The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-13
>dyor Thurston Made Few
Changes in City Officials
NEW BUILDING INSPECTOR
George M. Rand Succeeds J. A. Field in
That Position and H. H. Carpenter
Takes Place of E. r. Davis as
Grand Juror With State Pay.

Without an exception, Mayor Thurs
tons list Of departmental appointments
was confirmed by tie board of aldermen
at last nights regular meeting; and in
most cases the confirmation .was by
unanimous vote. The appointees are
almost the same as last year, the nota-
BILE exceptions being George N. Rand for
building inspector in place Of J. A. Field
and II. II. Carpenter for grand juror,
with state pay, in place of L. R. Davis.
The list comprises all the Offices ex-
cept that Of inspector of food, minor
position.
The fire and police department heads
do not change under the new civil service
regulations which were adopted during
the past year. Chief Gladding Of the
fire department and Chief Sinclair of tie
police department holding office until
removed for cause and the members of
the two departments also remaining un-
der similar conditions,
The list Of appointments presented by
the mayor is as follows:
City attorney +. l.. Scott, confirmed
@ to 0.
oyerseer Of the poor-W. F. Shepard,
to L.
City physician. W. Stewart. to 0.
Board OF health NJ. d. Lamb NJ B.
Nichols and J. R. Tierney to o.
Water superintendent L. Reynolds,
G to o.
Inspector of buldings-George NJ
Rand, to Q.
Cemetery commissioner for three years
E T. Smith, to O.
Trustee of cemetery trust fund.-. Ll
Smith 6 to 0.
City engineer G. A. Reed. to 0.
Street superintendent--J. c. DeBrune,
) to |.
Assistant to city engineer and street
superintendent George IT, Cook to l.
Grand jurors IT, II. Carpenter with
state payl, A. G. Fay and f. l.. Page,
6 to o.
City weigher- George Tupper, 6 to o.
Inspectors of wood, lumber and shin
giles w. II. Kelley and A. B. Coffin,
6 to O.
Fence viewers-A. j. Baldwin, c. C.
Yarney and J. G. Harris, G to O.
Inspector OF leather-A. G. Tilder,
g to o.
Inspector of paint. c. Dodge, 8 to o.
Poundkeepers-B. B. Jackson and Fred
Slayton, to Q.
Bonds of several elective officers were
presented to the aldermen and accepted,
as follows: NJ b. Nichols as first con-
stable, $4,000 signed by A. II. Burke,
NJ. w. Nelson and James Brown David
Dawson. as alderman, 81 1000, signed by
james Grogan and f. G. Veale; Harry
G. Patterson. as alderman 81 600. signed
by Benjamin p Wiley and G. L. Cur
rier; James Mackay as city clerk. Sl0,-
N0G, signed BY the American Fidelity
Co; James Mackay, as city treasurer.
s25 900, signed by the American Fidelity
Co.
Weekly departmental appropriations
were made as follows: Street depart
ment. Sl2s65; water department S5l.15;
fire department. 1922; police depart.
ment. S77.3l; janitor services, Sl4 and
in addition the following amounts, S202.-
80 for election expenses and SIS for the
poor department
Assessor Martin Riley appeared before
the board and stated that the assessors
would like to begin work shortly before
April l. that they wanted sufficient Office
help, the usual cRnyassers and also the
of telephone. Alderman
Patterson moved that the requests be
granted. and it was so voted, the prop
arty committee hiring instructed to at
END to the installation of the telephone
md putting the assessors office in order.
Two petitions for sewer extension
we're presented, one being for a sewer
1n Smith and Blackwell streets and
he other for an extension to house on
he corner of Maplewood and Mead ave.
lues. Both petitions were referred to
he street committee TO investigate and
'eport.
The overseer of the poor's statement
or the month of February was accepted,
IS follows
ash on hand at first of month. S203
Received from city ........... 10000
receipts ... 800
Refunded to city ............. 800
ash paid out ................, 720.st
ash balance " 32I9
Complaint that the dog of Charles
Thompson of Hill street is vicious was
epe1Ned III pelltloh SigHeu bg uNe
nen. who asserted that they had been
ttacked; and the matter was referred
o the police committee with power to
ct.
Before the close of the meeting Clerk
Iackay called attention of various COM
nittees to some hold-over matters which
ught to be attended TO. The first Of
hese was the request of Mr.. Henry to
eut the city pasture near the Bolster
at an annual rental of twenty
ollars. The second was the disposal OF
he Durkee property on Prospect street,
nd this was referred to the property
ommittee. with instructions to advers
ise the place. The third was the state
lent that the Salvation Army is much
4 arrears for rent on the old town hall
uilding; and that matter was referred
D the property committee. The final
natter was the non-payment of paving
ssessment by O. H. Hale, after being
llowed four months This was referred
D the street committee
TALK OF THE TOWN