The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-26
Barre's Water Superin
tendent Reports the Waste
Must Be Stopped
OR CITY WILL FACE
SERIOUS SITUATION
Installing of Meters Will 81
One Meas to Bring
IS .ef

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| In makir ., annual report, Sup
s. L. Rug g # the Barre water d
partmen' ~ ks of the present was
of the water and declares th
only @ iential rains last Augu
prevA a partial suspension of Il
granite industry because of the lad
of water. He asserted that this vast
must be stopped, or the city will
facing a serious situation some tilnl
As means to prevent the waste
part, the system of metering is moi
being carried out, whereas it formerl
was used only on limited number
connections. Out of the total of I3a
connections on the city water systel
there are 45l, or about one third, whic
are meter connections. It is the plij
pose of the water department to il
stall meters at the rate of about Ii
each year.
During the wear IA new connection
were made and one was disconnected
The Orange brook system has 100 9,4d
feet of pipe and the Bolster system 81
323, making a total of l9l 1888 fee
Some of this is in poor shape and
likely TO gire out at any time, parti(
ularly the cement pipe line from I'll
Orange reservoir, as happened last sum
mer.
Calling attention to the fact tha
the stonesheds pull down the city
water supply very greatly during I'll
daytime, Supt. Ruggles pointed on
that the stonesheds use one half of til
water delivered to the city, yet pa
only one-sixth of the cost.
The financial statement of the do
partment, as presented to the alder
men last night, shows bonds of Sl20,
900 outstanding, $1,000 having beef
retired during the year. The plant
set in at 1867 ,240.26; but in verba
statement to the board, Supt. Ruggle
suggested that there is no allowance
made from year to year for depreci
alton of the plant, nor for interest of
the investment. although interest on
the bonds is recorded He thought
that a more modern system of account- |
ing would demand at least the item
of depreciation. He said. too. that
the book surplus of 1929, ,29957 was|
not really money surplus in the genyI
eral acceptance OF the term but was
simply the aecretion from year to
wear, thus furnishing, perhaps, false
idea of the standing of the water de-
partment.
This surplus was included in the lis.
of liabilities of the department. tho
other items being the sl20.000 bona~
and the sum of s3l ,70s.54 due the ci'
treasurer.
Along with Supt Ruggles' written
report was the financial statement sub
nitted by Frank o. Lee. the previous
who retired from the
,ffice April %, 1920. Both reports were
accepted and ordered printed in the aB-
1ual city report.
Cost of Poor Department.
A report of the disbursement of
,la.s37..5S for the year was made by
Miss Louise NJ Gridley. the overseer
,f the poor. The sum of S63S.O4 was
exported as repaid to the city treas
lrer. A large number of people were
assisted during t',a year. the disburse-
nents going to single persons and te
antilles ranging as numerous as elev
N. There were two families in which
leven persons were assisted. The sums
llawed families ranged from $3.50 TO
iS33. l6 for the wear. The report was
by the names Of the FAM
lies assisted.
Miss Gridlev commended the upkcen
4 the city farm house and thanked the
itv officials for ..heir eo-operation
he report was ordered printed
$40 Cases of Communicable Diseases.
The district health officer, DR.. c. n
turr, reported $40 cases Of communi1
able diseases in Barre during ths
ear. of which 224 were measles
Thooping cough came next with 81
iickenpox third with S5. There wcr,
icht cases Of scarlet fever, six Of in
ucuza. FIVE of typhoid, four of mumpS
lree of pneumonia. two of diphtheri
nd one Of trachoma DR.. Burr I'd
orted that lT75 school children wen
yamined and 334 were found defea
We. of whom G2,~ were given CORE
on.
The. report Of the Aldrich public
.arv as submitted by the treasure
can H. Perry. was ordered printu
the annual city report, as was II
port Of the cemetery eommissioI
-s. which had been held up tv
eeks previously because of desi
have the financial statement car
e account Of bills receivable. II
count had not been inserted, but
Q time was short for preparing [
tv report IL was voted to accept {
port as originally presented. II vi
ated in connection with the requs
r .he presentation OF the bills d
ivable that no reflection whatev
IS intended agains: anyone. only III
Q other departments submitted
rts Of bills receivable and Il "
ought consistent to ask for the san
1m the cemetery commissioners
Barre Hotel Co. Seeks Exemption.
In the routine affairs transacted
2 aldermen. the Barre Hotel q
ked for insertion in the warning
: March meeting an article TO see
? voters will exempt the hotelS fro
nation for a further period Of 4
ars. The aldermen voted to inse
, article.
The health committee reported 81
lditions on West Patterson stre
re ~verv bad the drainage from
rouin harm running against the
ming house The euFnmittee ORDER
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