The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-28
LIABILITY INSURANCE
PLAN is ADOPTED
BY BARRE COUNCIL
1t Is Proposed to Set Aside a Certain
Sum from Each Department as
Fund from Which to Pay
Injured Workmen.

injured Workmen.
All in half hour--the shortest session
since Mayor Gordon's election ushered in
new administration last spring--the
board of aldermen at its regular meeting
last night opened the way for the crea-
tion OF an accident indemnity fund for
city employees, legislated certain changes
in the wiring department, and authorized
the floating of a $4,000 loan in anticipa-
tion of the 1917 taxes. Each measure,
however, had been broached at the pre-
vious council meeting and the time for
action was fully ripe last night.
Pursuant to instructions received at
the meeting Feb. 20, the city clerk pre-
sented the draft of resolution which
creates private insurance fund upon
which the city may draw in case of acci-
dent among any city workmen whose
status as laborers comes within the scope
of the workngmen's compensation act.
Ii is proposed to set aside each month
certain percentage of the money paid to
employees working under the act, the fund
to be operated on a schedule of risks to
be established by a committee. The
resolution provided for the appointment
of the committee and after the resolution
itself had been adopted on the motion of
Alderman Reynolds, Alderman Rossi moved
that the finance committee be directed to
ascertain what percentage shall be re-
quired from each city department, the
committee to report at the next meeting
of the city coucil. The motion carried
and the finance committee will begin its
investigation at once.
The full text of the resolution is given
as follows:
Resolved by the board of aldermen of
the city of Barre: That inasmuch as the
city is liable under the employers liabil |
ity act to indemnify its employees who
may be injured during their employment |
by the city; and, whereas the city has |
deemed it advisable and has elected to |
carry its own risk in the matter; there |
fore, be it resolved, that fund to be
known as the accident indemnity fund be /
established for the purpose Of paying
such indemnities as the city may here
efter be called upon to pay to its en-
ployes.
There shall be paid each month into
said fund certain percentage of all
paid as salaries or wages each
month to such employees as would come
under the provision of the act aforesaid.
Said percentage shall be based in accord
ance with the risk attendant to the ma
ture of their employment. Said percent
Of wages or salaries to be charged to the
various accounts on which the wages or
salaries are drawn. And further, that a
committee be appointed to consider the
which will be necessary to
carry the various risks and report its
to the next meeting Of
the city council" |,
limit of $4,000 to the sum which
.he mayor, city treasurer and chairman 4,
II the finance committee are authorized
% borrow is fixed in the resolution re- !
ating to a temporary loan. which was
cad for the second time and adopted !;
Without dissent Notes to be issued in !
of the tax income are to be !
lated Aug. 10, 1917. The resolution was
'ffered somewhat earlier than usual this :
7ear, as it was apparent that the money
market may be easier around the first 9
week in March than at later day =
Along with the foregoing resolution,
he aldermen passed to its second reading
resolution appropriating sums of mon 4
v to various departments as follows:
tate highways 500: streets, S2,250;
Fater, 81 ,250; fire, $3.50; printing and
tatonery. sl00 Amendments affecting
he conduct of the wiring department
'ere given what was virtually the third o
eading and afterward. on a motion made
v Alderman Bruce, they were adopted
nd the clerk was instructed to have
hem published in newspaper. The
become operative at once
nd will be added to the next printed n
opy of the ordinances T
Spring is in the air and the report OF W
ne building inspector indicated that a el
lumber of persons are getting ready for ia
,pairs and additions. Permits were is cl
led as follows: Mrs. Mary Carpenter, to
,model barn at is Merchant street; f.
I. Taft, to remodel house and raise roof
so Washington street; d. Coletti, to A
-ect house annex at George street
w. Martin, to remodel barn at 81
outh Main street; Abram Fine, to re-
air barn roof on Maple avenue. J. ]. nj
ambs request for a price on the lease nc
rooms in the old town hall building Fl
as referred to the property committee.
Warrants were approveds for payment Ia
the following order: Street department oc
lyroll. S307.l6, street, sewer, sidewalk w
Id health accounts; water department sl'
lyroll, s2l2.45; fire department payroll,
25.l0; police department payroll,
1854; G. A. Bemis, Sl4, services as lani-
r.; city treasurer, s74.20, cash paid out OF
street superintendent orders; Y. J.
oberts, s4s2.04, paper covered copies of
e city report. 4,