The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-13
Wishart City Attorney, Lee
Water Superintendent
and City Engineer
CITY PHYSICIAN, Ark,
STREET MAN. ERRY
Nominations W.. by May
or Glyssop : animous-
ly CE 4rmed

unanimity prevails in the ratification by
/ the aldermanic board OF the mayors of
flee appointments. Practically every ap'
pointive Office was filled at the regular
meeting of the board of aldermen last
evening and in every instance the present
incumbent was reappointed. Perhaps for
the reason that the eity's salaried SER
wants have given uniformly satisfactory
service in the past year, Mayor Glysson' 8
selections We're unanimously, almost
heartily commended That such would
be the issue seemed foregone conclu-
sion, as the question of appointments
had been informally discussed at cau-
Gus of the committee of the whole on
the previous evening.
From balloting for such offices as
street superintendent, city engineer, etc,
down the gamut to all the little inspec
torships, some of which mean no more
than the appearance of mans name IN
the annual city report, harmony pre-
vailed, an dthe task of casting a ballot
on each name was monotonous in its
regularity of yes" votes. Mayor Glys-
son departed from rather strongly in.
trenched custom of waiting some weeks
after election before cleaning up his APP
pointments, and the course pursued by
him was generally sanctioned by his col
leagues. Below is the list of officehold
ers whose reappointments were ratified:
William Wishart, city attorney;
George Rand, building inspector; ID. NJ.
r.
Lee. water superintendent and city en-
gineer; William Mcdonald, overseer OF
the poor: Dr. J. A. Wark, city physician;
streets; II. i. johnson and W. II. Kelly,
inspectors of wood, lumber and shingles;
DIR. j. II. Woodruff, inspector of food
II. F. Colby, Inspector of paint; H. G.
Leonard and i. A. Slayton, pound keep
ers; Stefano Rizzi, cemetery commis-
sioner for three years; f. I. Cutler, trus-
tee of cemetery trust funds; j. b. San
guinetti park commissioner for three
years.
For its first business meeting, the new
board showed a disposition
to dawdle, the most glaring bit of mud
ding being the tendency to duplication
in the matter of oratory, a tendency
hat has been the bane of other boards
IN the past. President Loranger, who
was reelected to the craftsmanship when
he board organized last week, was in
lined to preside with loose rein, and
good bit of energy was wasted as re-
ult. Alex Ironside, Fred w. Suitor and
lanes Cruickshank, representing the
'entral Labor union, reappeared to urge
lpon the aldermen the wisdom of get
ing busy in the wood business. They
we're surprised, or as Mr.. Suitor said
to learn that the special
rood committee, headed by Alderman
fealy, had nothing to report. Mr.. Iron
ide quoted statistics obtained from
Iontpelier's municipal woodward to
how that people in that city received
'ood at $3.50 per cord. Alderman Rossi
uoted compare tive figures to show that
zeal dealers were charging SIS for the
ame quantity and quality of wood Mr..
-onside characterized such charges as
ighway robbery, and in extenuation of
,rly remarks stated that a stumpage
It on the Plainfield road, four miles
ON Barre, could be purchased at 81 per
,rd for 500 cords. All three labor men
lpressed themselves pretty forcibly and
eparted.
Thereafter the aldermen put in an
our of hard work on the subject of hard
ood. Alderman Healy said that mu-
cipal woodward couldn't be financed. :.
lderman Rossi took issue with him by
wing that it could be financed il the
i'll to finance was back of it, and sug
sted that the chairman of the wood
mmittee seemed to have very little TO
ow for the time allowed him by the
ard to investigate. The city attorney
as again quoted as saying that the
ty, under its charter, cannot legally
gage in the wood business Wood
alers were quoted as saying that they
1uld be glad to have the city take the
BOD business out of their hands.
At this juncture Alderman Healy came
rward with the suggestion that the
iermtn pass the buck to the special
V meeting to be called in the near fu-
re by letting the voters answer the
estion which the Central Labor union
put up to the board. His suggestion
md some support from Aldermen
exander. Loranger and Mcmillan, but
was as spiritedly opposed by the may
Alderman Rossi and Alderman Milne,
o thought that the matter should be
'eshed out by the aldermen instead of
wing the responsibility over to the
ers. Various means OF handling the
cd proposition were suggested, and the
{ record made of the discussion indi-
es that Alderman Healys proposal TO
ert wood in the warning for the city
citing had died a natural death.
The assessors, through Alderman Lor
,er, put in their bid for authority TO
ready for their annual spring drive.
neone inquired whether they were to
in two weeks before April l. when
law saws their duties shall begin. 10
hinted that in years past the office
been turned over TO the assessing
I'd fortnight earlier than was nee
iry No one seemed competent to
wer for the assessors, and the request
laid on the table until the next
ting. Resolutions appropriating 81
to obtain state aid for permanent
lwav construction, and certain sums
,mmended by the finance committee.
recorded in the city report, were
,ed to their second readings. Over
Mcdonald submitted a request for
sum oi S332.s6 to pay for saving
Z and To settle quarantine bills con
ted by the city last summer. The
was ordered paid and warrant
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