Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-05-10
THE CITY FATHERS.
A Big Grist of Business at Monday Nights
Meeting of the Aldermen.

OF Aluc1llen was Delu NeulilB, WIN
no absenteeS. The following Licenses were
granted: To T. j. Booth for tho erection
of a wooden house On the west side of Or
chard Terrace; to NJ. d. Hyland for the use
of portion Of Church street for building
purposes for one month: to Thomas Mann
for addition to his house on Maple street;
to j. w. Russell for the erection of barn
on South Union street: to the Home for
Destitute Children for the addition Of two
stories to the rear extension of n. f.. Cham
herln's store on Church street: to j. q.
Falcon for the erection of barn on Maple
street. to j. W. Hayes for the erection of an
ice house on South Champain street; to T.
i. Carbon for the erection of a house on the
south side of Buell. street; to Oliver Can
ming for the erection of a house on
the north side of Loomis street; to
q. i. Griffin for the erection of
house on the south side of LOOMS street; to
j. II. Dolan for the erection of a house on
the east side of South Union street and the
use of the street for three months for build
ing purposes: to +. j. Booth for the erection
of "a house on the east side of Green street;
to f. j Booth for the erection of a wooden
house on the east side of Orchard Terrace:
to C. G. Swain for a sign over the sidewalk
at 226 Main street; to j. i. Robarge for
moving house from Murray to Drew
| street: to Mrs Margaret Doyle for Frank
| fort eating cart to Thomas Delenanti for a
dime museum at 1Gl Main street; to John
| Madigan. John Ready. Thomas Mann. c. j.
Sutton. j. Mann. Patrick Dwyer and +. T.
| Vincent for hacks
Sewers were ordered built in Grant street,
| between Mon street and Winooski avenue,
in Champlan street from Maple street to
! the raVine trunk sewer, and in North Wi
nooski avenue from Decatur street to Ar
chbald street.
\ petition for an electric light on Or
/ chard Terrace was referred to the street
| commissioners. The street commissioners in
a communication advocated the macadam-
zing, curbing and guttering of St Paul
street between Maple and Spruce streets.
| Tho work ordered done. The street
commissioners asked for authority to aiii1
the names of streets at the corners thereof.
and it was granted 4 resolution was
adopted directing the street commissioners
to keep Church street between Main and
Pearl streets always cleaned and free from
surface accumulations In response to a
petition to grade, macadanlize, curb and
gutter and concrete the sidewalks on Allen
street, with a favorable report thereon by
the street commissioners the work was
ordered done. 4 petition to curb, gutter
and lay concrete walk on Elm street be
tween Maple and Adams streets was re
| ferred to the street commissioners
The street commissioners. in a communi-
cation. called attention to the need of the
| extension south of the sewer system and
! asked for authrity to ohave a survey made
and a map constructed of such proposed eX-
| tension The authority was granted. A
resolution relating to the change of grade of
! that part of Willard street between College
aud Pearl streets was laid on the table to
| permit of the requisite publication.
The committee on public buildings and
parks were directed to grade and fertilize
the surface of Battery Park and concrete
its principal walks. The sum of $500 was
voted the pauper department to pay all out
standing bills of the department to April
p. 1894. The board of school commission
ers were authorized to purchase a lot be
longing to J. II. Byrncs, and situated in the
southeast corner of the school lot OH Col
chester avenue, for $4,000. The sum Of
$50 was voted for the care Of College Park
and 500 for the observance Of Memorial
day. under the direction of Stannard post
\ communication from Health Officer
| Crandall, urging the construction of several
sewers, was read and referred t. the street
commissioners and city engineer. Eugene
| thauSse, in a communication, asked to have
the stand pipe in front of his house, 222
North street, removed and the matter was
referred to the street commissioners, with
power. The street railroad company in a
| communication. asked the board to fix the
terms under which the company may Use the
highway called the Partridge road in reach
ing Queen City Park by electric cars. The
request was referred to the street commits
sioners and a special committee consisting
Of Aldermen Davis and Henderson and the
city attorney. The city treasurer was au-
! thorzed to borrow sum not to exceed
S25. 900 for city expenses. The dedication
by l.. German and y. p. NienS of German
| street for public street was referred to the
| street commissioners.
Mayor Van Patterns appointment OF the
following policemen was coufirmei Regu-
lars-John Miller and James McCuen: spe-
cial policemen -George Marshall, L. L..
Murphy, and John Lessor; local policemen
Napoleon MERCER, for the Boxer Engine
company; Harry Sidwell, for the Burling-
| ton Rod and Gun club; Rene I.aVoi, for Cal
vary cemetery; j. u. Pickering. for Elm
wood cemetery: Mitchell Minor, for Green
! Mount cemetery; {. K. Archambault. for
the Lake Champlain Yacht club; Matthew
| Collins and Theodore Sears, for Lake View
cemetery: H. }. Conkin for the Methodist
church; James Gleason for Mount st. DO
seph cemetery; Il. H. Allen for St Paul !
church; Ignatius Tyler for the Shepard a
Morse Lumber company; Joseph Carpenter
for the Venetian Blind company; Joseph
Croto for the Champlain Manufacturing
| company
Daniel Murrny's resignation as fire war
den from ward four was read and accepted
! and \. W. johnson was elected to succeed
| him. A. &. PIERCE resignation as Gene
| terry commissioner was read and accepted
aud II. W. Allen was elected to succeed him,
The bonds of City Treasurer Grant, City
Clerk Allen Constable Scully, Poormastcl
| Barber and Policemen I.amora Munson,
Colby, Farrell, McElligott, Belts, Dunn
and Salisbury We're presented and accepted.
The following bills We're ordered paid
Liquor for ..................S 2r! s.
j. y. smith, work on Battery Park ..... lS4t
| :. T. Greene, work on hose houses. ...... pas
| NJ MeaGhcr, work on City Hall and poll
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