The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-01
Barre Firemen and Police
men May Present Their
Grievances
AS NOW PROPOSED
IN AMENDMENTS
City Council Adopts Further
Change to the City
Ordinances

70 the collection of proposed amend
ments to the city charter dealing speciic-
ally with tie procedure III charges pre-
ferred against members OF the police and
fire departments. new proposal was
added at the regular meeting OF the city
council last evening. The proposed
amendment was read by the city clerk
after the one recommended by the leg
islative committees report had been
considered and also threatened, by mo,
tion opposing its acceptance Afterwards
the motion was withdrawn aud the COM
mittec was granted leave to substitute
the newest proposal III its report, ana
the report was accepted. The accept
ance ends for Il time the disagreement
over Just what would be the powers OF
appeal from committee decisions made
on possible infractions OF departmental
rules in other words, the violation OF
fire and police department regulations.
In its reference to the right Of appeal
in any direction by members OF the police
department or city council, the proposed
amendments as accepted last night are
essentially the same as those originally
advocated by the mayor and presented
separately by Alderman Rossi and Brown
at previous meeting OF the councii.
If the amendments become part OF
the city ordinances. any member OF the
police or fire department who feels ag-
grieyed by the decision OF the aiderinanic
committees connected with the two de-
partments will have the right to state
his grounds, reduce his appeal OF writing
and present il to the city council WITHIN
a specified time. In a like manner, the
chief Of either department, II he be-
leycs a decision to be preiudicial, OF the
mayor or any alderman, may appeal
from the decision to the city council.
After notifying all persons interested IN
the appeal the council shall meet and
its decision shall be final.
The report and recommendations OF
the legislative committee were about to
be opposed through Alderman Wards
motion that it be not accepted, when
the clerk read the newly drafted pro-
.posal Aiterwardsythe motion was with
drawn and the legislative committee was
allowed to make the substitute in its
report. Both proposed amendments were
adopted and the clerk was instructed TO
have them published in the local daily
paper.
Through report from the police com
mittee, the resignation of William Clark,
special officer, was accepted. A snbse-
aliert complaint, made TO the committee,
declared the officer to be under regula-
tion height and an investigation sub
stantiated this assertion to be true with
in quarter OF an inch. Ii developed
that section 3 of chapter 20 of the city
ordinances was overlooked when the olli-
rer was appointed in 1911.
New Street Named Onward.
When any interested persons failed TO
appear at s o'clock, the hearing on the
proposal to change the name OF the East
street extension was Cancelled, and on
the motion OF Alderman Ward that por-
ton OF the street running easterly from
the lower part of the street was chris
tened Onward street. The new member
in the street family was ushered into
existence through unanimous registra-
tion i'm favor of Alderman Wards mo-
ton.
A well.remembered concreting job tee
tered into the limelight again when n. i.
Cutler appeared and asked II anything
had been done toward establishing his
claim for redress on job done by the
street superintendent at the Cutler livery
barns and feed stables off Washington
street. Mr.. Cutler wondered il it were
to be taken from the table, where II
had rested since night in early De-
cember. Alderman Dawson thought the
council should declare itself one way o
another. and others questioned whether
the city was bound to reimburse Mr..
Cutler. To some il seemed uncertain as
to whether the city attorney had handed
down any legal opinion in the matter.
A suggestion was made that the chair
man of the street committee discuss adj
iustment with the proprietor, and Mr..
Cutler departed, expressing belief that
the chairman would be over to see him
shortly.
Warrants for the week were read and
ordered paid as follows; National Bank
of Barre. S4S3.6l, to be placed on GER
tifcate of deposit. sinking account fund;
city treasurer. Ellis Corskie. Olds, Nicol, |
Allen cemetery trust fund, S467.l5; j.. j.. !
Smith trustee interest on cemetery
trust fnuds, S376.39; Elmwood cemetery
S772.60, payment on city
note dated January /. 1908, account OF
notes and bonds; street department pay /
roll. sl2l.47, streets S65,S2. sidewalks !
S26. 81. bridges and culverts S29.34; water /
department payroll. Sl6ls; fire depart !
ment payroll. S75.Sl; police department I
payroll. $3.50; George A. Bemis. Sl4. !
janitorial services; school trustees, s4lO.- !
As. tax account; balance due special
school tax. s745.s9. evening drawing I
school account. A resolution relating to !
department appropriations was read for I
the second time aud adopted, and a see- :
ond resolution relating to appropriations /
for the same purpose was ordered TO a
second reading.
Building Inspector George Rand sub |
mitted his report. in which he recon- /
mended granting building permits to the
Baptist Home Missionary society for n
storm covering to basement at the
Italian mission on Brook street, and TO I
the Brown, Carroll Co. for remodeiing a 1
stoneshed of Granite street. The re-
port was accepted and the permits were
ordered granted.
The sum Of sl7.55 a. the income from
the Helen c. Wood fund for the benefit /
Of the poor was reported 20 be available I
by the clerk. and on the motion Of Al "
derman Ward the sum was placed IN