The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-17
MAKE SINKING FUND
FOR WATER DEPT
New Plan Adopted BY Barre to Pay on
Water Bonds as They FAN Due
j.. ian Similar to City Sink
ing Fund.

i Revenue from the city water depart
ment over and above the cost Of maiH-
tenance will be used as sinking fund
hereafter for the specific purpose of re-
tiring certain portion Of the bonded in
debtedness of the department, as the re-
suit of resolution introduced by Alder
man John +. Cook at the regular meet
ing OF the city council last night. Rec
concentrations to the same effect were
included in the aldermanic water com
mittee's report for 1914, which was pub
lished few weeks ago, and, as a matter
OF fact, change in the disposition Of
the departmental earnings has been ur-
der serious consideration for some time.
The resolution was adopted without a
dissenting vote. 1t reads as follows:
Resolved by the city council, that
from and after the first of January,
1915. all Of the earnings of the city wa.
| ter department. over and above the fixed
charges. cost Of maintenance and opera .
tion OF said department, shall at the end
OF each fiscal year, be set aside TO form
sinking fund and invested as such for
the specific purpose OF retiring that part
of the bonded indebtedness of the city
water plant for which no provision has
been made; said funds shall be invested
by the mayor, the chairman Of the fnan-
| cial committee, and the city treasurer,
with the approval OF the city council or
board of aldermen" The resolution was
adonted on the motion of Alderman Ban
| croft.
City Wins Tax Case.
From the Washington county board of
appraisal came communication inclos-
| ing a decision favorable to the city in
1 the protest of Fred N. Braley against
his grand list appraisal in 1914. Tax
! Commissioner C. A. Plumley, acting on
! the request of Mr.. Braley's counsel, Il.
Nj. Harvey OF Montpelier, stopped the
proceedings which would have carried
tne appellants petition to supreme court
and referred the protest instead, to
| the board Of appraisal After review
! ing the findings of the Barre assessors,
| the board gives its opinion that the as
SCISSORS We're entirely justified in raising
Mr.. Braley's grand list $1,000. The com
municatibn was accepted and ordered
( filed.
The findings Of the county board are
instrumental in sustaining an estimate
Of the assessors that means an addition
Of $3.50 to the city's tax receipts. Later
in the evening when the clerk took oc-
casion to admonish the board to econo-
mze as the appropriation limits in sew
eral departments are being approached
quite rapidly, Alderman Cook voiced his
opinion that the charges of the city at
torncy in Mr. Braley's tax appeal were
excessive. On inquiry il developed that
the city attorneys bill in the matter
was between SIS aud Sl00, or well with.
in the estimate Of the finance commit
tee. as it was stated, when il was de-
cided 10 hack the assessors in their APP
praisal OF the Braley property.
Appropriations Are Low.
According 10 the figures OF the clerk,
the end of temporary appropriations for
streets, miscellaneous purposes and sur
face sewers is Just around the corner.
Alderman Keefe explained that much
money had been used Of necessity for
maintaining surface sewers this winter.
Alderman Bancroft thought that sue
cessive snowfalls might be responsible
for the defamation Of the street depart
ment allowance. Mayor Ward said that
the middle OF the winter usually offered
an excellent opportunity for retrenching
in the street department. Alderman
kcast thought that one of the bad fea
lures Of the years finances had TO do
with the fact that there we're many out
standing bills Of the previous wear which
had TO be paid. With reference 30 the
fire department, he stated that much
new material ia the way OF equipment
had been purchased recently and that
the necessity for further expenditures -
not at all pressing,
January Births and Deaths.
Births were lowering around their nor
NAL number. while the deaths were far
above the average in January. according
o the monthly report Of the health OIL
ecr. Of the p births. rs were males.
There we're l3 contagious diseases. chick
on-pox leading with six. measles and
whooping cough three each and erysipn.
las one. The deaths were due 60 the
following causes: Apoplexy two. Bright
disease one. cancer one. tuberculosis one,
diabetes two. heart disease FIVE disease
OF the bowels one. disease Of the lungs
three. hemorrhagc one, premature birth
one. vangrene one. Burial permits were
issued. eight IN number TO Hope ceme-
terv. end three each o. the Catholic and
Elmwood cemeteries. Five transit per-
mits were issued The report WAS ae-
ccpted aud ordered filed.
January Charity s6oz6a.
The sum Of s0o264 sas paid cut ior
the support Of the poor in January and
ten uufortuuates were cared for at The
CITY farm " cust % sl32.4l. FortH
Eve persous ~ families were assisted
during the month. Osefsecf W r. Shen-
ard's report was accepted for Sling. ne
was the monthly report 81 Water Super
irtenasut W r. Reynoits. which men.
tiorea tlia sum 81 sfl0.3 drawn in war
rarfs from the cts treasury in 1anuarr.
A. Tamasis application Scr permit
Is rrnotntr awriluRhouse at % Mer.
ehant street. 81 reported and approved
bv TIE huhi.ne nsrertef. uhs Tfautel.
A communication frGm thf Barre Elec-
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tl,s.ft far e5 ns fhr r1mfauf's e1HfriiIB-
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