward, SG6.45. services as alder
man. July, August and September; A. NJ.
Rossi, 5000, services as alderman. Au-
gust, September and October; John c.
Dodge, Ss, painting Mertz residence; Mrs.
l.. A. Houghton, Sl4, laundry for fire
department.
A. c. Smith, slo5o, straw for fire
department; w, +. Shepard, overseer,
5000, care of poor; w. i. Shepard,
sal e. snlary as overseer; c. II. Burr,
NJ. d.. $40, free vaccination; Mrs. Lucy
Caherara. Sls. services as nurse at free
vaccination: j. +. Dewey, NJ, d., $40
free vaccination; NJ Gotler, S22, furni-
ture and stove; Mrs. Ella Halliday, SIS,
services as nurse, free vaccinations; Nj. ID.
Lamb, NJ d., S5S.75. free vaccination;
William Mcfarland. NJ. d., Sal 80, free
vaccination; Schietfelin Co., $40, vaccine
virus; Francis Doane & Co., S33.25, war
rant book; Barre Electric Co.. Sll75,
wiring polling station; street department
payroll. Sl57 "a; water department pay
roll. S42.4S; fire department payroll,
s76.64; police department payroll, S9s.90
thealth. Sl6I9l; G. A. Bemis, sl4, jan
itor; water rebate, s57 "a; Boyce & Rob /.
inson, $50, use of house on Washing !
ton street; Joseph Amel, $3.50. labor;
John H. Woodruff. NJ. D. 800, services
as health officer; Morse & jackson, 1912,
coal; II. H. Hodgdon, $60l3, services on
FIRE alarm system.
The property committee recommended .
that the Blackwell street hose house be !
disposed of to f. y. Normandeau, who
offered the city 1925 for the property
md promised to move ii to distant
ot. Building Inspector George NJ Rand
furnished his report for the month. I
showing the number of permits issued h
Turing October. The report was ac- g
,epted and ordered filed. The report of }
he boiler inspector showed that the boil 4
RS at the city building and the boiler a
operated in connection with the city \
tone crusher were in good condition on 81
october 49, The report was accepted and el
'rdered filed. u
A report from the Barre Congregation t'
j church committee stated that the W
ity was disturbing the soil at the Cos g
el Village common and asked that such y
ease and that the work be discontinued. h
Alderman Rossi moved that the matter M
e referred to the street committee, but
he amendment offered by Alderman Daw-
on. which asked that the communication
g laid on the table. was carried.
The committee on legislation reported w
hat il had considered a number of eli
mendments and additions to the city
narter and recommended that several of b,
hem receive favorable action from the ho
luncil Amendments and additions
hich the council will put before the to
resent session of the legislature include mi
section relating to buildings under con-
.ruction with reference to public safety ",
nd precaution against fire; a proposed Mi
mendment 10 compel persons, including
Nners of tenements and other property. LEI
, remove all snow. dirt garbage from sh
le CUTTERS and streets skirting their.
-emises and to keep the same clean; stI
proposed amendment to appoint an in wi
,ector of electric wires who shall also da
I as the superintendent of the fire
arm: TO compel the removal OF garbage IN,
aown as household swill: proposed B,,
nendment holding that the city council ins
all decide whether a street, lane or
lev shall be paved or macadamizcd. de- -,
ding also what material shall be used NJ,
the construction Of the street, lane ias
alley.
A sixth proposed amendment had TO do n
th the appointment OF an acting may a.,
. president and vice president Of the ~
ard OF aldermen in the case Of tempo -.
~ absence. illness. resignation or death
incumbent. The amendment proposed
so ruled that in the event OF an alder o.
IN removing from his ward. the board iial
ouh have the right to declare the office hI'
cant. This proposal was referred back To
the legislative committee for further con
restigation- con
A proposed amendment relating 70 the so
yment Of = reasonable reeumpense to .
? board Of health and ruling that the
ard should consist of two members