The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-15
REFUSE TO ACCEPT
TENDER OF TAX MONEY
Barre City Council Considers That Gen.
tral Vermont Railroad Has Not
Offered a lust Amount.

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Wishart and City Clerk James Macka
in reporting on their examination of I'll
tax bill against the railroad peopl
While the special committee of two wa
in favor of abating taxes ON an unuse
piece of ground south of the Frenie
: property, so called, on Granite street.
held that the railroad is liable for take
on the reclaimed land occupied by
stoneshed and a track just west of De
pot square. Not long ago, after a Ion
series of communications had passed be
tween the attorney for the railroad an,
the city treasurer, the company made
tender OF $7l0.5O on one bill and Sl2s :,
on another. The report of the clerk ant
city attorney, which was accepted in tot,
by the board, recommends that the cit,
sue the railroad if the just taxes are moi
paid.
Cognizance of condition that ha,
long menaced the health of the city wa,
taken IN a resolution offered by Alder.
man Alexander in which the health com
mittee is instructed in plain words to put
an END TO the nuisance created by people
who pick over the refuse dumped over
the Brook street bank The resolution
cites the practice common among certain
people of going to the dump for salvage,
condemns 1t as unhealthful, and recon
mends that it be forbidden. 1t goes on
with instructions to the health commit.
tee to investigate the cost of an incin-
orator, the cost of operation and the pos.
sible value of the salvage to be obtained
therefrom. The committee is directed t,
report its findings Apparently the reso-
luton was due for hearty Endorsement
Tor after the motion to adopt had been
made by Alderman Reynolds and second
ed by Alderman Rossi, it was carried
without dissenting vote
During the month of July there were
10 births in Barre as against eight deaths,
the latter being due to the following
causes: Cerebral hemorrhage |, disease of
the heart 2, tuberculosis |, disease of the
liver !, disease of the kidneys |, prema-
shft VA VII -. 4 iiS AbsIdccS VI EDHtBElbuS
disease were seven of poliomyelitis. two
of diphtheria and one of measles Over
seer William McDonald's report for the
same month referred to a balance of
s2l.05, an appropriation Of 5000 and to
tai income, including money paid in by
persons under the guardianship of the
charity department, of Sl,077.s3. The
expenditures, including money turned
over to the city treasurer, amounted to
SaT4.0s, there being balance of $43.T5. |
Both reports were accepted
Mrs. H. o. Worthen complained of the
practice of parking automobiles in Keith
avenue and added to the general nuisance
,ited by the complaint the grievance that
The presence of so many cars in the ave
1ue prevents the street sprinkler from
operating advantageously. The state
nent from Mrs. Worthen led to a gen
'ral discussion Of auto parking, and Al
lerman Alexander was for amending the
ordinances in such a manner as to put
he parking business under control, but
he matter was referred temporarily to
he police committee, with instructions
o report at the next meeting
A letter from Atty. J. P. Ladd of Bur
ngton glowingly reeited the satisfaction
t his client, Joseph Lee, over the emf !
emily fair settlement reached by him a.
he result of an accident in which his :
curing car was run into by the city's :,
uto fire truck Wiley street citizens 4
etitioned for street light at the up
err end of their thoroughfare. Both
were accepted and the 9
tter was referred to the lighting com
ittee. DIR. J. A, Wark, the city physi- r
IN. submitted another letter in which he
atcd that the earning capacity of J. F. :,
oencer, now receiving liability insurance -
the result of an accident while work
r the street department, is lessened 10 4,
r cent by his injury. The physician
ggested that the council invite Mr..
,encer to appear before the members
r personal examination and inquiry. II
le aldermen voted to accept the report,
[ ignored the suggestion, although the
ysician was asked to make another
animation of the man at the end of
% months. de
Applications of F. NJ Kempton for a M,
rmit to build an extension skyward ur
his mill, H. Marin to build black r,
ith annex. and G. Tomssi to shingle a p
,f on Cottage street were referred to I'd
fire committee on the recommends of
n of the building inspector. Mrs. C. f. tbe
lster was granted permission to erect N.
storage house addition on Granite h.,
eet A.,
The request of the Aldrich library trus -
: for $500 was granted and the clerk n.
W warrant for that sum. Other
rrants approved for payment were: D.
eet department payroll, s463 s5; wa
department payroll. S4420; fire de- :.
tment payroll. Sl22.45; police depart wa
1T payroll. s240e6; G. A. Bemis, sl6. 'ie
Tices as isnitor; D. + McCleary. 81
.35, labor at city hall; W P Durkee. 'er.
25, labor at city hall.