The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-18
HIGH COST
OF Slcr IS
Startle>~ are City Council
When Three Bills Were
Presented
FOR SUPPLIES GIVEN
GUARANTEED FAMILY
Bills Referred Back to the
Health Committee for
Investigation

Something new in the way of admin
istrative financial burdens developed at
the regular meeting Of the city council
last night when a local grocery firm pre-
sented bill for life's necessities aggre-
eating S53.25 furnished family of l6
persons at North Barre under quaran-
tine for u contagious disease The bill
bad been approved by the city health
officer, but The council decided that
closer scrutiny wouldn't work any harm,
and so the account was referred to the
health committee TO investigate
Some four feet of foolscap was re-
quired for all of the entries made for
the family of l6 during the month of
October. Presently the councils new
| problem in arithmetic was multiplied by
three, for Chairman Keefe of the health
committee unreeled from his inner waist
coat pocket two other bills of the same
linear dimension and rendered by other
grocery firms for supplies purchased un-
del similar circumstances and for the
same family Together the bills totaled
something like $3.50, payable for things
furnished in August, September and Oc-
tober. That they contained notations
such as canned lobster, veal outlets,
Nayo's plug, sliced and ground, and a
ppIatable brand of cheese that retails for
a. cents per pound, did not serve to al
lay the suspicion that there is something
wrong with a quarantine system which
gives the isolated family so much lati-
tude IN the matter of purchasing sup
plies.
The council seemed disposed to ccnsure
the health officers-two incumbents were
in office at different times in the three
months-for approving bills of such mag
nitude. Just why l6 persons should be
put up at the city's expense did not
seem quite clear and on whole the
incident did not have a sedative effect
on an administration that il striving to
pare expenses, The health committee
will report its findings at the next meet
ing.
Expenditures for Charity.
For l24 persons. the sum of $3.50 80
was expended in October, according to
the charity report of Oyerseer w. F.
Shepard Of the poor department To
carry on affairs at the city farm sl435O
was required. At the present time and
during the month covered by the report
ln persons were at the farm. Five ma
tionalities were represented in the list
Of people assisted. Seventeen are on a
cash allowance; two families i'm
this class received SIS and one received
sl8. Others received from s5 TO IS. For
families or individuals, the highest sum
furnished by the department was sac;
,rother received S3s. and the lowest in.
lvidual donation from the department
VAS 80 cents.
Much Money in Appropriation
Two resolutions looking toward the
OF moneys for certain de.
,artments were presented and passed TO
econd readings by the council. One ap-
lropriates the residue Of the lal3-l9l4
ehool fund. amounting 10 S23.574. for
chool building expenses and the current
xpcnses incurred in conducting the
chools The other advances money for
he following purposes: State highways.
, .S3f: streets. S400: water department.
500 public buildings. 5000: health de-
artmcnt $50; printing aud stationery.
40; election expenses, SOS.
Building Removals Discussed.
A new departure in the method Of
ealing with applications for building re-
ioyal- was announced BY the fire com
.ittcc and i was first applied when
.qucst from Giuseppe GfaHni % move
hcuhousr from No. 70 p Railroad
rect was referred 70 the ward five al
srman with instructions to .yTestirate
n power a. act The new plan il
AIMED for the purpose # iorfendiuc
gainst the possibility of an applicant
n nuisance. Tho fire COM
ttee reporting On au investigation.
commeudei that Dr.. y ~ n Arrham-
.ult - permitted 70 move 3 barn On
erchaut street with the stipulation
.af TIE south and west sides 81 tir
rurture D. ~ofered with sheet iron and
Iestos In 8 srcani report the cofi-
ttec recommended that Moaser Deep
riven uerrui-si1n % reuadel q sled
thr rtat ~ ln2 North Seminary street
his Hromise to laaFe the stuicttra
Fn TIE reports wfra aefrteI ard
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