Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-24
MuNlClPAL LEGISLATION.
Dhurch Street Between College and ia,
street, to be Con creted-Other Businei

Dhurch Street Between College and Bank
street, to be Con creted-Other Business.
A special meeting OF the Board Of Alder
men was held Monday, Aldermen Hicks,
Shsa and Severson being the absen tees. AL
herman Davis was elected president pro
TEN. Licenses we're granted as follows: To
j. II. Peters for running a six horse power
boiler In rear of 179 Bank street, TO j.. S.
Morgan for erection of houses on Orchard
Terrace and Greene street; to G. 7.
Smith for erection of a storehouss between
Centre street and Winooski avenue and use
Of a portion Of tho streets for three months
for building purposes; to q. I. Austin for
use of a portion of College street for three
months for building purposes; to &. l..
Allen for hack
The water commissioners reported that
they were about to place watering
trough in the unused portion of
Battery Place, west OF Its junction
with North avenue and that the old
trough on North avenue had been removed
because 1t had become nuisance which 1t
was impossible to keep In repair without
the constant service OF a policeman. The
commissioners also recommend five months
extension of the time allowed for tho com
petion Of the water intake extension.
A petition for an electric light at the corner
of Oak street and Interval and for the repair
OF the sidewalk in that vicinity was referred
TO the street commissioners to consider aud
report.
A petition for the concretiug of Church
street between College and Bank streets, and
an accompanying resolution were presented.
The resolution authorized the city treasurer
TO borrow a sum not exceeding $1,000 and
place the same to the credit OF tho street
commissioners to enaols them to do the
work, and directed the commissioners to
concrete the block.
Alderman Burke. opposed the resolution
on the ground that the city could not af
ford to do the work this year. The street
department was already short of money and
he thought it time that tho street commits
Iioners stopped doing work for the street
railroad company. Alderman Hall sup
ported the resolution on the ground that it
would be cheaper in the end to have the
street concreted now. Mr.. Burke's notion
to lay the resolution on the table was lost,
md on motion of Alderman Henderson the
resolution was adopted.
The city treasurer was authorized to Dor
row for 30 days and place to the credit Of
tho sewer depRr tment 5000 for the con-
struoton OF the several sewers already Or
dered.
A resolution relating to the location OF
an electric light at the corner of Pine and
Cherry streets was referred to the street
commissioners.
Aldermen Hall and Henderson and the
city engineer were appointed a committee
to take charge Of the extension Of the trunk
sewer through tho railroad crib the cost of
the work not to exceed $4,000.
Ths second and third water commission
srs were voted 800 each for their services
during the current year.
The street commissioners were authorized
to concrete the side walks on Bank street be-
tween Church street and Wipooki avenus.
Theresolution relating to the extension
Of the water intake, adopted at the last
meeting of the board, was amended by
striking out the clause fixing limit in the
time allowed for the work.
On motion of Alderman Hall the matter
of the setback 10 the main sewer was re-
ferred to the street com nlssoners to remedy
Or report on.
Alderman Burke moved that a commit
tee DO appointed to investigate the matter
OF the employment of residents and the
discharge of residents in the street and
water departments. Tho motion prevailed