Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-06

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am still of the opinion that if the city
intend to own their horses and carts a
suitable piece of land should be purchas-
ed and a barn and tool shed built thereon.
Our present method is inccnvenient and
expensive.
SCHOOLS.
From the full and comprehensive report
of the superintendent, we learn that our
public schools are growing better from
year to year. More attention is being
paid to the character of the school rooms,
and every effort is made 70 secure the best
of teachers possible. We should, as a
community, be thankful that men so well
ritted by education and experience, are
willing to devote the time necessary to
oversee this very important part of our
duty to the rising generation; for as that
duty is well or i'll performed, so will be the
results in the years to come. We should
ever be ready to put our hands deep
in our pockets, and that without grumb-
ling, to furnish the most perfect and com
Portable school rooms, and to secure teach
ers qualified i'll every particular to teach
our children to become brave, high mind
ed, patriotic men and women, much bet
ter qualified, when their turn comes to
take our places, than ever we were
the crowded condition of our schools, the
increase in the total enrolment from
March 3lst, 1856 to March 3lst, 1857 being
l30.
The new school house TO be constructed
out OF the Baptist mission house may
possibly accommodate the increase for
this year, but you will be called upon in
the near future to furnish more school
room.
The superintendent estimates it will
take of the money raised by taxation $780,
4l3OG for his department.
FLETCHER FREE LIBRARY.
desire to call your attention to the
able report of Rev. l.. g. Ware, secretary,
and especially to the pressing need of hav
ing the 10000 volumes that have been add
ed since the last catalogue was printed,
put into proper shape TO be available to
the reading public. For this, and the
usual expenses, it is estimated s., 400. 90
Will be required.
WATER WORKS.
There is a steady increase in the collec-
ton of water rates, the amount for the
past year being $50, 94l.53, against $l9,6i6
% in 1917.
A new fuel shed has been constructed at
a cost of s5,24429.
The superintendent reports "the work of
rebuilt above low water, filled with stone,
planked on top, and now instead of join
lug the dock front, it is separated from it
by span of four feet.
The pump wells are by this change sur.
rounded by water, that is 81 agtated by
the waves, that the accumulation of float
ing matter at this point is now avoided
and much more creditable appearance
is presented. AndiI. will add if the distance
of the pumping well was separated from
the pier by 300 feet, it would please me
much better.
The amount of water pumped WAS
slightly less than in 1856 THIS is doubt
II IS owing to the increase in the number
of metres, the increase being II over last
year.
CITY ENGINEER.
The city engineer makes some timely
suggestions in regard to replacing signs
bearing street names, on old as well as
new streets and in correcting some of the
street lines, where property owners have
encroached upon the streets with their
fences and buildings and how some of
the sewers should be flushed and ventilat-
ed. The necessity also of establishing
street monuments should not be overlook
ed
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The report of the chief engineer shows
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able working order. The companies are
full ana all working in harmony. AS a
volunteer fire department | am sure it is
as good as any in the world.
The Barnes and Star Hose companies
are now well housed, and you should at
once erect suitable buildings for the
Ethans, Clipper and Howard Hose com
panles. lie also reports the Ethdus should
nave a new cart, and the Howard and
Clipper companies carts should be put IN
thorough repair, and 500 feet OF hose pur-
chased.
POOR DEPARTMENT.
A visit to the city poor house a short
time since satisfied me that it was in the
hands OF good manager the house was
clean the inmates well cared for; the
stock on the farm in good order, aud the
untoTtuuates, obliged to remain, there AS
happy rs could be expected under the CIR
CumstanCeS.
1t Will be necessary for the committee
having this in charge to make some need
ed repairs this spring on the house and
barn. The overseer OF the poor ackuOwl-
edges his Indebtedness to the kind heart
ed ladies of the Howard Relief tor their
hearty cooperation in supplementing his
work among the deserving and untortun-
ate poor,
POLICE DEPARTMENT..
In looking over the report of the chief
of police, you will notice some sugges
lions which | think you should take ac-
JiOn upon at once, and first the force on
active duty is too small to patrol the out
skirts of the city as it should be done, to
prevent thefts and fires think police
man should be in uniform when on duty,
and the complaint mas been made to me
that the pay was 80 small, it was quite a