The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-08
BILLS THOUGHT
TOO FREQUENT
Barre City C' ! I'll Con
siders Requi' ms For
Rubber ! DDS
DEPARTING q : 5 TOLD
TO BUY = lEIR OWN
e
Matter of Vacations With
Pay Was Also Con-
sidered

The burning issues before the Barr
city council last evening CONSISTED
mainly Of rubber boots, rubber coat
and vacations, Various other issue
were introduced TO favor the program
| Many bills for rubber boots and coat
have gone through the council smoothly
for the past few years hut now thai
money is getting scarce the council i
investigating matters and a bill fol
boots last evening kicked up consider
able dust, The united opinion of tht
council was that the city departments
should be well supplied with boots a.
the rate demands have come through
After some discussion as to how faI
the city should furnish this equipment
|it was decided that the city clerk
should notify all departments ait once
that from last evening each depart
ment should buy its own coats and
boots. This order included the city wa
ter, streets and fire departments.
The matter of the vacations witt
pay in each department was the nexf
step in economy taken and it was ar
qued that these should be cut out, Ii
the police department it becomes moi
only necessary to pay the man for his
vacation but to get another to take hi
place This argument followed the pc
tition Of the janitor, Charles Booth, fol
a layoff In view of the fact that de
partmental heads had taken the liberty
of vacations it was decided to gram
Mr.. Booth one week with pay and ts
get substitute to take his place whil
he was away.
Ralph oliver, Allen Johnston ant
Robert Mackie Of the American Legiol
post appeared to offer their program
for the street bazaar to be held th,
Goth. They showed plans for divertinf
all but necessary traffic between Depui
square and Elm street, making ampl,
provision for the fire apparatus ant
electric ears They expressed a desir,
10 erect 20 booths on North Main stree
and there the question Of licens
arose II was finally decided that they
should pay fee OF S5 per booth Will
the prospect Of rebate as no abate
ment could be made. These conditions
were accepted and the permit granted
A permit was granted by the council
to the Cole Brothers shows to operats
In this city Aug. 10, upon the paymen
Of fee Of s25 for license following
he previous application Of agents from
The show.
The question of installing a surface
'ewer on Park and fremont street wa
ield up pending the final decision in
.sse now pending on the matter il
'ourt.
The police report for the month end
ng July 81 showed a total of sever
lrrests. Two of these we're for intoxi
alton, one for selling intoxicating liz
lor, and three for larcency. One arres
vas also made for operating ca
While intoxicated.
The application of Dan Shallow fo
he position of call man on the loca
Ire department was signed by the fir,
commissioners
A report from the water superintend
nj and fire committee on the installa
ion of hydrant on Allen street wa,
ccepted and in view of the fire risk i
rss decided To install one at orre.
The claim of Weston Walker datinl
ack to 1917 for services rendered ant
mount due him for work on Gran
nd Cleveland avenues was referred t.
he street committee and street super
ltendant for a report.
The call for an appropriation o
| 900 for the poor department called
,r by II. w. Scott was ordered paid
Permits were granted following re
orts from the building inspector TO
ie following: Rosa Buzzi of this city
erect house on the corner of Aver
and jefferson streets; T. j. New
Imbe to remodel piazza on Merchani
rect; Angelo Scampini to build az
ldition of 4s feet onto his new shet
ing erected on his Berlin street loi Z
r the purpose of installing q polish
g mill and compressor.
A request by Rosa Buzzi for the in
allation of sewer on jefferson streei
ar the new house which she is build
2 was referred to the street commit
At the close of the meeting ii wal
nouneed that the taxes for the yeai
re half in. The mayor also read ar
vitation to the council asking then
visit the l72d infantry at Camp Gov
nor Hartness on governors day.
Bills Paid.
The following warrants were read
a ordered paid: City clerk. payroll
sO7; street payroll. ss6o62; enri
sr. payroll. s33.as; water department
yroli, ssl.32; FIRE department, pay
!. s2lls5; police. payroll, ss7.s5; G
Booth. janitor, $50; D. NJ. Miles Goa
i, s740a: W Z, Nichols. $500
snise City Tool Co, $l7l0; n. 6
nnetf. sl46.7s; c. W. Averill. Sss.ol
me Road Machinery Co. s57; Stand
Oil Co. of n Y. s3e7a4; A NJ
nders, 81; Tilden Shoe Co., s2a50s 4
y Parker, sl5.ss-
eek Bros. Co. SIS; Reynolds 4 Son
as: Kempton Mills. $3.50: r. L
rk. se6s5; Harvey and Mower. 75c,
D. Phelps Co. so6.o2; Barre Elecfris
COZ; c. Millzr 4 Son Co, sslsl'
re Gas Co. $3.50: the Elecfris
re. $3.50; Lowell Mcleod. sl0T0
1rhton 4 Robins. a5c: A. J. Stew.
ss7 80; George VI. Rand. sllsaO,
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