Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30
MEETlNG OF THE ALDERMEN.
Robert Roberts For Police Examiner and
+. II. Wells For Come tery Com missfoner RS.

The city fathers wrestled with NUM-
cipal business for three solid hours Satur-
day evening and then loft some of the
most important matters open until the
next meeting. Alderman Goodell was the
only absentee. business of general inter-
est done was as follows.
Tho sum OF 5000 was appropriated for the
purchase OF some land on the east side of
Mansfield avenue for the location of a
building for the use of the fire depart
ment and for a ward house.
Mayor Peck in n communication an
nounced the appointment of Robert Rob-
erts as police examiner for three years
from April %, 1896, to succeed A. G. Whit
temore. The appointment was approved.
Mayor Peck announced the appointment
of John j. Brothers. Edward r. Coon,
James McCuen, Patrick J. Russell and c.
II. Reagan as policeman for three years to
succeed John j. Brothers, Edward r. Coon
Henry F.. Curtis John II Glynn and Ma
poleon Laury He also announced the
appointment Of oliver Lamora, Patrick
Farrell, John Louther, Wesley C. Weller.
and George +. Polworth as special po-
licemen for one year
Alderman Shea introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the street commission
ers be and they are hereby requested to
advertise for bids for all the curbing and
concreting to be laid in the streets or
walks in the city OF Burlington for the
year 1896"
The reading of the resolution provoked
a lively discussion in which a section of
the city charter prohibiting any city Of
fetal being interested in any contract
with the city connected with the depart
ment to which his Office belongs was cited
In reply to an inquiry, Street Commits
sioner Brown said Alderman Goodell had
furnished the curbing for the past -four
years at 50 cents per foot. The resolution
was laid on the table until the next meet
ing.
The designations of II. r. Conger as
cemetery commissioner, i. c. Grant as
FIRST assistant engineer of the fire de.
partment, j. S. Demfng as second assist
ant engineer, j. III. CarliR as third as
sstant engineer. G. b. Gray and II. NJ
Price as fire wardens were read and ac'
cepted.
When 1t came to filling the vacancies
In the board OF fire engineers Alderman
Shea said that the department would b,
better served by utilizing the captains o
the several fire stations, who were sup
posed to be trained firemen, as assistan
| engineers, than by elected untried men
| 1t had cost over $4,000 to install Il pait
| fire department which was said to be vast
| ly superior to the volunteer department
| which 1t superseded and its supposed eff
| cheney should be maintained Aldermal
| Adsit, Davis and Isham discussed the sub
iect and Alderman Adsit nominated J. II
Carln as first assistant. The election wa
| finally put off until the next meeting
There was little wrangle over the cleo
ton OF fire wardens. A. j, Bull wa
nominated but Alderman Shea objected
saying that he was already drawing pa
| in the street department and was sun
| posed to be giving his whole time to tn
city. II there were not Republican
enough In the city to fiji all these office:
q separate man for each office, the demo
cratic party could supply some. Thi
matter also went over until the mex
meeting
+. II. Wells was elected cemetery com
| missioner in place of n. X. Conger re
| cirna1 and tha I.oa ri alioifrnad