Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-10
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH BY THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Many Petitions For street Lights Present.
ed-Some Business Done tho Second
Time-Aldermen Unanimous That
Certain Streets Should be Open
ed to the Lake Front.

" "a NhouH ih'' o'' ~
health committee, who made Il non-com-
initial report. f. J. Booth, opposed the
granting ofthe license on the ground that
the barn would be d nuisance to one OF his
tenants. II. T.. Brown argued for Mr..
Smith, who also talked for himself in the
general discussion which followed. The
matter was finally referred to the city
attorney to consider and report at the next
meeting.
GRANT STREET SIDEWALKS.
The next half hour was taken up in try
ing to decide whether the proper Kind OF
"a sidewalk could be laid on each side OF
Grant street, between lmwood avenue
and Winooski avenue without destroying
the trees in front of w. II. Townsend's
house on the north side of the street. A
resolution ordering the work done was
iirst introduced Aug. q and was twice laid
on the table. Mr.. Townsend. Chairman
Brown of the street commissioners ana
Superintendent Stevens discussed the SUBJ
1ect and the resolution was finally adopt
ed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on fire department report
ed favorably on a petition for a IRE alarm
box at the corner of North and Willard
streets and Il resolution was adopted or
,ering the box put up.
The committa e on accoun and claims
reported in favor of paying Mrs. Mary
ltalkIl slb III - W
caused by the flooding of n sewer ana a
special committee. appointed for the pur-
pose. reported in favor of paying Mrs. +.
J.. Brown $50 for the same reason Inc
mayors warrants were ordered drawn for
the above amounts.
MORE LIGHT WANTED.
Petitions for electric street lights on st.
Paul street. between Spruce and Howard
streets. on Gcrmain street, on North aV-
.p,tn b.tNr.su Rnff1rN Place and North
street, AZ thu corner of Park avenue ana
Pine streets, at the corner OF Lakeside
and Congor avenues and at the corner OF
Wright and Central avenues, were miro
duced and referred TO the street commls-
sioncrs. \ resolution was subsequently
adopted ordering the light on North av-
enuc.
a petition for n fire hydrant at the cor
ncr OF Park avenue and Pine street went
TO the water commissioners.
A petition for "A policeman on 'tNue
street Sunday and Sunday nights on ac-
count of alleged disturbances by a reliS-
ious sect was referred to the mayor.
a petition for a fire alarm box at the
corner of Clymer and She.burne streets
was referred to the fire committee.
Mayor Sutton in a communication an
nounccd the appointment of Anthony
Donnclly as a special policeman at Lake
side Park, mt the request of the Queen
City Cotton company.
STREET COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
The street commissioners reported on a
petition for an electric Light on North
Bend street between Spring aud Oak
streets. tina; the light was needed but
they had no money for the purpose. Tie
street commissioners reported iavor1bly
on a petition to curb. nitter and concrete
the sidewalks on the west side of Booth
street and the south side of Nortr street,
between School and Booth stre.;s.
The commissioners also r"pprtcu favor
ably on a ~letiion TO curb, gutter and
concrete H., Sidewalk on the west Side pt
Prospect street Letwecn College and Pearl
strcts.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Resoluti rls wore adopted changing The
grade OF Sol, h, Pitk.n, Blolsett. Drew,
Strong and Nsrd streets; eXten ting tie
water mans H. Orchard T~erra.,. iceel',
Eilburn and Ward streets, laying 4 Ndtcr
main in Luck street; removing certain
trees on South Union and pcrI streets
removinS n h! drant on Briggs street at
Lyman avenue and placing one on lienry
street a; Weston street
LICENSES GRANTED.
The following licenses were granted: To
board of school commissioners for High
school building; to +. ). Roburge for shed
on s)rcw street, To Consumers Ice COM
pany for addition to ice house and Neran-
da on Battery street: to f.. q. White for
house corner Buell. street and Orchard
Terrace; TO Moses I.anois for shed at the
corner of Oak street and Intervale ave-
nue.: 10 c. I.eclair for repairs to roof at
2i Elmwood avenue TO T. +. Ahearn for
repairs at 10 George street; to j. NJ. Cady
Tor repair. at lSi North Winooski avenue;
TO Paul Bonnette for addition at 2S Elm
wood avenue; to j. ID. Pickering for re-
pairs at 146 North Winooski avenue; to A.
&. Smith for house on Willard street; to
q w NrRgth for EDnCp on lOWar road.
TO Arthur Duval for shop at 25 st. Paul
street, 10 Mrs, Mabel A. Foster for addi-
ton at ~ Buell. street; TO ]. II. Lambert
for barn at q Russell street, to Mrs. Min
ME u. Pickering for repairs on store at "a
Church street; TO c, 4, Gebicke for house
on Mansfield avenue; TO $, NJ. Anterior
for removing shed and using a gasoline
engine to cut wood on North Champlain
street; to r. Lussier for restaurant, The
application of W. VI. Doyle to move a barn
from South Union to st. Paul street was
referred TO the building inspectors.
BILLS PAID,
Among the bill. ordered paid were the
following:
First dept, Oct. acknowledgements 25S.6 60
Fire dept, Oct, statement. ,.........s 2Ss.6
Water dept, Oct. statement .,,...,, 3077. SS
Street lights, October ...".......... 1852
J., Farrell, ARE of City Hall Park. 10000
n. O'Den, Is days labor at Battery
Park ..... 5000
Spear Bros. repairs on fire stations 30
Spear Bros, repairs on city Hall, &c. 81
W. II. Buckley & Co, plumbing at
fire station No. 2 .............. 20. 35
PolicemeR's salaries, October 900. 49,. ~
G. G.. Munson, lasd added to Elm
wood cemetery. ....,,,.,...,.... 49,. 5000
Liquor for agency .................,. 554. O6
Oversecr of The poor, October .,.... $3.50
a portion of the evenings business was
that originally done at the recent illegal
meeting, at which President Mason pre-
sided when he was acting mayor, Mr.. SUIT
ton being out of the city.
The question of opening the streets of
the city south of College street to the lake
Press was taken up and the suggestion
that the matter be referred to a special
mi developed the fact that the
board was unanimous In favor of opening
the streets, provided IL were possible TO
accomplish that end. Suggestions were
made by different members OF the board
and the discussion ended by the presenta-
tation of a resolution authorizing the APP
pointment of n committee of three OF
which the president should he chairman to
take measures to open the streets south
of College street east and west as origin
ally opened and to extend Lake street ia
its full extent. The committee are also
empowered to employ legal advice as they
may deem advisable. This was passed
without dissent. The committee are Pres.
ident Mason. Alderman Isham and Shea.