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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
3
Barre city ordinances describe health and plumbing standards for buildings, requiring health officer approval of plans, iron drain pipes, venting, traps, fresh air inlets, and inspection before work. penalties include fines up to fifty dollars and city costs. Also details on sanitation, privies, sewage, meat and food inspection, disease control, and enforcement procedures.
The text outlines appointments by the city commissioner of weights and measures to inspect weighments and instruments. It also sets penalties for using false measures, selling by incorrect weight, and applies fines plus fees for inspection, sealing, and reporting duties, with daily compensation guidelines for officials.
The document presents a corrupted excerpt describing Chapter XXIII on Public Health by Narre City Council. It references terms and timelines for enforcement of health ordinances, the council’s authority, and guidance for implementing public health measures following next emboding events, with directives to adhere to established regulations.
The City Council of Barre fines up to five dollars for cemetery trespass or picnicking with riotous conduct. Destruction or theft in burial grounds carries penalties from five to fifty dollars. half of fines go to informants.
City ordains that no contract or binding debt may be incurred for Barre unless the city council has first authorized it. No city officer or committee may bind the city to payments without prior council action, except ordinary departmental expenditures authorized in advance. Violations carry a fine of five to fifty dollars.
Chapter XLII restricts blocking city streams with refuse or debris. City engineer and street commissioners may survey boundaries and enforce the line for water channels. Violators face a fine of ten dollars per offense under sections one and two.
The Barre city council enacts prohibitions on troughs spouts and conduits that spill water or snow onto sidewalks. Violators face fines up to twenty five dollars and removal costs. Buildings must prevent snow from falling onto streets with guards and owners face daily fines for noncompliance. Dog licensing and penalties for noncompliant owners are detailed, with annual notices and fees.
A Mephistophele of Today reports a bridge whist party in a fashionable city home. A Titian beauty with reddish gold hair falls under a stranger's spell during a stake game, wins hundreds in points, and vanishes with the mysterious guest, while guests react with shock and churchmanly intervention.
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