The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
CALL OF POOR
INCREASING
Eight New Families Are
Added to the Over
seer's List
OVERSEER SOUGHT
$1,000 FOR DECEMBER
Lee 0. Tracy ,ointed Au-
ditor to - -eed w. B.
= orion

Eight g amilies whose monthly re-
qurem,ES fomise TO approach $500 and
a requis. i for 81 300 TO cancel bills con
tracted in December indicate to what ex-
| tent demands for assistance are piing
up in the charity department this win
ter. Citation of these figures were made
at the regular meeting of the city coun-
ell last evening by Overseer William Me-
Donald, who asked for the 81 800 appro-
priation that the books of the depart
ment may be balanced regularly. The
appropriation was included in the war
rants approved for payment.
incidentally, although bearing on the
work of the charity department, letter
came from John L. CaIlaghan, in which
the writer advocated a municipal wood
yard, argued for the retention of street
department laborers in the winter that
they might work in the woods, and ended
by subscribing himself, yours for kind
ness, justice and democracy" Alderman
Alexander explained that the city il
quite amply supplied with wood and that
the difficulty recently encountered in get
ting it sawed is about to be overcome.
Mr.. Callaghan's letter was referred to
the charity committee, which is handling
the wood situation.
The council meeting was short lived,
but longer by minutes than brief ses-
sion of the aldermen, which followed.
Mayor Glysson placed in nomination the
name of Lee O. Tracy to succeed William
B. Marion resigned, as member of the
board of auditors, Mr.. Tracy's name
was unanimously confirmed, and he will
serve out the remainder of Mr.. Marrion's
term. The new auditor is an accountant
of rather wide experience, having been
for some years in the home
office of the Granite Mutual Fire Insur
ance Co., and latterly in the office Of Me-
Allister & Kent He is believed to be
well qualified for the work.
Beginning next week the council will
address itself to the task of considering
departmental reports submit
led in anticipation of the Forthcoming
annual city report. First to come down
he back stretch with his fiscal account
ng is David NJ. Gilbertson, wiring in
spector. who presented his report last
night. A total OF 30s permits for wiring
we're granted, among the larger Jobs be
NO 68 motors. % tenement houses, 26
cottage houses, 50 repair projects, nine
two electric signs, and four tenn
,orarv installations. Ninety-four per-
nits were granted. The report was ac-
,epted for Incorporation in the citys
1ear book Mr.. Gilbertson also reported
IN q minor permits granted in Deem
,er. The December report Of q. NJ. Rand,
he building inspector, referred to ~ APP
,lications, all of which were granted.
Angelo Baradelli and ]. f. Higgins were
-iyep permits to move henhouses with
he reservation that the locations chosen
rove satisfactory to the building inspec-
or.
Division of f-nds expended in the char
Ey department last month, for which
he overseer asked an appropriation, dis
losed the following items; Rents, S22s;
ash, $l49.s5y fuel, $3l4.06; medicine,
20; printing $3.50; teaming, $3.50;
S6276; washing, So; shoes,
IL; groceries, $5l5,95; plumbing, 45c;
nice. S2l5: trip to Waterbury, S3.l5.
The following warrants were approved
" payment: Street department pay
III, Sl35.2S poor department, $1,000;
w. German, postage and registration,
10; engineering payroll. Sl7.3l; water
,partment payroll, sol 10; fire depart
ent payroll, sl34.50; call tiremen,
1915; police payroll, $l00.6O; G. A. Be
is, SIC, services as ianitor; Peter P,iri-
Iii. $50, care of clock; ID. M. Gilbertson,
40. services as wiring inspector; G.
Rand $1,000, services as building in
ector; c. H. Reynolds, S6l.95, services
alderman; Charles oliver. Sl7.65,
rvices as health officer; Forrest Cha
ns. SlS.S5. services as alderman; j.
mean, Sl450, services as fireman.