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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
3
The text presents a draft Barre City ordinance about pounds and ward meeting notices. It details creation of pound keeps, ward haywards, impounding rules, and notice posting requirements for annual and special ward meetings, city taxes, and elections. It mentions posting notices in each ward and the city clerk’s office and publication in a newspaper within a stated prior window.
Chapter XXII establishes a standing committee on lights to contract for furnishing all street and public area lighting in Barre for up to five years or as deemed advantageous. Separate contracts may cover lanes alleys parks squares and public buildings with city council approval.
The Barre City Council ordains the standing committee on city property shall oversee land parks and public buildings and their occupancy. A small room on the third floor of City Hall is set aside for the use of R B Crandall Post G A Ty and Grand Army of veterans to hold meetings and provide ward room access when not interfering with other uses.
The city council of Barre enacts annual contracts for city scales under control of city authorities for up to one year. Drivers transporting bulky goods must obtain weight certificates from public weighers. refusals incur fines. A ten cent per load fee is charged to weighers, retained as compensation unless the city pays them. Hay coal and bulky merchandise must be weighed when practical, with weighers’ certificates furnished to the city.
The Barre City Council plans to annually appoint wood and lumber inspectors to measure and classify all wood offered for sale. Inspectors will issue certificates of measurement for each load and may charge a reasonable fee for services as provided by ordinance.
A historical ordinance outlines the Barre city police structure, appointing a chief and regular officers under mayoral and city council control, with tenure at the appointing power’s pleasure. It also covers special watchmen for private property, their funding, duties, and the chief’s duties, including discipline, supervision, and annual reporting to the council and mayor.
The document outlines police conduct, uniform standards, attendance, and duties. It covers arrest powers, uniform wear, punishments for misconduct, rewards, and entry logs, plus penalties for neglect and improper behavior. The chief of police may set regulations aligned with city ordinances.
The city council requires licenses to open or operate hotels victualing houses lunch wagons or street stalls in Harreax. Licenses cost five dollars, expire with the New Year, and must be issued by the city clerk who keeps records and forwards fees to the city treasurer. Violators face fines from five to fifty dollars.
Prohibits opening or keeping billiard pool bowling alley shooting gallery or other gaming rooms for gambling or play until specified compliance. Sets penalties for owners and managers and requires city clerk approval and posted hours. bans use of venues by underage persons and restricts access to facilities like galleries and alleyways.
The city council enacts rules for itinerant vendors peddlers and auctioneers within Harte. Licenses must be secured and recorded by the city clerk with fees to the city treasury. Provisions cover vehicle sales meat and provisions and penalties for noncompliance set fines from five to fifty dollars.
City ordinance requires hack drivers and public track wagons to obtain a license viewed by the city clerk. Fee of one dollar paid to the city treasurer benefits the city. Licenses expire April 1 following issuance and may be revoked for cause. Violators face fines of at least five dollars.
The ordinance requires surgeons midwives undertakers and sextons operating in the city to register in a city office. Each registrant must sign and pay a one dollar fee to fund the city treasury. Violations carry a fine up to five dollars.
The text outlines required birth certificates by physicians or family heads within ten days, filed with the city clerk, and penalties for noncompliance. It specifies notifying parents, recording additional facts, printing instructions, and a civil fine for noncompliant parties.
A historic Barre city code mandates death certificates for burials and removals, requiring physician or health officer certificates within 36 hours. It outlines duties after death inside or outside the city, penalties for noncompliance, and rules for contagious diseases, autopsies, and burial permissions. The ordinance sets penalties and specifies who issues permits and verifies death certificates.
In the city charter the city council of Batre orders the appointment of a city physician by March and defines duties including patient care, public health protection, and supervision of apothecary staff. It outlines the physician’s responsibilities to attend the sick and to follow established medical care standards within the city.
A recruiting sergeant pushes a young man into enlistment at a New York–area post, then Captain Coleman targets Dalton with constant fault finding. Dalton deserts after a guardhouse rebuke, fights through pursuit, and hides as Red Cloud’s warriors threaten.
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