The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-11
POLICE FEE SYSTEM CHANGED.
Money to Go to City Treasury in Return
for Increased Salaries.

| Most of the minor matters which came
before the board of aldermen at its regu-
lar session last evening were delegated to
committees for investigation and the in
consequentialities were quickly disposed
of TO make way for an executive session
called at the request of Alderman Healy
An agreement to be signed by the police
and the salary committee provides for
the reversion of all fees to the city treas
ury in return for a graduated raise in
pay for officers, the chief and the deputy
chief. The agreement as approved by
the aldermen, takes away the $l.45 per
capita fee which the patrolmen receive
for making an arrest and has the effect
of abolishing for a year, at least, a sys-
tenn that has proved wholly undesirable
in the police department.
Street committee reports, following in
restigations, included the statement that
stonechip dumping is not practiced on
River street, despite the complaint made
by taxpayers in that section while
ago. The committe recommended that
one half of the cost OF repairs on Homer
Croteau's property be borne by the city
and that the Shepard cafe be permitted
to hang sign over its place OF business
if the elevation is eight feet above the
sidewalk. The reports were accepted.
In the aftermath OF its investigation of
liability insurance, the finance commit
tee recommended that the project of ere
ating fund whereby the city might
carry its own liability insurance be dis
missed, and that policies be carried iii
reliable insurance company. The de-
cision was reached, it was said, because
the compensation law has been in opera
tion but a short time and may be
changed in the near future. The report
was approved and accepted.
Assessors and their helpers came in
for the second hupk of city money as
the result of the military census and ap-
praisal canvass. Their names appear in
the following group of warrants APP
proved for payment; Street department
payroll, S254.Sl, street, sidewalk bridge
and eulvert and health accounts; water
department payroll sl00.37; fire depart
ment payroll, Sl25.69; police department
payroll, Sll0.9l; G. A. Bemis, $40, city
hall janitor; treasurer. $l6.97, water re
bates; J. c. Heney, 1916, services as call
man; g. w. German, s22.56, stamped en-
velopes; A. l.. Moves S26.25. Martin Ril-
~ S27.05, A. NJ Rossi S2705, Alex Ander
son Sl5,75, L. ]. Bell Sl2l0, c. L. Booth |
sl5.05, Angelo Bottiggi $2l, J. P. Carroll |
$3.50, H. n. Brown, Sl5.05, J. A. From |
I'M, Sl4, T n. Marr sl5.75, j. McCour |
lie $l4.55, James Patterson, $3.50, An |
,onio NJ. Rossi Sl7l5. T.. n. Smith SIC, |
?. \. Thorn $ll.20, account of assessing |
axes and military census. The resolu- |
ion appropriatng 1920 additional TO the
military census fund was read a second /
ime and adopted.
Licenses petitioned for a fortnight ago
we're granted on the favorable recon-
of the license committee,
which received applications from the fol-
owing persons, with instructions to in
'estigate: Mrs. John Forbes, Mcmillan s.
'etrie, lunchroom, and John Rosso and
!. D'Agostino, poolrooni Mrs. Blanche
,ourse's request for a street sprinkling
ebate was referred to the street commit
ee and a request for advice from Mrs.
Iaskett, concerning a eesspool near John
on street, was left with the street com.
nittee and engineer.
Building permits were granted: G.. Pei
erini, to build barn annex at 10 0s-
'ald street; Mrs. James Ahern, TO make
at $50 North Main street;
'aul Simonetti, to build summer house
t 50 Blackwell street; Shield & Mills, {
D erect stoneshed addition off Depot {
luare. Moving permits were granted :
ohm Brusa, for the transfer of hem I
ouse; Giovanni Bottinelli. transfer hem I
ouse on Smith street; and Carlo Carl i
oldi, to move pigeon coop on North ,