Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-24

her 262 are owned by individuals; liz are |
the property of the department, OF Wnlcu
number 81 are rented under the regulations
adopted in May. ~ a,.n
80 1886, 1852 gallons of water, the DIS lol
which amount to 1914. 10.
The repairs for the year have been as
follows cement pipe 10 breaks and9 IeakS'
iron pipe leaks, service pipes II ieaks,
broken hydrants 4. one hundreu Hl,u
siytv iron stop boxes and 3S iron gate
boxes have been set to replace old wooden
boxes. The cost of pumping figured on
pumping station expenses was si5'oO5
per million gallons rails d against dynamic
head into reservoir S33 TO.
STREET DEPARTMENT.
The report of the superintendent OF
street is shows that the expenses OF that de
partment for last year were as follows
Sewer department ........ .Sl29'o'53
Street light department. .i.,9
Public buildings and park. N6.ls
FIRE dcUartmcnt.............. 5.ou
Street dcpartment......".... l9,35.lb
S}2,5io.65
The following items of bills due the de
unrtment and OF unused material lessen
the actual expense of the department a.
follows
Blls due in process OF oolec- .,,,o.
TOM. .................,.......S 23sO5
ptaUk ............ -..-.......'-- i,''U
Mau-hulc traps. ,........... ... 4''U
Basin crates ......... ........'. 49,
Lamp no tops. ,...- oVo
StO1O5
In the city engineers report the work
for the year and the total work since inc
year when the first report was made are
Jabulated as follows:
In 1851. Totals.
Macadamzed and paved
T..
Gravclod roads ....... ..@235. tt. noe miles.
Sidewalks CutbCd and ~ .
Il tggt Observation-Disclosures. 5i1I. - t..di
Sidewalks curbed only. G1jl Sll5
Number of stone Cross
Fumbcf OF street basins 90
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
According to the report of the chief en-
gineer the fire department consists OF
hook and ladder company, hand engines,
about 5000 feet of hose, half of which Is
new. There have been 2 flush by
drants taken ont of the railroad yard.
flush hydrants replaced by post by
dranus, and | new post hydrant. set ON
North avenue, corner of North BEND
street, making 4 total of l62. lie earnest
~ recommends the construction of new
house for the Ethan Allen engine cUmpa-
ny on the site of the Old one now occupied
by them, the moving of the Clipper nose
house TO the vicinity OF the Mary Fletcher
ii spital, the purchase Of new cart for
the lhan Allen Engine company at once,
that the Howard and Clipper companies
carts be put in thorough repair aud thai
SEQ feeL of hose be bought. The ap.
preparation was $4SGO, expenses 81
l69 OF, leaving a balance Of S43I 30
During the year new hose house mas
been built for he Barnes hose company
costing over S2100, provided for by special
a IA
has been thoroughly overhauled
There were II fires during the year, and
the los Se5 amounted to 1886, OF which
$40, 452 was the loss in the strong building
fire. The insurance was $4,000
PAUPEH DEPARTMENT.
The report of the overseer shows that at
the close of the year there were inmates
of the poor house, OF whom 5 were desti-
tute and insane. During the year ~
were admitted and discharged, and there
were deaths. The expenses for the year
amounted to S3OU9O6.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
According to the report of the chief of
police there have been 3i2 arrests, 1915 be-
ing for intoXication, u for selling liquor,
GG for breach of the peace, petit larceny
II, nuisance S, dlsObeying health officer Z
or the arrests made there were convicted
ANA committed tC the House of Correction
80. to the State pris IN 2
The department consists of "a commits
stoned policemen of this number Al are
private watchmen at several manutac-
tories without cost to the city two are on
duty on Church street each night, one on
Battery street, one on Battery Park and
Pearl street, one in Ward Two, one III
Ward three.
The expense of the department has
been Tor the first quarter. 5 72.Ol
For the second quarter. ........-. S29.Ol
For the third quarter. ................. 80 20
For the fourth quarter. .............. 1880
Total .............. ................ S3,22OJI