The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-03
To Allow Anyone to Erect
Buildings on City
Property
WAS POSITION TAKEN
BY CITY COUNCIL
Health Officer Woodruff
Asks for an Increase
of Salary

freclpltated by an application on the
part of several Italian residents of the
city for permission to erect pavilion
on portion of the city farm known as
the pasture" discussion that event
ually seemed to lead the city fathers
far afield occupied fair share. at least.
lof the time at the regular monthly meet
ing OF the city council last night. The
conference over the proposition to grant
lor refuse the request of the aforesaid
Presidents was started when the clerk
read the property committees report on
the matter, after its investigation. The
committee recorded itself as being
against any special privilege to individ-
,lals, where city property is concerned
and then recommended that the request
be referred to the newly created park
commission with power to act.
Here is where the issue apparently
became befogged, for nearly every mem.
Der about the board was presently dis
eussing the advisability of placing "the
pasture" in the hands of the park COM
mission. Alderman Dawson's motion to
accept the report was not seconded and
just a few moments later Alderman
Brown expressed his opinion that the
request shouldn't have been left with
the park commission at all. Upon which
Alderman Bancroft ventured that the
committee in making its report to that
effect had been previously assured of
the stand which the commission would
take in the matter if it were brought
to the attention Of its members. Alder
Rancraf+
be laid on the table. 1t was carried.
and the member from ward three then
moved that the pasture, so-called. be
turned over to the park commissioners.
Alderman Browns immediate amend
ment was to refer it to the property
committee with instructions to investi-
gate. Alderman keefe seconded the
amendment.
1t was at this point that the clerk
brought the conference back to the orig
inal issue when he put the question:
why not meet the matter square in
the face and refuse the request as
madey" Alderman Brown said it seemed
as though the members of the property
committee were afraid to take a def
mite stand in the report Herenpon. Al
derman Bancroft withdrew his motion
and the sixth bailiwiek member also
his amendment A new re-
port from the property committee was
as follows and accepted
eve do not believe in
granting special privileges for anyone
to erect buildings on city property"
The motion being carried to accept the
report as submitted the second time,
Alderman Patterson who had already
himself in favor of placing
the pasture" in the jurisdiction of the
bark commission, made motion that
he commissioners be detailed TO the
are and maintenance of the upper side
" Merchant street at the city farm.
His motion was seconded by Alderman
DAWSON and carried by yea and nay
'ote as follows: Yes, Aldermen Hoban,
Patterson, Bancroft, Dawson, Keefe; no,
elayor Ward, Alderman Brown.
Health Officer Wants More Pay.
A written request from Health Off
er DIR. j. II. Woodruff of more than
assing significance was referred to the
alary committee on the motion of AL
erman Bancroft. The text of the health
fficer's statement is given as follows:
Health Department, City of Barre,
May %
"To the chairman of the health COM
littee OF the city councils;
"Dear Sir--After serving This city
) health officer for several months. [
nd that the salary is entirely made
nate. At regular rates fer medical
ork in this city, which by the way
-e less than in any other place of its
ze in the state. 7 have never done less
IAN $50 worth of work in a month and
times, as in the present month, when
have done over 500 worth of work,
I've done considerably more
Il do not feel that any municipality
ould ask or accept charity from any
dividual that it employs and for that
ason ! would request that the work
put on more satisfactory basis.
lieve that a salary of not less than
o month should be paid, or. that the
irest method would be to pay on fee
sis at regular rates for the work done.
he latter method would be more expen-
fe, but would make il an object to
re the work first place. as the city is
re pay and some of its citizens arc
Yours very respectfully,
"John II. Woodruff"
# reported that remedies had already
an applied in the case of Henry Alex
der who complained Of unsanitarv
editions ON Branch street and that tn,
son for the complaint had been sbat-
in a large measure. Owners of two
uses complained of on Warren street
J thus far failed to comply with the
tuctions of the health officer and the
usal was to be taken mp with the
y attorney. Tire health officer de-
rcd that the city at the present time
: in as sanitary condition as il ever
:. although there was still much Co
desired. The report was accepted on
motion Of Alderman Brown.
red /. Page. a Highland avenue con
ctor. appearing for Mrs. Clara Page,
ed that she be remunerstcd for fums-
ing house in which tuberculosis
lent had passed away. Mr.. Page in
a -. .Fan