Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
STREET LIGHTS.
CONSOLIDATED ELECTRIC CON-
PANY,S BID ACCEPTED.
Five-Year Contract For 14S or More
Arc Lights, to Burn Every Night and
All Night at an Annual Rate of
$50 For Each Light.

An adjourned meeting Of the Board of
Aldermen was held Monday night to con-
slider the street lighting question. There
were no absentees.
A resolution relating to concrete side
walks on Grant street, which was laid on
the table at the last meeting was called
up and w. II. Townsend and Street Com
missioner Brown addressed the board in
the matter. The resolution was again
laid on the table for further investiga-
ton.
The street commissioners, to whom was
referred the petition of ]. b. Parker and
Joseph Nezina for abatement of a por-
tion of their sewer tax on German street.
reported that they could see no good rca-
son why they should NAL Ike any change in
the assessment. The report was accept
ed.
The street commissioners reported fav-
orably on petition for curbing, guttcring
and conCreting sidewalks on Winoosu
avenue between First and Archiba Id
streets and the work was ordered done.
Cemetery Commissioner Hiram Hans
com addressed the board on the subject
of purchasing a lot 40 by 100 feet in size
adjoining l1lmwood cemetery on the east
as site fer a storage building, office and
| fertilizing bed. now located on private
| lots. and a resolution was adopted appro-
priating $3.50 for such purpose.
STREET LIGHTS.
The special committee on street lights
| reported against accepting the proposition
of the Consolidated Electric company and
| in favor of advertising for bids. the con-
| tract to be awarded to the lowest bidder
who could furnish bonds. The report was
| signed by Aldermen Shea and Kelley.
| Alderman Gutcholl, the third member
| OF the special committee, did not sign tho
| report, but offered the following resolu-
| ton:
! u ,ie-
sloncrs be and they are hereby authorized
! to execute a contract with the Consoli-
| dated Electric company for five years be-
| ginning Sept /, 1898, which shall cmbody
| the proposition of said company dated
May q. 1885. and on July S, 1895, modified
by said company and reported to this
board July 10 1898. to wit for 1iS or more
arc lights 20 burn all night and every
| night in the month. The price per light,
per year, to be $50 and all lights to be
Brush standard POO candle power.
The subject was discussed by President
Woodbury. of tho Consolidated Electric
company by Aldermen Shea, Kelley, Gut
ohcll, Isham and Muuson. Alderman Gut
chells resolution was adopted by yea
and nay vote of to g. the negative votes
being east by Aldermen Edgecumbe, Kel-
ley and Shea.
The street commissioners were author
lied by resolution to lay n water main in
Main streets.
The following licenses were granted: To
| Gay * Henderson for erection of house
on South Willard street; to Ferdinand
Lorraine for moving n house on Hayward
street and making repairs on same: 20
Truman Harris for pcddling farm pro-
duce; to Edgar Hinsdale for peddling; to
w. J.. Main for shows Sept. IL.
The New England Telephone and Telo-
graph company pctitioned the board for
the location of certain poles on the streets
and the petition was sent to the street
commissioners.
A petition for n sewer, curbing gutter
ing and sidewalks in North Winooski av-
I enuc between Decatur and Archibald
streets went the same way.
Among the bills ordered paid were the
following:
| f.. T. Browncll, assessor. .S2l!
i. JohonnOtt, assessor .................. loi
| a, IL. Parker, assessor ................. 22i
MEETING or THE COUNCIL.
MoVor Sutton preeiIe1 over n meeting of