Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-08
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION.
a LARGE AMOUNT OF Blu MESS
LAST EVENING.
College Street to be Improved Between
Winooski Avenue and Union Street.
other Improvements Voted List
of Petitions Received.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Aldermen was held last evening,
all the members being present. Petitions
were presented from majority of the
owners of abutting property on College
street between Winocski avenue and
Union street and on Winooski avenue be.
tween College and Main streets asking
that the said named streets be curbed, gut
tered and tagged aud they were referred to
the committee on streets who submitted
their report granting the petitions, and
under suspension of rule II an ordinance
to that effect was unanimously passed.
Alderman Rand offered the following
resolution
That hereafter and until otherwise ordered
each cemetery in this city shall be allowed
the use of one fountain and four hydrants
tree OF charge for the use of water.
Considerable discussion followed the in
PRODUCTION, and the ayes and nays being
called for, the resolution was defeated, the
vote being as follows:
Ayes-Aldermen Booth, Painchaud,
Rand, Smith, Storrs
Nays-Aldermen Brown, johnson, IN-
man, Parker, Watson.
A petition largely signed by many of the
prominent business men of Burlington
was presented asking that the bridge over
Potash brook beyond the Home be raised,
thus rendering the crossing easier for load
ed teams; on motion it was referred to the
street committee with instructions to re-
port. Alderman Smith introduced a reso-
luton instructingsthe street commission
ers to raise the said bridge and moved its
passage The ayes and nays being called
for the resolution was defeated. Several
of the aldermen explained their vote on
THIS resolution, saying that they were not
opposed to the Improvement asked for.
but that they considered it inexpedient at
present to order this work to be done now
Following is the vote:
Ayes-Aldermen Parker, Smith, Wat
son.
Nays-Aldermen Booth, Brown. John.
son, Lyman, Painchaud, Rand, Storrs.
petition of the majority of the prop
erty owners on Decatur street asking that
that street be curbed and guttered was
presented, and an ordinance ordering said
work to be done was presented by Alder
man Painchaud, and under SUSPENSION of
Rule ii, the ordinance was passed unani-
mously.
The ordinance calling for the curbing of
south Willard street from College to
Cllff streets was called up. petition
signed by three property holders on Will
lard street between College and Main
streets was presented, asking that that
portion OF lid street be not.ordered curbed
but was not granted. The ordinance was
then passed.
A communication from Mayor Henry
appointing w. G. Schroeder special police
man at the vicinity of the French mission
school house was received, and on motion
the appointment was confirmed.
Alderman Lyman offered resolution
appropriating 500 for the care of the Col.
lese PARK for the present year and the
resolution was adopted unanimously
Ire city treasurer was authorized to
contract loan not exceeding $4,000 to
meet the current expenses of the city.
Alderman johnson introduced a reso-
tuition lnstructing the street commission
ers TO construct sewer from a point in
south Battery street south of Pearl street
10 point IN North avenue at its intersec-
ton with North, and il was adopted
Deeds from Morillo and Catherine H.
Noyes defeating the streets known as
CaSwell. Blssell and Garfield streets to
The city were received and referred to the
street committee.
Alderman Watson called up the resolu-
ZION passed year ago approprating g, 800
Tor the purpose of building ward 70 ON
IN ward one, and some discussion was
mad, but no action was taken.
Licenses We're granted as follows To
bulld wooden building with metal or
slate roofs, A. j. Willard, saintarium,
corner LOOMS and Prospect streets: H.
a Ray, shop, Front and Summer streets
j.. w: Thomas, barn, North street; u. r.
Austin, house, Loomis street; G. ID.
Chase, house, Front and Summer streets
10 use portions of street for building pur-
poses three months, E. S. Spear Il Co,
Grant street; u. r. Austin, LOOMS street
u. ID. Chase, Front and Summer streets
70 move building from corner Pearl and
willard streets to Archibald street, Edgar
Dennls; running public hack, Frank
Austin.
Inc mayor s warrants In payment of the
loiioWing blllS were approved: