Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-16
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION.
Taxes to tho Amount Of s140s.4I Abated-
Pauper Department Cost a7eO2 Inst Year

The board for abatement of taxes met
Tuesday evening. Mayor Van Patten pre-
siding and all the members present except
Aldermen Kelley and Isham. The commit
tee appointed at the last meeting of the
board, made a report, of which the fol-
lowing is a summary:
Burlington, Vt. Jan. G. 1896.
To the Honorable Board for Abatement
of Taxes in Grand List of 1898, 1884, and
1896:
Gentlemen-Your committee to whom
was referred the abatement of taxes in
the hands of l.. c. Grant, treasurer and
w. V. Sculy. and James A. Kelly, con-
stables, respectfully report that we have
examined the several lists presented and
hereto attached and recommend that the
taxes of the within named persons with
the amounts opposite their names in the
schedule be abated
Summary of the whole amount for abate-
ment:
L. c. Grant, grand list of 1S95...... SIG %
W. V. Scully. grand list of $780,. 800 35
j. A. Kelly. grand list of 1S93..... $1,000
w, V. Scully, grand list of 1884,. 500 80
Total ..........,...... .............. 1881 30
We recommend that the following sums
be refunded to the several persons by the
treasurer, amounting in all to sle6'46.
L. e. DAVIS,
j. w. GOODELL,
FRED JOHONNOTT,
F. o. SINCLAIR,
l.. c. GRANT,
Committee
The report was accepted. the amounts
named were ordered abated and the board
adjourned.
MEETING OF THE ALDERMEN.
The aldermen then met, President Da-
Wis presiding. The following licenses were
granted. n. Peters for erecting barn on
Spring street; ]. Il. Hogan for repairing
American Hotel; Beaupre & Lowrey for
erecting tenement house on Hickok Place
Joseph Demers for stating roof on South
Battery street. ]. H. Brooks for billiard
hall.
, A resolution was adopted authorizing the
city treasurer to borrow 20,o00 to pay the
liabilities of the city.
The overseer of the poor asked for s465. 10
to close his accounts for the year and got
1t. The total disbursements of the depart
ment for 1895 were $7201SS.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred a protest OF the Queen City Cotton
company against paying bill for meter
connected with the fire service at the mill
reported that the bill and regulations un-
der which II was presented to be Just ana
Tight. They recommended that whenever
the company comply with the regulations
requiring lndt HTt pipes no ph'hoiJ INV
pendent of pipes used for other purposes
and take into their premises from the
street line a service from Which all water
used for other than fire purposes shall be
obtained and meter the same at their own
cost and expense the meters rendered I'M
necessary by the change be taken on their
hands at cost price namely s6O5. The re-
port was accepted and adopted.
The health committee reported favora-
bly, on the health officers recommended
lions relating to purity Of ice and an ordi-
nance covering the subject was read and
passed.
The bond of the Winooski and Burling-
ton Horse Railroad company for $4,000,
in accordance with the resolution adopted
by the city council November 8. 1895, and
signed by Elias Lyman and w. b. Hendee,
was presented and referred to the city at
torney to consider and report.
A warrant for sl66.46. representing the
amount of taxes ordered refunded. was
approved,
The annual reports OF the superintend-
ent of schools and health officer were pre-
scented and ordered printed In the next
city report.
Adjourned.