The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-06
MONTPELIER.
B. M. Hayward Made Water Commits
-, .oiiafd City Hall Janitor

=. sJiidrd City Hall Janttor.
A special city council meeting took
,s .donday evening, when most OF
10 matters under consideration were
he result of the councils visit to differ
Mt streets in the city Saturday after
Don. Other features which were taken
p were the announcement by the prop
ty committee of the appointment of
H. Pollard as janitor Of the city hall
& will assume full responsibility and
III engage such help as he feels he
'cds TO handle the work. Another mat
Fl was the election OF b. NJ. Hayward
water commissioner to fill the vacan
caused by the death OF j. j. Chimney.
lr. Hayward has been acting commits
ioner during the latter part Of Mr..
linney's illness. The water committee
as authorized to draft suitable resolu-
ions relative 10 the death of Mr.. Gin
ney II was voted to expend about 81 200
on relieving sewer condition that has
been left over by past councils from
year to year. This is located at the
loot of Sibley avenue and has been in
bad shape for several years, SO that with
each rain cellars in that vicinity have
been flooded. IL was voted to repair
Fuller, Liberty, Hill and Ridge streets,
all of which are small jobs. The matter
of relieving bad conditions on Terrace
and Mortified streets was referred to
the superintendent OF streets and com
mittee to obtain data as to the expense
and report at the next meeting. This
job will cost approximately 5000, if
constructed. The matter of sewer
which damaged Redfeld Phillips land
was referred to the sewer committee to
investigate. The police were instructed
to have old boxes and two rocks on Elm
street removed, il it had to be done at
city expense. The nuisance and breaking
of the city ordinances by putting ashes
| in the streets was under consideration,
and the superintendent of streets was
directed to furnish the city clerk list
of places, the clerk to write the persons
to stop the practice.
/ A. G. Eaton, marshal of the parade
which will take place Wednesday after
noon, has announced the following aides
in connection with the management OF
| the parade; II. c. Lawson, G.. d, Pitkin,
NV. r. Sterling, G. u. Walton and W. w.
| Russell. The fraternities in the city, as
well as many other organizations hate
made floats and will appear in the pa
rade. The bands, which include the Sher-
man band OF Burlington, Norwich uni
versity band, Marshfeld band, Morris
vile band, and the local band, will be
properly placed in the parade to give the
best music. The organizations viii be in
their places not later than LAS o'clock.
The parade viii be started promptly ut ,
o'clock. The trolley cars win stop ut the
corner of Barre and Main streets from
the beginning of the parade until after
il is completed. The organizations par
ticipating viii break up al the head Of
State street,
The Marquis de Lafayette chapter, d.
A. r., held a meeting in the Knights Of
Columbus hall on Saturday. May 3,
about so ladies being present. The meet
ing was opened in the usual manner, and
after short business meeting the fol-
lowing program was given: Song, Miss
Turner, accompanied by Mrs. Cleaves.
The subject for the afternoon was Great
IehueIe OF hHt hoiiu w dts anu NV II e
Barnby Leach gave most interesting
and instructive talk, which was greatly
enjoyed by ALL Then Miss Turner fol-
lowed with another song The hostesses
for the afternoon were Mrs. G. II. Hea J.
ton, Mrs McCuen, Mrs. Squires, Mrs.
Fifield, Mrs. Hoadley, Mrs, Deming, Mrs.
Goodwin, Mrs. Wilcox. Mrs. Smith, Mrs.
Smile Mrs Ferrin, Mrs. Hanson, Miss
Dewey. Miss Cross, Miss Hodgdon
Dr. f. W. Hartman, who has been in
the medical corps of the regular army,
has arrived home and in a short time
will resume his practice of medicine in
the city. During the time he was in
France, he was promoted to the rank of
captain.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Lawliss are Wis
iting with relatives in the city, Leonard
was one of the first boys to leave Mont
pelier under the selective service reguls
tions, going in the first contingent from
Washington county He was held at
Camp Devens until the following sum
mer, when he went TO France in the 10th
division. He was promoted to sergeant,
which Office he held when he was dis
charged from service a few days ago. He
came back in the same division with
which he went to France.
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