The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-26
s75,s64.77 $75,s6477
Charity Department Finances.


oyerseer W. j. Clapp's charity de.
partment report for the period between
May !, 1915, to Jan. l, 1916, gives the
following general summary expenses and
receipts: Received from the city treas
urer, $3.50, discount S7.57, overpaid by
the town OF Rochester 20 cents, expenses
"a ,5050o, paid to the city treasurer for
those who had repaid S65072, balance on
| hand Jan. /, 1916, Sl96 Included in the
report were bills contracted prior to May
| /, 1915, by former 0verseer W. F. Shop
ard, and approved by the charity COM
mittee to the amount of 100000
Twenty eight different persons were sup
ported and cared for at the city farm
from May /, 1915, to Jan. |, 1915. Dis
bursements for the city farm amounted
to S7a5T0, reimbursements by the in
mates aggregated $30s.44, making the
net expense of the farm S4s7.26. The
report finds that the net cost OF main
tanning each individual cared for at the
farm averaged $3.50 per week.
Assistance given to 24T persons, whose
names and the family membership are
given in a table appended to the report,
cost S4,50509, as noted above. Nation
alities represented among the INDECENT
were: Italian, American, Scotch, Swede,
French, Irish, Austrian, Spanish and
Portuguese.
The summary of poor department ex
penses Is divided as follows: Provisions I
sl47lll. coal and wood S39043, rents /
81 ,0ll.4 cash allowances $s3s.ss, cloth |
ing S30S.9l, nursing and care $l99.sl, |
City hospital sl36, commitments to |
state hospital SlS6.65, services at the /
city farm S232.63, burial expenses
Sl40.75, miscellaneous S23S.95. discounts
S7.57 total Disbursements S5,l4s.04.
Former 0verseer w. f. Shepard's re-
port for the period between Jan. /, 1915,
and May |, 1915, was read and approved
at the council meeting last week.
Park Commission Report.
From the park commission came CON
Else report relating to achievements dur
ing the year, a digest of which follows:
Corner of Blackwell and North Main
streets graded and seeded at cost of
s243l Jackson park: 1000 Norway pine
md 1000 spruce set out in the spring at {
l cost of S25. at small outlay park
AN be transformed into an attractive
spot; Elmwood park: at expense of J
Sll.45 100 Colorado blue spruces set out,
for liberal allowance
lext spring; City park: Trees pruned {
md grass plots seeded and fertilizer,
ettees painted, expense, including care
# the park $l0l95 recommendation
hat City park benches be placed in ce-
nent instead of steel foundations, rec ,
mmend eight-foot sidewalk for the
vest side Of the park to conform with
,outh Main street walk. recommend
hat flower beds be laid out in the grass
lots.
Improvements started at Currier park
arried out as far as available funds
rould permit; new lines established and
he curbing reset on three sides to con-
orm to contemplated Improvements on
diacent streets; sum of S326.05 eXpend
d; recommendations that North street
nrbing be reset to conform TO other
ides of the park opinion, that when
improvements are COM
leted the upkeep Of the park should be
cry small for several years.
Appended was the following financial
iatement with the Recommendation that
he commissions appropriation be the
iHit a. iaNA year bau- Il 1910 NarAt vi !.
and, ss2.5l; April Is, appropriation a
,ity pasture incomel SIS: April s, city e
,uneil appropriation. 500; Sept ., a
~ council appropriation. $3.50; Dec. ., 81
.ity pasture incomel SIS.
The charity committee. in its annual
port, comments on the satisfactory "A
rvices Of the city farm matron. the n
~ physician and the overseer and con
udes By recommending the erection Of
new almshouse with a separate ward 4
2 inyalids
Routine Business Transacted.
Routine affairs occupied a minor place
the business of the session. Report a.
Z ca the request Of James Grocan for
abatement 81 q sewer assessment on
mwood avenue. the aldermanic COM
ttee Of the whole. 60 whom Mr.. Gro
n's protest. presented in person last
sek. was referred. recommended that
e case ~ dismissed. Tse report was
eepted and the recommendstion incor- q