The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-15
OLD OFFICERS
GET PLACES
After Two Appointments by
Mayor Had Been
Rejected
WILSON sIR STREETS,
sAPP FOR POOR
Aldo sSlen Vote to Buy JEFF
fiery Truck for Street
Department

A $500 automobile transaction anC
the confirmation of two major appoint
) ments by the mayor were among the
larger items of business occupying the
attention of the board of aldermen and
city council in regular and special ses.
sions at city hall last evening. Adjourn
ment found the evening far spent but
the protracted session, nevertheless, had
its compensations in more ways than
one. The question of purchasing an
auto truck for the street department,
which has been hanging fire these sew
eral weeks, was settled when a motion
to buy Jeffery army model car was
adopted unanimously. Again, the un-
certainty surrounding the possible dis
| placement of the present street superin-
tendent and the overseer of the poor de-
partment was dissipated when the may
or's appointment of j. S. Wilson to head
the street department for another year
and his nomination of w. J. Clapp as
overseer to succeed himself were con-
firmed each by vote of to |. Pre-
vious nominations of H. B. Partridge of
Summer street as street superintendent
and William Hurry of Long street az
overseeT of the poor were rejected by a
vote of TO / in each instance.
Following the aldermanic session the
council convened and went Immediately
into executive session, there to give
hearing to such remarks as Mr.. Pirie of
the Vermont Trucking & Sales company
chose to make regarding the Jeffery ear.
Afterward, the council emerged from
closed session and voted to purchase the
Jeffery, the motion instructing the may
or and Chairman Glysson of the street
department to sign contract being
made by Alderman Healy and seconded
by Alderman Rossi. The contract viii
be submitted to the council for ratiiica-
tion at a special meeting Friday evening
at o'clock.
Partial motorization of the street de-
partment is to be achieved through the
of JefTery army model
truck, equipped with a hand dump
body. 1t is a two-ton truck which the
city is purchasing, with a 4Ax516 four
cylinder motor. The price is So, 100, I. o.
b. Barre, the chassis price being $3.50,
with $3.50 additional for the body. A
very exhaustive scrutiny of the truck
question was given by the retiring coun-
Ill, the investigation including an at
,empt to gain first hand knowledge of
-rueks in general by trip to New York
n which the former mayor and members
If the street department participated.
rhe G. NJ. c., Kelly and Packard trucks
we're among the others considered The
Ieffery is to be shipped from Kenosha,
Wis, April Is with IA guaranteed deliv-
ry 10 days afterward. City of Barre
'treet Department No. /" is to adorn
he woodwork of the machine.
Nominations Before Aldermen.
At the aldermanic session the mayors
rst nomination, that Of George NJ Rand
S building inspector to succeed himself,
'as ratified without a dissenting vote.
Iayor Gordon then nominated II. b.
artridge as street superintendent, but
he candidate failed of Endorsement by
ote OF to |, as heretofore stated.
here were five votes opposed and one
Ote favOring the nomination of William
urry as overseer of the poor, COM
nation which eliminated the mayors
rst choice. Afterward he submitted the
lmes of Mr.. Wilson for the street de-
,rtment and Mr.. Clapp as overseer with
le results as stated already. The APP
ointment OF T. T. Cutler to serve as a
ember of the cemetery commission for
lree years was confirmed by six votes.
II : a.
ith request for rebate of S5S due
m, it was claimed, because water
injection which he never possessed in his
i'll street property, had been charged
er period of several years. Mr. Ball
We a lengthy history of the case, be-
ming with the erection of a house by
5 father back in 1883, when a cistern
d a copper tank were installed for
e use of spring water. Mr.. Ball said
had brought the matter TO the atten-
IN of the council in times past and
Is ready to have some of his tenants
pear in order that the claim might be
The matter was referred
the water committee with instruc-
ms to investigate the claim aud re-
ri. Later il was decided to give Mr..
II = HtaAlNE dA n 0i'NtttA NtsetAu VI itiF
lncil Friday night.
lte Aid in Permanent Highway Work.
Barre is not going 10 let the opportu-
v TO secure state aid for permanent
hways slip by this year. as was evil
iced by the adoption Of a resolution
,ropristing $4,000 for permanent road
rk. 4 resolution referring to the ap-
priation of various sums of money
the maintenance Of city departments
s passed to a second reading without
sent
City Attorney wishart Reported.
he final move in continuance Of the
= agreement with Attorney William
hart whereby he Is to combine the
- II grand juror and city attorney
/ price within reason was made when
solution designating Mr.. Nishart as
ststc-paid grand juror was adopted
During the evening Attor-
wfshart gave the aldermen a resume
he case of r. IS. Hooker & o.. vs.
~ nnrre. in which the plaintiff