Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION
Business Transacted at Monday Nights
Meeting of tho Aldermen.

After waiting in vain until $50 o'clock
Monday evening for Alderman Adsit and
Price the adjourned meeting of the Board
of Aldermen was called to order by presi-
dent Beach. The committee appointed to
revise the rules of the board not being
ready to report the old rules were made
the rules of the board for Monday night $
meeting.
Mayor Roberts in a communication an
nounced the appointment Of w. l.. Burnap
as police examiner for three years from
April %, 1899. and the appointment was
duly approved.
The assessors in a communication re-
ported that j. r. Booth, through an error,
paid taxes last year on Sl2,50o in excess of
his list and a h.ll to repay him s1M.5o was
referred to the committee on accounts and
claims.
PETITIONS AND CLAIMS.
Mrs. NJ Childs of 80 Pearl street in a
communication called attention to the tact
that two years ago the fire wagons from
station ran into and destroyed post
i'll front of her premises and asked that
the matter be attended to. 1t was refer
red to the fire committee.
Timothy Lynch, 81 years of age, asked
for subvenuon of 81 per month on the
ground that he was unable to work Any
longer. The request was referred to the
paupcr committee.
A petition for Il sewer and for fire pro
lection in Champlain street between
North and North Bend streets, was re-
ferred to the street commissioners. water
commissioners and fire committee.
Petitions for the improvement of Con
verse Court and Orchard Terrace were
referred to the street commissioners
A long petition for a better plumbing
ordinance and for a sanitary Elspec tor
prepared by A. d. KinGsland and numer-
ously signed by professional ard business
men was presNtcd and referred to The
health committee.
The claim of John J. Brothers for ser
vices as regular policeman from May l
1898, to April l. 1899 amounting to Si5S17
less fees and pay received to the amount
OF sl4036 making a balance claimed of
$3.50 was referred to the committee on
accounts and claims. Brothers was ap.
pointed a regular policeman three years
ago for a term of three years but was
given no regular beat last year, hence The
claim.
A resolution fixing the amount of bond,
to be filed by city officers was introduced
and laid on the table until the next meet
ing.
The bond OF l.. j. Smith chief of police
was presented and ordered on file,
The application of Louis Pine for a po-
sition as call man in the fire department
was presented and approved.
LICENSES GRANTED,
The following licenses were granted
Mrs. Helen NJ. Briggs for addition to house
on North avenue; G. s. RlOdgett Co, les
sees, for shed a 24S College street; Samue
Huntington for Veranda on North WinOOs-
XII avenue; William Charbonneau for re-
pairs on house on Willow street f II Me
Gale for repairs to store house on South
Union street; John Ranks Cor addition tC
house on Colchester avenue; w. $. Athcr
ton, r. j. Daley, IL. V, Fountain, Michlc
Murphy T.. IT, Shattuck, Loui;
Hambn for billiard and pool la
bes: A. II, Robertson for soap fac
tory; l.. j. Smith as auctioOoer; Henry
Adams for boot black stand; Thom2,
Mann for two hacks G. l.. Trick fol
slaughter house; l.. c. Domain, Louis
Stay j. A. Smith, j. H. Wyatt. l.. Bars "A
George Francis, John ragga, JOSEPH
| Pasha, Joseph Laurent, Frank Vincent
Louis Zero, Touissant Benoit, j, H. LAHORE
| John Kelly, G.. +. Arcand as carriers u
A. Woodbury., G, NJ Delaney, +. II. Bar
nard and c, Il. Brouilette for hotels.
| The applications of q. =. futile for 6
house ON Booth street and of A. c. Smith
| for two houses on School street were la,C
| on the table until the next meeting.
Aldermen Mason, Shea and Gutchcl
were appointed a committee to continue
| the matter OF investigating the city,
street approaches TO the lake. The appli
| caticO OF the Shepard Morse Lumbe
| company for license to build two lumber
sheds was referred to this special conmst
| tee.
! Among the bills ordered paid were til,