The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-01
MONTPELIER
Reports of Various City officials For
the Past Year.


The annual report Of the city coun
ell Of Montpelier was completed by
the Capital City Press Tuesday after
noon and ready for distribution. II
was delayed little for lack Of copy
from one of the departments when
copy came into the printers hands
last Saturday, it was stated, 50 that
the job was quickly done when chances
were favorable.
The council recommends new
bridge at Mechanic street, TO continue
the permanent street work, purchase
a motor driven street sprinkler, sur
vey and establish street lines; uniform
scale in q plan book; provide for purl-
| fcation plant at the city water supply
complete the revision and print the
city bylaws, continue the card index
work. build permanent fire station
building for storage Of city property;
widen lower State street; change the
town clock from the county court
house to city hall. The estimated
budget il $2S0,056, of which $4,000 is
| state taxes. The net debt OF the city
is 5000 720.l7. The state tax Is
double that of year ago. The nam
tenance of city hall was S3,S07. There
was paid $4,000 of the bonded IN
debtedness. The S4,S35.65 for the
county hospital is still on hand. The
council recommends S3.05 tax, but
set forth that if it was not for the
40 cents direct state tax material
decrease in the tax rate could be OBJ
| tanned
The school board estimates that the
cost OF the schools next year VIII be
Ss6, 774.62 and that there will be an
income from other than taxes, Sb,Il4.
81. The total disbursements for the
year ending January 81 1922, were
SS4. 4O9.56. In their estimate OF sal
aries for next year they set forth that
these cost $50, 1854 last year and VIII
cost S6l 900 next year.
In the water department the com
missioner gives At clear story o. what
has been done, many Improvements &C.
curing, and sets forth that although y
was the driest season in many years,
that there was an abundance Of water
for three reasons, the principle OF
which is that the people are cooper,
ating by keeping the faucets IN good
condition, while two other reasons are
that large number of repairs have
been made and that the stonesheds
have not been operated as extensively
as in some years. The receipts from
the department amounted to So
4sl .Gs. He made several recommends
tions for Improvement 81 the service
IN the sewer department the Work
il set forth IN improvements due g
extensions and changes needed IN some
instances. He recommends new sewers
on Granite street, ON Barre street
from Hubbard to Main; rebuilding
many catch basins, putting man holes
in the big mains Ia continuation OF
the work started by the former council
on LOOMS street, and then sewer
survey. He has completed several Jobs
started by the former council but
which were not closed up. Nearly all
Of the bridges have been repaired ~
the last year in such manner az were
needed. The gross cost Of the street
department was saS,773l7, with So
g4oO2 income. These figures include
streets. sidewalks. bridges, resurfac-
ing and dust laying,
Many recommendation for improve
| ments of streets are made, including
patrol system on principal streets
purchase OF new horses; oiling on re-
built street: better service in taking
care of small breaks, needing a small
truck for that work; clean mp cam
paign. and new steam roller. There
was paid ont from the bond issue
s91 .055. l6. hut with the cash on hand
and bills due the sum viii be reduced
to about $4,000.
The chief OF the fire department.
recommends a central station. His
department cost Si2,676 last years in
surance paid amounted TO $1,000; per
sonal loss, sl,s25; property risk, S5Ol,
200, at sites where fires occurred. lie
needs new pair Of horses.
| The building inspectors reports
showed that 1851 ,l05 worth of proper
ltv was built or repairs made on II
! last year OF which 100000 was on the
National Life building, The depart
ment cost $3.50. The chief of police
reports that his department cost 81
5ss.O7. but there is some income from
state police fees reducing the expense
to some extent. There were los ar
rests.
The overseer Of poor reports under
G. F. Laekey, 81 ,32G.22 and under b
". Daniels, Sl4, l60I0. The net eN-
pense Of keeping the poor at the farm
was s5.05274. There was also some
| income which reduces the expenses
The health officers report shows lsa
communicable diseases in the city III
the wear as a result Of school inspec-
ton; the sanitary inspectors report
shows rs barns inspected. The city
attorney had but little business dur
ing the year, with the Doten milk case
pending, apparently from the report
the attorney thinks it is to be test
case. The cemetery commissioners
report shows trust funds amounting
10 S50.S50.l5. The care Of the GENE
terry cost sl2.40s.s7. There has been
accommodating in the park fund money:
that win be expended this summer
on the observatory, according 70 the
report. The Heaton hospital report
shows that the city patients cost
81. 65S.94 in the year just ending
while the appropriation Is $4,000
therefore gain by city appropriation
S3il.O6.
Mrs. Kenneth MeIntosh has returned
to her duties in the Office Of the state
department Of agriculture after a short
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