Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-08
OUR ,ITY GOVERNM ENT.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The Question of Lighting Oar streets
what the Gas Company Will Do-Con-
Guiding Chapter of the Water
Trough serial.

REGULAR monthly meeting of'the
b IT. fAldcrmcn was held Monday night
uu. f., mrmhcrs of the Board being pres
emf Nrtrr the reading and approval of
tie nuutcs Of the last meeting Number
of hccuses were granted, including one to
Jos, pin Roy fora billiard saloon.
\ communication was read from NJ. X
Spauldug stating That he had paid S75 II
wear for water to sprlnkle the streets and
H. my hat $50 Il year he paid him for
sprinklin. the streets around the City
park and public buildings. Alderman
Peircp thought the matter had been be
fore the Board long enough, but before
saving anything further he would ask the
chairman of the street committee what
arrangement had been made with Mr..
Spaulding in regard to sp,inkling. Alder
man Algrr said that the committee had
been L. the habit of allowing Mr.. Spauld-
ing half rates Alderman Booth moved
that the amount be paid Mr.. Spauldng,
and the motion was carried.
The following bills for December were
among those audited aud ordered paid:
Water DEPARTING SN2G.O6 Barnes Hose
company, S2t.G1; Ethans, Sll.22 Hook
and Ladder, $39 Is stars $35 81 Clippers,
$24 81: BURLINGTON Gaslight company,
$lsl. p; >. Huntington q Co, sl0.35;
police department, SOP 81; health depart
ment, birth and death certificates, etc,
SlO4.5O: NJ ID. l.. Thompson, printing,
81 80; VIM. Scott, blanks. etc, SD.70 y
communication was received from Mr..
Green, stating that it would require
SlO66Ol to pay the bills for the support of
the poor of the city for the quarter ending
Dec 81, besides $3.50 for vaccination The
amount first named was ordered paid
and the other item was referred to the
committee on health.
\ communication WAS received from
Roberts * Roberts, relating that John
Quinn. black smith, stepped INTO a hole in
the sidewalk through me raNinc on 81.
Paul street in November and claiming so
for damages on account of u spralued ankle
and lost ume resulting therefrom The
communication wa, referred to Alderman
Goodell for examination and report.
The bill of DR.. JO II. Linsley for $500, APP
proved by the committee for $500, being
for the care of the small poX patients, was
referred back to the health committee for
further Information.
a re~1n'io~ WAS passed apP9lntbinng the
and Alderman f.. j. Booth special
committee to ascertain the condition of
the city'S bonded Indebtedness about
maturing and report its amount and the
ACCESSIBILITY of applying towards its pay
ment at maturity that share of the sink
ing funds that pro rata belong to the
mt. :. l. -, -, c,.l,.,,,, c,,1l HMM, al
ness.
iio "a ~ u, i
leiei. g." '"o po.ii''i ~ 81 ~, ooN ", ,
Ui 80 ~ -, fo, az - i,r
no action in the matter and the report
was accepted and adopted
The street committee were authorized
10 eleot v c!iec. l,'' pI w. "ap,e oU'o1. oe
tween w mary "u,t ii.oi DE-, ",u a.
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NeHil-"te we ""',ci anu 'cppiu' , 80,
my 50 ~ tI'.'It',,'r( ~ -" m"'i. ~.
IeirVu ''c Pell't'' '' ne 1919 ~ 81 n W.,
watering Ir0u1H az tle to' VI i., e"i
'i.I' "'''' " ~. iI.. I,-'rI .tront I'M. =,
the horse railroad should be built that tn,
trough be removed ana PUT IL
as IaVolaplv ioo"tioii al o,'' , oc 1871 '',
ha Ieid 'I mnon The tnbjc whereupou Alder
man Alger called tor the ayes and nays
The vote resulted rs follows:
ANes-Aldrrmen Booth, llolton, Kelley
PIERCE and Natsou-5.
Nays-Al .ermen AlLer, GoOdell, Taft
Walker and Weaver-5
The question then being as to the adop
dion of the report, Alderman Holto
called for the ayes and nays and the VOC
resulted
Ayes-Aldermeu Algtr, Goodeil, Peirce
TAFT, Walker, Watson and Weaver-7
Saskatchewan Booth. tolton an
On motion of Alderman Alger the Cit