Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-07-04
SCHOOL HOUSES NEEDED.
COMMISSIONERS SHOW THE NECES.
SITY OF MORE ROOM.
Police Examiners Recommend Change
From the Present Foe System to a Paid
System of the Full Time Regular
Police Force.

~. lbONlNSt iOI requiring piazza 1T ~
George street; l.. NJ. Barrows, agent, for
erecting a house on Cherry street. to VIII
liam Canning for erecting a house on
Weston street; to Patrick Mckenzie, for
erecting a tenement on North avenue; to
Emile LaFountain, for erecting house
at the corner of Strong ANA Drew streets;
TO Free Press association, for erecting
building on Mechanic street; to W. S.
sherman, for erecting house on St Paul
street; to w. u. Mcmillan, for erecting
house on Pine street. to T. Selden, for
erecting a house on Orchard Terrace; to
Leon stern and L. O. Waldron, as auc-
tionccrs; to +. c. Ames, for a hotcl to
T. y. Whitock, T. r. Vincent and j. f.
DcVarennes, for lacks The application
of \. Raymond for license to move an
Office building from the passenger station
through College ana Pine streets was re-
ferred to the street commissioners with
power The application of a. i. Laslly for
license for a stand between city Hall and
the Library building for the sale of small
wares was laid on the table
The fro committee reported in favor of
paying the Ethan Allen Engine company
N'N"6 as part reimbursement for the
amount expended in woodwork, etc. on
the rooms now occupied as station No. /.
The report was accepted.
The street commissioners reported in
favor OF accepting such portion of the So
called Crowley street as will extend 2iG
1c"t in an eastorly direction from North
avenue whenever such portion is Dedicated
10 the city. The report was accepted
y resolution was adopted changing tho
grade oil that part of Howard street which
lies between Union and Willard streets
Petitions to grade, curb ana gutter
North Prospect street from Pearl to
LOOMS streets ana to curb gutter and
concrete the sidewalks on Murray street,
were referred to the street commissioners.
PAY OF POLICEMEN.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the report of the board of police
examiners reported that the Board of AL
dormen had but little authority in the
matter aside from providing for the pay
lnent Of such police as the CITY NAV re-
quirc. The committee accordingly asked
the police examiners to submit their own
views and the committee recommend that
the plan presented by the examiners be
carried into effect far as it is possible
so to do under the provisions of the city
charter The examiners are of the opinion
mat a change from the present fee system
10 a paid system of the full time regular
force viii add to the efficiency and stand
ing OF the force and without additional
expense to the city. They recommend
That the full time police force be limited in
Nuinher TO the chief and to not exceeding
tncIudna, thoir local taa, o VI,
guaranteed to amount to 500 per month
1or the chief and so per month for the
thar that tbn c,,t 'r vi tne OPINION lur-
city, so far as possible, should be perform
changes tba,, tti,I, ,.,,I ni", ,,, - lHoSe
of expense to tho cit,. tt,i, -, a saNIlS
Grafton per diem wages now ,latG toiiSiu-
policemen in addition 70 tbaf,. F ea ~ 'ilt
ia sar,,l' - -,it.I0il ~ tIelI ices ana at
more eatisfa,.,., ,'l,,-i, -o4'dI netltr ana
was accented i"e report
STX ,1O>r1,c, 1,1-,,r,>-o,
''i-''
-, easurer Grant reported the amounts
pau 10 the several departments since
January as folioWs; County tax, S571.3i:
H'"'e nsiWaF tax, S57l3iO; state school
tax $9d5,iV; criminal and police $23oG39
.lr' EI9,'H''"' library, $llN.G6; health.
soIP,-n' Hquof' S5o'4.''; pauper, $2750 public
nulldlhGs ana parks, SllGlSO; sewers
."a|2'ff' Srcets' $IGpVIu; street lights.
Sf'I"N' interest, S5i1335; street improve
Ilehl' SdI-9.9o; school houses. $4,000 Incl
aehtalS and salaries, $3S33.2S, water $50, e.
u''4o' schools, $2O'2l265; total, $l22 05l OF.
Among the bills ordered paid was the
pay roll for the fire department for the
month of June amounting to s725S3. The
phi for the call men for trh quarter ending
June 80 amounted TO s2553S
NEW SCttO0r r5o1-er,e, ,.,,.,.
'7'-'o Nf'l@L'1D'
The board of school commissioners cub
mtted the following statement.
To tba Honorable w.. ,,,..
lir a"le the 'lty Council Of
Gentlnmon1 ,rLo ,,,,.,..,,
commissioned 80 'iSLlcu school
present the following stotor W. on
The nocossi,,. ~ '''7 s.',cHIeHl showing
.hali '' ~ PioNIpIHS additional