Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-25
OUR CITY FATHERS.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN ADOPT
THE ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The system to he Put in Operation at
Once-Action of the city Council on
Mr.. Barnes's Death-Othcr
Matters Considered


Booth, Cook, Englesby, johnson, Kelly,
McKillip, Weaver and Watson being pres
ent Euogistic remarks of the late Law
renee Barnes were made 10y Mayor Wood
bury and Alderman Englesby, both of
whom paid worthy tribute to his qualities
as man and citizen, and the promi-
nent part taken by him ia building up
the business interests of the city.
a committee consisting of City Attor-
ney Burnap and Aldermen Englesby and
Mckillip was appointed to drught suita-
bic resolutions in relation to the deceased
The resignation of Or j. G. Rutherford
as school commissioner from Ward "
was accepted, and on motion of Alderman
Englesby Dr. J. b. Wheeler was elected
to fill the vacancy till April t. 1857, end of
the term. The council then ad.
iourned till Wednesday next at 100, p. m.
THE BOARD or ALDERMEN.
At The conclusion of the meeting of the
City Council the Board of Aldermen held
Il meeting, all Of the members being pres
ent. a communication from Hiram
Walker and Edward Hungerford was
read, announcing the dedication of land
on the east side Of Union street for a new
street between North Union and Willard
streets to be called Buel street. Messrs
Walker and Ilungertord to grade it and
construct Il sewer through it. On motion
of Alderman Englesby the dedication of
the street was accepted.
/ y petition was received requesting the
construction Of 4 sewer in l.OOms street
east from the ravne to Mansfield avenue
On motion OF Alderman Weaver the petit
ton was referred TO the street committee,
A,petltiOn for the curbing and guttering
81 inooskl avenue north of North street
Vas referred to the street committee on
motion of Alderman McKillip.
/ y communication from =. j. Gtilin ask
lng for the use of City Hall for an exhibit
tloil OF cup swinging, singing and jump
lnG was referred to the committee ON pub
nc buildings ana parks, on motion of Al
German Johnson
liceu~cs were granted to connect the
following premises with the sewer system ::
the parsonage of the College street church
ON " Hard street; B. Turk and broD hers
premises on Willard street ID. kennedv's
premises on Willard street
Junn o Mara was granted license to
sell knives on the street on July ,, on
/ motion OF Alderman sutton.
Johanna Flynn was granted permission
TO use Pine street IN front of his premises
Tor building purposes.
The petition OF the Commercial Union
/ Telegraph company lOr permission to set
poIcS anu SJTllS wires through the city
streets was reported laVUrdbly by the
street committee and on motion of Alder
man EngleSDy the petit ON was granted
Alderman Mckllllp Introduced Il reoOlu
ton providing for the erection of a hose
house for the Barnes Hose company ON
the east side of Champlau street, he cost
not to exceed $1,000 On motion of Alder
man sutton the resolution was passed.
Alderman Englesby moved that the
chalr appoint a committee of which the
city clerk should be one. to report Il reso-
luton IN relation to the voting list for the
coming election. The motion was adopt
td and the chair appointed Aldermen
Engiesby and Weaver and City Clerk
Pease.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT QUESTION.
alderman johnson said the matter of a
contract with the Electric Light company
had been brougnt to Il head SO far that Il
proposition had been made lay the com
pany IN writing and the city attorney had
drawn zap contract Both of these were
then read by City Attorney Buruap, the
. proposition OF the company being is toi-
lows:
PROPOSITION.
The B,u>h-Swan Electric Light and Power
company would Icspccl fully make the follow
ING proposition Tor furnishing the civ of
Burning On electric lights tOrthIcc years with
Ihc\ viii furnish 10 to - hahtS ~ nights
per year, from half an hour after suns t until
!: leck p. M, ana located in ii district
bounded Toy Pearl, WuOosklaV avenue and king
streets at the following prices
| Forty cents per night per light for 1900 can
dIe power lights, % cents per night per light
Tor 3AO candle power lights. all night lights
not less than 10 III number located upon one
circuit 10 cents per light per night extra to
/ hurn unt'l dawn. The privilege is hereby
~ en- Inc city OF increasing the number OF
/ ligh's or nights, at the same rate, provided
/ thai any increase of lights shall bc in extern
sion OF the number first contracted for. and
not to bc los atcd in ISOLATED positions, bllt al
ter the first - - lights may be located outside
the limits named When the number OF lights
/ adopted reaches ~ the price shall he reduced
/ 10 cents per light pc: night. ard when such
number of lights OF 1000 candle power reaches
80 the prlce shal be reduccd5 cents per light
! per night, and when the number adoptCd
reaches ou the price of such lgh of 20O0 can
/ die power burning until midnight shall be
/ further reduced 3 cents per light the price
of all night lights remaining at 30 cents per
| light per night, unless the number of such
! lights Ice increased to 20 or more when II cor
responding reduction shall be made.
President for Brush-Swun Electric Light and
Power Company.
Alderman Mckillip moved that 80 lights
/ of 1000 candle power each be contracted
! for 10y the street committee in accordance
with the proposition of the company the
lights to be located by the street commit
tee. This motion was adopted and the
contract drawn up by the city attorney
was accepted and adopted as follows
THE CONTRACT
The contract made the 2lst day of June
1856, between the Brush Swan Electric Light
ana rover company, party of the first part
ana tue clty OF Burlington, VT, party of the
second part,
Witncsselh that the party of the first part
merely agree to furnish nifty electric lights of
Two Thousand candle-pOwer each, for the ter
/ rltury described, and upon the terms and con-
! dlt ohs set forth in the proposition of said
| party OF the first part hereto annexed, and
| upon the further terms ana cOnd tons here
! tier written.
Inc poles erected shall be straight, symmct-
| real ana properly painted, and shall be To-
Gated within said territory by the street
committee of SAID city, meaning hereby that
lamps.
This undertaking shall continue for the
! period OF three years and thereafter for the
further term of two years unless the party of
the SECOND nnrt thrOnrh lis strnnt rnIn nil 90