The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-14


Bonding of Officials.
Bonds to be required of the appointive
and elective officers this year are to be
sliced considerably, now that the city is
to furnish a blanket bond for its ser
wants. In resolution adopted without
any opposition the following schedule OF
bonds was accepted from the finance
committee; Treasurer, $4,000; clerk, S.
900; first constable, $500; water super
ntendent, $4,000; second constable, 81
500; oyerseer of the poor, 81 900; street
superintendent building inspector, chief
OF police and patrolmen, $500 each The
finance committee had included $1,000
each for the mayor and aldermen, but
these entries we're stricken from the
resolution when it was stated that bonds
for the Offices are fixed in the city char.
ter.
! When the council convened Mayor
| Glysson took occasion TO thank the alder
men for their display of good will in sec
ending his efforts of the evening Then
the councillors fell to discussing South
Main street and before adjournment was
finally taken the street committee had
been led to follow the spirit of the 1916
resolution in making preparations to
pave the thoroughfare as soon as wealth
or conditions permit This means that
the street railway company win be no
titled of the councils purpose to pave and
that abutting land owners will receive
similar notice. At present the business
of preparing rests with the street com
mittee and the city attorney.
Vital Statistics.
nice balance between the sexes was
preserved in the birth record for February,
according to the report of the health Off
Ger, whose monthly statement tabulated
ld new babies, s being males. There
were II cases OF contagious disease d.
vided as follows; Erysipelas /. measles
So, scarlet fever II chicken pox |. Nine
teen deaths were due to the following
causes: Measles l., tubercular meningitis
J. cerebral hemorrhage /, angina pectoris
/, pneumonia 4, tuberculosis g. appendi-
citis !, disease of the kidneys 3, cystitus
!, premature birth 2, still birth |.
Rev j. w. Barnett was given permits
sion TO use the opera house for Sunday
night meeting. w. X. Cameron's request
for permit to install gasoline pump
and tank on Washington street was re-
ferred to the street committee and fire
chief. A. NJ. Rossi. representing the as
SCISSORS. was given permission to 60
ahead with plans for the 1917 assess |
ment. A Cottage street complaint re-
garding sewers was referred to the street |
committee. The street committee, catch |
ing UP with leftover business, reported !
on the location of street car station on |
street, signing an agreement |
with the Barre & Chelsea railroad for !
the use Of land in Enterprise alley, and |
repairs TO the Granite street |
bridge The matter OF repairing Terrace |
avenue was held up on account of snow
it was said, and the complaint of a Sixth |
street resident regarding the width Of
the thoroughfare was settled. A bill |
submitted by Papin Bros, for damages
was paid. The charity committee recon-
nended that B. NJ. Shepard be paid as
-equested.
Carroll Bros. and Hebert Il Ladrie were
,iyen building permits for stoneshed re-
,airs on the favorable recommendation
II the inspector and the following per
ons received wiring permits; Mrs. Stella
iverill Montpelier & Barre Light &
lower Co, H. c. Patterson, Young Bros,
'atholic society, Cummings & Lewis, +.
4. Kempton and McAllster & Boyce
Warrants were approved for payment
n the following order: Street depart
nent payroll S2ss.0o, streets, surface
ewers. health accounts; water. S3l3.77;
re, sl2560; police s09s0; q. A. Bemis,
IA. services as janitor; city treasurer,
lection payroll, s207 so; Barre & Chel-
ca railroad, sprinkIing assessment, SO
nnts; Mayor Robert Gordon, $500, sal :
ry. Il
d.