The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-20
The Fire Cor : tee Recon-
mends A. ION of Two
Men apartment
FOUR MORE
SAID TO BE NEEDED
City Council Proposes to
Borrow Money at 4
Per Cent.

Two additional men for the regular
force at the fire station, tenta-
tive preparations for the purchase OF a
new stone crusher to cost in the neigh
borhood of 81 300 and the authorization
of a $4,000 loan to meet water bonds
due in 1917 were among the larger items
figuring in the proceedings OF the city
council at its regular session last night.
Provisions for increasing the force OF
regular firemen were Incorporated in a
report brought in by
the fire committee 1t developed that the
department could handle four more men
but desire TO keep the
finances of the departments well within
bounds appeared to prompt the council
to move cautiously. Alderman Reynolds,
one of the sponsors for the report. and
Alderman Rossi discussed the propriety OF
classifying the new firemen as pipemen
or drivers, and other members OF the
council concurred with Mr.. Reynolds in
the opinion that assignments could be
made after the examination and that the
chief should be consulted in disposing
the departmental employees. Examlns-
tions will be held within fortnight.
Money for the water bonds is to be
borrowed from the Farmers Loan &
Trust Co. of New York at a rate of per
cent. In anticipation of the needs OF
1917. the finance and water committees
were authorized to investigate the money
market last July. when it.was voted to
meet the bonds through a loan. The
resolution to borrow from the New York
bankers mentioned was adopted unanl-
mously and the money will be in hand
July |, 1917.
The Crusher Deal.
Chairman Glysson OF the street COM
mittee reported conference with rep
resentative of the New England Farm
Machine Co. in the matter of new stone
crrsher and before the discussion ended
the eompanv's agent was introduced. lie
onoted price of 81 500 with deduction
of at least $500 for the crusher now Ill
use. II was observed by those familiar
with the recalcitrant habits OF the pres
cnt machine that its days of usefulness
are about over and no one gathered
around the board could be found to gain
saw the need of a new apparatus. Claims
made by the agent for the New Englahu
machine were eorroborated IN sci ot
blue prints and picture of the erusher
which the council may buy. IT the deal
is nut through the city will bulld the
b;ns during the winter After adjourn
ment the street committee having been
instructed to investigate and bring IN
recommendations and specifications al
the next meeting, got down to business
with the agent.
Miscellaneous Matters Considered.
Communications from Charles II.
Thomson. representative OF the Central
Power Co. referred in one instance 10
his purpose to meet the council elther
las evening or at the meeting next week.
4 second letter contained his regrets at
he;nc unable to be present and asked
that a copy of the franchise as dralteh
hv the council be furnished him IN oroer
that he NAV consider it in conference
With his board of directors. Both com
muncationS were accepted
sneciailv constituted unit known a.
tho sweater committee with its prlncipai
office at city hall and created for the eS-
prass purpose of passing the buck filed
raror+ in which ii recommended that the
matter of the alleged sweater THEFT, once
b,,riod alive in the pockets of the prop
ortv committee, be referred to the CITY
attorney. The report was accepted ny
sweater referred to was the properly ol
the clerk of the city court and Is sala 70
have been the same garment that act
resses temporarily quartered in the court
room early in the fall, appropriated 10
their own uses.
S;xtepp births as against Ia deaths re-
aoc,ed balance on the right side III tne
November report forwarded by DR.. j. W.
stewart the health officer. Nine OF the
now babies are boys. Deaths were due
20 the following causes: Accident |, SUI
eide arterio- -sclerosis 2, cancer Z, con-
SUMPTION g. diabetes |, enteritls l. ~
pbo;d fever | hemorrhage |. unknown l.
There were six cases of contagious dis
eases reported, whooping cough hVe anu
measles.
There was a small volume of routine
matters for the hopper. A lom4si' ap
pearing before the council was toia ,hae
Tho aldermanic committee OF the whoie
would investigate his request Tor bulla-
ing permit at 10 Merchant street. ouP.'
F. O. Lees report from the water de-
par,ment. covering the months of oeto-
her and November. was accepted as read:
w IT Rocks request for transfer ol
the peddIer's license granted to I. =:
Wood was honored to the satisfaction OF
the netitioner. In his request Tor permis
SION to move house from the BassetS
farm TO Prospect street. William MART"
,ot ofT not so easily. The council CON
s;dered the possibilities OF blockade
and 6naIly left the matter to the street
Committee and the building inspector
alter granting the request. subject to the
aDnroTal of the chairman and inspector.
through the inspectors report j. - san
gpinetti was given a permit to make re,
nsirs 10 the roof of his polishing mil
and Mari & Gordon received permission
~ erect two Office building annexes
Wiring permits were granted the ioi-
Lowing applicants: John Berinato. to in