The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-05
MILK INSPECTION
ORDINANCE ADOPTED
After Being Considered BY City coun-
Gil and Board Of
Health.

In compliance with the request OF
the Barre city council at its last meet.
/ ing, two members of the board OF
health met with the council last eve.
ming to hear the second reading Of the
new city ordinance relating to milk Ii
censes and provisions for an inspector
whose salary will not exceed $500 per
year. The ordinance, which holds for
the major part to the laws Of the state
regarding the matter sof milk sales and
inspection, was accepted and on the
| motion of Alderman Ossola it was
adopted ats read.
The regulations attached to the ordi-
nance relating to license fees, fines for
violation of the ordinance and powers
Of the board of health and city council
in the matter of regulating the future
sanitary condition of Barres milk were
also approved.
The question Of the city water being
used without charge by the Nelson
Lumber company was again brought
before the council following an inses-
tigation by the water superintendent
who shut off all fixtures until he found
from just what point the mill was get
ting its water. Dating back to 1915, in
formation secured shows that no
charges or payments have been made
for water used from the city mains by
the company In question which is un-
der the control Of the McAllister &
Kent agency.
In regard to the B. +. Fifield claim
to the right of free water the matter
was looked into and it was discovered
that through his giving a right of way
Mr.. Fifield, his heirs and assigns were
granted by the city a quit claim deed,
giving them the free use of water for
their house and stock through the city
mains without. charge. No agreement
with the company under discussion
could be discovered, however, and the
council voted to let the water superin-
tenlent and city attorney take action
on the matter of the amount due the
city
Arrests have been very few during
the past month according to a report
submitted by the chief of police, there
being only seven. Four of the number
were for intoxication and one each for |
larceny. careless and negligent opera
tion of motor car and the selling of |
Two reports from the building in |
spector were read and ordered granted. |
The first was the request for a permit |
by the Granite Savings bank for the t
Of store front at IA Elm
street on the Fowler property and the
second was request from Lewis Mud
gett to remove henhouse from Pat
terson street to his premises at SO
West Patterson street.
The following warrants were read
ind ordered paid: Harold w. Fits,
purchase Of land on the corner Of Elm
ind Franklin street, 5000; James F.
Higgins, purchase of land ON Elm
treet, S700; Granite Savings Bank and
Trust company. payment on $4,000
lote for water bonds, S2S.75; city |,
Jerks payroll, J$s8.07; street depart
nent. payroll, s3l2.0s; engineers de-
'artment, payroll, s26-s0; water de-
'artment, payroll. $3.50; fire depart
nent, payroll, Sl94.s5; police depart
nent, payroll. 1856; G. L. Booth, $50;
!. K. Richardson, Orange town clerk,
or services on records, 81.
ID. M. Gilbertson, salary as wige in
pector for November, $l0.g5; Vermont
'owel Supply company, $50; city Of
'arre water department.. water in old ,
own building, So; board Of charities
nd probation, mothers aid, S32; r. f.
very, services as city physician for :
$50; Granite Savings Bank |,
nd Trust company, interest on $780, ,
90 note for water bonds, S755.57;
yerseer of poor, November requisition, ,
900; Edward c. Dufiicy, salary and ex-
enses as city attorney, sl0093;
'homas Venner, services as alderman,
4S.l0. :