The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-06
Bane's New Council and Board
of Aldermen Organize
NEW MEMBERS TAKE OATH
Mayor Thurston Appointed Standing
Committees This Morning-Alderman
Brown Was Elected President of
the Board of Aldermen.

Barre's new city council, which, by the
way, can scarcely be called new, since
there is only one man on the board, AL
derman David Dawson. who has never
| served in some capacity on the board, took
4 the reins OF government this morning
/ and organized for the work of the ensu-
1 ing year. with Mayor J.. II. Thurston in
the chair and all the six aldermen in
/ their places
Mayor Thurston took the oath OF office
last night. shortly after the returns in-
dicated that he had been elected to sue
coed Mayor Mutch; and the three newly
elected aldermen took their oaths of
office this morning, they being Alderman
H. c. Patterson OF the second ward.
Alderman Dawson of the fourth, and
Alderman Brown, who was reelected in
the sixth. OF these, Alderman Patter-
son had served the same ward two terms
several years ago The newest member
of the council, Alderman Dawson, is one
OF the well-known citizens Of Barre,
having resided here for 20 wears. He is
a native Of Aberdeen, Scotland. and is 81
years of age. His occupation is that of
tool sharpener.
council was short, as was that of the
board of aldermen, which was held inn
mediately afterwards. At the outset of
the former, resolution was adopted fix
ing the bonds OF the following elective
officers City clerk. 10000; city treas
urer. $4,000; first constable. $4,000;
second constable, $4,000 The resolution
calls for the filing of the bonds within
ten days.
After that, resolution relating TO
bonds OF certain appointive officers was
adopted the figures being as follows
Superintendent Of water, $4,000; super
intendent OF streets, 81 900; overseer of
the poor. 81 COO; chief of police and
regular patrolmen. $500 each; private
drain layer. $500. These bonds must be
filed before April l. A third resolution
was adopted giving the first and second
constables jurisdiction of the state Fol
lowing that, the council adopted the
standard rules of last year to govern the
new board, and the council adjourned.
City Clerk Mackay called the board of
aldermen together. and after Alderman
Brown Of the sixth ward had been elect
ed president. on motion of Alderman
elected vice-president on motion OF Al
derman Ward the board adopted the
same rules as had been adopted by the
council
Committee Appointments.
Mayor Thurston then presented his ap.
pointments of standing committees for
the year. and the list was adopted bv
ballot as follows;
Legislation Mcleod, Rossi, Brown.
Finance Patterson. Ward, Brown.
Streets-Ward. Brown, Patterson.
Water--Patterso Ward Mcleod.
Fire--Rossi, Brown. Patterson.
lights-Rossi, Brown, Mcleod.
Police Brown, Rossi Dawson.
Property Brown, Ward, Mcleod.
meteries--D3wsen. Mcleod. Brown
Health Brown, Rossi. Dawson
License Brown. Mcleod, Ward.
Salaries Brown. Dawson.
Library Dawson, Patterson, Rossi.
Supplies Ward, Mcleod, Brown.
Printing Mcleod, Dawson, Ross
Elections Dawson, Mcleod, Patterson !
Charity Mcleod, Patterson, Ward.
Mayor Thurston then interposed the /
expression of his hope that the commit /
lees in making reports, would submit /
them in writing; and President Brown
favored the suggestion. Clerk Mackay, /
Just before the end of the meeting, urged
The officials to take immediate steps
toward disposing of the city's property
N the postoffice to the government, else
i would be left a dead loss on the city's
lands. In accordance with the sugges-
tion the property committee was au-
.horized to take up the matter again
with the supervising architect.
Just before the aldermen adjourned,
Mayor Thurston said that he saw no rea-
ION for calling special meeting before
he regular time next Tuesday, but if
lnything turned up meanwhile the mem
,ers would be notified