The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-10
Low Rate of Mortality : n
Bane's Worst Diseae, ass IN
HEALTH .srR REPORTS
During the Same Month % Cases of Con-
tagious Disease Were Reported, of I,
Which Two Were Smallpox
Other Reports. !;

During the month of March, thers'
was but single death from consumption
in Barre out OF a total of fifteen deaths
from all causes. as reported by Health
Officer Joe w Jackson at the regular
meeting Of the board of aldermen last
night Pneumonia took off double that
number, as did yalvular disease of the
heart. So taken in comparison with
other winter months, the low record Of
mortality from consumption was good.
Rather more than the usual number of
contagious diseases were reported for
the month. the total being %, divided
a. follows: Mumps 10, erysipelas !,
measles | chickenpox o. smallpox 2. The
two smallpox cases were those OF tbs
Mormon elders, who were Immediately
placed in the improvised pesthouse ab
the city farm; and there have been no
new cases reported.
In the same month there were q births,
OF which the bare majority were male.
Seventeen burial permits were issued,
and seven removals.
In connection with the report of the
health officer it may be stated that at
the end Of the meeting the proposal to
recommend the use Of sputum cups was
referred to the health committee, to-
grther with proposal TO have the mud
nicipality furnish the cups free and to
encourage the use of them. The arrange
ment in Providence, r. T., where the city
furnishes the sputum cups, was brought
up by City Clerk Mackay as a good ex-
ample for Barre to copy.
0yerseer Of the Poor Shepard reported
that the expenditures for his depart
ment during March were s692.l6, the
being 1873 In addition to
4 cash balance Of $23.ll at the opening
of the month. which left balance oil
Sl.g5 on April |. The report was ac-
cepted and placed on file.
A large number of city warrants were
ordered paid. as follows; Street depart-
ment Sl4s.23, water department $5266,
FIRE department SIS, police department.
S7s. ianitor Sl4 n. p. Phelps Go. $685.,
S. for Clarence Clifford, and these for
assisting the assessors: Harold Robbins
5000. A. Il. Bruce 5000. j, F. Carrie
So. Louis Frattini Sll.40. w. 7. Maiden
sI0J5. William Reid $40. James p.
Riley SlS.l5. John Riley $40, Martin,
\. Riley Sll 10. Peter ID. Thorn SO.
Building permits were granted as foi-
lows; To Mary E. Baldwin TO make
repairs to house at lSl Washingtonj
street to J.. Negroni to build coal she'd
and wagon shed at 334 North Main
street, to Italian Athletic club to build
a rrandstand at the athletic field, corner,
of Berlin and Smith streets, the stand
to measure II feet wide, 100 feet long
and 20 feet at the highest point, with
dressinoroom underneath; to John Cleary
10 repair side Of building at $50 North
Main street.
Two Applications for Ftfth-Class ,
Licenses.
Clarence H. kendrick and f. A. Drown
applied for ffth-class. or druggist, liquor
licenses. Mr.. Hendricks application was
accompanied by petition of over 100 citi-
zcns and thirteen physicians, together
with a bond for 81 600. while the appli-
cation OF Mr. Drown was accompanied
bv petitions from over 100 citizens and
eighteen physicians, with the bond fort
81 600 also. The city clerk was instruct
cd to have the applications advertised;i
and the hearing on them was set for
April 80 Licenses were held this yearl
by the same parties.
Other licenses were granted as fol-i
lows A. IT, Buzzell. pool and bowling
alley: f. Modica. pool room John Mas
cott. ice cream parlor; NJ. S. David, lunch
room John Rosso, pool room.
Many Complaints and Damage Claims. |
Several petitions for improvements and
for redress for damages were presented.
Residents on Upland avenue asked for;
sewer extension from the eastern end OF
Upland avenue to East street, and they
also wanted cinder sidewalk on Upland
avenue to East street, backing up the
petitions by personal appeals last night.
The matters were referred to the street
committee.
The report of the street committee
recommending sewer work on Hill and
Liberty streets, accompanied by the es-
innate by the city engineer that the cost
of the proposed work, including laying
a larger pipe from the corner OF Ayers
street to the river, would be 81 250 WIS
accented and placed on file, with the
proviso that none Of the work be done
unless on instructions from the city
council or board of aldermen. Some OF
the members thought the amount too
much to be spent on one section, al
though they thought the larger receiving
pipe from Ayers street to the river ought
to be hid, at a cost of Sl75. The motion
TO shelve the entire work for the time
being was carried by a vote of 3 to ?,
it being one OF the few instances when
the board divides
Charles y Converse asked reimburse
ment fer being compelled to clean out
a cellar OF his house on Maple avenuc.
the cellar having been filed with five
feet of water from a setback from the
sewer. He said he didn't think so much
4 bout il when he had to do the work
once. but when he had no sooner got the
cellar all cleaned before another deluge
came he thought it no more than justice
that the city stand the expense. The
trouble came before the recent flood; in
fact. there has been no recurrence for
? considerable time just prior to the
flood. Alderman Ward explained that
there apparently is some trouble with
the sewer there, but that they won't
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