The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
MONTPELIER
Cost of Poor Department Last Year
Was S13,2oo.73.

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total cost of Sl3,20073, OF which
Sc 007 .95 is at the city farm. The net
cost of the department was S7,504.oI
| The profit from the farm was S3,33 ~.
The department last year cost Sl4,-
| lSS03.' The city farm costs Sd, l53.69,
while the income from the farm was
not as large as in 1918. The net eN-
pense was $S,24594 in 1918 The in
ventory shows that the overseer has
increased the stock at the farm from
$3,76l last year, to S4,3ll this year.
The water commissioners report
shows the total receipts to have been
| S24.65l.47 last year against S24 go. 10
| this year, with the work done under
new commissioner who was not ac-
! ouainted with the affairs OF the office.
| There has been 81 900 paid to the sink
| ing fund, while three pieces OF prop
erty have been bought by the depart
ment.
The street commissioners report
shows the total expense to have been
$40, 4l077, against S2s ,SS7 50 last year.
The sidewalks cost $2904 this year
against S3,o65 last year. The streets
cost Sl2,333 this year against SIT ,o3i
last year; bridges 1882 against ST.
1875 last year; resurfacing S3,5ss
against 1886; state roads. S4,S6l
against 1926 last; oiling, S2,996, against
1872
The fire department cost Sl0,0l7 this
year against 81 ,47S.Sl last year. The
bell alarms were IA and still alarms
Il. The total loss paid by insurance
companies was S2,Sl6lS while the
loss sustained by fire where there was
no insurance was $S4j The property
risk was 1898 1855 The total loss last
wear was S6.400.94, while the personal
| loss was $500
The building inspector reports more
permits issued this year. r total OF 90
against 50 last year, Improvements of
] S78g5O this year against $4,000 last
year. The cost OF the department was
Sl.l0 this year against Sll.60 last year.
! The park commissioners have med
their report with the city clerk and It
has been audited and gone to the
printers. The total receipts were
Al .3g4. 10. while the expenditures were
81 .O27.l5, mostly on the observatory
on Capitol hill and S3l050 on Langdon
meadow,
There is balance OF $l2,509.43 on
| hand
The school commissioners have filed
their report with the clerk. There will
be an increase ia the budget according
to the report Of Sll $50 over that Of
| last wears budget which will inclnde
81 $40 increases in salaries. Their to-
tai budget calls for S70.547.0S against
the budget of l9lg.l920 OF SjS,504.
There j. minority report in which
Ira Richarfson. commissioner from
ward 6. does not agree with the re-
port as to the proposed bonus claim
ing Inequalities to the teachers salaries
as between the grades and high school
Roger Hurlbut of HYDE Park was in
The city to-day on matters connected
with the probation and other state de
partments
To the cleverness of Misses Maude
and Adelaide Teachout, Arthur Dolby, a
Montpelier Young man, owes prevention
from bad fall Friday evening during
the basketball game. The young man
was sitting near the two ladies IN the
gallery and in his excitement over the
game lost his balance and was falling
over the railing from the gallery TO
the floor below. The Misses Tesehout,
who sat near him, seized his clothing,
holding him until others grabbed him
and pulled him back to the gallery. lie
did not appear TO enjoy the remainder
of the game much and was rather
white
The HYDE Park Warehouse company
has filed articles in the secretary of
states office asking for permission to
reduce their capital stock from S25,-
900 to $4,000.
Linus Leavens. commissioner of fish
and game. was in Orleans last evening
TO speak at the annual meeting of the
Northern Vermont Fish & Game league.
Governor F. w Clement has gone
to his home in Rutland.
One OF the interesting things in con
nectian with the trial of II. F. era
ham is that the testimony of Frank
lin :. Pratt was used as the exact
loss to the state. while that Of Young
& Company Of New York was not re
/ garded III the matter The cost Of
Young & Company for making their
report was Sll 900, while that OF Mr..
Pratt was a little over $500.
H. f. Pease. who has been deputy
bank commissioner. has resigned and
has accepted a position with +. II. Rol-
Inns & Co. of Boston.
X. c. Small of Boston. who has
charge of the installation OF the night
schools in Vermont, met the school SUI
perintendents during the time they
were in convention here. His work Is
the formation of night schools to teach
aliens the civil government of this ma
ton that they may be able to pass the
examinations Of the district court in
naturalization. Mr. Small has installed
eight schools thus far. This does not
include one TO be installed in Barre.
Frank Smith of the Capital Savings
Bank & Trust Co. has received from
Mrs. Horatio y. Taplin Of Washington,
ID. C., letter stating that Mr.. Taplin's
Oldest brother, Eben. died in Corning,
| Cal. Jan. 81. He had been in the far
West for 80 years and was the oldest
son of Horatio and Harriet Taplin. He
was about so wears of age and was
well known among the older residents
in Montpelier
Walter c. Lamphere OF Montpelier
has been appointed special administra-
tor and {. II Dudley and 7. J. Jerome
Of Montpelier commissioners Of the es
tate OF ii. Lester Morse, who was killed
last Sunday.
The Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.
has been appointed administrator OF
the estate Of Amos L. Merrill, late of
Barre
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