The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-24
$97,23s.S2 Sll4,275.03
97,23S.82
$l7,ose.2l

Increase in assets . $l7,0362l
The Vital Statistics
| Interesting statistics are furnished by
| City Health Officer DIR. j. w. Stewart,
who refers to 1916 as year in which
1871 deaths were reported, 266 births
l34 males and 1872 females 100 cases
of contagious diseases were registered.
Comparatively speaking, he says the year
was fairly free from contagious diseases.
With seven more deaths added to the toll
OF 1910, tuberculosis continues TO be the
most nenacing malady. Due precaution
was taken against importing infantile
paralysis and perhaps as a result Barre
was entirely free from the sconrge.
Measles was prevalent and in this con-
nection the health officer recommends
medical inspection in the public schools
as preventive measure against further
outbreaks of diseases that are contagious,
but not wholly dangerous Reports re-
ceived from the state laboratory of hy-
giene during the year indicated that the
citys water supplies are pure. In closing
the doctor recommends that health
officer be employed who can devote his
WhOle time 10 the work.
Tuberculosis, with a toll OF SO persons,
set the pace for the neurology roll. There
were 10 violent deaths. II by accident,
Q by suicide and ! by homicide pneu-
monia took away .. disease of the heart
II, disease of the kidneys 10 and cancer
S. The complete list follows: Atelectasis
|, apoplexy I, accidental II, angina pee
toris ). bronchitis 2, cancer 3 cholera in
fantum 2, tuberculosis 36, commissions L,
eystitis /. arthritis deformans /, dis-
betes ?, disease OF the heart IL, disease
OF the kidneys 10, disease Of the liver 2,
disease OF the brain ?, unknown |, en-
tertis |, epilepsy |, erysipelas L. scarlet
fever ] typhoid fever 2, grip 2, hemor
rhage ;, homicide /, hamilton 3. influen- |
"a /, meningitis 2, pyelitis /, old age 3,
paralysis !, peritonitis 3, pneumonia Q,
premature birth I, surgical shock / sui |
eide q. Nine persons died who were be- |
tween the ages OF 80 and 100. is between /
70 and so, is between 90 and 20, 20 be-
tween 80 and go, 20 between 40 and 80,
10 between 80 and 40, . between 20 and |
30, o between 10 and 20, 6 between s and
10, between | and 5, and p under |.
we're divided as follows; Diphtheria 3,
,rysipelas /, measles 40, scarlet fever ~, Il
'hicken pox 4, typhoid fever 3, whooping
'ough 81. In its annual brief, the alder
manic health committee stated that
nan had been employed at the city dump
NO days of each week and that the de.
'artment had carried on the garbage col
ections since Aug. /. when the contract
With S, p. sibley expired
Street Committee Report.
The annual report Of the street com
nittee reveals appropriations aggregat-
ne $50. $50, expenditures of $30,63l 81,
nth balance of Ss,22s.09. It's account.
ne of the 1916 stewardship is given in
he following words:
Street department appropriations ag
regated S3a,S60 and the expenditures
70 S30,63l 81, leaving balance
{ SIS. 22s09 Mention is made of the
urchase Of an auto truck and a motor
> replace the boiler and engine used in
he crushing plant. Steps leading up to
he authorization of bonds for the South
lain street bridge project, the unsuecess,
II negotiations with the traction com
any for the payment OF its share Of the
,st, the difficulty attendant upon the
lrchsse of steel rails, and finally the
scision to delay operations until spring
re reviewed Two courses remain open
the present time, the report says.
ne Is to proceed with paving the eity's
ortion, and on completion compel the
action company to pave its portion un
II penalty of forfeiture of its contract
he second course is TO purchase suit
Die rails, pave the entire street and then
tempt to secure payment for work done
rough further negotiations, or by the
d of the courts.
Unexpected difficulties were met in ef-