The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-10
LIBERAL OFFER
TO FIREMEN
City of Barre Proposes to
Pay More Than Fire
men Asked
SYSTEM OF BONUSES
is RECOMMENDED
With a Graded Sea- # In
crease for 3 Y = ervice
-$22 a W Nstart

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An offer of 81 .8.k for the first
year, 5 per ce, 3 Ne for the second
year and - - increase over the
previous sal 9 lor the third year, with
bonus of SO the first years complete
service anA bonus of 800 for each Of
the second and third years complete
service is the city of Barre's proposal to
the Barre firemen who recently asked for
fiat salary of S24 week. The pro-
! posal came out in a special report of the
fire committee to the city council last
| night and was referred to the legislative
committee as it must be acted upon in
the shape of an amendment to the ordi-
nances.
| Inasmuch as all of the regulars in
service at the present time are veterans
OF SIX months or more although Fire
man John Heney's present term only
dates month back, the offer of the city
ls virtually more than the request of the
firemen. Fireman Charles Mears is just
starting on his second six months; Fire.
man John Emslie is just rounding out
! his first year; Firemen John Downs
and Edward Barrett have served year
and a half as regulars; Fireman John
Heney was five years regular, later be-
| ing a call man and again regular for
month after returning from overseas:
and Assistant Engineer Peter Purichelli
has been on the permanent force for four
years Fireman Mears is the only mem
Der who would not receive as high as
S24, his pay being S22 and the bonus OF
500 for complete years service, or
practically S23 week.
The bonus idea is intended as an in.
centive to the men TO stay in the service
for more than the heeting engagements
which have characterized the service of
some men.
! It is said that the schedule of wages
was practically agreed upon at confer,
ences between the fire committee aud
the men involved and therefore, the
probability is that all the present men
viii stay on the city's fire fighting force,
| providing of course, the fire committees
proposal, as referred to the legislative
committee, is accepted by the city coun-
cil
There has been one resignation, how
ever, following the conferences, as Fire
man ". b. Robbins quit the service Sat
urday night, and his resignation was
accepted last night by the board of al
dermen, which met prior to the city
council meeting,
| The minimum wage paid to the reg,l-
lars in the department at present is
/ S20.54 per week.
That part of the request of the fire.
men for one day off in five was covered
/ by the fire committees report, to the
effect that the fire committee shall deter
mine the amount of time off, as well as
the vacations. The men are now getting
one day off in seven.
| Another proposed amendment to the
ordinances fixes the number of assistant
1 engineers at three, two of whom shall be
| regular members of the department, in
stead of one as at present This recon-
mendHtion of the fire committee WAS
/ also referred to the legislative commit
| tee
Other fire department matters consid-
cred last night included the appointment
\ by Mayor Glysson Of Henry H. Hodgdon
as Inspector of the fire alarm system and
the confirmation of the appointment
unanimously. Four of the regular fire.
men were also formally appointed and
unanimously confirmed, they being John
Emslie, Edward Barrett, John Downs
and John c. p, Heney. Another appoint
ment unanimously confirmed was that Of
Charles l.. Booth, the new anitor of the
city hall as a special policeman
Two Building Permits Granted.
Building permits were granted by the
! al -, III
| build a foot addition to the westerly
end of their granite manufacturing plant
off Boynton street, the addition TO con-
form in shape to the present structure,
and to HI r. Cutler to build an addition
\ TO garage and salcsroom on South Main
street, the addition to extend 60 feet
! toward the rear, the first floor to be used
for repair shop and the basement for
automobile storage. Building Inspector
Sayton also reported 35 minor permits
granted by him during the month Of
August.
The aldermen voted to send Wire In
spector David NJ. Gilbertson to the con
vention of the National Association Of
Wire Inspectors, which is. to be held at
Springfield, Mass the officials expenses
being paid by the city. They voted not
to accept Wendell place as a street.
They voted permission to P. NJ. Carr to
hang an electric sign over his new store
on Elm street The August report Of
the social worker was accepted and
placed on file
Bills paid included the 81 500 which
the citizens voted last March to the
support of the Aldrich library, the trus-
tees presenting request for the money
in formal letter which was read last
night Other bills paid we're: Town of
Barre, taxes, S26745, water account;
j. B. Reardon 800, two months services
as overseer Of the poor; D M Gilbert
son, $l2, salary for August; city hall
ianitor, $40; cleaning opera house, Mrs
c. L. Booth, $500; social worker, SlS;
police payroll, $ll60l; fire payroll,
$lS065; water payroll Sl5060; engi-
neering payroll, SPLIT; street payroll,
S345.66.
Mayor Glysson suggested the desir-
ability of having one purchasing COM
mittee for all city supplies, the commit
tee so empowered to be the supply COM
mittee, but several of the aldermen ex-
pressed their disapproval of the idea and
no action was taken.
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