The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-22
Aldermen Plan Better Pro-
lection for the Granite
Plants There
GET RIGHT OF WAY
OVER TROTTING PARK
No Action Taken on Pro,
posed Franchise to New !
Power Company -.

An agreement whereby the G : priv,
ileged to extend l0-inch W. main
across the Granite City driving park in
| Batcheders meadow at the south end
was submitted at the regular meeting of
the aldermanic board last evening by the
Central Vermont railroad, which reserves
the right to charge nominal rent of S5
yearly for the privilege Like most of
the l0-inch water mains in the city, the
proposed end extension exists only
on blueprint, but the water depart
ment expects to substitute the real pipe
for the paper main sometime next spring.
The city attorney is to examine the ten
tative agreement submitted by the rail
roads attorney before it is finally ac-
cepted by the board of aldermen.
After broaching the subject of cheaper
power, subject effectively introduced at
a special meeting of the council last
week, the aldermen decided to postpone
further consideration of the topic until
they have something tangible to work
on, something in the form of a tentative
franchise, which the legislative commit
tee viii prepare with the aid of the city
attorney. This in the beginning. for at
the heel of a brief business session, the
aldermen transacted a small budget of
routine business with commendabe dis
patch.
Vital statistics revealed in table sub
mitted by Health Officer DIR. j. w Stew
art for the month of October indicated
that there were IS births in that period.
Nina nf +ba,,t if 4hax oil t,r
eligible for the presidency. The balance
between genders is pretty well preserved,
as the remaining half naturally are of tho
fighty sex and some day NAV be women
aviators, after the manner of Ruth Law.
In October, too, there were eight cases of
contagious disease, three of them measles.
two each OF whooping cough and scarlet
fever and one OF erysipelas. Fifteen
deaths reported were due to the follow
ing causes; Apoplexy |, accidental g. ap-
peudicitis /. cancer g. consumption |,
disease of the heart l.. disease of the
brain |, erysipeas l. hemorrhage /, and
premature birth ?. The report was ac-
cepted for filing.
According to the report of 0verseer
W. J, Clapp of the poor department,
there was an appropriation of. 500 for
charity in September. balance on hand
At the beginning of the month of s55l6.
amounted to S7lS10,
eaving balance of S3706. Overseer
-lapp's report was accepted.
Building Inspector George NJ. Rand re-
ported favorsbly on the following appli-
'ations to build and permits were grant
ID Mrs. Lizzie Cook, to build a piazza
IN Perrin street; Peter Mathieson, to
rect dwelling house on Hale street.
The October report, containing references
o 81 minor permits granted was ac-
epted.
Permits to install lights, etc. were
,ranted as follows on the favorable re-
'ort of Inspector D. NJ. Gilbertson: p. G..
'uricelli, lights for Prospect street barn;
ones Bros, Office lights on North Main
treet; Central Granite Co., one stone
he'd motor; n. d. Phelps Co.. temporary
xtures; Smith. Whitcomb & Cook Co.,
o change location OF switchboard; c. H.
ranger of Randolph, to wire for lights
4 Park street house; NJ. & B. L. & ?.
o., to install ii meters. The report of
itv Engineer F, O. Lee, relative to num-
erng houses on Orchard street was ac-
spted. Herbert L. Abbey was given a
ermit to move henhouse on Wiley
treet.
Warrants were approved as follows;
treet department payroll, S2S513,
rect, state highway, sewer and surface
swer, sidewalk andx health accounts;
ater department payroll, $6s.55 fire
apartment payroll. s93.2l; police de-
,rtment payroll, sl04.s9; G. A. Bemis,
IA, services as janitor.