Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-03


the Legislature at its late session, goes int,
effect January LIST, 1873, and makes severa
important changes as follows
Frst.-Fiye wards in place of three, con
stituted as follows
Ward One shall include all that part o.
said city lying easterly of the following de
scribed line
Beginning in the middle of Winoosk
River under the Vermont Central railroad
bridge, below Winooski Lower Falls, thence
westerly along said railroad to the central
line of the highway leading from John
y. Pomeroy's residence down to the inter
! val between the farm of Geo. L. Reynold.
and the farm of F. NJ Van Sicklen and o
J. Walker, known a the Pomeroy farm,
thence southerly in the centre line of said
highway and of Goch Street to the centre
/ line of Pearl Street; thence westerly in the
centre line Of Pearl Street, to a point Oppo-
site the centre line of Williams Street
| thence southerly in the centre line of vii
/ liamS Street TO the centre line of Main
| Street; thence easterly in the centre line OF
Main Street TO point opposite the centre
/ line Of futile Street thence southerly in
/ the centre line of futile Street, and the
/ road in continuation thereof, as now open
/ ed, to its Southerly terminus; thence in the
same line to the south line of the city.
/ Ward Tire shall include all that part OF the
I city situated between Ward One on the east .
/ the centre line of Pearl Street on the south
| Ninooski River ON the north, and a line
/ drawn from the centre line of Pearl Street
AT the south end of Locust Street nOrthery
through the centre of Locust Street to
/ Spring Street, thence nOrthwesterly through
the centre of Spring Street to North Bend
Street; thence westerly through the centre
of North Bend Street to North Avenue .
thence northwesterly to the centre Of North
Avenue 10 the nOrtherly termination there
of near the house Of } ;. Derway; thence
northerly in a straight line TO the mouth of
| Minoo~ki River
Ward Three shall include all that part of
the city lying between Ward Trio. and the
west line of the city, and north Of the centre
line of Pearl Street and the continuation
thereof To the west line of the city.
Ward Four shall include all that part Of
the city bounded on the north by the centre
line OF Pearl Street and it, continuation to
the west line of the city, on the east by
/ Ward one, ON the south by the centre line
of Main Street, and its extension to the
/ the west line of the city, and on the west by
/ the west line of the city.
the .itv and i bonndeJ an the north by the
-. IN. # No Stro.. and H. ev+ar-;,r
! he ~ l;,o ~ tho c;+,. ~, The cat b,
/ "A ri Og. IN rho .ontb hy the nth line
l .f tLa,it,- and an The WI L,- the ,ve.t
/ In If he ciry
md rbe INV Council are empowersd TO
u,, q -,,cb chance. from time IN Time in
| the number of boundaries of the several
/ Ward, of the civ ashley may deem proper
/ baying REGARD s., far n, practicable and
/ convenient m an e1uol division of popula-
/ tion omonT Them 1ror,J,J that AFTER the
FIRST chance :, ,9oJe sncb chances shall
I uot he made oftener Than once i'm i've wears
Fy.s,+ ~ T. bsrei,,a ~ %. ,,royi,Ied The legol
,oter- IN each NyorJ shall annually elect
one Alderman and the ward officers herein
| ,fter canned from ononr fine LEGAL voter.
/ fbo-.;n ,rJ .boli ,l-1 30 far Navor and
Cit- JuJr.
L., WoT5 On. i u U,r.u am Alder
man ~ nresent from the Centre Ward
-. ~, ~ 81 .,r,t;r,0e. mil tbe
/ fr-+ Monday I'm Anr1 1S-j and who re-
/ .;l.. -, - VI H. han Ls +ba ,l3er-
maj, tb.reoc Inv The tsr,o If r,r, y.e,,. fr,m
rbe fr-t NIon5av in Anil ls-2 and tber.
/ Shall h. onotber Alderman elected in said
l Ward ono M tba annual election in Is-3
far the t.r,n If 5n. ys,r fr,rn the first
I No,Ja,- IN Anil ia
In WorJ Tiyo Aro~loW Ativx an Al
le~,o,n ~ ,,resenf from tbe Sor,b Warj
- -, 1 a.. NH Tho an,
~ ,nri - and vybo resides in
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frsr NIanl1, n, All ia and tbrrs
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So IL - g. tb - NJ
J.yar AMI ia and tbere .boll h..
another Alderman elected in sad ard
lIt., az .'g annual ety'el'll u" -, III iu'
day in Iprii Is73
In Ward Four JAMES \. SnEDD. at pres
eut an Alderman from the Centre Ward,
whose term of office continues until the first
Monday in April ls7i, and who resides in
said Ward Four. shall be the Alderman
thereof for the term of one year from the
first Monday in April, 1873 and there
W n T o'lt ,h nn i e I.cts1 in 1S
for the term of two years from the first
Monday in April, 1873.
In ward rive "iLES ;. AffL,'i9N IAN. anu
f-nn, The SoD+b Ward wbose terms of office
continue until the first Monday i'm April,
| ISL and $50, respectively, ana VINO DON
- - ~ NH tbo evnration If their
respective term, above named and there
shall be no election for Alderman at the an
nu1 ILL., ele I III 80, cr-Lo cont;r,,,oc,
in Office of the above named Aldermen
hitherto elected, Is made subject to the gen
r r Han 'g' and '' flinr nf ,aconcie In the oc,
of Alderman.
S.c,,J The R,ard IF Aldermen +. here
after IN consist or fen members and .ha /
hold office for the term Of two wears (hal
t,. R,,r5 ,,o;n, ont each wear
The member, of the Board of Aldermen
shall receive such compensation Tor then
o,ylA' ser' icts tncIe'l, as LUZ $40 c.
tbat Tnrnose Shall direct
Jy,rJ All tbe CITY officers are onpointec
5v the civ Council instead of the Board o.
Aldermen and a Superintendent 81 streets
is chosen in place Of the old Board Of Stree
Commissioners, the charter comforting OF
the standing committee of the Board o
Aldermen. Oh streets and highways, all thu
...- t.n,...c.... ,.,.r,d ~, tb. Stree
Po"'
Commissioners
Eourth-The Mayor is to preside at al
,peat;ngs If tbe Cir, Councu for t7e an
Pointment oil oiheers ana the abatement
taxes. and shall vote the same as the othe
,oe,nbors thereof
''''''''''
F1u-All officers except the C'.meter.
Commissioners. and Assessors shall be an
- -. H., e. and .h;r
huaiiN "PPoih'eu oe'"ee" tue iiS' 'nu I'M
Mondays IN April.