The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-11
Lee Retains Double Office Of
Water Superintendent
and City Engineer
WISHART GRANDJUROR
AND CITY ATTORNEY
Only Q s Of Mayor Gordon's
z sSointments Was
y Turned Down

with lew variations from the rule OF
unanimity prevailing in the Endorsement
OF appointments by Mayor Gordon for
the coming year, the board Of aldermen
in special session at the council cham
Der last evening set the seal of its ap.
proyal on no fewer than % names pre-
sented by the new executive for consid-
Grafton. A majority Of the offices filed
are minor positions.
Alderman aysson. whose nomination
as president of the 1916 board was con-
! firmed when the board organized on
Wednesday morning. presided over the
meeting and after a small budget of less
important matters had been considered,
the mayor sent in his appointments.
| Notable in the sizeable list Of nomina-
tions were those of Frank O. Lee to
! serve as superintendent of the water de-
| partment and city engineer; William
Wishart as city attorney and grand jur-
or, DR.. p. S. Duffy as city physician, Or.
~. w. Stewart as secretary OF the board
of health and George NJ Tilden as a
member Of the park commission for three
years. Separate nominations were made
for Mr.. Lee in the two Offices which he
holds, and such was the case with the
appointment of Mr.. Wishart as city at
torney and grand Juror. When Mr..
Wishart's name was presented for the
city attorney, unanimity was expressed
by the act of the clerk in casting sim
gle vote, but thereafter it was decided
to have a secret ballot on each nomna-
tion.
With two exceptions six votes con-
firmed the nominations. Only one NOM
ination, that of Fred W. Suitor as park
commissioner, was turned down; and in
every instance but one the appointee
succeeds himself, the exception being the
appointment OF Alexander Rtchie as
third member of the board of health to
succeed John f. Cook On the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Suitor as park commissions
er, tie vote, 8 to 3, eliminated the APP
pointee. Then the mayor sent in the
name of George N. Tilden. who was con-
tirmed by to vote. Thus far moth
ing has taken place to indicate that the
salary OF any OF the officer holders is to
be increased.
Below is given the complete list of
appointments ratified by the board in
the order in which the communications
from the mayor were read and action
thereon taken: City attorney William
water superintendent, Frank
}. Lee; city engineer, Frank o. Lee;
.ity physician, DR.. p. S. Duffy; board of
lealth, DIR. j. W. Stewart, Charles r.
oliver, Alexander Ritchie: first assist
mt engineer of the fire department, f..
il. Tobin; second assistant engineer, W.
J. Beck; third assistant engineer, r. d.
larpenter; city weighers. Louis Rollo,
:. d. Badger and c. w Clifford; inspec-
ors of wood, lumber and shingles, w Fl.
lelly and H. f. johnson: inspector of
ood, DR.. ]. II. Woodruff; fence viewers,
. G. Varney. J, G. Harris; inspector of
amt, II. +. Colby; pound keepers B, b.
aekson and f. A. Slayton; trustee of
ametery trust funds. William McDon-
Id; park commissioner for three years,
gorge n. rilden grand jurors, William
tishart. L. G. Beck.
A warrant drawn in favor of Frank o.
ee fol- S549l, expenses of Piettsburg
.ip, was presented by the clerk and ap-
roved for payment, and a request from
enry Lundy for permission to build a
azza on his Granite street dwelling
as granted on the favorable recommen-
ltion of the building Inspector. After
le appointments had been confirmed,
lie board adjourned and the council con-
ming, went into executive session.