The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-06
City Engineer and Water
Departments Under O-e
Head Pay Total of 9
CITY ATT syS.,EY GETS
$3.50 SsJMP SALARY
City Council Fixed the Sti-
pends at Meeting Held
Last Evening

Inc hxing OF salaries OF appointive
city officials constituted the chief bus
mess of the regular session of the city
council last evening, all the members be-
ing present. At subsequent meeting of
the board OF aldermen the reappointment
OF Wilbur f. Shepard as overseer of the
poor was again rejected, this time by a
vote of four to two. Last week the re-
lection was three to three.
The only changes in the salaries were
IN the offices of city attorney, city en-
glneer and water superintendent. In the
case of the city attorney lump sum
salary of $3.50 for the year was estab-
lished, as contrasted with the fee sys.
TEN in vogue last year. The city en-
gineer's and water superintendent's SAL
aries for the present year were fixed at
$3.50 each, as compared with 1880 and
$1,000, respectively, last year, the two
offices being combiaed now through the
appointment of F. o. Lee.
The complete list OF salaries of tho
appointve officers as established last
evening is as follows:
Chief of police, 81 $50 per year; regu.
lar policemen, $40 per month; regular
policemen after two years service, SIS
per month lone weeks vacation with
pay for the policemen chief of fire de-
partment, $1,000 per year; first assist
ant fire engineer, $50 per year; second
assistant engineer, $40 per year; third
assistant engineer, $40 per yeai call fire.
men, S35 year; overseer OF the poor,
$500 per ,ear texpenses to be paid by
the G. when official is out of the eitx
on city businessl city engineer, $3.50
per year; water superintendent, $3.50
per year; superintendent of streets, ST.
200 per year The to furnish horse and its
keep; assistant in water office, s42 per
year tS32 10 pe charged 10 water de-
partment and $40 salary; health Off
Ger, $500 per year; city physician, $500
per year; members Of board of health,
80 cents per hour for actual service;
building Inspector, 30 cents per hour for
actual service; inspector of paint, 80
cents per hour for actual service in
spector of electric wiring, 30 cents per
hour for actual service; city attorney,
$3.50 per year.
The report was presented by Aldermen
Keast, Glysson and Shurtlef. As first
presented. the engineers salary was set
At $500 per year and the water superin-
tendent's at 81 900; but on motion Of
Alderman Ross the salary Of the COM
bined Offices was divided equally.
Reports Acted Upon.
4 number of minor matters were at
tended TO. The water committee report
"a adversely to the proposition 10 at
tach electric wires TO water pipes. and
the report was accepted. Building In
,pector Rand reported favorably on ap-
plications of c. ". Averill 20 cover roofs
II the corner OF Oswald and Center streets
md at % and 25 Church street with
ron. and also on the application of Fritz
Jackson and others for permit 20 erect
,iazza at their Elmore street house. The
eports were accepted and permits grant
a. The inspectors monthly report for
,larch also was accepted.
On +. ID. Beckley's application for a
,crmit 20 enlarge a barn on Beckley
ourt. the FIRE committee reported that
he permit should be granted providing
In. Beckley use hreproof material where
be proposed structure comes within five
eet Of another building. The report was
ccepted and the recommendation or
cred carried out. The wire inspector
resented a notice which he wished tn
ave published for the guidance Of the
ublic. and the matter was taken under
dvisement.
The action of the police committee in
recurring a badge for Second Constable
gorge W. Parks was approved. the COM
iittee reporting that the badge had been
elivered. Papin Bros application for
emission 10 sink q gasoline tank "a 325
orth Main street was held mp pending
public hearing. The license committee
ported favorablv on the applications
" lunch room. pool-room and bowling
Ilev licenses and the Licenses were or
red granted.
4 special invitation was extended to
v council 10 attend the county good
ads meeting in Montpelier to-day and
scslssion revealed that most Of the
emi,ers planned 70 attend. The boiler
spartor gave an excellent report Of the
,iier on the stone erusher and the re-
vi wRs accepted. Applications for
uu,herss lioensf.s were reeeired from W.
Igourhheed a Co.. g. ". AveriH a Co.,
4 tho y. y. Phelps Co 4. villas ap-
ieafion for permit - move henhouss
~ referred 10 Alderman R0ssi to inres-
gate and report
A Proposed Amendment.
4 r.r0foscd surrndmcnt % the orfi-
nses respecting tlit term ci pfiUe -
rmfufirp officers wss FHcrited aud
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