Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
WILL NOT BE TAXED.
Peddiers and Itinsrsnt Vendors Free TO
Come And Go.

There was special meeting OF the
Board of Aldermen Monday at which
there were no absentees. The following
licenses were granted: To w. s. Phelps for
newspaper stand at the corner of Main
and St. Paul streets; to A. Bessette for
hack; to D. II. Moore for popcorn stand
at the corner of Church and Cherry
streets; to j. B. Kelley for hack; to Ed
ward Trudeau for erection OF house on
North Winooski avenue; to f.. II. Board
man for erection of house on Henry street;
to David McCuen for erection Of build
ing on Pitkin street; to Charles Muir for
erection Of q barn on North street; to ii.
q. Hathorne for erection OF house on
Church street. The application of John
Seth for q candy and cigar stand on
Lakeside avenue was referred to the Ii
cense committee.
The petition OF I. w. Parks, w. II.
Malaney C. A. Niles, Edwin Nash and
Albert Cross, captain, pipemen and call
| men at fire station g. asking for an inves-
| tigation of certain charges that the fire
| at the station last winter was due to mis-
conduct and neglect Of duty on their part,
| was presented and referred to the fire
committee and city attorney.
The petition of j. A. Arthur asking that
| tho street railroad track be shifted from
| the west to the east side of North avenue
at the brow of the hill north Of Lake
| View cemetery was referred to the COM
mittee on railroads. chairman Of the board
| of street commissioners and the city en-
gineer. A filing by the street railroad peo-
| pie showed that they do not object to the
granting Of the petition. A resolution was
adopted, extending the time for the COM
| pletion and operating of the North Ave-
nue. line two weeks after the above COM
| mittee reports.
The Burlington and FIlnesburgh railroad
| company requested the board to agree to
| the location OF its road as follows: Be
| ginning at some point I'm the southern or
| eastern boundary line OF the city, thence
| to Pine street at its intersection with
| Park avenue. thence along Pine street
| to Maple street, thence along Maple street
| to st. Paul street, thence along st. Paul
street to Bank street. thence along Bank
| street to Church street.; such road. with
| In the city limits, to be operated with
| electricity as motive power under the
trolley system or such other electric sys-
TEN as may be found most cxpedent."
The request was referred to the railroad
committee and city attorney
| T.. b. Taft reported on a proposed ordi.
mace taxing itinerant vendors and ped
| dlers. Mr. Taft was city attorney wher
tho ordinance was proposed February 3
| 1896. 1t was his opinion that the licens,
fees charged could not be legally collected
because they are SO large that they would
| be construed by the courts as a tax or rev
enue and not nominal fee for police
| regulation only. Robert Roberts spoke
for the Grocers and Meatmen's union
| Tho report was accepted and the ord
| nance was laid on the table.
The board then adjourned, after n three
| hours session, to Friday evening at
o'clock.
ASSESSORS SUSTAINED.
During a recess of the Board OF Alder
| men, the board of civil authority spent