Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14
TRACTION CoMPANY's REQUEs

ter, at an adjourned meeting last night.
There were no absentees.
TRACTION COMPANY'S REQUEST.
The Burlington Traction company, in n
communication, asked to be allowed to /
withdraw its application for double /
track on Church street and the request !
was granted.
The Burlington Traction company in an
other communication announced that 1t
desired and proposed, under the provis- |
ions Of ts charter and the law relating to
street railways, to construct and operate |
lilo of street railroad through the lower |
road The communication further asked |
that the location, etc, of the tracks DO |
liked as provided by law and the charter |
of the company and the city. The appli |
cation was accompanied by bond of 5000. !
The application was referred to the rail-
road committee.
Mayor Sutton in q communication an
nounced the appointment Of -. NJ. Wat
son as a special policeman.
Resolutions authorizing the setting of
fire hydrant on North Bend street and
the laying of water mains in North BEND
street and Mansfield avenue were passed.
Dvcrseer of the Poor Barber asked for
SJ& to pay the expenses of the pauper de-
partment for the month of June, but Al
derilan Shea wanted the items checked
up and the request was tabled.
UNCOLLECTED TAXEs
City Attorney Foster, in a communica-
ton, called attention to the fact that ne
had no authority to collect certain tax
bills and could not institute suit for their
collection. The statute confers amp au-
thority upon the collector to proceed In
a summary way for thor collection. The
taxes referred to are the railroad taxes
and Mr.. Foster, who was present, explain
ed how the collector could make a test
case
! a communication from w. V. Scully, ex-
collector of taxes was read, announcing
his removal from the city and asking the
board to certify the fact of his disability
on the warrants for the collection OF GER
tain unpaid taxes and to direct the pres
ent collector, II. Il. Sails. to collect and
pay over such taxes. A resolution in ac-
coidancc Herewith was adopted.
BURLINGTON AND GRAND ISLE
ROAD.
The report of the railroad committee on
the Burlington and Grand Isle railroad
company's application, which was laid on
the table at recent meeting, was taken
up for consideration. The report said in
effect that the company could not use al y
of Bur.ingtons streets until they had
built the road from Grand Isle to Wi
noosk. Seneca Haselton addressed the
board for the company and d. ew up a
I'SDlukiOil WHICH was introduced Dy Al
cerman Shea. The resolution gave the
company the right to construct and oper-
ate ar electric railroad in the streets des-
iBnatcd in its application of March O.,
1897, on certain conditions. as follows: Be-
gin the construction of the road In this
city before September |, 1898; have the
road in operation to Mallett's Bay before
Sept. J. 1899; have the road in operation
to Grand Isle by Sept. |. 1901, or shall for
felt all franchises granted by the resolu-
ton and all rights in the streets of Bur
lneton. The resolution was lost, Alder
men Hayes. Kelley and Shea voting aye
and the other seven aldermen voting nay.
request from the company that the al
dermen take such action on the COM
pany's application as the city charter
contemplates, was referred to the rail-
road committee.
; A communication from the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph company
petitioninS for the location of poles on
certain streets was referred to the street
! commissioners.
A communication from the League of
American Municipalities. inviting the
mayor and Board of Aldermen to attend
the second annual convention of the league
in Detroit August to was ordered on
; file.
VETO FROM THE MAYOR.
| Mayor Sutton sent in a veto of a bill TO
. pay H. j. Smith $l4.6o for certain services.
The mayor expressed his doubt whether
the items were Chargeabe to the city and
said that the commitments were signed
by l.. J.. Smith. chief OF police. on days
, when he did not hold that office
The bond of Oliver Lamora as police
man was presented and accepted
A CLAIM FOR $4,000.
, ]. j. Flynn, administrator of the es-
tate of Proctor n Barnes, put in a claim
! for $4,000 for the death of young Barnes
May last which resulted from care
lessness in allowing a certain metre-boX
on North Willard street to become filled
: with water and leaving the same uncov-
, cred" The claim was sent to the COM
? mittee on accounts and claims.
y protest against the removal of GER
I tain trees at 1872 Pine street was referred
to the street commissioners.
BURLINGTONS STREET LIGHTS.
The report of the special committee &c
whom was referred the proposition of the
/ Consolidated Electric company to light
the streets of the city was read. The
: committee were of the opinion that IL
, would not be wise to extend the contract
for more than three years and the COM
pany having agreed to the insertion OF a
, clause in the contract to cancel it at any
, time after three years from date when
ever II has established and owns a plant
. equipped for furnishing its own street
lights, the committee recommended ac-
cepting the proposition of the company
, Alderman Kelleys motion to lay the re-
port on the table was lost by a vote OF
to and the report was accepted, Al
dermen Adsit, Edgecumbe, Gutchell
Mason and Munson voting aye and Al
dermen Hayes, Johnson. Kelley and Shea
voting nay.
LICENSES GRANTED.
The following licenses were granted: TIC
, Dwyer Hack Co. for additional hack: A.
C.. Collins for additional hack; to Stephen
I,ovejoy and l.. c, Domain for carriers tc
= Elias Lyman Coal Co. for barn on Beck
1 with's wharf; to III. o. Wheeler, superin.
= tendent, for enlarglng the Pomeroy schoo
: building: to Solomon Bissette for repairs
: at 1h2 Intervalo avenue; to Paul Bonnet
2 for repairs ut 127 North street; to Isaa,
! Levin for repairs at 10 Hyde street; tc
I Charles Walker for repairs at OF NORTH
; Union street; to Il. j. Booth for house
. at 1923 North Willard street. to Il. e. Nor
gan for house at 50 South Champlair
: street.
, BILLS PAID.
Among the bills ordered paid were the
following.
Fire dept pay roll .sl027. 2
Fire dept, sundries ................... 239. Z!
Water dept, June statement. ....... 1885. o.
street lights, June .................... 110S. 81
Liquor for agency INSTRUMENTATION. 235. 81
City Court quarterly statement. 2S7.0
A. V. Shading. Justice. quarterly