The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-10
Neil Nelson Appointed q
Regular Policeman css \
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the Barre Fore. =
A U. s, PUBLIC .ALTH
VENEREAL CLINIC
1t Will Be Opened in Barre,
Like Clinics in Burling-
ton and Rutland

A man was appointed to the Barre
police force last night and a city ply
sician was named to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of DR.. " C. Good
rich Neil Nelson lis the new police
man, making the fifth regular. He is
"a years old, is bed-setter in the
granite industry. He is naturalized
Dane. He was recommended by Chief
Mitchell and the police committee and
was unanimously confirmed by the al
dermen. Special Officer "A. B. Curtis
has been serving until the force was
filled out.
The new city physician is DR.. j. A.
Wark, a former holder of the same po-
sltion, who has recently returned from
UAlted States service and il now locat-
ed IN the former residence of DIR. II. O.
Worthen on Keith avenue. His APP
pontment was confirmed unanimously.
Some Department Accounts 0verdrawn.
large amount of routine business
was transacted by the aldermen in spite
OF the fact that only four members
were present Scrutiny of the depart
ment accounts occupied some time, and
| 1t was found that several of the depart.
ments had overdrawn. the water de-
partment going the highest with S4,-
1921 oyerdrawn and the poor depart
ment the least with S95.6S overdrawn.
Some questions were asked as to the
reason for the large overdraft of the
water department, but the chairman of
the water committee was absent and
there were no definite statements al
though several items of expense were
brought forward.
| Other departments which were esti-
mated to be in need of more msney to
finish the year were the streets, side
walks, police, fire, engineering, interest,
parks and sewers accounts, although
the five last-named had not yet reached
| the basement of their money. II
was finally decided to appropriate the
| following amounts: Streets 1900. side
walks $50, water S6,S00, poor $1,000,
police $50, fire 5000, engineering $40,
interest 5000, parks 1921, sewers SIS;
and the resolution calling for those
amounts was ordered to second read
ing.
The overseer of the poor estimated
| that 81 925 would be needed to pay the
November bills, and that amount was
ordered drawn for the department
| Other warrants were; Street payroll,
| S27l.77; engineering payroll, S44.73;
water payroll, Sl74.3s; fire payroll,
Sl90,25; police payroll, Sl26.S5; d. NJ.
GiIbertson, wire inspector, Sl260; and
other fixed charges for the week
Ten Arrests in November.
There were 10 arrests in November,
according to the monthly report of the
chief of police, the offenses being class-
| fed as follows: lntoXication five, breach
Of the peace two, selling liquor one,
larceny one, operating auto in reckless
and careless manner one. The report
was accepted.
The social workers report for No
yember was read, accepted and placed
on file
The building inspector reported on
an examination Of the Reynolds & Son
building on Main street, stating that
the floor supports had been strength.
ened but some of the timbers were
| broken; the roof was the most danger
Gus part in case of heavy snowfall, the
claim being made that the roof might.
break through and push out the front
wall into Main street, The Inspector
report brought out the four state
ments; ID That the public should be
warned concerning the building; ~
that the building, being used as hard
ware store, was subjected TO consider
able weight; t3l that no fireman should
be expected to enter the building unless
il be to save human life; t4l that the
front was unsightly. The report closed
with the recommendation that COM
mittee be chosen to consult with the
owners about the condition of the build
ing.
The report was accepted and the
recommendation ordered carried out.
Mayor Glysson appointed Aldermen
Scott, Loranger and Alexander to con
fer with the owners.
During the month of November the
building Inspector granted Is permits.
A Venereal Clinic in Barre.
Appearing for the United States pub
lie health service, DIR. j. H. Woodruff
announced that that branch Of the fed
eral service was preparing to open a
venereal clinic in Barre similar to those
in Burlington and Rutland and that the
city was asked to furnish two rooms,
Hight. heat and running water for the
purpose of holding the clinics He
asked for the school commissioners
room and stated chat beaver board
partition might be constructed so that
the one room might be divided to serve
az A waiting room and also room for
treatment Of cases.
DR.. Woodruff stated that the starting
of these venereal clinics in Vermont
was in conjunction with similar efforts
Iall over the country and that the estab
llishment Of this clinic might develop
into public health clinic in Barre. He
thought it advisable to have this clinic
from many standponts,
After hearing DR.. Woodruff's presen-
tation of the matter, the board in
structed the property committee to con
fer with him relative TO the changes
needed in the school commissioners
room. II is expected that the clinic
will be started in two weeks.
Among the minor matters attended
to were the following: Granting ger
init to A. ]. Young of Merchant street
to move garage; referring of Paul
Scampinis application for a pool room
license at 303 North Main street to the
license committee; and the granting Of
licenses for keeping pigs and cows to