The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-23
ASSESSORS BILLS
AGAIN DISCUSSED
Assessor Rossi Appeared Before the City
Council Last Evening to Present
Their Side of the Case.

With the matter Of paying them sal
aries several weeks overdue still hanging
fire, Barres board of assessors delegated
A. NJ. Rossi, one of their own number, to
appear before the city council at its regu-
lar meeting last evening and refute some
Of the charges of dereliction preferred
against the board by the mayor and all
dermen. The hearing given Assessor
Rossi forms another chapter in an Incl
dent which was part Of the meeting
last week, when the aldermen, after
hearing that the assessors, while submit
ting a bill for duties which were sup
posed to continue until Oct Is, had prac-
tically concluded work Aug. 10, refused
to approve warrant for three weeks
pay.
Much of the testimony offered pro and
con was in the nature of a rehash of
statements previously made, but Asses
sor Rossi, in addressing the mayor, re-
minded the council that the voters, at a
city meeting last fall increased the pay
Of the assessors and at the same time
ruled in effect that they might work
whenever they please so long as they
perform the tasks assigned them by
statute. Mayor Glysson, at the outset,
asked the assessor if the work couldn't
be done in less time than was actually
taken. His query wrung from Mr.. Rossi
the admission that it might be shaved a
few days, but in his rejoinder the asses
sor declared that at least two of the as
SCISSORS had turned down much more lu-
crative jobs that they might devote their
whole time to the business of assessing
and appraising. He further denied the
story, quoted by the mayor, that he him
self had been absent from the office for
four or five days at time.
The argument grew more spirited as
Assessor Rossi made the declaration that
the board of assessors is accountable to
the people alone and that there is no
statutory proviso whereby it il bound to
take instructions from any body Of men.
Alderman Milne questioned the declara
tion, and Mr.. Rossi replied that the as
SCISSORS were principally engaged in the
occupation Of providing for the money
that the council is spending Alderman
Healy said he would be satisfied if each
assessor personally stated that the mon
ey asked for had been earned The dis
cussion ended rather abruptly, but the
matter of back pay for the assessors was
discussed at greater length in an execu-
tive session after the routine business
had been transacted Action is antieipat-
ed in the near future, but no inkling was
given out as To what the council decided,
If, indeed, a decision was reached.
The street committee was interrogated
-, - III 4 L
premises at 8l Maple avenue is to be re-
moved, Chairman Mine explained that
the departments gang of laborers and
teams were badly crippled by the epi-
demic and added that the work would be
done as soon as possible. Ricardo Sironi
asked for and was granted permission to
move a henhouse from 100 Smith street
to S3 Berlin street Building Inspector
Oscar Slayton reported renewed com
plants against dilapidated paint shop
on Hall street People in the neghbor-
hood are afraid that the building, said
to be the property of Fl, A. Rugg, will
collapse and injure someone. No action
was taken
Chief Sinclair filed the August report
for the police department, which referred
offenses in the crime catalogue as fol-
lows: lntoxication 34, breach of the
peace 5, operating an auto without lights
3, keeping liquor Illegally, search and
seizure, concealing stolen property and
fraud, each. The report was accepted.
Joseph Perlini's protest against travelling
conditions on Eliiston street and the ac-
eompanying request for highway repairs
were referred to the street committee
with power to act.
Conspicuous among large number Of
warrants approved for payment was one
in favor Of the school treasurer, which
turns over to him the sum Of S23549.35,
representing the balance of the 1918
school tax With it went 81 ,4G05T, the
balance Of the evening drawing school
special tax. Other warrants approved
were as follows: c. w. Averill & Co.,
$4s.40, supplies; Barre Electric Co.,
S26-2l, supplies and@repairs; Barre Paw
ing & Contracting Co., S36, paving blocks:
Calder G Richardson, $l7.5s, fuel; p.
Carey & Co, s2s.05, supplies; Cutler &
Son, $3.50, supplies; Il. A, Drown, S32.T0,
supplies Kempton mills, S92,l2, sup
plies; d. NJ. Miles Coal Co., Sg04l. fuel;
NJ & b. L. & P. CO., S769.26, power and
light; S. n Parker, $40, repairs and
supplies N. d. Phelps Co, S33092 sup
plies and repairs; Reynolds & Son, $5S0I,
supplies; Smith, Whiteomb 4 Cook,
S36.77, repairs; Trow & Holden, $775,
repairs; James White, 80, blacksmith.
ing: Builders Iron Foundry CO., $426s,
supplies; H. c. Leonard, SIS, teaming; H.
Mueller & Co, S2730, supplies; Henry
Alexander, S9l.s0, services as alderman;
A. j. Isoranger, $3.50, services as alder
man; G.. NJ. Rand, S29.70, services as
building inspector; W. j. Longhheed a.
CO., S6l.12. boiler repairs; Imperial
Brush Co., 80, supplies; Seth w. Jones,
Sl0.5l, federal tax on pool table; @. A.
Pacquet, Sll60, labor; j NJ Paine,
S20.73, hay; f. FL Tracy, $ls330, board
bill Of NIessrs Good and Perantoni; DR.
O. G. Stickney, $50, services as health
officer; Alex Hanton, $l975, returning
burial and removal permits.
d. F. Gregory, $50, hay; w F, Scott,
state treasurer, $l3l57.l4, direct state
tax; f. G. Brock, Sl6.60, election serv-
ices; N. ]. Roberts, S33.45, printing;
Hotel Barre, Sl2825, doctors expenses,
epidemic accounts Mrs J. Rizzi, Sl7, dim
ners, epidemic account; street payroll,
S233.s4; engineering payroll, $368li wa
ter payroll, sl24.75; fire payroll, S3409s;
j, Il, Roberts, SIG, services as ianitor
BASEBALL PENSION FUND.
Proposed to Be Formed Out of Next
Wnrld,s Series Funds.