The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-12
And Every One of Mayor
Wards Appointments
Was Confirmed
1T WAS UNANIMOUS
IN MOST INSTANCES
City Proposes to Apprppri.
ate $4,000 to Get State
Highway Aid

Mayor w. II. Ward recommended an.
pontments for all of the major city Of
ilees at the regular meeting of the board
OF aldermen last night and in every
instance but two recommendation were
unanimously approved. The reappoint-
ment of Jesse c. DeBrune as superin-
tendent of streets was dsapproved by
one member of the board, but the ma.
lorlty IN favor was more than large
enough to assure his retention in tha
department. Likewise the reappoint-
ment OF +. n. Tobin as first assistant
engineer in the fire department failed
OF unanimous concurrence by single
vote. Others who are retained in the
various city departments are Z. L. Scott
as city attorney, George A. Reed as city
engineer, II. Il. Reynolds as water SUI
perintendent and w. F. Shepard as over
seer of the poor Hugh II. Carpenter.
the salaried grand juror, is reappointe,.
for another year.
The list as endorsed by the city faith.
ers last night contains but few changes.
1t is given as follows:
City Attorney L. Scott
Water superintendent. E. Reynolds.
City engineer-George A. Reed.
Street superintendent--J. c. DeBrune
Overseer of poor--W. +. Shepard.
Cemetery commissioner for three years
j. P. Mari
City Physician-Dr. J. w. Stewart
Inspectors of wood, lumber and shin
gles-Harry +. johnson, W. II. Kelly.
First assistant engineer-E. n. To-
b.
Second assistant engineer-W. Z,
Beck
Third assistant engineer--C. w. Emer-
son.
Trustee cemetery trust fund.-. L.
Smith.
Pound keepers B. B. Jackson, F. A.
Slayton.
Inspector of paint-H. +. Colby.
Inspector of Ieather--P. NJ. Depatie.
Grand jurorsHugh II. Carpenter, A.
G. Fay, +. j.. Page.
To serve as grand jurymen--F. i.
Ayers, AFRO Noyes.
Petit jurors-E. d. Taft, A. NJ Rossi
Richard Grigg O. ID. Shurtleff. Charles
Wood, Fritz jackson, George W. Parks
In communication to the board, May
u w diu ItCoiilltIutu lHt appointments &
Of Joseph Comolli as school commission
er from ward five to fill out the un
expired term of Alderman Michael Keefr,
whose resignation was accepted at the
irst meeting of the new council Mr..
1omolli received the unanimous endorse
nent of the board on the motion of Al
lerman Dawson. lie will serve until july
/, when he enters upon .he term to
,rL, ,aI Il Al .,t ~. IA
Meeting as a member from ward Eve.
Routine Business Transacted.
The new council Sent itself in bus
like TANNER to the routine at.
..irs of the meeting. Chief Of Police
'inclair's report for January and Feb
uary was read as follows and accepted:
'otal number of arrests for January, 10:
ivIded as follows: Intoxieation, g sell.
ne intoxicating liquor illegally, breach
1 the peace, rape and keeping horse
I i'll fame, one each. February total.
; divided as follows; Intoxication, 4;
elling illegally, 2; search and seizure,
,rcenv and furnishing, on each.
Warrants read for the week and or
cred paid were as follows: Election Of.
GERS, $4,000, election account; street
apartment payroll, Sl05.40, streets, sur
ace sewers and sidewalks accounts:
ater department payroll, S5G.l3; fire
apartment payroll, S76.40; police de-
lrtment payroll, S7S.46; G. A. Bemi..
,rvices as janitor and cash paid OUT
l445; city treasurer, $50, John Chand-
r cemetery trust fund account: city
Sl02l6, discount on $1,000
mporary loan note.
Building Inspector G. A. Rand made
Iyorable recommendations in the appli-
ton for the American Tool Sharpen
O Machine Co. to erect a building off
-illey street and the request of the
hool commissioners TO replace dis.
dyed brick on the Church street school
Hiding. His report was accepted and
e permits were ordered granted The
port of the water superintendent for
bruary was accepted and read BY the
.rk and ordered filed
4 resolution relating to the appropria.
IN of $1,000 to secure state aid for
rmanent highways as provided in chan
r l72. section 400, of the public stat
es was passed to a second reading A
,ond resolution relating TO depart
entail appropriations as recommended
the annual report of the finance COM
ttee was also passed to a second read
:.
lanes Mackav submitted certified
nds of $4,000 for the office OF CITY
asurer and $4,000 for the Office %
\ clerk the same being furnished bv
! American Fidelity Co. With th-
nd Of Officer George X. Carrie. in the
n Of $500 furnished BY II. W. Scott
A Thomas IT. Cave. jr.. Mr.. Mack
5 certificates were accepted The city's
hting contract with the Consolidated
,hting Co. was reported to be duly
.cuted by both contracting parties and
the instruction Of the council, the
'ument was ordered recorded in ths
-k's Office. 4 request from Mrs =.
ith asking that the city pay her 81
month for the rent of a tenement
two months occupied hv llrs. No