The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-20
Mayor Ward ThinE . .,le
Payment She -,NseG Come
Out Of Z nwsI ears Taxes
RECOMMENDS GRANITE
ON SO. MAIN STREET
Many Other Departments
Tell of Work Done
During Year

mental reports before the mass of ma
terial that goes into the city's yearbook
is finally in the hands Of the printer, the
Icity council convened with full COM
plement of members last evening for the
first time since last fall. Mayor W. II.
Ward presided Fifteen reports, includ-
ing the mayors annual message, were
Tread by the clerk and ordered spread on
the records. With 10 reports already in
before last night, the bulk OF the mat
ter which is to appear in the forthcom-
ing publication has now been received by
the city fathers.
Alderman Cook, who returned from
few months soiourn in the South, re-
joined the official flock and was warmly
congratulated on, his apparent good
health. Mr.. Cook distributed a handful
OF fine Flor di Peninsuas to remind his
co-workers that he had not forgotten
them during his absence.
In addition to the mayors message,
the following reports Sere received and
1igests of the same are given below: Re-
ports of the fire chief, the chief of police,
the fire committee, the printing commit
tee, the health committee. the water
committee, the park commission, the
overseer of the poor, the secretary of
the board Of health, the trustees of
French's Barre library the legislative
committee, the cemetery commission, the
trustees of the cemetery trust funds ana
the clerks report of birth and death
statistics, which was published last week.
Mayors Message.
~To the Citizens of Barre. Vermont:
'0n the second day of March, 1915, our
city viii be 90 years old and who is
there among us that is not proud TO
state when the occasion arrives, that he
is a resident of this most progressive
rity, which is a stranger to hard times,
half.hours, and small wages
As the head of our municipal affairs
Tor the year 1914. ] am pleased to sub
nit TO my fellow citizens a brief state
nent of my stewardship, and as this vol
ime contains the reports OF the various
departments in clear and concise man
Ter. | do not think there is need of any
engthy review on my part.
"The present year with an estimated
utlay OF over 100000 for building OPP
rations must be recorded as one Of the
most prosperous years in that respect.
hat being so. il necessarily implies that
ther lines Of business have been helped.
We should be proud TO think that in the
ear future. we can enjoy the privileges
first-class hotel a want that has
cen long felt in Barre and we should
II do our part in helping to make il
ig success. We also have a modern
ospital nearly completed, and Of course
on all know what grand work was done
1T spring in securing funds TO make Il
ossible 70 build this hospital MAY we
I continue our interests in that institu-
on. A large addition has been annexed
our excellent high school building em-
odying pressing needs Of which the
thool commissioners have already ex-
aimed to You in their report
Il believe that employer and employe
I'VE enjoyed a harmonious year, and II
. the future any differences arise that.
ey will be amicahly settled as We have
le assurance of cooperation between
nployer and employe and their willing
- to meet each other on any dispute.
sour street department is one Of the
oct important ones Of our city govern
ent. believe that II more Of our mon
left after cleaning the streets was
ed for repairs on our macadam roads
AZ they could b. kept in a proper con
ton. for owing 70 the large number 81
fmanent roads that have been buft Il
D take a large amount of money %
linfain them. I would recommend that
: roads b. divided into distrifts and
iced IN charge 81 those having the
lper materials and tools and would b.
Itinually on the lookout for any d.
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roads h. kept in q smcoth and prop
condition ] would recommend alss
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the Old paving southerlv e. AVers
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