The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-27
~ylnted to Take Charge
of House on Barre
City Farm
POOR DEPARTMENT
EXPENSES WORRY
City Is Almost Wholly Sup
porting 40 Families Of
1863 Members

A successor to Mrs. G. w. Vancor, re-
Gently deceased matron Of Barre's city
farm, has been appointed in the person
of Mrs. Sarah j. Kelsey of Cherry street,
according to an announcement made by
the aldermanic charity committee at the
regular meeting of the board of aldermen
last evening. The new matron is to as
sumo her duties Dec. l, and in the mean
time the temporary arrangements made
by the charity committee upon the death
| of Mrs. Vancor are to continue. Mrs.
Kelsey is a professional nurse of wide ex-
perience and is spoken of as a woman
possessing unusual qualifications for
| taking up the work so successfully start,
ed by her worthy predecessor. Selection
| by the charity committee was made from
seven applications and seemingly it met
with the immediate approval of the other
aldermen.
In the devious bypaths of argimenta-
tion and debate, the aldermen took their
customary fling at charity department .
conditions, the discussion being precipi
tated by the monthly report of the over
seer. Presently, however, the spotlight
shifted to play on other scenes, and the
| familiar lines of III. A. Riggs somewhat
ldecrepit workshop on Hall street hove
into the offing. City Atty. Wishart said
that Mr. Rugg, who is represented as the
agent Of persons owning the Rugg prop
| lerty, so called, on the thoroughfare long
designated as Peanut Row, had promised
| to tear down or reereate the structure.
Nothing had been done, although com
plants alleging that in its present condi-
| tion it is a hazard for children playing in
the neighborhood, continue TO be received.
The testimony of various persons, in
eluding Building Inspector Oscar Slayton,
showed that the workshop, as it is now
constituted, is so reereant to all lines
and angles of approved architecture as
to constitute not only nuisance, but q
menace, The city attorney explained
that after due notice had been given, the
city could proceed to raze the structure
and then to hold the owner responsible
for the cost
II developed that the building, leaning
as il does, Enthusiastically toward the west,
has been the subject of two special re-
ports from building inspectors of the
past. But to avoid any appearance of
snap Judgment in the matter, the alder.
men, on the motion of Alderman Healy,
directed the present inspector to examine
the building carefully before submitting
a written report, with recommendations,
at the next regular meeting.
Forty families, comprising l69 persons,
are depending almost wholly upon the
| city for support; the breadwinners Of all
| but five of the families are dead, and
| four of the living are suffering with tu-
berculosis This is the gist of verbal
report made by Chairman Alexander Of
the charity committee in commenting on
| the monthly report of the oyerseer. Pre-
yiously Mrs. @. f. Bond and Mrs, w. +.
| Shepard had renewed efforts initiated
two years ago to obtain the services of
welfare worker in Barre. The council
| listened to statements from each, but no
action was taken, as it was explained
! that plans for somewhat radical changes
in the charity department had not ma
| terialized
| The report of 0verseer Mcdonald indi.
Gated that nearly $500 already expend
ed had not settled all charity department
accounts for last month. To begin with
there were an appropriation of $500
and a balance of S65,0l, most of which
was expended as follows; Rents, 1919;
cash payments, S237 90; provisions, ST.,
0322S; fuel, $1,000; funerals, 1924;
clothing and shoes, S20S.74; printing and
office expenses, Sl5. Several outstanding
bills include additional funeral expenses
which remain unpaid All told, ll0 fam
| lilies were assisted in October.
Alderman Milne, vice president of the
board, acted as chairman in the absence
of Alderman A. j. Loranger, who is de-
tanned at home by illness. The following
warrants were approved for payment;
Street department payroll, Sl93lS; en-
gineering payroll S36.3l; water payroll,
$l2l.35; fire payroll, $l3757; police pay
roll, Sl03.37; G. A. Bemis, SIC, services
as ianitor; w j. Loughheed & Co, 1891,
city hall boiler REPAIRS DR. w d, Reid,
$50, DR. M. d. Lamb, S4550, medical sery
ices, poor account; u. G. Brock, Sl6.45,
election expenses. On the recommends
Ition Of the building Inspector, Mrs. Jo-
seph Smith was granted permission TO
have her house at II Foster street re-
shingled