The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
STORE AWNINGS
CONSIDERED
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by the legislative committee. The re.
port was found to be lacking in several
"details and on the motion of Alderman
Patterson it was referred back to the
lcommittee from whence it proceeded.
The draft provided that building wiring
should be governed by national elec-
trio code, now much in use, but Alderman
Patterson believed the code should be in
lcorporated in the ordinance. Then, too,
it was thought by some that more at
tention should be paid in an ordinance
to the duties of the wire inspector
The street committee, in considering
"a subsequent petition for cement side
walks from residents of Averill street,
reported that two-thirds of the residents
owning frontage on the street had dis
claimed any desire to pay assessments
at the present time. The committee
recommended that the petition be laid
on the table, The report was accepted
and disposed fsas recommended. Re-
porting on the petition of Orange and
Liberty street residents for cement side
walks, the street committee recommend
ed that the walks be laid as requested
estimating that the cost would be around
5000. On the motion of Alderman Ho-
ban the report was accepted.
| Health Officer DR.. John III. Woodrufr's
report for April indicated that there we're
nineteen births during the month, thir-
teen of them being male. OF contagious
diseases there were thirty-three, a pre-
ponderance of measles being noted. There
were twenty eight cases of measles, three
OF whooping cough and two of erysipe-
las. There were sixteen deaths, fifteen
burial permits, and two transit permits.
The report was accepted.
City Engineer George A. Reed reported
his inspection of Orange reservoirs. the
Bolster reservoirs, the Martin and Scott
brooks. All were found to be in good
condition. His report was accepted along
with the report of Water Superintendent
II. f. Reynolds for the preceding month.
Chairman John +. Hoban of the spe-
cial band concert committee appointed
by the mayor few weeks ago sub
mitted a proposed contract to be signed
by the band manager and the COMMITTEES
The tentative instrument was a dupli-
cate of the one in force in years past
with a few minor exceptions. These in
clude provisions for holding the concerts
on Friday evenings when the preceding
wednesday evenings prove 100 uaulp lot
out of door music. Another new feature
of the contract insists that the band
shall maintain an average of twenty Ave
musicians at each concert As in for
mer years, there are to be sixteen con
eerts during the season, with two on
Memorial day and concerts on other spec |
flied holidays. The board stamped the |
contract with its approval, on the mo- |
ton of Alderman Dawson.
Warrants drawn for the week and or 1
dered paid were as follows: Street de- !
partment payroll, S4l5.62, streets. per-
manent streets, sprinkling surface sew. /
ers. sidewalks, bridges and culverts ac- /
water department payroll. $50
%; fire department payroll. S77.55; po-
lice department payroll $3.50: G. A. /
Bemis. janitorial duties. sl4. On the mo-
ton Of Alderman Patterson. Nellie G. |
Blanchard was granted permission 70 4
move a henhouse from Ayers street 10
Camp street by team, providing she
moved the poultry structure on wheels