The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-22
CEMETERY RULES
WERE ACCEPTED
Barre City Council Took Action After
Some Opposition Had Been
Expressed.

After some opposition, the Barre cit,
council last night accepted the rules pro
posed by the cemetery commission 70
the control Of Elmwood cemetery. Th'
chief opposition was presented by Alder
man Alexander, who took the grounG
that one clause of the rules would pre-
vent owners OF lots in the cemetery from
taking care of those lots personally ol
delegating the work 20 some member Of
their family. Others stated that th,
cemetery commission could not prevent
owners of lots from working on theil
own property but they were not so sure
under the reading Of the clause, that
owners could delegate the work of caring
for the lots 10 relatives, under the super.
vision of the cemetery superintendent.
However, there was little said in oppo.
sition 10 the rules other than by Alder.
man Alexander and when il came to a
vote that alderman was the only person
voting in the negative.
All the members of the council were
present when the meeting started
promptly. Z. l., Smith, appearing for
r. b. Crandall post, q. A. r., made a
personal invitation To the city council
and city clerk To participate in the Me-
mortal day parade and also in the dinner
To be given shortly after the exercises on
that day. Major Glysson thanked Mr..
Smith, and the council, in the next piece
of business voted the usual warrant of
$3.50 for the observance of Memorial day,
the order being made out to b. p. Wiley
of the post.
Other warrants ordered paid were:
S259.92 for street department payroll,
1861 for engineering department pay
roll, s723l for water department pay
roll, Sll9s0 for fire department payroll
SCISSORS, Sl6 for the city hall janitor and
S5 to the Montpelier & Barre Light &
Power company for electric power.
Petitions for electric lights in three
places in the city were ordered granted
when the finances permit The same at
titude was taken toward a petition from
seminary for the completion of
the cement walk from the seminary
grounds to Summer street, the walk hav-
ing been laid from the main seminary
building part way down the hill, the cost
being met by subscriptions among friends
of the school.
The report of the overseer of the poor
for April showed receipts of $3.50 and
A balance of s2l.36, the report being ac-
eepted.
Building permits were granted to A,
Jardini to remodel house at Is Rail-
-oad street, to Louis Romanos to build a
piazza over ell of house at 50 Prospect
street, and to the D. NJ Miles Coal Co. to
,uild addition TO woodshed off Smith
treet, Requests of Alfred Milne and
u. S. Levin to move henhouses, the for
ner from Brook to Pleasant street and
he latter on Merchant street, were or
ered granted if the locations are accept
bic TO the building Inspector. The wire
Inspector reported II permits granted.
A serious matter which has come to
he attention of the city attorney in
7hich prosecution is likely TO be started
sas referred to the charity committee
nd the city attorney with power to act.
A proposal TO give the Barre boys Of
he May draft an official sendo when
hey leave during the latter part of the
'eek was left to the mayor, the city
Jerk and Alderman Alexander to make
he arrangements.