Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-08-25
LIGHTING THE STREETS.
COMPANY WILL NOT MAKE THREE
YEAR CONTRACT ON FIVE YEAR BASIS
Another Con, mittec of 1nvestig aticn APP
pointed Salary of City ofhciais Fixed
Extension of Buell. street Css
SIo,OOO.sO- Business Dono by
the Aldermen.

There were no abscntces at Mondays |
special meeting of the Board of Alder |
men, Mayor sutton in communications
announced the appointment of Scion n.
Preston, Andrew j. Tousicy and Useb
Caise as special policemen. The mayor
also called attention to the dangerous con- |
dition of the railroad bridge on the high |
way to Queen CITY Park and said that In
his opinion measures should at once Do
taken to have the bridge repaired by the |
railroad company. The communication !
was referred to the street commissioners.
Chairman Brown, who was present salo
that the city attorney had been asked to
serve notice on the company to repair the
bridge.
STREET LIGHTS.
The street commissioners reported that
the Consolidated Electric company de-
clined to make a three-year contract for
lighting the streets on a hve-year bosis.
Accompanying the report was communi-
cation from the company, calling atten-
ton to the fact that both Of the former
contracts were for I'VE years ana STATING
that five years was the shortest time that
any one could consistently take such
contract at such n reasonable price. A
statement showing the prices paid IN
other places was attached, by which IL
appeared that the $50 per light, which the
proposition called for, was lower than eX-
listed anywhere else, tle uNcleSN ''SN VI
all night and every night lights being
slO227 The company expressed their WILL
ingness to make Il three-year contract, III
desired but not on the $50 basis. Inc
question was discussed at some length
and Aldermen Shea. Gutchell and Kelley
were appointed another committee OF IN
vestigation.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Resolutions were adopted ordering con-
crete sidewalks on the east side OF Union
street between Pearl and Main streets on
North street between Champaign street
and North avenue, on Peru street, ON
Grant street between Elmwood and WI
noosk avenues. The fire committee was
authorized to execute contract with 81.
Joseph's church for the use OF bell for
fire alarm purposes, without liability on
the part of the city for damage to the
bell or to the church property, at an an
nuai rental OF not, more than $40,
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
A petition for an improved roadway and
concrete sidewalks on North Winooski
avenue between First and Archibald
streets was referred to the street commits
sloners.
\ petition of NJ. c. Grafton, p. j. Rus
sell, I. H. Kelley and e. p. McElllgott
for a two weeks vacation without loss Of
pay was referred to a special committee
consisting of Aldermen Mason. Shea and
lsham. The petitions of j. B. Parkc. and
Joseph Nezna, for abatement or sewer
assessments, so far as they exceed their
respective frontagcs. was referred TO the
street commissioners. A petition for a
street light on North Winoosll avenue.
between Grant and North streets, was
similarly refcrred.
LICENSES GRANTED.
The following licenses were granted;
To w. II. Davis. house IFS ST. Paul street;
=. l.. McAuliffe house corne- North WIZ
lard and Loomis streets; y. Fl. Riley,
house corner fiiclSok Places and Greene
street; j. j. Flynn. repairs In rear Of l45
rear Of 10 North Union street; Henry
Greene. addition TO house at 81 Looms
street; j. ]. Kent. repairs at % North
Union street; William Zottman. repairs at
1lS College street; J. ". Louthcr. addi-
ton to house at east end OF Chase street;
a E. Richardson. addition to greenhouse;
John Dorr moving shed on North Union
street, w. j. Fdgecumhe. shingling small
house on Chase Lane; d. Bytton. selling
cigars. three days; C. NJ Smith, second
hack.
Tho application of A. c. Smith for IL
ccnsc TO uso barn at the corner of
Loomis and North Willard streets was
discussed by severa. Of the aldermen Mr.
Smith and e J. Booth and was referred
10 the health committee. A section of
sho Sity silyD ullat no ono Snull
permit any manure to accumulate within
6O feet of any dwelling house. other than
the house OF the owner or occupant Of
the premises. without the permission of
the CITY Council Mr.. Smiths barn is
within 50 feet Of another house.
SALARIES FIXED.
A special committee on salaries recon-
mended as follows. Mayor. 500: CITY
clerk and assistant. sl7oo; city treasurer
and assistant, $500; LIQUOR agent, $500; city
engineer $500 chief OF flre department
$500; chief Of police, $500; overseer OF the
poor, $500; health officer. 800; except that
when the health officers fees amount to
moro than 500 pcr year, his fees shall DO
ilxod by the aldermen; street commission
ers. Slm each and $50 extra to the chair
man; water commissioners, 500 each: Of
fee of city clerk and treasurer to be omen
from a. m. to 1880 p. M, and from / 80 D.
M. to $50 p. IN; city treasurer, superin-
tondent of streets and superintendent of
water works to be present at all reylla r
meetings of the aldermen and at all spe-
clsl meetings when notice is given to
thcm; liquor agency to be open from $3.50
a. m, to lem, 80 to 6. o. M, and z to
p. M, every evening except Saturday,
which should be to p. m. The report
was accepted and adopted.
BILLS PAID.
Among the bills ordered paid were the
following:
Stewards Of tho Methodist church,
land damages .............,.........s 5000 3;
First church society. land dam
ages ....................... 200
Julia H. Deckwith, land damages sol &.
Ann Doyle, land damages .......... 4y1.T
Bfrect commissioners. grading Buell.
street extension Observation-Disclosures. 77.Ot
H. j. Stanley a Co.. printing bonds 1000
Sewer assessment Roman Catholic
cemetery on Archibald street
abatcd ,......................... s7s-
Liquor for agency ..................... S3.s,
The first five bills amounting to $40 go 81
are the result of the extension of Buell.
street.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Tho special committee on revision Of the
city charter consisting of Mayor Sutton
and Aldermen Johnson, Gutchell and Adj
sit, asked for power to employ legal as
sistance and resolution was speedily
Gdoptod giving them such power
City Attorney Foster submitted a writ,
ten opinion to the offeot that discharged
soldiers were exempt from payment Of
city license fees.
The license fee for peddlers from date
to April /, 1895 WAS fixed at not less thar
g.
The time for payment of taxes by needy
soldiers was extended to Oct. ~, wher
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