The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-20
Shield & Mills Are to Erect
a Stonecutting Shed on
Burnham's Meadow
PERMISSION GRANTED
BY CITY COUNCIL
The Council Decides to Have
Uniform System Of Re-
ports by Dept. Heads

That another granite manufacturing
n plant for Barre is in immediate prospect
was revealed in the applications for build
: ing permits presented to the city council
| at the regular meeting last evening, the
Z applicants being Shield & Mills, who plan
: to erect structure on Burnham's mead
ow near the recently completed plant of
! Hoyt & Milne and on Central Vermont
I land formerly utilized by A. s. Martin
J for woodward.
The specifications call for a building
lS2 feet long and 40 feet wide, with two
wings "a by 80 feet. Like all the other
lplants in the granite business, the build
! ling is to be constructed of wood and with
freproof roofing. The nearest street is
100 feet. The permit was granted, and
lit is understood that the work will be
started at once, A. b. Lane being the con-
tractor. The members of the firm are
Waldron Shield head of the granite deal
ing firm of Waldron Shield company,
which has Offices in the Miles granite
building and George Mills, who has been
associated with him.
/ obiitI PERMITS granted ldsb
night were as follows; L. d. Martin, to
cover roof of garage with ireproof ma
terial, corner Church and Averill streets;
A. G. Moore, to build henhouse rear OF -
Beacon street; Victor Stacy, to build
piazza at 1870 Brook street and wagon
shed in rear; Granite Savings bank. to
repair skylight of roof studio 2l6 North
Main street; Giudci brothers, to build
additional motor room on Wiley street:
Louis DeI3lois Granite company TO build
addition to storehouse and also woodshed
on West Second street; Lena l. Robin
son, to build dwellinghouse at 43-45 Hill
street, same TO be 33 by 80 feet and story
and half high; Daniel d.. Webster, to
build henhouse at 90 South Main street,
Joseph CALI, to build wood and cement
barn rear of 3 High Holborn street;
Charles Howe, to tear down and remove
sugarhouse on Richardson farm.
Alderman j. A. Healy, who recently
was appointed to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation of John F. Cook
in the second ward and who attended his
first meeting in his new capacity, ten
dered his resignation as city auditor.
and the same was accepted. He also
presented the required $1,000 bond with
the American Fidelity company as sure
~. The mayor designated Alderman
Healy for the committee assignments
previously held by Mr.. Cook.
overseer of Poor Intercepted
Possibly as much as an hour was spent
In consideration of an order on Overseer |
Of the Poor Clapp TO present detailed
statement monthly of the accounts Of
his department. Overseer Clapp hap
pcned TO be present on another matter,
md the council took the occasion 70 at.
empt TO find ont why the order had not
Deen complied with. Mr.. Clapp stated
hat he was putting great deal OF time
nto the work Of the department already
md did not feel that he could give the
ime required for making up the more
detailed report and If the council did not
ee fit TO continue him in Office Il could
emoye him.
II was explained 10 Overseer Clapp
bat the order meant no reflection on
i'm las a matter of fact, members in
ividually stated they thought the de-
artment Is being well administered on
be whole but that il was thought IL
be names Of the families assisted each
lonth, together with the amounts. could
g presented to the council the individual
iembers might have personal knowledge
{ some of the cases which would assist
be oyerseer in carrying on his work for
be best interests Of the city. Overseer
lapp vas asked 70 state definitely
hether be would make such report a.
-dered or would ignore the order: and
he oserseer said be would have to think
be- matter over.
Aldermen Shuftlef and Bruce sided
ith the orersser's position. the former
that i was too much % ask
the oiiicial for what be was getting in
larv and the latter asserting he
.ought there should BE- no discfimina-
On. that every department. bead should
required O. present a detailed report
30. Aldermau Bruce also thoucht II
~ more a personal matter between
rerseer Clapp and Mayer Langlsf.
hsreupon the atter oflciai "a once
lied for the reading of tire reports Of
p tao previous nieetincs. tile one De-
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