Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-23


received and accepted.
The committee to whom was referred
the proposition of the Brush Electric
Light and Power company, reported that
they had considered the same and in the
meantime other companies had requested
the privilege of submitting propositions
of similar character. The committee re
ported that they had found a wide spread
feeling among our citizens in favor of
some form of electric street lighting and
they therefore recommended that a
committee consisting of three be APP
pointed to examine the matter more
in detail with power to locate not less
than 20 nor more than 90 electric lights of
| such candle power as seems best to them
and to advertise for and receive proposals
/ for carrying out such plans rs they shall
determine to be best within the scope of
the recommendations and to contract
with the company offering the best terms
for the carrying ont of the proposed plans,
| providing the company Offering the best
terms furnish bonds satisfactory to the
Board to guarantee the fuliilment of said
contract by such said company.
| Alderman Watson moved that the re
port be accepted and adopted, but Alder
man Sutton thought the report should not
! be adopted on the ground that 1t dele
| gated full power to three members out ol
ten of the Board. Alderman Englesby
sad they had resolution to present
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on file and the committee was discharged
The resolution referred to by Alderman
| Englesby was then read as follows
Resolved, That "A committee of three be ap
poni ed by the city council to investigate tn,
ACCESSIBILITY OF using the electric lights on on
streets with power to locate not less than p
nor more than 80 electric lights of such can
die power as seems to the best and to ad
vertse for aud receive proposals for carrying
out such plans as they shall determine to b,
% "a
to contract with the company Offering thu
best terms Tor the carrying out of the atore
said plans provided the company Offering tn
best terms as aforesaid furnish bonds salts
factory to tn Board to guarantee the full
illment OF said contract by such said com
pany.
Alderman Sutton said he thought
committee should not be authorized t
make a contract binding the city and h
moved an amendment striking out tn
contract clause and calling for a report o
the committee at the next meeting. TIL
matter was discussed at some length an
, the amendment was lost by an aye an
, nay vote as follows:
Ayes-Cook, johnson, Kelly, Sutton
, Nays - Booth, Englesby, Mckillii
Peirce, Watson, Weaver-6.
The resolution was then adopted and o
motion of Alderman Weaver the old con
f mlttee consisting of Alderman MckilliI
PIERCE and Englesby was reappointed.
{. w. BrOWnell presented Il cOmmun
t cation from Ira Russell declining to serv
t longer III the capacity of fish warden III
less the city was willing to pay for hi
, services, not to exceed 500 per annum.
Robert Roberts in behalf of the Blu
y lington Improvement company, appeare
: before the Board and stated that the con
= pany were ready to sprinkle the streets
a DR., Vincent, who had made out basis
y, taxation according to frontage, state
that the rate per foot of front woul
= be 40 cents. He thought 500 woul
: cover all the expense for water On M
4 ton of Alderman Sutton the matter va
referred to the water committee wit
" power to act.
: The Board then adjourned for or
5 week.