The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-31

anxiety was felt by the inhabitants OF
; our city while all surrounding districts
every means was being devised to save
not only water used for industrial pur-
poses, but even for domestic purposes
While we, the citizens of Barre, were
enjoying the pure, healthy and sanitary
supply from our new reservoir, taking
supply from sources free of contamina-
tion of any kind even in the driest and hot
test of weather, that in its self is
enough to be proud of but when we
take into consideration the fact that
all our working plants employing thous-
ands of men have never had to. close their
places of business for lack of water while
every other surrounding district were
deriving means to keep the domestic
supply in shape in small way. We
must certainly feel that we have some
thing in Barre water department that
we ought to protect as 1t win be the
means not only of helping us out in
water supply but if properly attended
to will ultimately help us out in
lower tax rate which will help every
one in our city. AT the present time
there is very few people paying so small
a rate on water in the United States
and there is surely none getting better
nor more sanitary supply for the money
tEan in Barre.
] believe that the recommendations of
the superintendent in regard to install
lation of meters in all manufacturing
| plants is the only and proper way to
! give every manufacturer fair show.
| 1t would not be necessary to charge
the regular domestic rate but would be
] no cfbln 10 auhctifnfn rot for ppf or
for manufacturing purposes, OF the now
established rate and in time OF scarcity
of water, every one would pay for what
they actually use, where as it is well
known that in some plants at the pres
ent time care is taken with the water,
while in others it is abused and allowed
to run night and day, which condition
| is not fair to the other manufacturers
| that may try to conserve the waste.
believe this department has been
conducted in a very able manner dur
ing the year especially when the change
had to be made in our cement system
through the lowering Of grade on the
town of Barre roads, is considered, $40
feet of old cement line to be removed
and replaced with cast iron pipe cost
Of which is chargeable to this depart
ment.
Fire Department.
This department has again shown its
efficiency and satisfaction to the pub
lie of Barre While they have respond
ed to so alarms during this year, the
loss through fire has been very small
The net cost of maintaining the de-
partment is less than previous years
and under the appropriation, although
they have not done so much work for
the street department as previously,
which speaks well for the management
OF same. The council has tried to ar
range a system of more time off for
the men, also an increase in pay for
longer periods of service which it is TO
be hoped will still further add to the
efficiency and good work OF the com
bined forces. We believe that red
lights should be placed on all alarm
boxes and kept burning from sun down
to sun rise. If it is necessary to have
these boxes advertised and painted red,
in daylight, iss it not more necessary
that some mark OF attention should be
drawn to them in the hours Of dark
ness when the chances for fire are more
increased than at any other time
cided whether a new fire station and
added equipment be installed at North
Barre or if a new auto truck installed
at headquarters would be the best. We
believe that the installation OF an auto
truck Of good and capable make would
be of the best service to the city Mt
the present time as the outlay would
practically cover the extra expenditure.
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of horses to the street department every
day, in the week, thereby having in
creased equipment at about the same
cost of maintenance, whereas if new
building is erected at North Barre, we
have the cost of building also the pay
OF at least two permanent men and
perhaps new apparatus Whatever can
be done to help this department to a
still better stage of efficiency should be
done with due consideration not only
to the smaller cost to the city, but |
what would Ne most advantageous to |
the public and to the credit of Barre. |
We are satisfied that the present force |
of men viii do everything in their pow
OF men will do everything in their pow
with hose reel chemicals or auto truck /
machine.
Poor Department.
This department according to it's name
il poor one for the city, and by some
accounts from those who have occa-
sion to call on it is very poor one.
However, we believe that it has been
conducted with the intention of giving
all relief that is possible for the city
to give and are satisfied that the men,
bers of that department have spent more
time and energy to try and figure what
might be best for all parties than has
been done. 1t has cost about
100000 more for that department this
year than in previous years, taking a
total of almost 100000 for the year.
If it was not for the many fraternal
and other bodies in our city, which we
have a large number of, it would cost
our city twice as much; therefore, it
behooves MS all to encourage fraternal-
ism and unionism in the city of Barre
as each of these orders are protecting
their members to the best of their abil-
ity and are helping in no mean way to
keep the tax rate at low minimum.
Schools.
The schools of our city have been
kept to their usual high standard and
perhaps have eclipsed same as we now
arc@ having an evening drawing school