The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-07
City Council Also Voted to
Investigate Their Work
Last Year
SUIT INSTITUTED
TO FORCE PAYMENT
The City to Secure Loan Of
$4,000 in Anticipation
of 1919 Taxes

There probably won't be any suit by
Assessors Riley and Rossi against the
city Of Barre for wages on the last eight
days Of October Leastwise, that was
the indication after the city council, by
unanimous vote last night, had decided
to pay those two officials and Assessor
Noyes for the last eight days Of the
aforesaid October The action followed
long wrangle between the two assessors
Riley and Rossil and the city,. The
treasurer was instructed to make the
tender. The suit was due TO be heard
Monday, Jan l3.
After having taken that action, the
council voted, again unanimously to in
struct the salary committee to make
thorough investigation in relation to the
labor OF the assessors during 1918 and
to see if the city can collect back in case
1t should be proven that any or all of
the assessors had not worked at certain
and' sundry times. The council for
third time seemed to be unanimous and
the members also expressed the opinion
that the city meeting wbb' votes this
year to pay the assessor per diem
should stipulate for just the asses
sors should be paid
Aside from that it was commonplace
meeting. A resolution calling for tenn
porary loan Of $4,000 in anticipation of
1918 taxes was passed to a second read
ing Another resolution passed to see
ond reading related to departmental ap.
propriations, and the council expects to
meet late this afternoon to pass the reso-
luton.
The free use of the opera was given to
the Squag Hoiler follies for the nights OF
Jan. 0 and 10.
The following warrants were ordered
padi: Charity department, $1,000; street
payroll, $l6774; engineering payroll
ISl7.3l; water department, $l3773; fire
department, Sl6l95; police department,
| tSllS.37; Janitor Bemis for services and
cash paid, S36.S0; Louise NJ GridIey 1.-TWO
weeks salary, SS772; Oscar Slayton,
building inspector, Sl3.20; Alderman A
| J. Loranger, 5000; 0yerseer Mcdonald
S26.23; call mems payroll, S409.50; Alder
man D. ]. Mcmillan, $500; Barre City
band, $3.50.
| Building Inspector Slayton reported
that he had granted seven minor permits
during December. one of them to FL. A.
| Rugg, agent, on condition that an old
building be razed. Later there ensued a
discussion about rasing the building in
question, and the inspector was given
authority to remove the building.
Wire Inspector Gilbertson reported II
permits granted and IS permits for in
stalling meters to the Montpelier & Barre
Light & Power company. The council
certified to the application in relation to
Fred Brown. The Fidelity & Casualty
company of New York reported that an
Nov. l3, 1918, the boilers in the city hall
were in good condition.
Dr. G. f. Dalton, secretary Of the state
board of health, wished to know if ii,
census of tuberculosis patients in Barre
could not be made, in view Of the fact
| that the Washington county tuberculosis
hospital project was about to be started
and in view, too, of the session of the
legislature at hand. The matter was
referred to the health committee.
A permit was granted the Lane Manu-
| featuring company of Montpelier TO build
an extension to a storehouse lust of,
Granite street. In reply to a query by
the department of labor, Mayor Glyssou
was instructed to give desired informa
tion concerning new construction pro-
posed in Barre The reports of the water
department for the months of July, Au-
gust, September, October and November
were accepted and placed on file. A hos
pital bill, which was brought in by the
new oyerseer, j. b. Reardon, was referred
to the charity committee.