The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-12
Aldermen Vote 8 Pay
Back on. ~ rbed
.'s'
BARRE RAILROAD co.
SECURES THE MOST
Health Officer Woodruff Re-
ports He Is Inspecting
Diaries

Included in the list of weekly war.
rants ordered paid at the regular meet
ing OF the board OF aldermen last even-
ing were the following sums rebated on
the river bed change assessments, record
ed against the river change account:
Myra Ahern, $l3l2; Blanchard Block
Co., sl2.86; l.. NJ. Ayerill, $4l29: Gran
| ite Savings Bank & Trust Co., 1852;
Charles III. Campbell, Sl4.47; y. A.
Drown, 5000; L. G. Howland. $27. 81;
G. A. Reid ct al, 1898; w. A. Boyce
estate, S23.42; Nellie j. Callaghan,
Sl3.l3; w. g. Reynolds and Jane NJ.
Reynolds. Sl00.3S; c. G. Mascott estate,
S6l.9s; John w. Gordon, s20.43; Eli T.
Rice estate, $2S5.5s; Mrs. L. ]. Bolster,
1914; ID. NJ. Miles, $3.50; Barre Rail-
road Co, $l,l0l.59.
Among other warrants approved for
payment were: 800. Edith II. Russell
cemetery trust fund to be placed on in
terest at 4 per cent, acct. trust funds:
w. +. Shepherd, overseer of poor, 500
for poor department.; G. A. Bemis, serv-
ices as janitor, Sl4; police department
payroll, ST77l; fire department payroll,
1851; water department payroll, S54l3;
street department payroll, $96.50; street
acct, sol .26; surface sewer acct. 1924.
Health Officer j. II. Woodruffs re-
port for January was read and accepted.
During the month there were fourteen
births, six of which were male OF con-
tagious diseases there were twenty-five,
divided as follows: Chieken-pox, Z; ger
man measles, /; erysipelas, 2; measles,
O.; mumps, 8. Seventeen deaths were
due to the following causes: Accident, 3;
bronchitis, /; consumption, 3; 1isease
of the kidneys, disease of the brain,
disease of the bowels, /; marasmns.
peritonitis, 1; toxaemia, pneumonia. 4.
One burial permit was issued for Elm
wood cemetery. eight for Hope, four for
the Catholic cemetery, one for Wilson
cemetery and one for transit Health
Officer Woodruff reported that he had
started rigid inspection of all dairies
milk in the city and that he
hoped to have the work completed by
April /.
On the favorable recommendation of
Building Inspector George NJ. Rand, per-
mission was given Paul Persons to re-
model cottage at 80 Patterson street.
The report Of Water Superintendent
H. r. Reynolds and that of Oyerseer
". +. Shepard of the poor department
we're accepted. The latter paid out
'6700l for the support Of the poor in
and asked for an additional 800
or February, which was granted. Charles
\. Hawes was granted IA restaurant IL
ense providing it be issued to him
April |. A resolution appropriating S400
or the street department, 5000 for the
eath department and $75 for land dam
ges was adopted from a second read
ng.
Eighteen residents of North Main
treet, Depot square and contiguous ter.
tory asked that the eulvert running
nder the Nichols block to the river ana
0 the Mathewson building be covered,
he petitioners claiming that its present
ondition is a detriment to the public
ealth. The matter was left with the
treet committee to investigate and re-
ort.
Alderman Mcleod reported complaints
refuse building in the rear
the Currier building. The house used
store waste paper, etc, took fire and
anv believed it to be menace to
property, he said. He was
structed as fire warden to order the
ructure removed. Adjournment fol-
wed