The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-10
BUSY SESSION HELD
FOR SEVERAL HOURS
A Proposal Made to Secure
Relief for City in
Certain Cases

city affairs IN session Of unusual length
last evening. 1t was the first regular
meeting since the board was organized
on the morning after election day, blt
the new members showed commendable
disposition to put their shoulders to the
wheel and work with those who have
been in office in the past year. Alderman
Edwin Keast presided and number of
routine matters were disposed of before
the aldermen decided to exercise the ex-
| ecutiye session privilege. For nearly
three hours after the open session adj
| iourned, the board remained in closed
| session. No action was taken but there
was a good deal of deliberation the re-
suit of which may be reflected in future
meetings of the aldermen.
| A resolution relating to departmental
appropriations contains a number OF im-
| portant items all Of which are subjoined
in the list below. In number OF in
stances the money thought necessary to
carry the departments through the end
OF the city's fiscal year are incorporated.
The resolution was passed to second
reading and will probably be adopted at
the next session OF the board or council.
Here are the proposed appropriations:
State highways S2.300 land damages,
$50; streets, S7,l00; lighting streets S5.-
500; street sprinkling S2,350; sewers,
81 500; surface sewers, 5 $50; sidewalks,
81 1000; bridges and culyerts, 500; en-
gineering department, 81 100; water de-
partment. $2l eco; salaries, 81 500: mis-
cellaneous, 81 $50: city buildings, 81 500;
fire. $500; poor department, 5000;
health account $500; police department,
$500; insurance account, 500; state
and county taxes. $S.5SS.l4; printing
and stationery. $3.50; city records, $50;
interest account, $500; city schools and
buildings. S67,0l6.50; evening drawing
school, 81 .2S0 temporary loan, S47 500;
current sinking fund, $4,000; dog Ii
censes and damages 1918; elections ac-
count, SI25 society orders, SSl.Sl; as
sessing taxes. Sl,l50; band concerts and
amusements, $1,000; care OF public parks,
Sfl5; cemetery trust funds, $1,000; ceme-
tery trust funds refunded, 81 $50; Me-
mortal day expenses, $50; library pur-
poses, $500.
Action looking toward the relief of
the city from expenses incident to the
detention OF an alleged dipsomaniac at
the state hospital in Waterbury was
by Chairman Shurtlef OF the
charity committee, who reviewed the cir
leading up 60 the removal Of
4 transient TO the state institution from
this city several months ago. Ii is stat
ed thar the patient mentioned may be
discharged in the near future and that
ID he Is recommitted. 10 NAV be at the
expense of the city. On the advice of
the city attorney it was proposed ia
present a petition 10 probate court ask
ing that tie patient, II he j. 20 remain in
ne institution, be retained there as a
state charge. No definite steps were
aiken Ia tie matter although the ex-
lct status Of the man az the moment
u his release from the dipsomaniac ward
: 70 be determined later.
Barre. proposed amendment 10 the
,ublic statute relating 10 the burden
imposed on cities by the imprisonment
4 tax delinqupnts is not TO die ah0rn-
Ne II the action advocated BY Alderman
ook and Others Is TO be- carried out 70
he letter Rather than suffer the bill
3 meet the iguOmuious fate of death in
hands at the state capitol.
De aldermen voted 10 have City Clerk
ames Ngelyay appear before the COM
iittee and advocate a favorable report
3 tho House of Representative. Upon
hp completion of the proposed amend
lent by the CITY attorney q few days
90 ID vas placed n the hands of City
p. D. smith. who in turn,
lbmtted it 90 one Of the House COM
iiftccs.
Augustus N. Rossi 81 the board Of as
sssors appeared at the meeting seek
K authority On behalf OF thc board 10
roaeed with the usual arrangements for
.-easing property III anticipation ~ the
lI5 tax lew. Permission a. purchase
iprlies and % employ any additional
.slftauce deemed necessary was given
s. assessors.
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