Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-05-31

BONDING THE CITY.
Much Business Done by the Board OF Al
dermen Last Week.

Alderman Read was the only absentee at
last weeks meeting of the Board of
Aldermen Licenses were granted as fol-
lows 70 L. $ Spear for the erection of a
dwelling house ON tho south side of Grant
street, between Union street and Wuooski
avenue; to j. b. BcauChamp for the cree
ton of a dwelling house on tho northeast
corner Of Crombie street and Interval ave
nue.; to Thomas Morrison for patching a
roof on North street; to Charles Provost for
the erection of house on the south side Of
Henry street; TO W. II. Thompson for the
erection of brick dwelling house ON Sum
NIT street.
An invitation from Stannard post to at
tend the Memorial day exercises was accept
ed. a petition for an electric light on
the corner of Church and King streets was
referred to the street commissioners with
power. a petition for the CURLING and
tagging of the west side of North WinoosBi
avenue f'om North to Decatur streets was
referred to the street commissioners. \
petition for the curbing, guttering and con
creting of the sidewalks ON Interval avenue
from North to Archibald street was referred
TO the street commissioners.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferrcd the communication from the street
commissioners relative to II continuance of
the horse railroad line from Church out
North avenue, reported that they had no
power in the matter.
The street commissioners reported ad-
| verscly on a petition referred to them to
curb and gutter and concrete the sidewalks
on Elm street between Maple and Adams
streets because the petition was signed by
minority only of the frontage. A second
| y pf T.
age was then presented and referred to the
street commissioners to report verbally a
| favorable report was made by Chairman
| Brown of the commissioners, and resolu-
ton ordering the work done was laid on the
| table by unanimous vote. The street
commissioners reported favorably on petit
| ton to macadami2e, curb and gutter and
| lay concrete sidewalks on North street be-
| tween Elmwood avenue and Champlain, and
n resolution ordering the work done was
adopted
| A communication from the street com
mittee relative to the purchase Of a gravel
bed ON the Brookes farm east of North av-
enue was read The Brookes family de-
cline to sell any of the gravel, and as it is
| the opinion of the street commissioners
| that the city needs a quantity of gravel the
| matter was referred to a special committee
consisting OF Aldermen Burke, Henderson
and Harrington to consider and report.
The street commissioners reported favor
Jaby on petition to extend the sewer in
Summit street 800 feet southerly from the
intersection of Maple street.
BONDING THE CITY.
Resolutions were adopted providing fol-
the issue of street Improvement bonds tc
the amount of $50, 900, in denominations OF
$1,000, dated July /, 1894 payable in 20
Ars with interest at the rate of four pei
cent per annum, payable semi-annually
providing for the issue Of water bonds tc
the amount of 500, 900, in denominations OF
$1,000, dated July 1, 1894, payable in "a
years with interest at the rate Of four
per cent per annum, payable semi-an
nually; providing for the issue Of
refunding Improvement bonds to the
amount Of $4,000, in denominations of
$1,000, dated July /, 1894, payable in 2(
years with interest at the rate of four pei