The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-21
From Which to Pay It's En-
ployes After a Successful
Appeal to State Board
PLAN rs AT PRESENT
IN EARLY STAGES
Proposals Wer< considered
at the Coz II Meeting
! Night

A liability insurance fund from which
the city may draw compensation money
when any of its employees have success
fully appealed to the state industrial
accident board is to be created if the
present plan of the city council attains
fruition. Action looking toward the con
summation of the plan was taken at the
regular meeting of the council last even
ing, when the city clerk was directed to
draft resolution embodying some of the
features to be incorporated in the insur-
ance fund and report at the meeting
next week. If the project is completed,
it is believed that Barre will be the first
municipality in Vermont to create an in
surance fund of its own in the matter of
workingmens compensation.
The proposal to create such fund was
born out of the proceedings instituted by
James +. Spencer, street department
employe, who is said to have received in
juries while alighting FROM an auto truck
| owned by the city in July, 1915. Spen-
Ger carried his case before the industrial
accident board and after hearing the
city was directed to pay expenses in
CURED by Spencer Immediately after the
| accident and to compensate him in a
| fixed sum for certain number of weeks.
Among the bills submitted for approval
earlier in the meeting last night were
statements from the physician who at
tended Spencer and from the City hos
pital, where the man was confined with
leg fracture. Incidentally, a warrant for
Sl6s in Spenceris favor was approved,
the sum representing the compensation
due the man to date. The doctors bill
amounted to s45 and S26 represented the
charge made by the hospital.
Thus far the council is dealing only
with the germ of the plan, butsthe clerks
resolution, when it is submitted to the
city fathers, is expected to furnish sub
ject matter for debate and If all works
well, il is hoped to have the fund set
aside within few months.
More evidence for the critics who are
charging the street department with IL
varieties OF "frightfulnessp in road build
ing and unbuilding was at hand when
complaint entered by Mrs. c. S. Wallace
of Terrace avenue was aired. According
to the claim set up by the complainant,
the street departments representatives
entered the avenue last summer with the
road machine and succeeded in placing
an effective embargo on team traffic
there. Furthermore, il was claimed that
the principal property holder on the ave
nue. complained to the street superin-
tendent, who, seemingly, had seen tit to
ignore evidence which should have con-
WINGED him that the avenue is impas-
sable so far as team and automobile
traffic is concerned. Mrs. Wallace's
statement was not refuted and on mo
ton made BY Alderman Reynolds the
was referred to the street com
mittee with instructions to investigate
and report at the next meeting.
Without a dissenting vote, a resolution
the mayor, the city treasur-
er and the chairman of the finance com
rnittee to negotiate a temporary loan
not to exceed $4,000. in anticipation OF
the 1917 taxes, was passed to second
Those receiving the authority
are also directed in the resolution to is
,ue notes to be dated Aug. 10, l0l7. it
was explained that small portion OF
he money will be needed in March to
1ay current bills and that an additional
advantage may accrue to the unusually
,arly floating of the loan if the money
market happens to be easy around March |.
Ordinance amendments affecting the
conduct of the wiring department, as
discussed last week were read by the
lerk and passed to second reading.
The sectional amendments were drafted
" the clerk and approved by the city
ttorney before their submission to the
ouncil In the proposed amendments
he right of appeal to applicants for per-
nits is granted, all appeals to be brought
,efore the council. Also, much of the
ed tape growing out of minor permits
ssued, is removed through provision
Whereby the Inspector is to report month
v. instead of weekly.
On reasonable representation from
'ovce & Robinson. street sprinkling
ssessment of S2.43. for water shed by
he cart along a Keith avenue frontage,
-ss rebated II developed that the land
, owned bv MeAllister & Boyce. who
ad paid the assessment too. The lease
ED BY the salvation Army for the use
T its barracks in the old city building
as continued for another year when il
as reported that the Army people had
Iuared certain accounts growing out OF
ack rent charges. The financial state
Ient Of the water superintendent for
lnuarv was read and accepted. A re-
Iest from Mrs Nellie Reid for permis-
on 10 move lean-to on Merchant
rect and make repairs was referred 10
le building inspector and on the recon-
endation OF the latter building permits
ere issued to F. D. Becklev. to remodel
roof at l2 Seminary street and to
sorge Strsiton. who desires to make re-
lirs to a storehouse in the south end.
Wiring permits were granted the fol-
wing applicants. Montpelier 4 RarTe
GIT & Power Co. three meters; !. y.
lnguinetti s Co. two lights; Howland
TO-. & Cave three fixtures: J. y. lamb
Co. to install a motor; !. '. Ward,
ur lights; Mrs c. +. Wood. tWo fixtures.
The following warrants were approved
r payment: Street department paw
n Sla5ls2. street sewer. heaitl. side
ak and election accounts; water le-
rtment payroll. sl4o73; FIRE depart
snt payroll. sl27.S5; police depu~i
INT payroll. S036s: C. A. Bemis. sl4
-vices a. ianitor: C. y. Cutler. labor.
81. FIRE account; 81 for Martin Riley.
ranging tax list.