Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26

Meeting of the Board of Aldermen Last
Night.

| Meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen IHs'
Night.
An adjourned meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen was held Monday evening, those
present being President Taft and Alder
men Alger, Booth, Goodell, IIolton, Kel
| ly, Walker. Watson and Weaver, The
minutes of the preceding meeting were
read, after which Alderman Walker
| moved that the mayors warrant he
| by W. w. Wood to have been
overcharged by the street depart
ment for digging the cellar to his new
block on Church street. Mr.. Wood, eX-
Superintendent Dow and j. f. p. Wright
who had charge of the work, gave their
versions Of the contract, and the matter
was discussed at some length. Alderman
Walker called for the ayes and nays. Al
derman Goodeil moved to amend by max
ing the amount S11. The vote upon the
amendment resulted as follows:
Ayes-Aldermen Alger, Booth, Goodell,
Taft. Watson, Weaver-6.
Nays-Aldermeu Holton, Kelly and
| WatSon-3.
The motion as amended was then
passed.
The committee on public buildings and
parks to whom was referred the applica-
ton OF f. l.. Washburn for the rental of
a piece of land on the north side of Main
/
market ground reported in favor of grant
ing it and the report was accepted and
adopted
Bills were audited and ordered paid as
follows The Burlington Indcpcndcnt,
election notice, "a; L. A. Woodbury.,
Richards, liquor, Sl1215; II. 5. Lane, re-
pairing hose, $3.50; Amelia Gushing, for
occupation of house during small poX
quarantine, 80; Joseph Barton, board
prisoners, $3.50; Nash & Roche, S2lS5
The clipper, election notice, 81; ward
clerks, SIS; c. j. Alger, SOB 60; Margaret
Mann, damage to cellar by flooding from
broken sewer, SIS.
r. Nulty was granted hotel license
The committee on accounts ana Claims,
| to whom was referred the claims of Alder
derman Alger for 800 for services i'll con
nection with the building of the Winooski
| bridge, and $3.50 for services in investiQat
ing and making ont a report rs to the con.
dition of the city water supply, reported
that they had looked up the matter and
! found that the claims could not be allowed
legally.
Alderman Alger stated at some length his
reasons for presenting the bills, holding
that his work in connection with those
matters was outside of his official duties,
and he quoted from the city charter show
| ing that compensation to the street com
missioners was not illegal.
Chairman Hoton of the committee said
that while they respected the chairman OF
the street and water committees and ap
preciated his work they could find no pre-
cedent for allowing him any compensa
ton. The charter did not provide fol
making any such compensation and 1t was
not the policy of the city to pay any mem
| berof the Board of Aldermen for any ser
vices. Alderman Holton said that if Mr.
Alger had employed some competent per
son to make the report the city would b'
obliged to pay for the report, but now hi:
claims We're merely in equity.
President Taft said that great man!
claims had undoubtedly been paid wher
the city was not liable and he though
Mr.. Alger was entitled to something. HI
expected that the bill for services on th'
bridge would be much larger than it was
AS regards the water report it was hi
opinion the Board did not expect so vol
luminous report
Alderman Goodell said that as a mem
Der OF the water committee he could sa.
that large proportion of the work of thu
committee was done by the chairman ant
! he knew 1t was much the same in relii
ton to the work of the street committee
He thought Mr.. Alger was entitled Il
| compensation.
Alderman Watson moved the accept
ance and adoption of the committees re-
port and Alderman Goodell moved al
amendment that the mayors warrant b'
approved tor the bill for 500 for Service
on the bridge The amendment passed
! by Il aye and nay vote, Aldermen Holtol
and Booth alone voting in the negative.
On motion of Alderman Alger the su
| perintendent of water works was ordered
to connect Capt. Proctor's residence will
| the water system.
On motion of Alderman Goodell a vot
of thanks was extended to President Taft
for the excellent manner in which he ha
presided
The Board then adjourned sine die.