The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-23
MONTPELIER
Serious Depletion of Citys Funds
Makes Council Talk Economy.

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The regular meeting of Montpelier
| city council took place last evening
with two members absent, Finances
occupied most of the time of the meet
ing and all subjects bore on that mat
ter. The matter of an increase in the
wages of the police department was
/ left on the table because of lack of
money. while uniforms for the fire de
partment were voted after some talk
along financial lines. The men need
the equipment. It was voted last
spring to buy them but some question
was raised in the matter. There is a
shortage of money in the street, sew.
er, poor and probably in some of the
other departments, due TO the large ex-
penditures made in the purchase of
the fire truck and what will go with it
and the building of the barn at the
poor farm, the former of which. cost
$4,000 more than it was estimated end
the latt = nearl, $4,000 more than the
vote of He council appropriated TO.
its construction. The 9 uncil will have
to figure very closely on It's finance,
to get through the year and it will be
ibsolns e'y necessary to cut some IF
the depd .tments to carry through 9TH
er departments. While each member
Of the council expressed the desire 70
give the policemen morc payEbe funds
are mo- available and therefore, the
matter stands. The matter of planting
trees thlA fall was left - the mayor
water committee and wlter commits
sioner. The state forester urged that
fall planting occur. The persons to
whom the matter was referred will
investigate and act according to their
judgment. The horse Max. which, since
the paid fire department was insti- |
tuted, has drawn the single rig, was by |
motion, in the council last evening |
transferred to use in the street de- |
partment, but it is understood that the |!
fire department may recall it at any i
time il is needed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holden Farrar. who |
have been visiting with Alderman and !
Mrs w. H. Fsrrar, have gone to their
home in Cincinnati, o.. while Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Vollers have gone to their
home in Wilmington, N. c., after a
visit with their daughter at the same
home.
Miss Ruth Munroe, daughter of Mr.. n
and Mrs. Donald Munroe of Middlesex,
was married in Washington, d. G., re
Gently to Norman Thomas Jelly of Al
toona, Pa. Another marriage in the
same family will occur shortly, it is
expected, Marcus Munroe, brother
Of the above named bride. having been
given a license b ythe city clerk TO
marry Helen c. Ellicott of Montpel
ier
Piano like new for sale at a bar
gain at 1872 Main street. adv.
Mrs. Elsie Gates of the fish and
game commissioners Office, who was
III the first of the week. has resumed
ier employment. She received advice
hat the two barns on her fathers |
place in Littleton burned Monday ;
night. the FIRE having apparently been !
'aused BY short circuit in the electri ,
al apparatus in the barn. One Of
hem was beyond saving when the fire ,
sas discovered The other caught from .
his one and burned to the ground.
However, the fremen were able to |,
ave the house. which stood about 10 !
Get from the barn.
Only a few automobile accidents
ook place the first part of the week,
according TO the reports received at
he secretary of states office. C. ID. =
Brown of Marshfield has made a re c
,ort of the accident when Mrs. Fl. b. {
Blossoms machine hit the Brown car. /
{ is claimed in the report that the
river of Mrs. Blossoms machine put !,
n the brakes and the car turned part
yay round in the road, forcing the
Brown car over bank. All escaped
injury. f. A. Morse of Randolph re
,orted that his machine hit a child,
mt that the child escaped injury. The
hid ran in front of the automobile. :
lie reported that it was a child of Mrs.
Irman Terry. "
George Reed Of the state engineers b
flee is in Barnet to-day, looking after
One road work.
Several from the State House went b
. Mortified fair during today and
esterday.
W. S. Teachout left this morning for =
where he will see his son, :
nd hen 60 to Springfield, Mass, TO
ttend the exposition.
Fl. T. johnson, adiutsnt general, was
! Rutland Yesterday in connection
18th the new armory.
Mrs Mary Nye is completing the in
exing Of the records of 1907 in the
Nv clerks office, which will COM
lete the work for this year on the
decking which is being done under
he supervision OF the library bureau 4
Iisses jenkins and Saunders, who
ave been here from Boston. have
one back to their homes. The rec .
-ds of warrants and quit claim deeds
nd mortgages. which are filed in the
lice since last August, will be in
,xed by the office force. Next year
Is expected that the indeNing will
continued back another period Of
,ars.