The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-23
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twenty-five measles and two whooping
cough. There were six deaths, two OF
which We're accidental, two due to cancer
and two to tuberculosis. Six burial per
mits were issued for Hope cemetery, one
for Elmwood and one for the Catholic
cemetery. The report was accepted and
ordered fled
After investigating the situation, the
committee OF the whole reported ad.
versely on the request of j. II. Higgins
that the city fill in portion OF Camp
street in order that he might grade to
the site of the sidewalk. The commit.
tee claimed that public good and con-
venienee did not require a sidewalk there
at the present time and that Mr.. Hig-
gins request, ii granted, would be in
the mature Of private benefit. The
report was accepted. Afterwards a petit
ton asking for sidewalk to extend
from the corner of fremont and Camp
streets along the northeasterly side to
the northeast corner of the petitioners
line for distance Of 100 feet was re-
ferred to the street committee. The pc
tition was signed by Mr., Higgins, who
stated that he had a l00-foot frontage.
Reporting on a proposal to keep the
city corridor and lavatories open at long
er periods each day, the property com
mittee recommended that the corridor
be placed at the disposal of the public
from a. m. until s p. m. every day
in the year, with the exception of ocea.
sions when the building is used for the
atrical or other purposes, when the doors
are to be unlocked when the hall is va
Gated. Alderman Dawson thought that
the lavatories should be available un-
til later hour Saturday nights, but
every member Of the council at length
eoncurred in accepting the report.
Building Inspector George NJ. Rand re.
ported favorably on the following appli-
cations to build or repair and his re.
port was accepted: Mary ZanIeoni, to re-
model piazza at "A Granite street; d. NJ.
Miles Coal Co.. to erect trestle near coal
shed off Smith street; b. n. Cults, to
reshingle house at p Academy street.
w. i. Bradford of Park street APP
peared in person and submitted that he
couldn't be assessed Tor poll tax, as he
was over seventy years old. After in
vestigating Mr.. Bradfords list on the
tax books, the clerk was able to inform
him that he had not been asked to pay
a poll tax.
The fire committee recommended that |
a hydrant be installed near the MELON |
nell & Sons new stoneshed off Circle |
street, with provisions that its exact |
location be left with the water superin- |
tendent and fire chief The report was |
accepted. Reporting on its findings in |
the request Of Joseph Calcagni for bet
ter conditions on Belyidere street. the |
street committee stated that that por.
ton of the street now accepted by the |
city was in an excellent state of repair I
The report was accepted
police committee report referred to
a complaint which il received from the
5hief of police of the alleged neglect of
duty on the part OF Officer George K
Garlic. The chief had suspended the off
,er July 10, and had followed up his
action by asking that the committee
lold hearing Suspension without pay
until July IL was the committees pen
atty. The report was accepted and
ordered filed. A deed from Charles y.
Barber, administrator Of the estate of
Micah Frendh, conveyed the final title
If the west end of West street to the
,ity for all time. The deed was ae-
,epted and ordered filed.
Warrants read and approved for pay
nent were as follows: Street depart
nent payroll, S37492, streets, perma-
rent streets, sewers, sidewalks, bridges
md culverts, street sprnkling and health
accounts; water department payroll
'll9.T5; fire department payroll 1928;
'olice department payroll, Ss2.42; G. A.
3emis, Sl4, janitorial services; Daniel
(Connell & Sons, s703.l5, to apply on
'aving contract; Wood Gregoire, Sl37.-
6, concrete work.