The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-22
Total .sbursements for the
~. hdar Year Just
~ Closed
BALANCE ON HAND
is NOW $16,3O3.94
Other Annual Reports Sub
mitted to the City
Council

Council
Aside from routine business, addition
al annual reports from several city de
partments were read, accepted and or
dered filed at the regular meeting of
the city council last evening. Chief of
Police Samuel Sinclair, Chief c. B. Glad
ding of the fire department. tie trus-
tees of the cemetery trust funds were
among those who submitted accounts OF
the years dones in their respective de-
Epartments. Including the report of the
city treasurer and the record of births
and marriages. all of the reports wee
ordered printed in the forthcoming city
report.
In the interest of several women OF
the city as well as for himself. John W
Gordon appeared and asked the city to
provide skating rinks for youngsters at
the north and south ends of the citV
1t was pointed out that the council could
not appropriate money for such pur
pose, although Mr. Gordon was informed
that the street, water and fire depart
ments would extend aid to the Young
people if they would see to construct
ing the rinks. Mr.. Gordon thought such
an arrangement would prove satisfac-
tory to those interested and to the end
that skating rinks may be available
during the remainder Of the winter he
has called meeting Of older boys to
be held in the city coart room this
evening al o'clock At that time. plans
will be laid for constructing Kinks at
the north end of Barre and at Gospel
village. 1t is expected that men from
the city departments will food the rinl<s
after they have been properly prepared.
Aldermen Ward and Patterson were au-
thorized to look after the city's part in
the matter.
City Treasury Summary.
The treasurer's report is given here
with in brief summary; Cash ON hand
January /. 1912. Sl7.ga5Ta, received
from all sotvces, S2l5,0O202; total. s232,-
997.Sl; disbursements, paid on all ae
counts S2l6693.s7; cash on hand De-
cember 81. 1912, 0l6,303a4 Compare
tive figures for the preceding year are
given as follows: Cash on hand January
|. 1911. 500 924s22; received from all
sources s25l .5I537; disbursements, paid
On all accounts, S262,767.7a; cash ON
hand December 81, 1911 Sl7,995.79. The
inventory of the Office Of the city clerk
md treasurer was reported to be s7ll.50
Police Department
The report OF Chief Samuel Sinclair
II the police department records 1892
lrrests for the year, as against 23T for
OIL As in former years, intoxication
eads. with breach Of peace offenses Sec
md. In 1911 there were 1876 arrests
or intoxication compared with 1873 for
he year 1912. During the past twelve
months there were 80 arrests for breach
i the peace. a decrease of eight from
OIL Arrests Tor less common offenses
we're about equal TO those recorded at
he end OF 1911.
The chiefs report classiiies the ar
ests as follows Tntoxication, l53;
reach of the peace, so; search and seiz-
re, 20; selling, 81; keeping, Il grand
lrcenv, s.; petit larceny, IL: non-sup-
ort. s; burglary. @; gambling, l; adul
cry, Z; truaney, 4 assault |; keeping
dog, /; tramps. 2; furnish
", A. uttering counterfeit money, / !;
eeping house of i'll fame. 2; lewdness,
breaking windows, 4 light weights
nd measures. breaking quarantine, L.
1911 there were 26 arrests for keep
g, II for selling, and IA for larceny,
and and petit
The past years intoxication arrests
ere divided as follows: January, @;
abruary, 10; March, s; April, 10; Nav,
i; June. 13; July, Is; August l6;
,ptember. 10: October. s; November,
T; December. IL. The nativity of per-
ms arrested follow: America, l5S; Cam
"a, 81; Italy. 60; Ireland, II; Scotland,
I; England. s. Spain. 5; France. |;
/ Finland, 4 Syria. 4 Switz-
land. 3; Russia. /; Norway. 9; Ger
any 2; Egypt. ); Nova Scotia, ..
the 332 arrests, 26S were males
d their ages varied from to 6s years.
The department equipment inventories
$3.50. The roster filed in the report
as, follows: Chief Samuel Sinclair.
yular policemen. George W. Carle,
Irry Gamble John W. Dineen. Edwin
Mcleod; policemen, George r. Howe,
mes Mcdonald, James sullivan. A. B.
rtis. A. Hanton. Jesse c. DeBrune,
j. Stewart. c. II. Woodes. William
lrk, Edward Murphy, By ron Phelps,
b. Sanborn; special policemen, c. 4.
mis-. w. NJ Spear. y. G.. Beard. Dur
the year So men were accommodated
tn free lodging.
Total Fire Loss si5,326.
,hief Gladding's fire department re-
I records SO alarms during the year,
which Ia were general and the re-
inder still Property endangered to-
ed S245.O00. and the actual loss was
.32G. which was covered by insurance
the extent OF Sl5.lT6. The depart
Mt property inventories S4s22I and
net cost OF the department to the
: in 1912 was 2.s3l IS. The roster
tains FIVE permanent men. three az
ant engineers and 35 call men. IN
tion To- the auto FIRE truck. SIX new
rants have been established. and one
alarm box installed. The firc alarm
tenn has been thoroughly tested AMI
= have been clipped Of branches whcr-
r they interfered with the wires.
n Glaiding recommends a hydraut
the corner 81 Beekley and Pleasant
ets and urges the purchase Of loo
Of new hose. There Is painting 10