Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-07
WATER SERVICE AND RATES
Considered at Length by the
Board of Aldermen.
An Efficient Service on the Lower Road
Would Cost Many Thousand Dollars
and Would Pay Only About
One Per Cent.

The regular monthly meeting of tho
board of aldermen was held Monday night
with all of the aldermen present What
did not at first appear like d. large volume
of business failed to give way until an
hour and d half had been spent in it's CON
sid.ration and some important matters
were taken up during the evening. Among
them were several matters having to do
with the water department. No one said
Telephones and no action along that line
was taken.
The first business WAS a communication
from Mayor Roberts giving notice of the
resignation of Byron NJ. Lambkin as po-
lice examiner and the appointment of CAL
vim S. Ishdm to fill the unexpired term.
The appointment was approved and the
communication ordered on file.
The street commissioners reported favor
ably on the petition for an electric light at
the upper end of Buell. street and the
erection of the light was ordered by reso-
luton.
The street commissioners asked that 20
feet be added to the 100 feet of sewer eX-
tension on Monroe street and the extern
sion was authorized.
n petition was received signed by Or.
II. X. Wilder and also by DR.. II. X. Wat
kins as health officer asking for a sewer
on Pearl street from the ravne to Union
St This was referred to the street COM
missioners.
The fire committee reported on the al
legged grievance of George Drolette of Sta
tion one that as the said Drolctte had
filed no grievance and voluntarily left the
service they recommended that George
iiurlburt be- appointed to fill the position
and Drolette be dismissed. The report
was adopted
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the city treasurer to negotiate a loan OF
s2OSw to pay accruing liabilities.
The mayors warrant for 1888 Il to be
placed to the credit of the pauper de-
partment was approved.
The bill of Mrs +. Dwyer for 81 81 for
sewer construction was referred to the
street comm ssiOnerS.
The water committee and commissions
ers to whom was referred the petition for
water main on the lower road. with the
request that a more feasible route be in
ves,igated. reported. Water could be sup
piled with an Indifferent fire protection
from the junction of Colchester avenue
and the lower road for about 5000 The
receipts from water rates would be about
IL per cent. The proposed new street
connecting Colchester avenue and the
lower road would give slightly better pro-
lection and at a somewhat less cost The
granting of the petition would cost about
M'p an investment on which the prob
able receipts from water rates would he
little less than one per cent. per an
mum. The committee believed that when
the work was done it should he efficient
ana endorsed the recommendations made
by the water commissioners last October
Inc report was referred back to the wa
ter committee for further Investigation
and will be reported upon at the next
meeting.
| The water committee reported against
the payment of the claim of c. z. Smith
for sl53o for leakage.
communication from the water COM