The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-14
City Goes on Record in Fa-
vor of Plan for Fight
ing Tubercul IS
COUNCIL RF sSJESTS
A PUBL s HEARING
The Municss atty Restrained
from Interfering with
Park Theatre Business

Barre's aldermanic board is one with
Representative F. G. Rowland in his eff.
fort to obtain by legislation relief for
consumptives through the establishment
of county sanatoriums. At the regular
weekly session of the aldermen last even
ing the members were enlightened on the
virtues of the Rowland bill, now pending
before the general assembly, by City
Clerk Mackay, who suggested strong rea
sons why the city through its governing
unit should go further than an unquali-
fled Endorsement of its purposes. That
the attitude of the citizens of Barre as
reflected in the stand taken by the alder
men following the clerks remarks is one
which calls for hearty cooperation in an
effort to effect its passage cannot be
doubted.
Before the subject was dropped, the
aldermen went on record as strongly fa-
voring the bill and the clerk was in
structed to request, through the repre-
sentative, that public committee hear
ing be held If the request is granted,
the clerk win notify the aldermen OF the
date and they, in turn, win enlist the 90
operation OF others in urging favora bic
action on the measure. Alderman HeaIy
thought that good deal of support
could be enlisted right here in Barre and
he spoke of the interest which the manu-
iacturers' and quarry owners associa-
~ = Al.
man Glysson referred TO tuberculosis as
disease to be dreaded more than all
others. Severally and sinoly, the alder
men expressed themselves in favor of the
measure.
Moving picture licenses and compensa-
tion fees for James F Spencer were dis
eussed by City Atty. Wishart in confer
ence with the board. The clerk read
letter from Manager j. b. Eames Of the
Park theatre. who reeted his efforts to
obtain relief from q 81 per diem license
fee, and then affirmed the purpose OF the
Park Amusement Co. Inc. TO refrain
hereafter from paving the license fee.
In amplifying the contents of the letter,
the clerk said that he he'd been served
with restraining order which prevents
lht tibth any lAVNt Nv .APo
direction OF enioining the company from
doing business. He said that the letter
had been referred to the city attorney
and that official followed up the clerks
remarks with the statement that hear
ing on the restraining order will be held
in county court tomorrow Mr.. Wishart
quoted statute adopted in 1915 i'll
which towns and cities are authorized to
fix license fees for moving picture estab-
lishments and other amusement ventures.
The penalty provision at the end of the
statute, conferring on the courts the
right to penalize with a 500 fine con
Germs failing to pay such license fees
seemed to strengthen the contention
made BY the aldermen when the manag
er's protest was originally received. The
aldermen will be represented at the hear
ing tomorrow.
Reporting on the James F. Spencer
,ase, in which the applicant, Spencer,
las been granted compensation by the
state industrial accident board for in
uries alleged to have been received in
he city's employ. the city attorney
luoted Chairman Simonds of the board
RELY. 1t developed that the board has
reuueutly held adversely to the interests
# the employer in similar cases and
hat in the Spencer case the applicant
vas granted compensation because the
seemed to establish the fact
hat he was in the employ of the city.
The aldermen appeared to favor unani-
nously the attorneys recommendation
ot to appeal the decision and the street
instructed to ask for an
hearing before the board in an
fort to determine as early as possible
yhen Spencer shall have recovered fully
rom his disability.
There was work to be done on the re-
amping of the ordinance governing the
flee of wiring inspector. Suggestions
tier incorporated in a proposed amend
tent stipulate that the inspector shall
.port monthly instead of weekly; that
II work must be inspected before the
,unci receives the report; that the wiz
g concern shall furnish the inspector
ans and specifications. if requested;
nd that grievances may be carried 20
le council on an appeal, the action of
le council or aldermsnie board to be
nal A draft of the proposed amend
ent will be prepared and offered for
st reading at the meeting next week.
> The City's Health.
There were 65 cases of contagious dis
ses in Barre last month, according to
e report of the city health officer, DIR.
w. Stewart. OF this total, SO cases
IRE measles, 4 scarlet fever, whooping
ugh and chicken-pox. Fourteen
aths were due to the following causes:
iberculsr meningitis 2, cancer |, apo
exy |. heart disease /, tuberculosis of
e lungs 2. pneumonia 3, Bright's dis
Sc /. premature birth |, ssphyxia by
$ |, stil birth l. Girl babies predom-
ated among the 2I infants born in Jan
~, IA being females.
Cases of contsgion were somewhat
IRE numerous than the law violations
,orded by Chief Sinclair in January,
lose monthly report refers TO "a ar
,ts. The causes were as follows: In
Oication 10, breach of the peace 2, lar
~ I, mischievous conduct l, non-sup-
n /.
4 comfortable balance for the month