The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-02
MONTPELIER
City Reports for Year Show Interest
ing Statistics.


! Several of the annual reports of the
officers have gone to the printers, and
the printing committee is getting the
city report in shape for an early caucus
should one he desired. The building in
spector's report shows that about w.
| l75 construction work was done in
Montpelier during the year, total of
"a building permits having been is
sued; one for an OIL tank was S2o,000
| investment. OF the permits, ~ were
repairs, total of 1925; shingling,
30, total of Sl2,560; garages, $1,000,
while one stoneshed permit was grant
ed and one permit for an addition to
shed issued and four for barns. The
wire inspector reports 80 inspections
for electrical wiring. 26 of which were
for new work and the rest for extern
sions, in addition to many minor re-
ports. The police report shows total
cost of $5,442.3S, of which S4g94.l6 is
salaries, including special officers, who
worked at different times. The health
officers report shows 800 eases OF sick
ness, of which SO were whooplng
cough l6S measles, 50 humps, 90
chickenpox, one German measles, 40
scarlet fever, six diphtheria, three in
fluenza, six typhoid fever. There were
$40 house guarantees. There have
been 1895 children examined in schools,
of which $40 were found defective and
some 90 reliefs from defects have been
made The oyerseer of poor report
showed the gross cost of the depart
ment, exclusive Of the new barn, to be
$l6,525.l5. The expense at the farm
was $S,63l 05, while there was an in
come from produce and boarders of
1861 OF. The expense of the poor not
ut that farm was 81 1872, while there
Gas an income of $397.l9, making the
net expense $3,s00.43 The office ex
Aense salary and transient was $4,000,
while the income of 1923 interest, was
shown, making the net S739.76, Thus
the net expense of the department, eX
elusive of the new barn, was SILL
HALF.
The Montpelier camp Of Modern
Woodmen of America is planning to
give reception to Governor James
Hardness, the oath of this month in the
hall in Montpelier. Governor Hartness
is an enthusiastic member of the or
der and the affair will be in the !
Knights of Pythas hall, and it will be |
informal in nature,
f. b. Wilder of Woodstock was in
the city Tuesday afternoon.
Lawrence Edgerton, who was a can I
didate for assistant clerk of the House, ,
is attending supreme court.
A laid
home of Mrs. j. Borden Estee yester.
day afternoon, which was the first /
event in the weeks social activities in
honor of the Hardness Foote admin !
istration. The hostesse~ were Mrs G. /
H. Dana, wife of Senator Dana. Mrs. I
J. Borden Estee, wife of Senator Estee .
Mrs Horace W. 1farnham, wife of Sen /
ator Farnham, Mrs, Edward D. Field, I
wife of Representative Field. Receiv
ing with the hostesses was Mrs James I
Hartness, wife of His Excellence, the I
governor, Mrs. Abram W. Foote, wife /
of Lieutenant Governor Foote. Mrs. +
Billings, wife of Franklin S, Billings, /
speaker Of the House, Mrs i. Watson /.
Webb of Shelburne, wife of Represen
tative Webb. Those assisting in the
music room. drawing room and library, /
were. Mrs. VIII W. Brock, Mrs Harry /
Coburn, Mrs. Frank NJ. Cory, Miss I
Florence f. Cory, Miss Fanny NJ.
Fletcher, Mrs. Gldden Hastings. Mrs.
Hugh J. NJ. Jones, Mrs. Fred Laird, ST.,
Mrs. viii Smith, Miss Maud Shurt
left, Mrs. George B. Watson. Presid
ing at the coffee urns were Mrs. Burn
side Bailey, Mrs. Mary Cutler, Miss i
Mary Dewey, Mrs. Charles III, Heaton, 4
Mrs. Clifton Heaton, Mrs. George b.
Young, assisted by Mrs Frank NJ. i
CORY, ir.. Mrs. William Cory, Mrs.
T. w Hartman, Mrs. Fred L. Laird,
ir.. Miss Eleanor Lowe Miss Dorothy 4
Putnam The table was laid with sill
yer service on antique lace and deco
rated with Columbia roses and plum
oaux. SIrs. John Mcclure catered.