The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-15
NEW MEMBER OF
BOARD OF HEALTH
Forrest r. Chaples Named to Succeed
Alexander Ritchie-Matters of Rou-
tine Nature Taken Up by the
Board of Aldermen.

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A new member of the board of health
was elected at the regular meeting of tho
board of aldermen last evening in. the
person of Forrest r. Chaples of Beckley
street, whose nomination by Mayor Cor.
don and subsequent confirmation by the
aldermen qualities him TO succeed Alex
ander Richie, who recently resigned. The
aldermanic Endorsement of Mr.. Chaples
was unanimous.
The city clerk and Alderman Bruce
were the absentees last evening. While
City Clerk Mackay primed his fowling
piece on the eve of the hunting season
somewhere in Essex county" Alderman
Rossi chronicled the somewhat monoto-
nous doings of the aldermen. A. A.
Boyce was there in person to urge along
his petition for the privilege of laying a
new sewer from the Worthen block to
the main line and while mild objections
were raised against tearing up the con
crete walk and pavement with winter
waiting at the door, the request went over
10 the street committee with power to
grant the petition if it sees fit. Mr..
Boyce gave it as his opinion and supple
mented by' the expert testimony of
plumbers that the sewer difficulty prob
ably can be rectifed before the excava-
tors reach the city's sidewalk line
Another visitor was Manager Alto
Mariani of the Bijou theatre. who pro-
tested against the 81 day license fee
for his amusement house. The manager
claimed that he is paying as much for
house with seating capacity of 29l as
other managers are paying for theatres
that can accommodate more than 1000
people at single sitting. There were
those of the aldermen who thought the
charge unrighteous and the license com
mittee was asked to investigate.
Somewhat backward" was Alderman
Shurtleff's aluision to a police depart
ment report filed by Chief Sinclair. The
report stated that in a single month
there were 35 arrests for intoxieation,
three for keeping liquor Illegally, five for
selling liquor Illegally eight on search
and seizure warrants, three for breaches
Of the peace, two for operating autos
without the consent of the owners, one
for furnishing and one for driving an
auto in careless manner-50 all told.
The force of the alderman's remark was
realized when the August date line over
The report was read. Alderman Shurtleff
aid he undentood that departmental re
ports were supposed to be filed before
he middle of the succeeding month. The
report was accepted.
Catching UP with some of its own un-
inished business, the fire committee re-
ported that one regular fireman and two
lorses, also regular, bad been added to !
he fire station. In a second report, the |
purchase of the horses was noted again |
md the'eommittee went on record as OPP |
posing the purchase OF motor tractor |
IN the ground that the equipment is not |
leeded at this time. The same commit |
zee reported favorably on Anthony To- |
nasis request to add two stories to a |
street building, albeit with the
eseryation that strictly fireproof build
ng material be used in accordance with |
he ordinances. Reporting on an appeal
or relief in the Wiley street meadow,
he fire and water committees stated
hat two hydrants and an eight-inch wa
er main had been installed in the mead
w in addition to other improvements.
III of the reports were accepted.
The sum of 81 .455 was bundled up in a
esolution which passed the second read
NJ md was adopted. The resolution sp-
ropriates S5 for assessing taxes, $3.50
or the elections account, $3.50 for state
nd county taxes and $3.50 to the street
prinkling fund.
One new tenement house and new ga
age were included in list of building
ermits submitted by Inspector George
and for the approval of the aldermen. I
ermits were granted as follows. Fl. T. !
utler, to build a garage at the rear of &
3, South Main street; William Harvey, lt
, build a garage at l44 Elm street; Ed s
ard Anderson. to erect two tenement ,
ouse off Hall street. t
The wiring inspector reported favor a
bly, on the following applications and !
nrmits were granted: A. B. Curtis, c
ghts at l6 Pleasant street; A. II. Buz- !
II. hotel lights, Pearl street. VI. & B. f
& p. Co., l3 meters Rowland Bros. & v
ave, window lights in Woolworth store; q
1hn Trow, lights at the corner of Hill II
I'd Perry streets; Blanchard Block Co.. S
incitia club lights; William Miers, bar Il
sr shop lights; Joh2 lsaacson, house i
ghts, Pleasant street. O
Warrants were approved for payment c
follows: George W. German, post n
aster, $3.50, stamped envelopes, print d
Q and stationery account; street de- S
lrtment payroll, S6l7,s7, street. sprink c
1g. state highway, sewer, sidewalk and $
'alth accounts; water department pay
II, S73.Sl; police department payroll,
4 80: election account, $3.50; G. A. Be
is, Sl4, services as janitor. 4