The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-04
Barre City Council to Invite
Various Organizations
to a Conference
PROPOSE MONUMENT
OF SOME PRETENSIONS
Medals for Men Who Have
Served in Present War
Have Been Received


century desired soldiers and sailors mon
ument in Barre was started by the city
council last night when. a date was set
for conference of some of the leading
organizations of the city with view to
getting the project started. Wednesday
evening, Feb. 10, was the date set; and
the council decided to make special in
vitation to the Manufacturers & Quar-
riers association, the Barre branch, G. c,
!. A., the merchants association, the
Board of Trade and the Central Labor
union, although it is expected that the
cooperation of the whole city will be en-
listed in the movement
No further plans for the conference
were laid, only it was decided to ask the
above mentioned organizations to send
three men each TO represent them in the
preliminary conversation over the mat
ter And, in fact, there was little talk
by the council before the invitation was
decided upon, the plan arising spontane
ously when bit of red, white and blue
attached to the medals which the city
IS to distribute among the soldiers and
sailors from Barre in the present war
was displayed on the council table. With
one accord, the councillors fell in with the
suggestion and the ball was started a.
rolling. In the meantime it is felt that
there will be talk inside and outside of
meetings, wherever people get together
TO discuss matters of marked interest
In the slight talk that preceded the ac-
tion, the council as unit considered that
it was due Barre to do honor to its sons
who have given their services in many
wars and, incidentally. it was pointed
out that Barre, the building place of sol
diers' memorials, ought to have a hand
some memorial of its own, something
which might, perhaps, match the famous
Burns monument on the Spauding school
grounds.
The little bit of red, white and blue
which awoke the ardoT of the councillors
to the soldiers and sailors memorial idea
goes with an attractive bronze medal, of
which 700 have been received BY the city
clerk from the manufacturers and which
viii, in due time, be distributed among
the men who went from Barre in the
present war The medal is in cross for
nation, and on that background stands
the u. S. shield and the familiar eagle,
with just beneath on raised surface the
words, European War Force" On the
reverse side is the city seal and these
words: Presented to her gallant sons in
grateful recognition of their part in the
World War, Ial7-l9lS." The fob had
not arrived but is expected soon,
When the plans for giving out these
medals are formulated it is proposed to
make record of the recipient of each
medal given out, so that the city may
have some correct statistics concerning
the men who went to war. The men win
be asked to state, among other things,
the units in which they were placed In
asmuch as the medals are so attractive
and make such fitting recognition OF
service it is certain that every man, or
the relatives of the deceased men, will
desire to possess one Of them,
Among other actions taken by the
council last night was the adoption of
amendments to the city ordinances re-
pealing the civil service system of the
police department. The property com
mittee was instructed, too, to consult
with the city hall janitor relative to
keeping the city hall corridor open on
order to accommodate the men and wom-
en- who may wish to use the laboratories
Plans for the remodeling of the police
station were considered informally, and
it developed that orders had been given
for the purchase of some of the wood
needed to make the changes
The following city warrants were or
dered paid: Street department. Sl466l
engineering department, S36.Sl; water
department, Sl37.59; police department
Sl05,62; city hall janitor, Sl6; D, NJ. Gil Y
bertson, wire inspector, SI2,60; J. r
Averill auditor, S30.S0; William Steph
en-, auditor, S32; d. J. Sullivan, auditor,
S32; Grace Moran, cleaning, 81; J. H.
Spencer, S36; Louise NJ. Gridley, SlS83;
fire department, Sl5l50
The auditors, who drew their pay as
above noted, made their report of the
audit OF the city accounts for the last
fiscal year and their report was accepted
and ordered printed in the annual city
report. The report was as follows;
Auditors Report.
We. the undersigned auditors Of the
city of Barre, herewith submit our re
port for the year ending Dee. 81, 1918.
We have carefully examined the books
and accounts of the city clerk and treas
urer, school treasurer, water superintend
ent, cemetery commissioners, park com
missioners, trustee of cemetery trust I
funds, library committee. oyerseer Of
poor, school tuition account. and find
them correctly balanced and all expendi-
lures properly vouched for; and we have
also verified the cash and securities held
by the treasurer, water superintendent,
overseer OF poor and park commission
ers.
We have also examined the books and
accounts of the Aldrich public library and
find the same correct.
As required by the statutes, we here
with subjoin a list Of the obligations Of
the city:
City Bonds.
4 per cent refunding bonds
payable July /, l0l9...... S57 10000
per cent Lincoln school
bonds, payable $4,000 year
ly ........................ 100000
per cent school bonds, pay
able April |. 1884 toption-
al after April |, l924l.... 100000 F
per cent school bonds, pay
able Oct. /, 1884 .......... 6j500,0O 4
$l77OOOOO
(Coutinued on fourth papel