Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-16
CANDIDATES FOR CITY OFFICES.
Election Of Mayor and Aldermen Quickly
Followed by Oihar Comtesta.


Now that tho election is over and the
possibility of democratic overturnings in
the city Offices is removed by the reten-
ton of a majority of republican aldermen,
candidates for tho various offices within
the gift of the city council are more free
~ mentioned and their probability of
election more openly discussed. Section
los OF the city charter provides as follows:
The city council shall annually in the
month of March appoint one assessor; and
snail annually on the first Monday in
April or between that time and the third
Monday in April, appoint a city clerk, city
treasurer, city attorney, city constable.
city engineer and surveyor, city grand
juror an overseer of the poor one street
commissioner, ono water commissioner,
one cemetery commissioner, three auditors
chief Of the fire department and such
number Of assistants as 1t shall deem no
ccssary, building inspectors not exceeding
three in number. fire wardens not exceed
ing hVc in number, one health officer TO
be approved by tho State board of health.
and may appoint such other subordinate
officers as may be elected or appointed by
towns or authorized by any lawful ordi-
nance made under this charter. All such
officers mentioned in this section, except
assessors. street commissioners. water
commissioners and cemetery commission
ers, shall hold their offices for one year
from the 25th day of April following their
appointment and until their successors
are appointed and qualified.
Taking the offices i'm order there comes
first the election by the present city
council, of IN assessor to succeed Fred
Johonnott, the PRESENT chairman. 1t is
understood that there may be other cam
didatos No candidate Is named in the
Held iii opposition to the reelection Of
city Clerk Charles t. Allen. City Treas
urer l.. G. Grant will no doubt succe. d
himself and for the office of city attorney
II. 5. Peck is mentioned in connection
with u. j. Foster. who Is the present Of
fetal. city Constable Sails viii, probably
succeed himself now that the democratic
candidate to whom 1t is said the office
was promised is eliminated from the con-
test II. NJ. Mcintosh evidently has IA
clean field as city engineer to succeed
himself but for the office of city grand iu-
ror things are differently situated. Among
those NAMED for the position are 6. J.
Ferguson, tho present incumbent, 5. NJ
Flint, j. II. Macomber and A. l.. Sher-
man. In opposition to the recollection of
Overseor of Poor Barber u. L. Renaud is
mentioned. 1t seems probable that J b.
Henderson may succeed himself as a
street commissioner and DR.. j. h. Wheel
er and Willard Crane arr suggested in
connection with the expiration of the
term of John j. flynn water commission
or. j. II. Holton's term as cemetery COM
missioner expires this year. There is
some opposition to the recollection of Chief
Engineer Moses Murray of the fire de-
partmcnt but this has not taken definite
form in the selection of another candl-
date. For the other offices there seems 10
be but little If any, contest as yet.