Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-01

more southern ATTITUDES early Ia the season,
the thinness Of The rpening corn covering,
Vennor's prediction and various other
grounds on which the weather-wiso based
their representations in forecasting an open
winter, have proved the reverse Of trustworthy
though their annual usefulness to those who
like to anticipate the winters weather
continues. They or some other reasons
which foretell a snug winter will be heard
again next November, just the same as
though they had not again been proved
valueless. a right snug wintert has proved
and the ice gatherers are happy. Not only
have they secured ice Of an excellent quality
but the elements have been favorable Tor its
gathering. Clear cold weather, when men
and horses move briskly for the sake of
keeping warm, has seen the big blocks
move rapidly Into the houses, and the ice
has gone in in good condition.
In the days of SbHkspere the query
Whats ia uamc?" may have had much less
significance than it would now, At the pres
ent time there is good deal in q name, more
especially if it is to be put upon a bank
check or a note. Again, in any community
a mans name has much to do with his
progress in business and social rCla-
tons. In early days there was a simplicity
in names, which increases when those names
are compared with some TO be found at this
time. a glance over the recently issued
directory shows that as the city grows Its
pages contain many odd and peculiar names.
For instance, there is but enc Paradise,
though there are five Churches eight Popes,
four Abbots and one Dean. The nobility is
well represented, the Directory containing
five Kings, four Pashas, three Princes, two
Lords and one Knight. The colors show up
nicely, there being 81 Browns, 16 Whites
seven Greens, one Black and two Silvers
The calendar is well represented, there being
one Week, four Days, four Winters and one
Summer-thc two last being accompanied by
one Rain and three Shows. The trades have
the most liberal representation Of all. Thus
there are 81 Smiths, seven Carpenters, II
Bakers, 20 Millers, seven Cooks, two Skaters
one Tanner, one Currier one Cooper, four Fish
crs and six BARRIERS. Natural history makes
a good showing, there being three Bullock9
two D1mbkins, one Badger, one Buck ant;
one Wolfe. Then there are 1S Dailies besides
the FREE Press one Dray and one Bonnet ;
two Jewels five Hills, one Valley aud one
Dale
The annual report OF the Superintendent
of Water Works, Mr. H. \. Storrs, shows
the following figures: Construction ex-
penses, 1888, Sl4 0o?OS Gncuding special
appropriations aggreEating $l1 GGG 06) E;
current expenses, S322j.11; pumping cx-
penses, SOB IL meter account, S96S So
The special appropriations, Sll, 6GG,00, were
expended as follows. Motor house appro.
prlation, $780, cost $500; reservoir fence,
appropriation S16G.06, cost Sl6l.47; Pine
street eight-inch main, appropriation $500,
cost S521S.37; suction pipe and wells
at pump house, appropriation, 5000,
cost SGOI 20; boilers, appropriation $4,000,
cost S2357 chimney, appropriation $500,
cost $l,41555 making total of money
expended $40, 800 G5, or S110G.41 less than
the appropriations IA most excellent show
ing. The cost Of maintaining the works was
rs follows Coal on hand, Jan. /, 1888
$1,000; current expenses, S3225 II; pump
ing expenses, Si57317; interest on bonded
debt, SD G94; uncJllectcd water rates. JAN
/, 1888, 81 ,0G9 90 ;-total, SCI, 5G127. The
receipts were as follows; Water rates. SEA
S04 so; material and labor furnished private
parties, $l5S; uncolccicd water rates, 81,
05S %: coal on hand, Jan. /, 1884, Cat
cost, S2401 total, 500, Col Gl. This leaves
a surplus OF receipts over expenditures of
5000. ga result as gratifying as it is I'M
expected by good many people. The fig
urcs (Which are made up as in every report
for number of years past) show that the
| department has been managed carefully and
economically. The commissioners, Mcssrs.
| W, II, Brink, Albert E. Richardson aud II.
n. Drury, have given much valuable time
and a great deal of work TO their depart
mcnt ; ana it seems to us that the figures We
have given prove that they have managed
their trust excellcntly well. In Mr.. Storrs
they have hai very capable, painstaKing
and successful Superintendent Of water
works, 1t may be added that the quantity
Of water pumped during the year was 22j,-
313, SO gallons against a?3, 302, Gas in 1892.