Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-21
CITY FATHERS.



The Board of Aldermen held special
meeting at the accustomed place in City
hall on the 18th. Aldermen Davis, Hall
and Roberts were the only absentees. There
were no discussions and the business was
turned off very speedily. the followin (
licenses were granted; To George H. kins-
ley for tine use Of portion of Cherry and
st. Paul streets, for repairing buildings;
G. j. Sutton for a hack; w. Ducombe for a
portion Of Pine and Cherry streets for three
months for building purposes; Horatio
LOOMS to erect barn in rear of promises
on Williams street, and Mary A. Connolly
for patching roof on the house cornsr OF St.
Paul and Cherry streets.
The following police appointments were
confirmed: James Whslon, John Wallace
and NJ S. Eaton. Whaon was appointed
at the request of the horse railway com
pauy and the two latter on the recommends
ton of Captain Sawyer of the steamer
Reindeer.
! A bill of $500 81 for tne expenses of the
pauper department from March 30 to June
80 was approved. A petition to instruct
the street commissioners to macadamizs,
grade, curb, gutter and flag or concrete the
sidewalks on Cherry street, between Church
and st. Paul streets, was presented and a
] Z,
The street commissioners reported favor
ably on petitions to curb and gutter North
street from Champlain street to Emwood
avenue and FOR an electric light at the inter-
section of st. Paul and Maple streets, which
petitions were offered at tue last board meet
ing. The report was approved.
A resolution was passed, upon motion of
Alderman H. w. Hall, authorizing the city
| treasurer to borrow, from time to time, as
may be required to pay the accrued and
accruing liabilities OF the city, sum not to
exceed SD, 600.
Alderman Hall offered resolution to in
crease the salary of the superin tendent Of
streets from $500 to $1,000 next year and
upon motion of Alderman Kinsley it was
passed. The Ethan Allen Engine company
were granted leave to attend the State fire
mems tournament at Middlebury.
The water commissioners made the fol-
| lowing report in relation to the source OF
water supply of the city, after which the
Board adjourned.
| To the Honorable, the Board Of Alder
men; Cityo Darlington: GeHtlomeni
In response 10 the communication lately
received from your honorable body relative
to the intake of the city water works your
water commissioners would respectfully
submit the following report. We have not
been unmindful Of the rapid increase during
the past few years in the number of con-
nectious made with our sewers, nor of the
probable effect Of this increase upon the
very vital public interests Of which we have
charge. We have had this subject under
consideration from time to time over since
the organization of our Board, and are, in
consequence, better prepared to comply
with your request than we otherwise should
be-
The present intake is located in jetty a
short distance from the face Of the dock in
front of the pumping station, and about
three quarters of a mile from the sewer out
| fall
a careful study of our health statistics
tends to show that in the past we have sut-
fered but little, ii any, from sewage con-
tamination. Examinations, both biological