The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-18
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and that he had written the state board
OF health to ascertain the procedure tc
be followed IN alleviatng the situation
DIR. Woodruff also urged the need OF d
more efficient system for collecting gar.
bage and added that until such had been
established the work of the board along
the lines OF cleaning up the city must
oil secessity be only spasmodic Refer.
ring to the custom of leaving house swill
out of doors, the report advocated the
passing of an ordinance compelling all
householders to deposit such refuse only
in covered receptaeles. The report was
accepted and the recommendation were
referred to the legislative committee.
Reports from Departments.
Building Inspector George NJ. Rand
made favorable reports on the following
/ applications to build, and the permits
were ordered granted: Cooperative as
ISOLATION, to erect a coal shed on Granite
street; Harry Houghton, to erect bal
cony on piazza at 81 Elm street; 4. A.
Carusi, to erect piazza balcony at 10
! l.add street; William Mari, to build pi-
azza on house on Wiley street; I. Fl.
Carleton, to erect barn at l76 South
Main street; Roy NJ. Bugbee, to build
a piazza at ) Richardson street.
The chief of police reported on the
activities of his department during the
month ending April 30. There We're "a
arrests, divided among alleged offenses as
follows; Intoxication Ia, selling ille-
gally 3, search and seizure 2, breach of
the peace 4, larceny |. The report was
accepted and ordered filed. The street
committee reported that the petition
signed by several taxpayers asking for a
gravel walk on East street be granted,
since it was to cost only $50. The rec
concentrations were ordered carried out
The report of the boiler Inspector COW
ering an investigation of the boilers at
city hall was accepted as was the report
of Overseer w. +. Shepard of the poor
department for the month of May.
Overseer Shepard's account showed
the sum of S66.50 for cash on hand May |
/, and receipts Of $500 from the city |
May g. A total of SS59.2s had been |
paid out for the support of the poor
during the month and balance of 1922
Assistance Wanted for Playground
Project.
a request from the civic department of /
the Barre Woman's club asked the coun
ril's cooperation in the playground prof.
eet aud also requested that the danger
Of flooding the Berlin street play
grounds be abated by remedying the sur
face water conditions in that section.
The latter request was referred to the
committee of the whole, as it was
,lain1ed that the surplus water nuisance
was caused by an underground spring,
which descended from Berlin street hill.
For the same department, Mrs. w. +.
Shepard asked that date be reserved
or the department for the use of the
'pera house. She stated that repre-
of the state laboratory was to
i've free illustrated lecture on the
ommon housefy some time soon. The
equest was referred to the property
ommittee with power to act.
The petition OF twelve taxpayers for
sidewalk on Pleasant street was re-
erred to the street committee on the
notion of Alderman Dawson, with pro:
isions that the committee be given pow
r to act. Q. n. Granger was granted
emission to move barn across his
rcmises on Merchant street. Chairman
atterson OF the street committee stated
hat the town of Williamstown wanted
) hire the city to oil its main street.
he chairman said the committee didn't
ant to exceed its authority by permit
ing the work to be done without the
snction OF the council The mayor and
ne clerk recalled the fact that streets
Barre Town and Berlin had been oiled
Y the city last year without an an
before the council On the
otion of Alderman Bancroft, the mat
II was referred to the street committee {
18th power to act. A man named Me- {
onald, said Alderman Bancroft, wanted ,
.e houses on the Park street extension 1
imbered so the residents could get their !
all. The request was referred to the
rect committee and the city engineer. :
Warrants for the week ordered paid
ere as follows Street department pay
III, S4Ts.S9 streets, permanent streets, c
rface sewers. sidewalks, bridges and a
lverts. and street sprinkling accounts I
alter department payroll, $T9.53; fire Y
partment payroll. S17.55; police de- r
Irtment payroll, s96,s0; G.. A. Bemis, :,
4, services as janitor; James Riley. a
sisting assessors, S5545; Martin Ri y
Y, acting as assessor, S56.25; Augustus Q
lssi. duties as assessor, $50; discount q
$4,000 bond, $3.50, interest account: Il
90, cemetery trust fund; o. \. Greg e,
re, S7.S7, fixing walks. f,