The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-04
MORE INTOXICATION
CASES IN BARRE
Increase Was from II to SO, But Total
Arrests for All Causes
Were Fewer.

Prohibition is growing weaker IN
Barre, instead Of stronger, If the an
nuai report Of the chief Of police can
be taken as criterion. The report
was read to the city council last night
and showed that out Of total Of 80
arrests made during 1921, 30 were on
charges Of intoxication. The total tor
intoxication in 1920 was 2l out of 81
altogether The report was accepted as
was the report OF the chief for Decem-
ber During last month, the report
stated, eight arrests were made.
The contract for the printing of the
annual city reports was awarded to
the Granite City Press. The bid from
this firm, which was the only one re-
ceived, was for $2.5S page, double for
tabulated pages.
The council voted to accept an offer
pf loan Of $500 at five per cent
made by the cemetery commissioners
The annual report of the wire in
spector was read, accepted and ordered
printed in the city report. The report
showed that 100 permits for wiring or
iHciaitdLft VI fAGttltG dPRhAiiNr n4hd
equipment were issued during the
year.
The ID. N. Miles Coal Co. was grant
ed permit to operate two-ton truck
within the city limits.
A permit was granted to the Oliver
Battery station to move gasoline
pump from the sidewalk onto the land
owned by the station. A request for a
permit TO install gasoline tank with
q capacity of between 10000 and l5,-
900 gallons on this same land was re-
ferred to the fire committee.
A complaint received from Battista
of Granite street TO the ef-
feet that a new air compressor at the
Bolster Power plant shook his house
and its contents unbearably was re-
ferred TO the city engineer and street |
committee for investigation.
A resolution appropriating S52,-
1920 to carry the city through the |
few months remaining before election |
was passed to a second reading as |
was a resolution authorizing the may |
,r, city treasurer and the chairman of |
he finance committee to pledge the
"A tdlt Va tiiE Why Atb w tAtftn p1-sVtV Il
n all at such times as the city's needs |
'hall require. The resolution was in
reduced in anticipation of the 1922
axes.
The license committee reported fa-
'orably on the application Of Peter
for license TO conduct a
estaurant at Keith avenue and Main
treet, in the basement OF the Worthen
'lock. The council voted Mr.. Maberini
he permit
The report of the overseer of the
'oor for December was read, accepted
nd ordered placed on file and re-
uest for $1,000 with which to meet
be December bills was granted and
he money ordered paid to the depart
aent.
These bills were ordered paid: d. NJ
lilies Coal Co., $33.46; city clerks pay
oil, SS6.07; street department payroll,
2Sl.s4; engineering department pay
oil, S22.d5; water department payroll,
1866; fire department payroll, $685.
3; John Downs, bonus second year as
reman, Sl00; police department pay
,ll, $S4o5; G. L. Booth. $40; call fire.
lens payroll six months ending Dec.
|, 1921, S66l; William Wishart, sal
ry and expenses for December, 1921, /
,4.62; Thomas Venner, services as
derman to Dec. 81. 5000; R. E.
very, services as city physician for I
ecember, $50,
Granite Savings Bank & Trust Co,
X months interest on sl0.500 note,
$3.50; Granite Savings Bank & Trust ,
D., TX months interest on S60, 900 wa
r bonds. 81 ,050; Waldo Bros & Bond
D., supplies, Sl0S.27; Granite City
ress, $3.50; +. J. Batchelder Co,
1875; water rebates, $1,000; water
'partment, cash paid out. S65.9S; d. b
. Gilbertson. Sl2.60; H. William S
'ott, $50; poor department, requisi-
On for December bills. =