Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-06-04

City Meeting.
t. The meeting Of legal voters Of the City #
/ Burlington called TO vote taxes for City and
School purposes, was held under the cal, Of bis
D.. Honor, tie Mayor, at the City Hall, Moaday
A. morning ut 10 4 y. twas calleI to order by .
Mayor Ballou the call vas read by tie City .
e Clerk, W. H. Root, and on motion Hon r. s.. .
Taft was chosen moderator
Mayor Ballou read from his annual report
] made last February, the estimate of amounts
needed for City expenses during the current
] year. On motion Of " Parker it was voted
thar the City Council be authorized to levy
tax Of 100 cents Oh the dollar Of the Grand list,
fr the ordinary expenses Of the City.
j.. j.. lawrence Esq, in behalf Of the Board
Of School Commissioners male statement #
the views Of the Board upon the question II
new building for the High School, and pursuant
TO Instructions Dry the Board, offered tic follow
ing resolutions
Re9irsl, That the wants Of the City i.-
maud the immediate erection Of High S.l-.l
Building
Ra3lal, That p tax Of 90 percent. De rii-.i
.
/ the School Commissioners in the erection of SAID
building and that the Mayor be aurhorizai -a
borrow uIou the credit Of the City for the g-e .
of -lil Commissioners such further sum as they ,
shall neel for said purpose, not exceeding Gle
sum Of 7,0lu.
Alderman T. W. Peek inquired if the School
. Commissioners intended 20 place the nev 5u.-l-
ing GA tie present III -h School Ut.
Mr. Lawrence explained that no definite 90
ton on the SUI is.t Of location bad been taken
That was TO le decided ly the School Commi- 2
siouers AMI Board of Alderman, conioint,y.
The city had just acquired, by deed from tie
Oh High School corporation, title 20 the High
Schoo, l1t If II oduli be sold Nr enough 20 u
purchase better 10, for the purpose, and any
better lo- could he found, be presumed the Scho .
Commissioners would not desire TO retain the
present It,
Superintendent, Of Schools Goodrich, in an b
swer 90 inquiries stated that estimated expenses o.
Of the Schools for the year, including reft,n- -.
the Pine street church building re,euty 7ur- u
chased, would call for from SO. 90 to SD
5o1-5eing about the same amount a- last
year
The buttons were then unanimously al -1--
ed G. H. Bse'ow, E-l., inquired if the cost
Of a market was included in the 100 per cent
Tax, already vo,aL Mayor Bll0u slI twas Is.
not The 100 per cent was flrthe ordinary ez-
peusas Of ,Le city. The city had also voted 20 an,
per cent for a High Saloa. bu.liing. The City cd
Council was already authorized 10 lay not ez- o.,
'eeiu- sd PER cent. for schools and would ueai he'll
DO Jay at Islst IS per cent for that purpose.
which, with 10 per cent authorized by law for cd
De sinking fund Of the water debt would v.
make l75 per cent. Per
Hon. 7. Z. Wales, stated that it would cost
$500 20 build the oulvert on the market lot and
nj buiiinr which would answer the imme- '''1
lte wlus Of the city could be erected or 5000 sell
ie believed g.. majority Of ,he taxpayers desired A
be market. and be- moved to reconsider the vote f.e-
.yia- tax Of 100 per cent, in order that that
mount nigh; he maize enough larger Mt least 20 r
over che cost ola market building. s.b,
Mr. Birelow hoped the vote would be recon com
iereL He believed if put to general vote una
ur-fftas Of the taxpayers would vote for the with
.rket Sch.
Alderman Van S.,klen thought it an unusual its q
.ece ling in meeting DO larger than this to be p
''e q tax for such purpose as a market. Tie VEN
ty needed sewers more than market one
The vote Co raise enc hundred per cent was tt
len feccusderei and On motion Of Mr.. Wales ed a
as amended 20 make it raise I20 per cent. Prot
On motion of SIr. Van ScBlen it was further ately
neuiel as to make it raise I25 Per cent IN toua
der TO make beginning upon sewers, AMI SO that
men Ted the motion was passed.. York
The injecting then adjourned. cAur
ae total tax voted at the meeting was thus iI conn
r cent.-lou per cent. for ordinary city ez- anita.
nses 20 per cent for High School builIir-, 20 a5en
r cent. for market and per cent for sewers. quest
oHrrUARy.-Gecrge Lowry. an oh and we'll .;,.
Town citizen of Burlington, died at his resi- .t.
ace a, The Stanton House. about one O'Clock ,r;.r
Hdly afternoon, in the 60th year Of his age ,.~.
p. Lowry was born in Jericho and WAS a ,oa III. .
hemau Lowry, a former sheriff Of Chitteu3en ,,,.,
auty. lie was known chiefly on account Of thu,
5 long connection with the customs branch Of wber
revenue service, and for his thorough unior
'"-eiga OF rules and laws concerning the excite
'Nu' uel 'r'nent' IN which there We're few ed av
terinormel men in the country. HeentereI may
. service in 1872 In the New York Custom actor,
use, under Governor c. p. Van Ness Of this mas.
ae, who held the colect0l~hip Of that port Tl,o,.
ring the greater portion Of the administration 49,
John Tyler; but who, upon the accession Of h, g..
* to the Presidency in 1915, was removed, OIL d,
-'' '-'s Tune -fr- lgiou
Try returned to Vermont and was appointed
ieputy collector Of this district by Collector "a.
''"'''s were MS services troop.
he was retained through succeeding adj RON 4
iistrations, though differing with them in .,,.-,-
tics, until lS5s, when we believe he was re- -
we'd by Collector Bowdsh. He has since been ina. =,
ft'-''u VA inherent occasions by other col have
ors' but his impaired health prevented his ties h,
performing the duties Of the Office, and he ont m
compelled to resign About two years the Pr
-e, however, he was male Inspector of Gus Ge7rr-
5 by Gen. Staunard, and continued to hold their II
lhce uatil his death. He had been a sufferer I,an
many years from rheumatic gout which tsr.5
Ia '9'o SHOCK a'ou' SIX o clock need b
eriay morning, prostrating his enfeebled
EN- to such an extent as to cause death some Sue
n hours Afterwards. Mr. Lowry was a field, a
lber Of the Masonic fraternity, and will be hangn
s1 with No.,pi. b,,c-. 49,, 81,