Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-08
PETITION A BOOMERANG.
FIRE COMMITTEE REPORT ON AZ
FAIRS At STATION ONE.
Driver Niles and Pipem an Bouchard " no
Petitionsd for Capt. Browns Removal
Changed to Other stations and Cen
sured- Niles to Have Trial.

the first body Aldermen Kelley and Adsit.
City Assessors BrOwnel and Parker ana
City Treasurer Grant We're appontcd II
committee to hear applications for the
abatement OF taxes ana report at future
meeting.
At the meeting of the City Council
Thomas Failey was elected an auditor 10
succeed f. W. Wright, resigned
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Alderman Gutchell was elected president
pro TEN Of the board, President Mason
being confined to his house 10y Illness.
Alderman Isham was also absent.
The following licenses were granted: To
Horace lsham for barn and shed at the
corner of North and School streets; TO l."
Il. Locke for "A temporary shed II the cor
ner of Pine and Main streets; TO q. NJ.
CosgrifT for addition to barn at " ana "
Pearl street; to Eugene Gosselin for house
and use of street at $50 North street; 10
T. ]. Russell for shed at +G South Union
street; to NJ W. Adams FOR temporary adj
d,tion In rear OF lsS Bank street; to A. @.
Peirce for store house on the old Blods-
EFT mill site on Lake street; 10 Mrs. Emily
Lang. sis for repairs at Bright street; 10
Michael Ryan for addition to house at
5G St. Paul street: to +. Il. Knott Tor
house on North Prospect street; TO CHAM
berlin q Wood for carpet cleaning build
Ing west side Of South Battery street.
south OF the WEIGH Bros. factory; to VIII
liam Council for restaurant at y south
Battery street
RESOLUTIONS AND REPORTS.
a resolution was adopted authorizing
the mayor to convey to the Burlingt on
FIGURING company a small piece OF land
near the Winooski bridge in exchange for
certain other land near there, the ak
change being a matter of convcnienc"
growing out Of the building OF street
car track on the lower road.
A resolution authorizing and instructinE
the city treasurer to borrow N2r". the
loan to be repaid in ysnrly Instruments
not to extend beyond three years, with
interest not to exceed per cent and
place the same to the credit of the school
department to pay for the enlargement Of
the Pomeroy school building, occasioned
much q .scussiou. in which Commissioner
Miller and sevoral OF the aldermen partici-
pated. Alderman Shea maintained that II
was not necessary to borrow the money
st this time, inasmuch as tho school de-
partmcnt had at its disposal the uneN-
pended balance Of the So 900 appropr!-
ated for the new High school which could
be drawn on temporarily to pay for the
Pomcroy school. and the additional inter-
est saved TO the city. ON MIR. Shea's mo-
ton the interest bearing clause was
stricken out and the resolution was then
passed
Ma OF Sutton sent to the board COM
municatjon from q. 5. Baisdell. overScer
OF the POOR in Waterbury, claiming SSl, %
for the care and burial of Henry Noy"S.
The communication was referred 10 the
Jauper committee,
a resolution was adopted directing the
oity to place 10 the credit OF the street
sprinkling department the assessments
which have been or may hereafter te
levied upon property owners.
The street commissioners reported favor
nbly on accepting Luck. 81. Mary's and
the extension OF ST. Louis street ~ Louis
Luck when Mr., Luck shall have brought
the streets to their proper grade, or when
H. guarantees to pay for such grading by
the street department, Mr.. Luck having
bound himself TO have this done resolu-
ton was adopted accepting tho streets.
\ communication from the Drs. Spar
hawk askin: for the removal of a sign
which has recently been put over the side
walk ut the Walker block on Bank street,
on the ground that the sign INSTRUCTED
the view of Church stree, and was placed
there without tho permission of the board,
was referred to the street commissioners.
The fire committee rvported on 4 petition
for a ire alarm box at the corner Of ely
mer and SheIburne streets that while they
considered tho location OF such box de
sirahls. they could not recommend the
granting of the petition for want of mon
ey.
The street commissioners reported on
several petitions for electric lights. recon-
intending lights at the corner of Park ave-
nue. and fine streets: on North avenue be-
between Battery Place and North street ;or
ST. Paul street between Spruce and How
ard streets, also one light either on Congel
aVtrU, or Central avenue, at a place tC
be a upon, provided the board APP
propriates the necessary funds for thu
purpose. They did not recommend tn,
light asked for on Germain street. The re
mort was ACCEPTED,
AFFAIRS AT FIRE STATION /.
The fire committee reported on tho pc
tition asking that Capt. Brown of station
be reduced in rank ms follows; "Th
committee find that there has been NOR
or less wrsngling, petty grievances, de
struction of property lin a small way neg
lect OF duty, confusion of orders, abus
of horses profanity, entertaining improp
or company, etc, aud your committe
have seen NJ TO impose the following iine
and penalties:
$40 for neglect OF duty In not enforcing
the rules of the department; that Nile
be changed from driver Of station ] I
fireman ut station ?. We do not think hin
q proper man TO handle horses In fir
station; that Bouchari be changed fror
station ] to station ;, and would recon
mend that he use less profanity and at
tend to his own business strictly and g.
low others To do the same that Baker b
promoted TO driver In station /; that Ma
laney he removed from station to sta
ton /: that Cosgrove also be transferre
from station 3 10 station l; and finally
that in the event of similar grievance
arising the chief engineer be instructed I
promptly report the same to the fire CON
mittee: also to see that the discipline c
the department Is more carefully locke
after and the rules and regulations MOI
rigidly enforced" The report was accept
ed.
Niles and Bouohard we're two of III
signers of the petition asking that Cap
Brown be reduced and the report and az
ton of the committee is something OF
boomerang In their cases.
Alderman Shea scored the fire comm
tee for the secret manner in which II
hearing was conducted and for punishin
driver Niles without giving him OF
portunity to defend himself, Ho offers
a resolution providing that Niles be give
n trial and demanded yea and nay vo
on IL. 1t was passed unanimously.
BILLS PAID.
Among the bills ordered paid were II
following;
Liquor for agency .,.,.........,...,..S 3lS.
Health Officer Crandall ..,.......,.... 30.
Street lights. November ......,....,. 1906.
Water dept, Nov. statement,,.,.,.. 97l.
Police dep't Nov. nav roll ....,..... 400