Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-10-03
$1,000 FOR A FRANCHISE.
NEW PHASE IN THE LOCAL STREET
RAILROAD WAR.
President Powers of tho Sunset Electric
Company willing to Pay for the Use
of fBurlington's Highways-Live-
ly Meeting OF the Aldermen.


were present at Mondays special meet
ing of the board. It was $50 before the
ra ilroad committee were ready TO begin
business and at that time there were pres
ent a large number of citizens Interested
in the street railroad contest, which it was
expected would como mp for discussion
and possible settlement. so far as the board
was concerned. President Davis being act
ing mayor, Alderman Goodell was elected
president pro TEN. Some uninterestiug
routine business was first transacted. Pc
titions to change the grade of South Union
street through the ravine and also of Buell.
street, for an electric light at the interSec-
tion Of Loomis and School streets, and for
an electric light at the intersection OF
Greene and Loomis streets were referred
to the street commissioners
The street commissioners i'm communica-
tious asked the board for instructions as
10 what course they should pursue in the
matter of buildings now being erected
whore steps projected into and windows
overhung the sidewalks, and in the matter
of low awnings on several buildings in the
city. The COMMUNICATIONS were referred
to the street committee.
The street commissioners made a verbal
report favoring the change of grade Of
South Union and Buell. streets and a resolu-
tion providing for the change was intro
duced and laid on the table till October -
to permit of the requisite publication.
The overscer of the poor sl<ed for 5000
to pay bills of the pauper department Tor
IN" past quarter ana TN" mayor warrant
was ordered for the same.
The New England Telephone and Tolc-
graph company petiiioned that future
street car tracks ana electrical equipment
be established 50 as to cause the least i'll
reference with the service and business
of the company. The communication went
to the street commissioners.
Licenses were granted as 1olloWs' 10
{. a. smith Tor selling razor strops on the
street; to j.. f. wilson for selling medl-
cine on the street; to William Dalton TOR
Park restaurant; to j. y. Iioyt for eXhl-
hiloh CI tralhed dogs ON tine street; 10
Joseph Dumas Tor covering ROOF OF shed on
Houth t'at'eiS street 10 = l. 'Freehe lor
Iofuco al Hoflh ehu OF citE market
ouliul'E' 10 ~ NcNeh"e Ior erectloh OF
eIock on North avenue; to q. w. Greene
i,' 1or trec'Ihe Iraih' mouse on 1uiigerIoru
'I!"r'' ~ ,i''u IooNet IoI pulldlnS
porlico az "iH Noflh street; 10 H. HfaNel
l"i tiec'Ils Hel lOu9' al ~ Murray street.
10 -"' a. Sio"' Ior crectlhg hch mousse AT
w Hooin'9 N'I'e'' 10 NiItrleS Muli lor erect
nIS co''I S'leu III corner OF -NOflh street ana
fihi"oou avenue 10 Cafl Barnes Tor the
eFecIloh OF frame mouse on Murray
street to ohVer canning Tor erecting barn
T. N Rarrnv.s for Iiccrea n ropst,,,ct two
bay Windows on his block on Cherry street,
the windows to project not more than three
feet into the street and to be not less than
u feet above the street was referred to the
street committee.
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Two protests from the N-jnooski and
purIinpton street PaiIroad cop,rar,. ,,ora
road and laid on tho tahIc on, was tho
nrotaet rrasantod at tho ro,or,ittao ,,,oo,
inc last Tbur.dav avanir,r In ,,,hi.b :, ,,.os
claimed that tho C,o1,r,l,;,,, 1-,itlI L,I,,-
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az ""E t,'l' D'e" SIdl'e" 20 the
"i'OOHn' "'u ''' '7to'I l'dllrOdu colH-
i4"! 9'"' t''V san" NIlooShi ana bur
my 'o"' "'iu'' ll9 I'cehSe' Chart'r ana
S"iu asrPehehl' proposes ana intends to
construct ana operate an electric street
ialIroad IN ana through said streets in
CIuolhs s the porIons thereot IN which the
NnlooFkl ana Burlington Horse Railroad
company heretofore operated a horse rail
road
The railroad committee submitted a re-
port recommending that the petition of
the Columbian nited Electric company
be granted except the route. which We
would recommend to be as follows: From
the Colchester town line via the Winooski
bridge. the lower Winooski road to HYDE
street, Hyde street to North street. North
street to North avenue, North avenue to
the Institute road: on Charnplafn street
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