Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-16
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Alderman Roberts was the only absentee
at the special meeting Of the Board of AL
dermen Monday evening. These licenses were
granted. Mary \. Mcmahon, to build
house on Peru street and to use II portion OF
the street for one month for building pur-
poses; b. o. White, to build a house on
LOOMS street and to use portion Of the
street for three months for building pur-
poses John Black, for two hacks; fl. V.
Wetherill, to sell pop corn on the streets for
three weeks
The bond OF J. Z. Cayea as policeman
was presented and approved
The report OF the committee on public
buildings and parks relative to a lot and
new building for the Howard Hose company
was presented and accepted. The committee
recommended that the present lot and
building be sold and that a lot on
tho west side of Union street, a
short distance south OF Howard street, be-
longing to Mrs. j. Mayo, be purchased for
Il location for the building. Resolu-
lions were then adopted authorizing the
mayor to buy the lot which has frontage
of about 70 feet and depth of about 100
feet, for the sum Sll33, and authorizing
the sale of the old property and such por-
ton Of the purchase as is not needed
for the hose building.
The fire insurance agents of the city petit
toned that connection DO speedily made by
way of n sx-inch main with the terminus
of the eight-inch main water pipe on Pine
street at the Bronson mill, with the six-inch
main water pipe on Park avenue The pc
tition was referred to the water commis
sioners.
The committee to whom was referred the
matter of allowing the Central Vermont
/ of Cot
terry from Main to College streets for tracks
| for freight cars to be loaded or unloaded by
Burlington shippers reported that they had
| considered the same and found that 1T was
not advisable that the request be at present
granted. The report was accepted and the
| committee was discharged from further con-
sideration of the matter.
| The Board struggled with tine tax levy
during the balance of the evening. The
grand list of the city this year is $llO 500,
an increase of S41S4 over last years list
A tax of - cents on the dollar was assessed
to meet the accrued and accruing expenses
and liabilities of the city; tax of % cents
on the dollar 1927, 710l was assessed to he
placed to the credit of the board Of street
commissioners; tax of 5 cents on the dol
lar SJ1401 was assessed for the sinking
| fund, one cent of which is to be applied to
the redemption of the school bonds.
1t looked for time during the discus
sion as though a tax of 100 cents would be
voted, but three cents was subsequently
added for better fire protection on the hill
the money to be spent in the purchase Of a
steam fire engine. Last years city tax was
102 cents, to which was added Is cents for
the State tax, which comes once in two
years. The following departments overdrew
their appropriations during the past year
Health, $4.20; library, $i4.Gl; criminal,
$50. 81; fire new hose, S1lOO; public build
ings and parks, $l3l6; total, $2545. Go.
The following amounts were ordered
placed to the credit of the several depart
ments:
Public schools, S25, 400; Fletcher library,
$4,000; police and criminal department
$4,000; fire department, $1,000; public
buildings and parks, $500; street lights
$12, 900; incdentals, $4,000; water
department, SIS 000; sewers, $1,000
pauper department, $4,000; salaries
5000; to pay reservoir vote
$500; to credit of interest account
$40, 1876 95; State school tax, $685.. 81
overdrafts in the several departments
$2j45; Ward five hose house, $500; addi
tional fire protection in Ward one, $500
total appropriations, S15S 1916; total ne
assets aud estimated receipts, H4c,OJl.3 81
! net amount to be provided for by tax
S110, OS5 50. OF the total net asset
S4511.3S are uncollected taxes of 1885,
and 1891 and water rents o
1891, portion of which viii
> probably not be available during the year
and which amount was not considered eth
er way in making up the tax. The tax of 10
: cents will raise Sll4 l24, leaving balanc
of 81, 03S. 10 to provide against possible er
Q rors iu the list and the somewhat doubtful
assets of 81, 5ll.3S. The board then ad
iourned.