The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-18
GIVE MORE POWER
TO BLDG, INSPECTOR
Proposal Made By Barre City Council at
Meeting Last Evening-There
Were 20 Births During
Iune in Barre.

The Barre city council last night in
regular meeting discussed the probable
cancellation of Chautauqua and the cir.
Gus in Barre as the result of cases of in
fantie paralysis in other towns in this
vicinity. No action was taken because
it is the province OF the board of health !;
and il transpires that no action was
needed in the light of a sweeping de-
cision by the state board of health, which
was meeting in Burlington at the same
hour, to put the ban on all fairs, Chau-
tauquas, circuses and street carnivals in
the whole state until further notice.
Throughout the meeting of the Barre
aldermen it was emphasized that there
are no cases of infantile paralysis in the
city but that it might be advisable to
keep down public gatherings which might
call people from towns having the dis
ease.
The sectional amendment to the ordi-
nance which describes the duties of the
building inspector was presented by City
Atty. Wishart through the legislative
committee and discussed briefly, before it
was passed to second reading. If the
amendments are adopted, the building
inspector will be empowered to issue
many minor permits and only permits
calling for new buildings or substantial
alterations are to be referred to the coun-
ell before issuance. Regulations govern
ing the erection of buildings and all
changes are to remain unchanged and
the essential difference in the amend
ment has TO do with the removal of mi
While the city attorney was in confer |
ence with the council, the matter of Car |
10 Porluzzi's board bill at the county |
jail was discussed. 1t developed that |
Mr.. Porluzzi has obtained his release by |
squaring tax delinquency and action
was deferred until the sheriff shall have
presented bill for his board.
Alderman Alexander urged that bids.
for a new bridge on South Main street
be advertised for along with the paving
bids and it was brought out that the
city council had never formally approved
of any plan for bridge over Jail branch
The water committee was interrogated
and the chairman furnished the informa-
ton that slight alterations to the plan
we're being made and that the blueprints
would be on exhibition at the meeting
1ext week.
j. E. Goodenough, administrator of
the Bowles estate, which is held liable !
or an assessment levied on the L. NJ. ,
averill property when the river bed was /,
hanged, submitted a check for B2sS.7l !
Is payment OF the principal, but the ,
ouncil was loath to accept the tender ,
because it did not include some 800 due
IS interest. Mr.. Goodenough intimated :
hat the estate might not have to pay !
ny part of the assessment if he went a
o law. On the advice of the city at
orney, in whose hands the communica-
ion from Mr.. Goodenough was left, it
'as decided not to accept the check as
ull payment of the assessment.
There were % births in June, accord
~ to the report of Health Officer J. w.
tewart, nine of the babies being males.
'hree cases of contagious disease includ 6;
4 German measles, measles and scarlet .,
'ver. Nine deaths were due 10 the fol- Ia
wing causes: Pachymeningitis, mellitus n,
iabetes, disease of the heart, peritonitis Al
nd disease of the liver, one each, and Z.
iberculosis four. The report was ac- nj
'pted. The report of the inspectors \,
ANIMATION of the steam roller boiler
as also accepted. N
r. G.. Robinson's request for permis bs
on to build bay windows in a house at su
Academy street was referred to the on
e committee on the recommendation of 20
e building inspector and the following ar
rmits were granted: Mrs. Annie Cal 81
r, to build garage addition at All 81,
,rth Main street; O. L. Sibley, to erect
barn off Wiley street; Alex Ross, to NJ,
ect garage at 90 Franklin street; m,
G.. Rowland, TO remodel house at I'M
Elm street; Mrs. Nellie Callaghan, to 70,
-oof houses at $3.50 West street. r;,
The following warrants were approved ga
payment: Street department payroll, bp
D9l9;. water department payroll, 70,
80; fire department payroll, sl5l.05; N,
lice department payroll, sl0S.s6; G. A. ;ns
mis-, services as janitor, sl6. nil
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