Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-08

John DoXcI, paintinr. $50
i. \. Brown. january legal services.... 900
{. Shehan. tax refunded ...........,.... 2.20
Auditors for ScrviCcS.......... ........., 1000
ONer9eer poor, January expenses. iOIVl
Electric Light company January Nb33
Water department NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3li0m
Gay d henderson. Goa l.................. 30
Health department. january ......... liljO
physicane' registration fees January ljiO
Quincy Hot Water Heating company. 1866
Street department, labor. 15nj
Resolutions were adopted authorizing the
water commissioners to contract for iron
pipe for the water department as may DE re-
quired, and authorizing the city treasurer to
borrow for the purpose a sum not to exceed
| $1,000 ordering the printing and posting Of
the voting lists for the coming municipal
elections and designating February - at
| $50 p. III. as a time to correct the lists; des
| ignating polling places for the election
The school commissioners of the city sub
mitted statement showing the necessity
for new school buildings, as follows: THE
school house. known as the Falls School,
| is old and dilapdatcd and is now too small
| to accommodate the pupils in the district
| Its form and construction are such that it
cannot be enlarged to advantage and its To-
! cation being on the outskirts of the district
is unfaverable for the accommodation of the
whole district. Thus far, only pupil, of the
sent to this school \ part of the district
is very remote from the central schools and
yet all pupil, above the intermediate grade
have been compelled to como to the Main
street Grammar or the High School build
. ing. Although sections of the PomerOy
district have been set off to other
schools several times, yet both the
primary and intermediate schools of that
district are now overcrowded and the over
crowding must be provided for BY the
construction of new building for the
Falls district in "A new location, the pupils
in the easterly part of the Pomerov district
could be transferred to the Falls school and
thus necessary relief be afforded
And we further represent that during the
last term, the North avenue school house
was discovered to be unsafe and liable to
collapse at any time and after careful exam
ination by competent builders and by our
selves was condemned and abandoned. The
school in that district is temporarily occupy
ing part of a dwelling house, The condi-
ton of the building is such that it cannot he
repaired and rendered fit for occupancy. Fol
the land and building in the Falls district
and for the building in the Nortl
avenue district we estimate that the
sum of 500, 900 will be required. We there
our action in the premises and this state
ment, and to provide the necessary funds il
such manner as to you shall seem for the
interests of the city, for the purchase of th'
real estate aud for the construction Of thu
buildings, the necessity for which is set fortl
herein. The statement was signed by the
full board of school commissioners and tn,
superintendent of schools
Aldermen SeveIson offered a resolution
authorizing the purchase of land i'll The
First ward and the erection of school build
ings in the First ward and on the NORTH
avenue school lot. The resolution provided
for the issuance of school bonds to tn,
amount of $50, 600, in denominations o.
$1,000 each, dated July |, 1894, bearing
interest at the rate of four pei
cent and running for 20 years Alder
men Severson, Gutchell and Hall ia
; vored the resolution and pointed out thu
necessity of new school buildings. Alder
man Burke opposed the adoption of such {
resolution at Mondays meeting, declaring
that new library building, better roads anC
new fremen's buildings We're also needed
Alderman Henderson moved that the reso
luton be referred to the committe
, ON school and library affairs anC
report at the next monthly meeting Thu
, motion was lost by a yea and nay vote o
four to four. The matter was further dis
cussed and the resolution was finally laid OF
the table until an adjourned meeting to b
held the evening of February 10. Alder
| men Davis and Shea Were appointed com
nittee to report a list of grand and peti
; jurors. The board then adjourned.