The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-11
MORE PAY FOR
BARRE FIREMEN
In View of Additional Serv-
ice the Permanent Men
Had Agre y to Do
CHIEF VII s GET
y..85 A WEEK
s.
Others lS Given Increase
OF T,E e Dollars Over
Present Schedule

Present Schedule
| Increase in the salaries of the perma- \
| nent members Of the Barre fre depart
ment was voted by the board of alder
men last night in view of the increased
work which the seven men had agreed
TO do, as the salary committee report.
ed. The chief is to receive s32.s0
week, instead of s2s.s5; the first as
sistant, S2s.75, instead Of So5.75; the
second assistant the same as the first
assistant; two-year men and over,
S26.l0, instead of s23.l0; the first
year men. S25, instead of s22.
In addition, the men serving full
year are to receive bonus of $50
and those serving out two or more
years bonus Of 800, Men resigning
must give two weeks notice or for
felt the pay then due them. The third
asslslahC cnieI is 10 receive 500
year. The iremen are to have one day
off in seven instead of one day oil in
five. The salary committees recon-
mendations regarding the salaries were
unanimously adopted by the hoard
without debate.
Police Record for July.
Chief of Police Sullivan reported l6
arrests in July, number considerably
larger than the average for the first
six months of the year but small in
comparison with July in preceding
years. Three of the arrests were for
intoxication, three for breach of the
peace, three for selling, two for lar
oeny and operating an automobile
while intoxicated, and one each for
speeding an automobile, search and
seizure and malicious mischief
Building Permits
Building Inspector Hands recon-
mendations were ordered carried out
in the following reports: NJ. b. Nc
Allister TO move and remodel small
building on Hill street into garage
Frank Blouin TO build a garage at II
Murray street; Laurence Campbell. TO
build addition to easterly side of
building at 81 Granite street; Charles
Bianchi & Sons, to build IL by 20 ad-
dition to rear of stoneshed of West
Second street; Napoleon LeClar 10
build addition TO westerly end of barn
on Hillside avenue.
Smith Street Sewer.
A delegation of granite manuftctur-
ers appeared before the board to ask
what progress had been made for the
construction of a sewer on Smith
street, J. A. Healy and Samuel Ger
rard acting as spokesmen. They were
informed that the city government ia
in favor of the sewer and that the
city engineer is to prepare sketch
of the proposed sewer as soon as he
can find time 1t is probable that the
committee of the whole viii look st the
premises.
City Meeting for Hospital Aid,
A petition calling upon the mayor
to call a city meeting at an early date
TO give support to the Barre City hos
pital was presented and on Alderman
motion il was voted that
the mayor call meeting at an. early
date.
The Water Leak.
Chairman Scott OF the water com
mittee reported concerning the break
in the Orange brook reservoir water
main and said that it was the plan
to shut of the Orange reservoir sup
PLY Tuesday afternoon in order Go
complete the repair to the pipe, 1t be-
ing found necessary to lay the pipe
in cement in order to stop the .esk en-
tirely; but that on further consider
alton il was decided first TO clean out
he Scott brook reservoir and make
hat supply available before the Or
lnee supply is shut off. He said that
N case Of fire the Orange Brook
water can be turned on readily. al
hough the repairs in progress may
rave 20 be sacrificed.
IN Huulllous ANatIHdN NeNAt tFfNW-
nendcd the immediate purchase OF
more l6-inch pipe TO be used m snch
ase a. that At present troubling the
sater department; and i was voted
hat the water superintendent place
n order for delivery Of some l6-inch
,ipe with the carload Of pipe already
rdered but not yet started by rail
Moose Want Opera House Date.
Through Clyde Reynolds. the LOYAL
rider Of Moose applied for the free
se II the BaHre opera house for the
irht II Aug. "a. and It was granted
ubiec, 70 ths approval of The present
.ssee
n. 6. Beunetts application % sink
gasoline tank under the Sidewalk n
-ont of the annex - the Barre gar
70 va referred 90 the street CON
.ittee and CITY engineer - inEesti-
sss and rrport. The Red Cross Phar-
.sey uas given permission 70 hang
rr IN front Of Tts store similar %
- q front 81 the Cummings a Lev
store. prov isiug ths sign dcss nst
-oirrs over ths stress lirs Louiss