Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-07
COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.


A Lively Discus-ion About Repairing
Streets Leading to tho i'ropos ed Freigh,
Depot.
The Board OF Aldermen met again at 30
O'Clock and PRESIDENT Stevenson announced
the Apo ntmeut OF the following
STANDING coMsIrTEEs
On water departrnent-Hicks, Richie,
Ii. II. Davis
On fire department-W f. Hall, II. W.
Hall, HICKS
GA streets-Read, Roberts, Richie
On accounts end claims E. T.. Davis, W.
l.. Hall, kirsley.
On pauper epartment-R Roberts, Z. Z.
Davis, Read.
On public buildings and parks-kinsley,
Hicks, L. f. Davis.
On printing-ttitchie II. w. Hall, II. II.
Davis
Ca schools-H. H. Davis Read, Hicks
On health-H, W. Hail, Roberts, f.. T.
Davis,
On liquor-Saverson, Kinsley, W. E.
Hall
Licenses were granted to B. L. Kent for
a restaurant at lOl Caurcn street, and to
W. {. Isham for the erection o. two houses
on the southeast corner of Pearl and South
| Union streets
The mayors warrants were ordered for
! the payment OF a number of bills.
! 1t was voted to charge the burlington
! Improvement company 500 for water for
! street sprnkling purposes during the com
ing summer.
\ petition for sewer on North Battery
street was referred to the street commis-
sioners WITH power.
THE PROPOSED FREIGHT DEPOT.
a resolution, offered by Alderman W. f.
| Hall, providing Tor the macademlzlug curb
ing gathering and tagging or concretng
! Maple street from St. Paul to Battery Pine
street from Cherry to Mup.e, Battery street
from Maple to the corner Rutland and Bur
liugton railroad station, CAUSED some Discus
| sion. The resolution grew out OF last week )
meeting of citizens and railroad officials
when it was decided to use the station as g.
depot tor incoming freight. AIR Hall said
that 1t was due shippers to SO repair the
streets leading to tue proposed depot that it
would be possible to haul freight through
them during the muddy Seasons of the year.
Alderman +. w. Hall thought the city
ought not to go to too much expense in the
matter unless the freight arrangement was
Intended to he OF permanent char
acter. w. l.. Hall said it was
likely to prove permanent alderman II.
ii. Davis thought the street commissioners
ought to pass on the resolution before it was
adopted. Alderman L. f.. Davis did not
see why 1t was necessary to include so much
OF Pine stree. in the resolution and he moved
it be laid on the table. The motion was lost
and the resolution was finally adopted.
Resolutions providing for the bonds of the
city officials and fixing their salaries tn
same as last year were passed and the BoarC
ad iourned.
NOTES OF ORGANIZATION DAY.
Mayor Haselton took the oath Of offict
= Monday morning.
The newly-appointed policemen wer'
sworn in by Clerk Allen Monday after
} noon and went on duty in the evening.
The water commissioners are required b,
law TO elect II superintendent OF water work
April = and the street commissioners will
elect superintendent o" streets May 1.
1t Is understood that the hungry demo
Gratis bore down very hard on Mayor Hasol
ton in an effort to induce him TO make
new appointment for chief of police Tina
he was able to resist them aud reappoint
capable officer is to his credit.