The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-13
Supt. Reynolds Thinks 1t
Should Be Retained for
It's Maintenance
MARKED GAIN MADE IN
WATER CONNECTIONS
Contract for Printing City
Reports Awarded to
N. J. Roberts

Barre's annual year book is to be
printed in Barre this year in the printery
of N. J. Roberts, according to the award
made by the board of aldermen at their
regular meeting last night, when two
bids were submitted by local printers
looking for the contract. Mr. Roberts
and Il. w. Cummings were the only com
| petitors and the contract was awarded
to the former on a motion made by Al
derman Edwin Keast. The contract price
is Sl25 per page, with tabular pages
counting double. Mr. Cummings price
was Sl.85 per page with the same allow
ance made for double pages. Last year
| the contract went to Mr.. Cummings for
Sl.l7% per page.
| Apart from the wide disparity in the
! two prices, other features of the bids
held much in common. There are to be
70 cloth bound reports at 80 cents per
copy, under the specifications of the Rob-
erts bid, while Mr.. Cummings offered to
handle the clothbound copies at 20 cents
each. Mr.. Roberts promises to do all
the work in Barre, excepting the bind
ing and. under union conditions. Five
hundred paper copies are to be furnished
before Feb. Is and the balance two weeks
later. Copy for the printer is to be avail
able by Feb. |. Nearly 300 pages viii
be necessary for each copy of the forth
coming goth annual report. The alder
manic printing committee was author
lied to sign a contract with Mr.. Roberts
and to use its discretion in the matter
of selecting cover for the paper and
cloth copies.
Eight departmental and committee re-
ports were read and accepted in one Of
the busiest sessions of the year. One,
the annual report of Health Officer DR..
J. w. Stewart, covering the period be-
tween Sept. /, the date of his appoint
ment, and Jan. ]. was returned to that
official with instructions TO tabulate the
birth and death entries, etc. Once it be-
came known that DR.. Stewards report
would have to be revamped before IL can
be accepted, members of the health COM
mittee asked leave to withdraw their re-
port and the request was granted.
Progress in Water System Finances.
An interesting compendium of facts re-
lating to water conditions in Barre is
the annual report of Superintendent II.
+. Reynolds. According to the superin-
tendent a good deal has been accom-
plished in the way of improving the
city's water sources. All reservoirs are in
good condition and the water from each
source has received clean bill from the
state board of health. The old bridge cross
ing the upper reservoir at Orange has
been removed and replaced by a new
one, with tight rails and a concrete road
way, which makes it impossible for dirt
or water TO enter the reservoir from the
road The capacity of the Bolster reser-
yoir was increased about 100000 gal
Ions in 1914, the report says, and the
author of the report goes on 10 recon-
mend that further increase Of 100000
more be made at a cost Of $3.50.
From the state forester, 10000 Norway
,pruce three-year transplants were pur-
'hased at a cost Of SIS and set out
lround Orange reservoir. Mr. Reynolds
that 10000 more seedlings
,e placed in the land around Orange res.
.ryOir and 25,O00 white pine seedlings
L the Bolster reservoir, work which he
kinks should be done in the spring. The
upply at Bolster pond. be assures the
ity, can BE- materially improved by low
ring the surface OF the 30 called Peck
'ond, giving, as he promises, a supply ~
ure spring water from that source. The
educing chamber has been fitted with
alive that j. working 20 full satisfae-
ion, and there Il no more danger 81 4
hortage i'm case Of ere. The main wa
r. lines have been thoroughly repaired
nd the entire system is in good shape.
Under the caption Remarks" the su-
takes occasion 60 point out
ome Of the defects In the present sys.
I'm of accounting water department.
ands. He SAYS. This department has.
: shown hY the fina ancial statement
lken in 50 .2l6.Ts and paid out So
l5a3. leaving a balance Of sf.ii0s5 to
b b the general fund. Which J believe
1ould b. returned O. this depsri fneut.
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