The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-20
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ence that organization depended upon
what the city was going to do about
naming third member of the board.
Prior to going into that conference, DR..
Burr expressed the opinion that the dis
trict health officer supervision would
work out better as the work became sys-
tematized, and he thought it would be
fairly satisfactory, providing he should
be given cooperation from the city coun-
ell. In fact he wanted the backing of
the city council if he should begin prose-
cution for continuing nuisance or in
some similar matter. He was assured
that each member of the city council
was back of him in the aim to improve
public health.
In explaining some of his purposes,
DR.. Burr said that tests of the city wa
ter will be made frequently; that the
fire chief will report on sanitary eondi-
tions as he found them during his round
of inspection; that nuisances will be
handled by writing letters to the parties
conducting such nusances, and that
something more drastic will be exercised
in case of failure to comply with sug-
gestions; that monthly reports of con-
tagious diseases will be made; that he
will report all nuisances to the city, and
that eventually the milk situation will
be cleaned up.
For the present he advised holding up
on the matter of cleaning up the milk
situation, because the state board OF
health was at present somewhat at sea
as to what course will be pursued. The
milk problem, including that of licensing
dealers, was discussed at some length
but, in conformity with DR.. Burr's sug-
gestion, no action was taken.
Applications from f. A. Bugbee & Co.
for permits TO build an addition to their
granite plant, the addition to be used for
a boiler room, and another building for a
coal shed, were acted on favorably, per
mits being granted.
100 Per Cent Patriotic Firms.
A communication from an official OF
the war department, asking all Barre
manufacturers to show their 100 per cent
loyalty by agreeing to re-engage any OF
their employees who may have entered
the service of tSe United States during
the war was handled by the action OF
the council, on Alderman SCOTS motion
that the city recommend to all employ.
ers of labor in Barre that they re-en.
gage their employees who went into the
service, providins the men apply fol
work within so days of their discharge
from the service It was felt that the
time limit for application for old jobs
should not be held open indefinitely. The
letter stated that citations viii be giver
such firms as agree to take back all
their former employees who left off WORK
to enter U. S. service
A resolution relating to departmental
appropriations was adopted, the appro
priation setting aside $4,000 to the street
department, $1,000 of which came from
The surface sewer fund
Recommendations from the Traveller
Insurance & Indemnity Co. for safe
guarding workmen about the city stone
crusher were referred to the street com
mittee with power to act.
Complaint of the city water being
black and undrinkabe on the uplands o.
the west side of the city following thu
new Granite street connection was mad,
by John Macdonald of Bassett street
and the complaint will be looked into
the council assured the complainant
Complaint concerning the removal of dir
under street bank on Pike street wa
referred to the street committee.
peculiar request from an attorney il