The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-17
BARRE POLICE
GET MORE WAGES
Patrolmen Raised $156 Per
Year, Deputy Chief $152
and the Chief S100
FIREMEN'S WAGE NOT
DEFINITELY FIXED
Alderman H. w. Scott Voted
Against Raise for
the Police

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The Barre en- got their raise
last night. = ~ council voted to
give the Patr = $24 week, the dep
uty chief $2f : elk and the chief fat
salary of s. s. year. This was in re-
sponse to equest of the policemen
recently . ted.
This a raise of $l56 year for
the pa ~ IN, who have been getting
S2l - raise Of Sl52 year for
the d, chief and an increase of 800
a year tof the chief
The fremen did not get their pay def
nitely fixed last night because there was
uncertainty whether the pay and bonus
system reported by the Legislative and
| fire committees last week was to be re
troactiye that is, whether the terms of
| service of the men now in service should
apply toward the 5 per cent yearly in
crease and the bonus It was found
| that all the men in service at the present
| time have served six months or more and
they would, if the ordinance were retro
active, receive a substantial increase over
| the S20.54 now paid; in fact, they would
almost without exception be getting
more than the S24 they asked for.
| The sense of the majority of the coun
| Gil was that the system should be retro
active and that their pay should be based
on service prior to the adoption of the
ordinance. The majority of the council
also opposed making it obligatory for
| the appointment of fremen who are resi-
dents and taxpayers OF Barre. However,
| the ordinance was in such chaotic state
| that it was referred back to the legisla
/ tive and FIRE committees to frame and
report next week.
Large Garage to Be Built.
A proposed large garage to be erected
at the corner of Summer and Merchant
streets by G. A. Paquet was under con-
/ sideration for time, after which it was
| decided that the committee Of the whole
| should visit the site this afternoon at
! 4:30 to consider the location of the pro
posed entrance on the ground floor Some
OF the comcilmen objected to corner
entrance at Summer and Merchant
streets on the ground that the corner is
already dangerous and that traffic would
1 be much more congested there were the
entrance to the garage to be placed on
the corner.
Mr.. Paquet proposes to build cement
and steel, two-story garage, fronting 20
| feet on Merchant street and 75 feet on
Summer street; Ia tons of steel in grid
ers and reinforcements; one wing to be
80 feet deep and the other 40 feet
driveway to second story to be from
Merchant street Mr.. Paquet presented
| blueprint plans through the building in
spector and the latter said it was pro-
posed TO begin construction this fall
The police chief reported II arrests for
/ August, of which three were for intoX
ication, seven for breach of the peace,
| two for burglary, two for driving team
without lights, and one each for forgery,
| violating the speed limit and operating
an automobile while under the influence
of liquor.
The wire inspector reported 20 permits
| granted during August.
The request Of the Barre Granite Man
\ ufacturers' association TO hold in abey-
ance any action regarding streets and
railroad sidings was placed on the table
to future meeting
A street light of go watts was ordered,
placed on Keith avenue near the rear Of
the Rowland block.
AT a special meeting of the aldermen
the appointment of Raymond G. Lupieu
as a permanent fireman was confirmed,
5 to /.
Warrants were ordered paid as fol-
/ lows: n d. Phelps Co.. S6g.lS; Reynolds
s. Son, Sl7.24; Smith Whitcomb Cook,
1920; Trow & Holden Co, Sl2; Calder
& Richardson, 1926; d. NJ. Miles Coal
Co, S2749; Joseph Dixon Crucible Co.,
Sl20; George H. Cook S5.2S; Alderman
Mcmillan, Sl44l5, salary; Builders iron
foundry, Sll973; water rebate, Sl2l.30,
cash. city water department, Sl2.S4; B.
| II. Griffith. trucking, $29.50; ] J. Hast
| ings, $3.50; N. j. Morrison, 81; H.
Mueller Mfg Co., 49e; N. j. Roberts
Sl3.40; Tilden Shoe Co., So; n E. Tel. &
| Tel. Co., S9.05.
j. B. Reardon, SIG; Allen Lumber Co,
$l24: c. w. Averill & Co.. S44.02 cash
paid superintendent's order, Sl5lS II. +.
/ Cutler & Son, Sll.20; Granite City Tool
Co., Sl405; Harvey & Mower, Sll.S0;
Kempton mills, $l5675; L. Mcleod,
| Sl220; Thomas Mekkleson, S22 NJ. & B.
Light & Power Co., S76970; G. A. Pa
uuet, Sl4.l0; S. n Parker Sl0S0; A. J.
| Payne, S7795; overseer of poor, 5000.
R. L. Clark, Slll.l3; Barre Electric
Co, 00c; Barre Gas Co., soc; H. G. Ben
nett, So; Homer Fits Co.. S4.6s; Alex
NcHatfe sos; Moore & Owens, SlI.42;
P. O. Wheaton, $780, Burroughs Adding
Machine Co., $3.50; Felix +. Dams Co,
$s; c. w. Martin, 45c; street department
payroll S33l.O6; engineering department
payroll S3l 40; water department pay
roll, 1888; fire department payroll
| Sl67.97; police department payroll,
Sll7Sl; c, i. Booth, $40; Miss Louise Z.
Grdley, SIS; Mrs G. Morgan, sl.20;
d. NJ Miles Coal Co., S26.S7.
There was some discussion on the pc.
lice payroll, as Alderman Scott ques-
toned the right of paying Officer Gamble
his salary as policeman while that
officer was being paid for service as II
deputy sheriff at the state fair grounds.
! That alderman voted no on that warrant,
and he also voted no on the proposal to