Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-07
CLAIMS AGAINST The CITY
CONSIDERED AT MONDAY NIGHTS
SESSION OF THE ALDERMEN.
Fireman Stockw,Ii wants Nearly $500
For Alleged Injury while Riding on
the Chemical Euxne-Former
Building Inspector Rand
Gets SIS

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Aldermen and a short meeting
of the City Council were held Monuay
evening. There was little business except
that of a routine character.
A meeting of the City Council was call
ed to order by Mayor Roberts at S:l2 and
n two-ininute session held, during which
there was passed a resolution offered by
Alderman Adsit which provided for tho
| appointment Of Aldermen Browncll and
Shea; City Assessors Browuell and Bar
rows; and city Treasurer l.. c. Grant as
a committee 10 hear aPplctions for the
abatement Of taxes and report.
! THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
/ The meeting of the Board Of Aldermen
was called to order Immediately after the
adjournment of the council
The report of the water commissioners,
recommending "A fire hydrant a the corner
/ of Central and Harrison avenue was read
and ordered filed.
/ a communication from T.. S. Drew in
relation to the South Burlington and Shell
burne railroad was read and referred to
the railroad committee The communica-
ton stated in brief that upon examine
tion it was found that tho masonry of the
Potash Brook bridge, over which the road
was to run and which permission was Civ
en- to raise was defective and not fit to
build upon. 1t had been found that a lire
could be built coo feet south of the bridge
and that viii be done unless the city pre-
fcrs to bear the expense of fair proper
tion of the rebuilding of tho bridge abut-
4 mcnts.
y communication from Carl d. Stock.
well, representing that he was injured
! July ., 1888, while rid ng on the chemical
engine doing duty as regular fireman.
was cead. 1t proposed that the city should
bear the expense of his physclan's bill,
drug bill and Joss If time since the injury
a n 4 rf-V r,.I e..
the committee on accounts and claims
A petition for the location of poles and
wires in South Willard street between
Main and Maple streets from the Sew
England Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany was read and referred to the street
commissioners.
! A resolution was passed authorizing the
removal of two elm trees from the north
side Of Pearl street, near the w. C. T. L.
Temple.
A resolution authorizing the city treas
urer to negotiate a temporary loan of $40 =
000 was passed.
A communication from the water COM
missioners relating to the Prunier bill fec
water and one from the same COMM on
relating to service on St Louis street be-
tween Oak and North Bend streets were
taken up and discussed. The former was
laid on the table and the latter was re-
feNed to the street commissioners with
power to act. Application was made for
a provision for water service.
George b. Rand called attention to his
bin of 500 for services as building inspcc-
tor to last August. The bill was not APP
proved by the committee to whom IL was
referred. who still had it under considera-
ton. Nj. Rand answered several ques-
. tons during a general discussion OF the
matter. An aye and nay vote was called
for Oh a motion of Alderman Shea that
the bill be paid in full. The motion was
L.. 4 4
Adsit, Beach. BrowneH, Mason and Mum
son voting no. 1t was then voted 10 pay
Mr.. Rand S75. by a vote Of seven to three.
alderm,u Kelley, Shea and Sinclair voted
no upon The second motion.
Thomas Baker appealed to the board be-
cause his weeks wages had been ,rusteed
for taxes. He was NOT, he stated, resi-
dent of the city on April LIST Constable
Sails was Instructed to stop the suit
against Baker and his claim will be pre-
scented to the board of abatement OF tan
es.
BILLS PAID.
Bills from the liquor agency amounting
to slll5 were ordered paid. This com
pletes the work of closing the city agency
with the exception of disposing of the IL
quor on hand This stock it has been as
ccrtaiued by Alderman Beach, chairman
of the liquor committee can be sold TO
another agency without a wholesale deal
er's license. Among the other bills paid
were the following
Consolidated Electric Co., street
NFhlS Observation-Disclosures. flpS'. -
Pauper d. par,ment. Observation-Disclosures. - .
Fire department, Observation-Disclosures. 81 !,
Health department Observation-Disclosures. 81 81
Public buildings and parks..... 2't23
Police Dept, monthly pay roll....... $685.
H. ]. Stanley x Co.................. 10 :,
Water department .................... 90 g
= Han Observation-Disclosures. Az;
, NJ. ID. l.. Thompson. INSTRUMENTATION. 1861,
= Free Press OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2-.9,
John o. Nor;hrop, sheep kiilcd,."... 5.H
Consolidated Electric Co, lights in
police OFFICE Observation-Disclosures. 6.
Police office. expenses of chief..... 200.
: Consolidated + .ectric Co., light in
city clerks office Observation-Disclosures. 81.
LICENSES GRANTED.
The following licenses were granted
? John Young. boiler for heating. George II
Babcock, use of Pearl street for building
purposes; G. f. Rand, use of South Uniot
street for building purposes: Wilson & Co
lunch room at No 1SS Bank street; Johr
,. I.afrance, restaurant at No. IA Nortl
. street; Ephraim Russell, carter; Ierac
COlOdney, lusch cart north end City Hal
Park; II. f. Knott, raising roof at No. 8
-. North Prospect street; A c. Smith, build
ing mousse at ltle corner OF w lISpn unt
prospect streets; c. b. Gray, rebuildin.
shop corner King and Champlain streeJs
, c. II. Babcock, building house Oh III,
south side of Pearl street; Sarah Up "a
building house on Lyman avenue; Leoi
Dorey, addition to house at No. 80 Archi
r bald street; John Mccartney. building hous,
on north side of Pearl street; G. H. Rand
building double house on South Union
' near Buell. street; A. l.. Barrows barn oI
2 Shclburne street: estate of +. b. johnson
-. Stating roof Of Nos 70, "A and 76 Monro,
> street; Daniel Sullivan. repairing hous,
= No 10 Cherry street; A. G. Smith, build
, ing house on Booth street; S. NJ. Ather
. ten, addition to No. 60 North Champlair
? street
RE SlGNATION OF w. II. LANG.
Retires From the Management of ths
r Lang a. Goodhue Company.