The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-26
.WATERSOURCES
|. IN GOOD SHAPE
City Ep n Reed Says
The ~ ! Ready for the
: inter Season
OUTLINES CHANGES
MADE DURING YEAR
He Advises Setting Out of
Pine and Spruce Seed
lings at Orange

Barre's water sources are in excellent
shape for the winter, according to
semi-annual report submitted to the
board of aldermen at its regular meet
ing last night by City Engineer George
A. Reed. The engineer refers to inn
provements at Marth1 brook and the
Bolster reservoir in the way Of remor-
ing contiguous buildings 1nd leaf bear
ing trees, process which,. the report
says, is bound to improve the taste ana
color of the water. References II also
made in the report to refacng h'e daln
on the upper Orange reservoir. Tie re-
port recommends that the water com
mittee take immediate steps to procu,e
several thousand pine or spruce seedlings
for use around the reservoirs. They
are to be transplanted in the spring,
but haste is advisable, the report con
tinues, because the supply furnished by
the state may be exhausted before an-
other season.
In reviewing the work Of the past
season, the engineer speaks in laudatory
terms of the competent management of
the sources by the aldermanic commit
tee and the water committee, Attached
to the reservoirs report was an account
of the engineers annual bridge inspce-
tion tour Both were accepted and the
recommendations made in the reservoirs
report were referred to the water COM
mittee. Commenting on the condition
of the bridges. the engineer favors re-
planking the Mill street Blackwell, Ber-
lin and Wiley street bridges. Departing
from time. .honored custom in bridge
reports. the engineer omits any recon-
mendation for a new bridge on South
Main street Instead, he advises that
the props beneath the wooden structure
be renewed.
Price Of Lights Decreased.
An unusual development in the light
ing situation came when the clerk read
a communication from the Consolidated
Lighting Co. saying that the price of
40 c. p. lights in the street lighting sys-
tenn had been reduced from $1,000 per
year to $lS for the same period, the re-
duction having been made effective Nov
i. The communication was accepted
without dissenting vote and the clerk
was instructed to notify the company
of the action of the board.
Months Death Rate from Consumption.
Reporting for the month of October,
Health Officer John II. Woodruff filed
record OF 10 deaths during that period,
due to the following causes; Appendi-
citis, cancer, heart disease, tubercuar
peritonitis, pneumonia and still birth,
one each; consumption four. There We're
l6 births, 10 of them being males. on
contagious diseases, five were reported,
all of them being diphthera. Twelve
burial permits were issued. The health
officer reported an inspection OF the city
dump and the receipt OF several COM
plants regarding conditions there. He
that man be employed
to look after the dump one or two days
of each week during the winter. The
report was accepted and the recommen-
dation referred TO the health committee.
Permits were granted on the follow
ing applications to build. the building
having recommended favorahly
on each request: Agnes Bradford, to cut
a door on the east side of the Tassie
market; d. NJ. Miles Coai Co., to build
foundation for coal shed off Smith
street; Mrs. Nellie Callaghan, to re-
model front of fruit store on North Main
street; II. G. Robinson, to enlarge dor
mer window at the corner OF Keith ave-
nue and Summer streets. Trow & Hold
en- applied for permission to erect
coal shed near their South Main street
plant and John G.. Mcleod asked 10
build garage near his residence at
Averill street. Both requests were re-
ferred to the fire committee. she lr-
spector produced letter which he wrota
to Il. G. Henderson in regard to repair.
inc the foundation on the east side OF
his North Main street business block.
Mr.. Henderson applied for permit to
make the repairs and the request was
granted.
The lighting committee reported IN
favor of locating 300 c. p. light on
Camp street near the bridge. ant recon-
mended that no light be placed on Hill!
street as requested. 1t developed during
the discussion that the light desired on
Hill street was to be located between
tbe Nelson street intersection and the
top of Trow hill a fact which the light
mo committee had overlooked. Both pc
titions were referred back to the COM
nittee. Reporting orally, Chairman
brown of the committee advised against
another light on Church street
as reonested bv the Methodist brother
,ood. the committee having found that
,ne LIGHT in front OF the Church street
,vmnasium sufficiently lighted that see
ton.
The inspection superintendent of the
Fidelity & Casualty Co. OF New York
reported an inspection of the city hall
boilers Nov. Is. They seemed to be in
yood condition so far as an external eS-
lmination would reveal. The commune
,ation from the company's head Office
-, o,oaptod A ,-eOuast from tho npti-
toners for the Joint use of telephone
md lighting poles on North Main street
vas referred to the street committee.
Warrants read for the week were ap-
proved as follows: Street department
,avroll. .SlGS79. street, sidewalk, sewer,
urface sewer, sidewalk and bridges and
ulverts accounts; water department.
,ayroll, sG9.2s fire department payroll,
sg7 40; police department payroll sSa.-
IS; G.. A. Bemjs, Sl4, services as janitor.