The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-16
FILL VACANCY
ON CIVIL BOARD
Fred w. Suitor Takes Place OF Richard
Ciardi, Who Resigned Be-
cause Ill.

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A vacancy on the board of civil au.
! thority was filled at the regular meeting
of the board of aldermen last evening
when the mayors appointment OF Fred
| w. Suitor to succeed Richard Ciardi, re-
signed, on the board that is TO revise the
checklist for the March elections, was
approved unanimously. Mr.. Ciardi's res
ignation, offered on the ground that inn
paired health will prevent him from sery-
ing on the board, carried with it the sug
gestion that the selection of his successor
be made from list OF three names en-
dorsed by the Socialist party. The three
names were: John T. Callaghan, Gilbert
Phillips and Mr.. Sutor By virtue of
his appointment, Mr.. Suitor will deliber-
ate with the board of civil authority
when it starts to tinker up the checklist
next week. A part of his heritage from
Mr. Ciardi is the honor of being the only
Socialist member on the board.
Bereft for the time being Of two menS
bers, the aldermen spent an hour over
routine affairs and then went into ex-
ecutive session. Alderman Healy of the
second ward is under restraint at the
doctors order as the result of an injured
knee-cap, and Alderman Shurtleff. who
is usually on hand before the clerk has
begun TO sharpen his pencil. was de-
tanned at home by severe cold. Meth
er of the two bailiwicls representatives
expects to be absent for long
DR.. Stewards January report referred
to 20 deaths, due, then. to homicide |,
suicide /, apoplexy J., bronchitis !, can
Ger l, consumption 3. disease OF the
heart !. disease of the kidneys 3. mani
tion l. influenza 2, pneumonia 3, prema-
ture birth /, and hemorrhage /. In the
birth statistics the balance between
males and females was nicely preserved,
there being 10 EACH OF contagious dis
eases reported there were 10 cases, seven
being scarlet fever, two chicken-poX, and
one typhoid fever. Nineteen burial per-
mits were issued. The report was ac
cepted, as was the January financial
statement of the water superintendent. |
Overseer W. ]. Clapp, in his report to
The aldermen covering poor department !
lffairs in December, stated that a bal |
lnce of 81 .96 was on hand at the begin |
iing of the month. There was an appro
1riation of 500 and the sum OF S720.s4 |
vas disbursed for ohe support OF the
,oor, as shown by The vouchers, leaving
IN overdraft of SIS.Ss. The sum Of
81 As was received from different per
ous and turned over to the city treas
rer. The report was accepted
State Forester A. +. Hawes addressed
communication to the city stating that
he time is now ripe for towns and cities
0 pave the way for school forests. He
eferred to a legislative enactment ex
mpting reforested lands for school pur I
oses from taxation and suggested that
'arre, in common with other communi-
les, might do we'll to accept gift from
omeone and devote the income from its
yooded areas in later years to school
urposes Members of the board inti
lated that the opportunities for refor-
sting lands within the city limits are
retty scarce, while land outside the city
evotcd to that purpose would be subject !
, taxation. The state forester's letter :
as referred to the mayor. .
Chief Sinclair of the police department !
newed a discarded practice of submit >
ne monthly report from the police de- I
,rtment, which was read and approved .
# filing. Twenty arrests were made !
the following allegations in January: q
toxication 10, selling liquor illegally ., /,
arch and seizure ,, breach of the peace !,
On the favorable report of the building I,
spector permits we~e granted in the ~
llowing cases: J. 3. Sanguinetti. to +,
ect stoneshed annex in Burnham's f,
aadow; J. O. Bilodeau to erect stone
ed additions near Center street; A. b. "
ne, to erect garage on Highland ave- o,
e. A resolution appropriating $4,000 NJ
the street department was read for 4,
& second time and adopted Action on n
e suggestion that the city be repre- m
lted at the American Good Roads con- n
'ence in Pittsburg, Pa, late in Febru- m
? was deferred until the next meeting .,
Warrants were approved for payment NJ
the following order: Street depart ac
mt payroll, Sl04.57, water department ma
yroll. S30.75; fire department payroll, fr
l.56; police department payroll. $3.50; /.
A. Bemis. Sl4, services as janitor; w. vo
Marion. 5000, ID. J. Sullivan, S29.S0, co
liam Stephen. s26.S0 services as audi ON