The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
Appointed Last Night to
Succeed DR.. P. S. Duffy,
Who Has Left City
r. D. CARPENTER OUT
AS REGULAR FIREMAN
His Resignation Accepted
Many Routine Matters
Attended To

One resignation accepted am = ma
tion OF an appointment by Z y or fig
ured in the weeks accuu' { of bus
iness which the alderr ~ 4nsacted at
their regular meeti, = night. Fol-
lowing the depart - Or. P. $. Duffy,
now located in Nei~ X, y. j., the Office
of city physician was declared vacant in
lieu of an official resignation. On the
mayors appointment of DR.. Joseph A.
Wark the aldermen confirmed the nom
inee last evening by the vote of A to ,.
The appointee will accept the office and
assume the duties at once. As DR.. Wark
enters officialdom, r. D. Carpenter, sec
ond assistant engineer of the fire depart
ment and for several years regular fire.
man, goes out, his resignation having
been accepted on the motion of Alderman
Bruce and seconded by Alderman Rey-
nolds.
Mayor Gordon missed the first session
in his administration, his absence being
due to illness, but his nomination of DR..
W di was ibuhI III tiiN iOi III VI tAN 80
tomary communication and balloting pro-
ceeded as usual. The new city physician
is graduate of the medical department
of the University of Vermont, has seen
considerable experience in metropolitan
hospitals, and enjoys an excellent pro-
fessional reputation as one OF the young
er practitioners in Barre.
Fireman Carpenters resignation car
ried with it the request that he be re.
tanned as second assistan- engineer and
in the event OF the request being turned
down. that he be permitted to enroll as
a call fireman. Action on the requests
was deferred. The resignation becomes
effective this evening at o'clock. Crit
icism of the practice of resigning on
short notice was heard before the alder
men turned to other matters, but IN the
case of Mr. Carpenter it was explained
that the fire committee was aware OF his
intention some little time ago.
An alert street committee gathered up
the loose ends of departmental business
by fling number of reports, favorable
action being taken in the following mat
ters: Monser Deep request for permis-
sion to extend building Deep abandons
plans teHpbl dIilN '1uhthtl 6tiNNt 9"i
face water. three receivers authorized;
Becklev street sidewalk, reflled where
washouts occurred; protest OF X. A.
Lane, committee holds that travel on
Batchelder street does not warrant wild
ening the roadway; low hanging boughs
on poplar-l lined Maple avenue boughs
Topped off wherever necessary; Blackwell
street walk and roadway, repaired; Nell
son street walk, curb set and walk con-
structed; abandoned Church street school
sign. transferred to proper location III
Nathewson school vieinage; Cleveland
avenue sewer. engineer estimates cost OF
extension at $500 and committee recon-
mends that necessary steps be taken to
complete work.
Mrs. R. Broggini appeared to reiterate
her grievance over the alleged narrow
condition of Sixth street. When the
street committee reported that cendi-
tions of travel on that thoroughtare do
not warrant an extension. 1t was sug-
gested that stone chips be used to MI IN
a oully in the narrow district and the
report was returned TO the committee Tor
consideration.
Chief Sinclair came through with re-
port on doings in the police department.
In one month there were 80 arrests on
the following allegations lntoxication
2s, breach of the peace ,, operating auto
careessly ,, operating auto withoue
lights |, operating auto while intoxicat-
ed l., begging |. The report was Tor the
month of June.
Mrs. c. f. Bolster asked permission
through the building inspector, to re,
sbirple stoneshed off Depot square and
brick house on North Main street, but
the inspector stood out for tireproof root
;np and explained that both buildings are
in congested sections when querled by
the aldermen. The inspectors recon-
mendations are to be followed II the
buildings are reroofed. Other permits
were granted as follows: John henneuN'
to erect a henhouse on Summer street'
Mrs. r. F. Walker to build garage on
Abbott avenue; Charles k. Ord, to puild
harm annex on Cherry street; Alex
Wilson. to build house annex at lS4
River street: Mrs Ida Pearsons, TO re-
shinple a roof on Elmore street.
Wiring permits were assigned to the :
foroyving applicants. favorable recon-
mendations having been made by the IN
snactor. Harrison Granite Co, engine
room lights; f. R. Davis. office lights
Homer Fits Co. showcase lights: L. =.
parker. house lights; 4, H Buzzeli' b Pts hotel
garage lights; C. W Averill house
iigbt.. Joseph Capt, house lights; NJ. 4
~ p. Co. to install IL domestic
meters. s,oo e..
4 resolution appropriating 500 tor
lsnd damage in the proposed Pike street
,-arl. ,ras read a second time and adopt
al TIE mayor was authorized TO sign
1.,,nI in5emnifvirg the state against eN-
reuses accruing from the treatment OF a
R,rre child in the Austine institute at
with the usual provision
tLst the parents Of the youngster fur
,,;.b bond for the city.
Warrants were approved for payment
=. follows. street department payroll.
sioa as. street. sprinkling. sewer. surfac.
s.ver. sidewalk. bridge and eulvert and
bs,ltb accounts: water department pay
ro1l. $3.50. police department payroll,