Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-12-15

coN5nN COUNCIL.

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MoNDiY. Dec :, 1865.
The Cornell met plrs,la, TO s;lnliag rule,
the President in the Chair
Pres,ut-Councimea Arthur, Ballau, Beck
with, Loom.s and Walker
Councilman Ball5u, for tn, Committee on Or
dilincss, reported in relation in, resolution
relating TO vehicles laden win vooI. Sc, rec
ommcrIing the passage Of an ordinance sub
m'.,sd with the report as an aaenimeut 90 the
io.atr,s.llt
Tie ordinance provides that a.l sL,clJs laden
with wood. hay. straw. lumber ti-f.e.. OF other
building materials, shall BE under .he direction
AID supervision q d., police .-.rs q. the city,
as instructed by the Mayor.
The Mayor is also g.yeu power 60 give notice
iy PROCLAMATION Of such place as be sha4 dcs-
isuate to be occupied by Vehicles laden as a.1rc-
sail
II any person. after such notice, duly vub-
,isheI. ~ adlr special 1-ltrs from any pl.ce
.Heer. shall l.lye standing any vehicle llteugs
aforesaid. 40 any other than the places 50 dez.
.-ua,ei by tLo Mayor. or by special order of a
police officer, o, sha.. forfeit aul pay or each
and every such ofus5, ult less tllH one nor
more than twenty dollars.
The report was adopted, aud, On motion Of
. Councilman Looms. jae resolution as amended
sls passed
a communicate from the Chief Eag'loer OF
,as Fire DsrlrtmeH;::vas received aal read, and
oa motion Of Couacilman Arthur. referred TO
the Join; C.nultt,c Oh the Fire department.
. TIE report Is follows:
. T5Hs Mayor asf Common C,ar-I er He
CITY Of B-TlaEo4
Though q rep5r, from the Chef Eugiuccr o
the FIRE Department is not b7 ll= required at
/ this time, still it seems fitting, Immediately ar
ter tbl annual iucTecti,n, to rcl,-t the conji-
/ ton q the Department
The Hook aud Ladder Company, and the I'm
riuc Companies, "I0xer" and --Lthan Allen,
are an in good condition and fully manned. The
engine companies are lacking iu good, reliable
llsc. having IN all not over GOO feet, while they
should have at least 1900 feet
This deficiency should be- made up at once,
. The repeated and oa made calls & 2 hose for the
department needs en explanation, Gr unex-
pIaiuci it would seem as though the hose be-
/ longing 90 tie department. vas not well taken
care Of The fact IS, the place provided f-r
storing hose is So damp that il is impossible 70
keep dry a. i preserve 10.
Il IS proper 70 report tat the hose which was
ordered ~ the las, annual meeting Of the late
Fire District, was never procured by the Pru-
dental Committee.
The " Volunteer Engine Company was pro-
perly warned 20 appear ior annual inspection
with the other FIRE complmes, but Ii not ap-
pear.
This neglect Of duty is only to be accounted
for ou tie ground that the Company dislike 10
exhibit their oniquatel and comparatively use
les apparatus TO the public,a dislike in which
fully sympathize with them. The city should
furnish them with good apparatus, az 1t can
reform little or no service as az engine coulpa-
uy, and no service proVorti0na'e TO the cxpcus,
Of keeping up the organization, especially wher
we consider that it IS at the pres mt rate Of tax
alton, At IN expense Of about five dollars 10 eacl
fireman exempted from full tax by virtue Of hi
being a fireman.
Occasionally complaints are made to me be
cause there is no convenient and ready mode @
getting funds for the incidental expenses Of tn
companies
These matteis require some proper arrange
ments 10 be made, or an ordinance passed
which shall meet the wants OF the companies
c. L. NELSON,
Chief Engineer.
A message was received from the Board c
Aid5rmcn non-eOncurring in the passage Of a
ordinance relating to the vehicles, sc.
On motion Of Councilman Arthur the Boar
adjourned.
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