The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-21
REPORTS MADE
ON CITY WORK
Continued from first page.)

/ CONTINUED from Hrst paBe.l
note in this connection that every in
toxieation arrest made by the police in
1918 resulted in a conviction in city
court.
This years tabulated report of Of
lenses also is notable for its reference
to charges specifying alleged connections
with the white slave traffic" so-called,
a term never used before in police de-
partment reports. September, with Al
arrests, was the busiest month in the
department and February the dullest,
with only nine arrests.
The arrests for the year were divided
among the following allegations; Breach
Of the peace, 81; intoxeation, lab;
search and seizure, "a; selling Illegally,
20; keeping with intent to sell, 6; grand
larceny, 4; petit larceny, IL; non sup
port, O; peddling without a license, / !;
gambling | selling cigarettes to minors,
IL; fraud, 2; assault. keeping unli-
censed dogs, i; neglect in maintaining
attendance of school children, 3; fur
nishing. 81; keeping house of i'll fame, B;
rape, /; white slave traffic, 2; operat-
ing auto earelessly, 8: escaping from
the custody Of an officer, |; hunting
without a license, discharging fire.
arms within the city limits, | extor-
| ton, |.
| BY months the arrests were divided rs
| follows: January, 10; February, .;
March, Is; April, %; May. 40; June, %;
July, 80; August, %; September. Al;
October, 33; November, "a; December, 20.
Charity Work Done by City.
The charity committee bestows its
praise upon Mrs Van Cor, matron at
the city farm, and 0verseer w. +. Shep-
ard OF the poor department. The COM
mittee also sounds the CRYING need of
more accommodations at the farm, set
ting up that the city will profit thereby
through its ability to care for indigents
on the farm instead OF within the city.
This need ia part of the committees
recommendations. The sum of $4,000
was expended over and above the APP
preparation estimated for the fiscal year.
OF this sum, $500 was used in commit
ting insane paupers to the state hos
pital.
Legislative Committee Work.
Tn 1918 several amendments to the
city ordinances were drawn up, adopted,
advertised and printed, according to the
legislative committees report. A new
ordinance drafted by the committee spec
flied the duties and powers of the wire
inspector. whose office was created Last
spring. The committee promises to fol-
low out the early instructions Of the
council to post signs regulating the auto
traffic. This Is to be done in the spring,
the report says.
More Hydrants Installed.
A number of new hydrants We're in
stalled in 1919, says the fire committees
report, although in its recommendations,
the same committee urges that addition
al hydrants be put into use at once. An
extension of the fire alarm system with
the addition of new boxes is also urgent
~ recommended. Latterly, the interior
of the fire station has been thoroughly /
cleaned and renovated. An allowance
should be made likewise, the committee |
advises, for cleaning the exterior.
Urges Sale of Old City Building.
Reporting on city realty, the property !
committee says that city hall is in an
excellent state of repair, although the |
exterior needs cleaning. This work, the |
committee recommends, should be done |
the coming spring. The old city hall is
still rented, although the committee
again urges that it be sold Buildings |
at the city farm are in excellent condi-
ton. During the year the city pasture,
so-ealled. was turned over to the park
commission The band stand is in a
fairly good state of preservation. In
1918. sand bank was purchased on
Quarry street. 1t is a good investment,
the report continues. as it has already |
meant 1890 TO the city, and the supply
is inexhaustible. The report concludes
with the observation that all buildings
are protected by insurance.
November and December Health Reports.
Health Officer DIR. j. H. Woodruff re-
ported the following vital statistics for
November and December. the report be-
ing accepted and ordered filed. In De-
eember there were % births, ii being
males. The remaining statistics we're:
Contagious diseases, 2; scarlet fever and
whooping cough, each; deaths, 10, di-
vided as follows: Apoplexy, / bron-
rhitis, ! /; consumption, 8; commissions, l;
kidney trouble, / hemorrhage, l ; intes-
final obstruction, l; septicemia, l.
In November, the figures were as fol-
lows: Births, "a, of which Ia were males;
diseases, 3. all of which were
whooping cough; deaths, H. due TO the
causes: Accidental, l +; abscess, L
consumption, 8; heart trouble, ?; kid /
ley trouble, 3; peritonitis, !. If
Oyerseer Shepard reported an appro- {