The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-04
MAYOR CALLS
FOR ECc 9MY
Advc - ..etrenchment as
Pc " for New City
Council
MUNICIPAL YEAR
STARTED TO-DAY
Bancroft Elected President
of Board of AL
dermen

At o'clock this morning the new city
council assembled at city hall, the oath
Of office was administered by Justice of
the Peace James Mackay to Alderman
John f. Cook of ward two, Alderman
-. Edwin keast of the fourth ward, and
Alderman A. II. Bruce of ward six, and
a few moments later Barre's goth mu-
nicipal administration was fairly under
way.
Mayor w. Fl. Ward presided and the
first half-hour OF the session was devoted
to the usual formalities that follow the
inducing into office of the new MEM
bers. resolution extending the juris-
dletlon OF the state to the first and Sec
ond constable was adopted and resolu-
tions relating to the filing of bonds by
the various elective and appointive off
GERS were adopted. Bonds to be fur
nished by all city officials remain the
same IN amount as last year. The clerk
read the rules relating to the order or
business and procedure for the council
and aldermanic meetings and on the mo-
tion OF Alderman keefe they were adopt
ed for the coming fiscal year, with pro-
visions for using Cushing's manual as
guide to parliamentary practice. Copies
OF the rules Were distributed to each
member, along with copies of the city re-
port for 1918. just before the council
adjourned his honor addressed the as
sembly in brief. He declared that the
coming year is to be one OF retrenchment
and besought the members of the board
to work in unison for the welfare of the
city. Referring to committee reports,
communications, etc, he expressed
wish that instruments of that nature
may be reduced to writing and fled
Bancroft President of Aldermen
City Clerk Mackay called the board OF
aldermen together and asked for nomi-
nations for president. The name of Al
derman Bancroft was presented by Al
derman Hoban and seconded. The mem
ber from ward three received the unani-
nous Endorsement of the board and pres
emily he took charge of the meeting.
Alderman keefe nominated Alderman
Iioban for the Office of vice president and
he was elected without dissenting vote.
In communication to the board, MAY
or Ward submitted a list of aldermanic
to serve during the fiscal
year. Alderman Keefe moved that the
be confirmed and his mo.
lion was stcOHueu. AlueTUidH 1Ook
moved that they be laid on the table
for week to allow further considera
tion, in view of the fact that three Of
the men who are to serve on committees
have yet to acquaint themselves thor
oughly with their duties, Mayor Ward
explained that if such motion prevailed
the various city departments would be
without instructions for week. Alder
man Cook withdrew his motion and Al
ierman Keefe's motion was carried 1t
was explained at the outset that the
first named member of each committee is
to be its chairman. rule which has been
since the city government was
first organized.
Following is list of the committees
Charity-Cook, Bruce, Bancroft.
Cemeteries Cook, Keast, Bruce.
Elections-keefe, Bancroft, Cook.
Finance Bancroft, Cook, Keast.
Fire--Keast Bancroft, Cook.
Health--Keefe, Hoban, Bruce.
License Bruce, Keefe, Cook.
Library--keast, Bruce, Bancroft.
Lights Cook. Keefe, Hoban.
Legislation-Bruc Bancroft, Hoban.
Printing Bruce, Hoban, Keefe.
Property Bruce, Hoban.
Police Bancroft, Keast, Cook.
Streets-Hoban, Keefe, Keast.
Supplies-Hoban, Bruce, Keefe.
Salaries--Keast, Keefe, Hoban.
Water Keefe, Cook, Bruce.
A resolution for departmental appro-
,riations for the year 1914 was read for
he first time and passed to a second
eading The appropriations ineorporat
d in the resolution We're recommended
~ the retiring finance committee. The
BOARD adjourned at l0:30 o'clock.