The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-26
Barre Policemen Are Voted
More Money for the
Current Year
CITY ENGINEER TO
HAVE INCREASE ALSO
Water Superintendent Gets
the Largest Increase,
Which Is 5000

Salaries of Barre's public servants
were fixed for the ensuing year at the
regular meeting of the board of aldermen
last night .and in several notable in.
stances the yearly stipends were mate.
rally increased, although the sum total
of salary expense falls two or three
hundred dollars short of the recommen.
ldations made in the aldermanic finance
Ieommittee's estimate for 1913. The de-
Icrease is occasioned by the decision to
employ an assistant in the city en-
gineer's office for only six months in
the year.
Chief of Police Samuel Sinclair is to
receive $40 more per year under the new
scale. Regular policemen are to
receive $40 per month instead of sos
as formerly City Engineer George A.
Reed draws yearly salary of ST 1850,
instead of 81 200. Water Superintendent
II. +. Reynolds salary is increased from
81 900 to 81 200. George II. Cook, as-t
slstant in the engineering department,
will continue to draw $65 per month,
although his services are to be employed
only six months of each year, the en-
gineer to do the office work during the
six months absence of an assistant.
Salaries fixed last night are as fol-
lows: Chief of police. $1,000; regular
policemen, $40 per month, with one week
vacation.
Chief of fire department, $1,000.
Call iremen, $35 per year.
0varSaar nf ronr @E00 with eyra,,aoS
paid when out of the city on city bus
mess.
City engineer 81 $50, without Office as
sistance for six months in each year.
Water superintendent, 81 200, city to
furnish team, incumbent to take care of
same, if requested to do so by the city
council, and to perform as far as pos
sibe all labor the department may re-
quire.
Street superintendent, $1,000, horse
to be furnished by incumbent, who is
to support the same.
Superintendent of fire alarm system,
$50 per year.
Assistant in water department, SSS
per month, $50 to be charged to water
account and remainder to salaries ac
count.
Building inspector, 30c per hour.
Board Of health members, SOC per hour.
City physician, 5000 per year.
Inspector of paints, soc per hour.
Inspector of electric wires, SOC per
hour.
Firemen Want More Pay
1t was shortly after Alderman Ban
,roft's motion accepting the recommen-
lations incorporated in the report had
been carried that a communication was
cad from members of the regular fire
department, asking that the city ordi
lances be so amended as to provide for
IN increase in the salaries of the regtI-
ars. The signers of the petition set up
hat the hours, work, etc, involved mer.
ted larger recompense. The request
vas signed by A. A. Morris, r. d. Car
'enter. H. c. Young and Ben. Batchel
er. On motion of Alderman Patter
on, the matter was referred to the fire
ommittee. At present the pipemen and
rivers, for as such the department regu
ars are designated, are paid on a scale
Iiding from $3.50 to S65.
While the question of acting upon
he salary committees report was under
Alderman Bancroft asked
he chairman what disposition would be
lade of the assistant in the engineers
flee while he was off duty six months.
Ie thought it would be hardship for
Young man to be compelled TO count
n six months only for work in the en-
neers Office Alderman Patterson ex
ained that his services would be nee
,sary only during that time and Alder
an Hoban said that the engineer had
,nsented to carry on the office work if
: request for an increase We're grant
|. Alderman Dawson asked if the
rect superintendent was to be given
lowance for time-keeper and he was
Id the engineer would have charge OF
at phase of work on the streets. Al
rman Patterson afterwards explained
at with all the increases provided for
the report. the total would still be
der the recommendations and esti-
ates of the last aldermanie finance
mmittee. The motion carrying with
the endorsement of the board was car
d unanimously.
A Sidewalk Complaint
A. VI. Stafford, Charles W. Mcmillan
A others, representing a large con-
tuenev in the vicinity of Long and
arren streets appeared and asked for
temporary sidewalk on Warren street.
+. Mcmillan said the citizens OF that
.tion would like to see temporary pro-
ions for a sidewalk made so that they
uld not have TO go down street with
{ feet when the weather is fair. He
int ask for a permanent walk just
/. Mr.. Stafford said that people mp
his neighborhood had to wear rub
5 after everyone else in the city had
~ since discarded extra footgear. And
because Of a mudhole which seldom
ed up much before Independence day.
nedav. he thought, better highway
uh aiso have 20 be built in that sec
n. although the conditions were be-
somewhat alleviated by filing the
q holes with stone chips. Gust now,
seemed as though the stream in the
IDLE Of the road could well be stocked
h trout. Alderman Dawson moved
{ the matter b. referred to the street
nmittee with power 20 act
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