Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07

Mayor Haseton presided at meeting of tho
board for abatement of taxes Monday even
ing. The only business done was the ap-
pointmcnt of Aldermen Davis and Hicks,
Assessors Johonnott and Flynn and City
Treasurer Mower as a committee to hear ap-
plications for the abatement of taxes and
report al future meeting.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Aldermen Hicks and Ritchie were the ab.
sentees at the regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Aldermen which followed. Al
derman Severson was elected president pro
TEN. Licenses were granted as follows: To
Consumers Ice company for the erection Of
a barn and shed on the corner of Maple and
Battery streets; to j. f.. Cushman
for the erection of n shed on the
land OF w. &. Shaw's estate on Main street;
to j. w. Madigan for the erection of a
building on the corner of North and Cham
plain streets: TO A. Barrows for Use Of a por
ton Of Church street for building purposes
for three months; to Lillian b. Jones for
erection of building on Pearl Street Ap-
plications for license to suspend signs by
Trahan s. Newton, f. Y. Lavallie, and \.
Mowsowitz were laid ON the table 1t was
| the general opinion Of the members of the
| Board that the rule, adopted some years ago,
! by which oveYhanginG signs on Church
street were removed. was Il good one and
| that it was time to call halt in the erection
OF such sigus anywhere in the city.
| The request of j. L. Russell, overseer of
the poor, for 800 to dcfray the extra cx-
ponse incident to the pauper department for
the quarter ending December 81 was grant
| ed.
City Attorney j. A. Brown reported on
the claim of W NJ Badger for 500 dam
ages for the damage, trouble and annoy
ance' he suffered 10y reason of n celebration
in front of his house July last, that in his
| opinion the city was not legally liable The
report was accepted
A resolution was adopted setting apart a
plot i'll Lake Nicw cemetery as a soldiers
and sailors burial place in accordance with
the appropriation of 500 made June 3, 1898,
y resolution was adopted crediting the po-
lice department with the fines and costs paid
into the city treasury by the City Court dur
ing tie present year. Alderman Burl;e's wide
| tire ordinance was read the first and second
times and referred to a committee con
sisting Of Aldermen Hall, Davis and
Burke. Alderman Hall thought such al
ordinance would have tendency to keel
people from adjoining towns away from the
city if they were compelled to change theil
wagon tires before they drove i'll. Alder
man burke said that the ordinance was in
| tended for Bullngtonians only, whereupOi
Aldermen Hall and Severson replied thai
such an Crd.n2uc would be discriminate tins
against Burlingtonians Tho committee or
water department was instructed to confer
with the water commissioners, rcquestns
them to lay the water main in North avcnu,
OF elsewhere during the winter for tho pur
pose Of giving work 20 the unemployed. Th
street commissioners were requested to direc
the Street Railroad company to fulfill thci
contract by filing up any portion Of thci
road-bed which may be below grade, espec
tally on Pine street. The Board then ad
journed with the understanding that tn
next meeting should be held on the secon,
j Monday in January instead Of the first
which is New Years day.