The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-24
Alderman Dawson Cor .ded
to Board of Ali, S IN
AND NAMEr Il INSTANCE
He Found Fault With Board of Health,
and Other Aldermen Expressed Dis
satisfaction in Case the Allega-
tion Was Well Founded.

Alderman David Dawson poured hot
4 shot into the administration of the city
board Of health and also hurled some
1 thing OF thunderboIt into the board
of aldermen at its regular meeting last
night, when he took the floor and de-
voted several minutes to describing his
observations Of the manner in which
/ he claims diseased meat is viewed bv
/ the health officers and then allowed to
be peddled about the city by butchers.
The occasion for Alderman Dawson's re.
marks came near the close of the ses-
sion after President Brown, speaking
behalf OF the health committee, told of
inspecting proposed site for the tuber-
culosis sanatorium discussed at council
meeting several weeks ago, reviewed the
Investigation of the committee on the
matter OF providing better facilities for
supplying workmen with drinking water
in the stonesheds, and reported that he
had been advised to obtain information
from the state board of health.
The president Immediately gave the
floor to Alderman Dawson and the lat
ter told Of a diseased COW which. par
tally hidden from view by myriad of
flies had seemingly passed inspection
by the board OF health, to be cut up and
sold later for meat in the city of Barre.
He asserted that parts of the animal
We're decayed with disease and he mem
toned another instance where house
holder had allowed hens to scratch at
will in the basement Of the domicile,
while rabbits were permitted to run
rampant in the garret two stories above.
This case. too, came under the eve of
the health board, according to Alder
man Dawson, but again no restrictive
measures were taken to alleviate the
conditions.
Alderman Dawson apparently inferred
that the health officials had been lax in
their scrutiny of these conditions, and
be said that if the present board Of
health could not do its duty, the council
should see that satisfactory board was
appointed. Mr. Dawson expressed his
opinion of the kind of men who would
accept public office and then make
farce Of the Office and dead letter Of
the law
In his report Chairman Brown stated
that the health committee had been over
the site suggested for the proposed san
storium and had also notified the state
board Of health with view to having
that body visit Barre in the near future.
Concerning the common pail and public
drinking cups" the chairman reported
that he had written to the city clerk
in Providence. r. L. for information.
The latter referred him to the board
Of health. He had already communi-
Gated with members of the Vermont state
board Of health and was even then wait
ing for samples of paper drinking cups,
etc.
The speech of Alderman Dawson was
rightly timed for the session was aboas
to close when his eye-opening attack was
directed. After he had finished, City
Clerk Mackav said that his statement
was in line with his contention that the
board Of health should be compelled ~
make 4 detailed report to the city coun-
ell of its Investigations and the action
taken therein. Alderman Rossi believed
that butchers STOPPING to such disgusting
methods should be made suffer. He
thought that their names should be pub
lished. Others remarked upon the helm
BUSINESS Of such offenses and no one
attempted to gainsay the justice of AL
derman Dawson's righteous Indignation,
If the facts were such as TO warrant his
criticism. Before adjournment followed
shortly afterwards, Alderman Dawson
moved that the chairman of the health
committee again call the members to-
rethcr and consider further the matters
just discussed.
The Routine Of Business.
The meeting opened at o'clock with
Alderman Brown presiding. The follow
ing warrants were read and ordered
paid Street department payroll, $751;
81; water department payroll, S54.63;
fire department payroll. 1882; police
payroll. $7s.46; janitor's
services. sl4. The report of the water
committee recommended the extension OF
he water main on Merchant street for
, distance of 900 feet at a cost of 5000.
The report was accepted. In accepting
,he report of the fire committee and fire
,hief the council sustained its recon-
nendation to allow c. n. Kenyon to in
,tall gasolene tank. and permission was
accordingly given Mr.. Kenyon.
The chairman of the committee on
,ens reported that an investigation re-
,ealed the loss of three hens sustained
" Thomas McGoff The fowls were de-
troyed by dogs at Mr.. McGoffs hennery
lear the gas plant, and the reports, as
ccepted. recommended that the owner
,e paid S225. or rs cents each, to recon-
,ense him for the deceased members OF
he flock. The complaint was made
Apri IA. Acting on the report of the
treet committee, the aldermen voted to
% certain amount OF grading in front
# house of Mrs. Clementine Bianehi
n Granite street.
The property committee reported on
he plan of appropriating a sum sutfi-
lent to cover half the cost of erecting a
ence near the Lincoln school and Elm
rood cemetery, the other half TO be
orne by the civic federation. The fed.
ration wishes to fence off a portion of
he city land for park purposes and as a
esting place for visitors to the ceme-
cry. The expense to the city would be
400 The matter was left over.
10 Band Concerts.
Things took musical turn when tn,
pecial committee reported the proposed