Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-08
CAPT. WILLS DISCHARGED.
Warm Debate Over His Case by
the Aldermen.
James M. Cosgrove Appointed His Sue
cessor at Fire Station 3-Much Other
Business Done Last Night at the
Board Meeting.

The presentation of the report of the
committee on ire department rccOmmepd-
ing the discharge of capt wills of station
for INSTRUMENTATION, rrocipitated dis
cussion at the adjourned regular meeting
of the Board of Aldermen last night, in
which All of the aldermen present. with
one exception, took part. During tho dis
cussion the presidents gave played II
more important part than is usual. The
report was signed by Aldermen Adsit and
Gutchell and not by Alderman Sinclair.
who was not at the meeting. Alderman
Shea moved to lay the report upon the
table until after the presentation of
minority report and cited the rule when
requires that all members of committee
shall be notified and have an opportunity
t. sign report. Notice had not been Of
ncially sent to Alderman Sinclair, al
trough he was known to have been cogni-
zaut of the intention Of the committee.
In the discussion of the report Alderman
Shea spoke in terms unusual even Tor I'm
with his often caustic references. In turn
he scored the committee on lire depart
mcnt. the chief of tine department and
some half u dozen other things connected
with it, Alderman Adsit spoke in defence
of the committee and the department III
general rs did also Aldermen 8rownell
and Gutchell. Alderman Kelley agreed
tbo ,nn,ion If IIdcrmnn shon to table the
ronort Aldermen Adsit. Reach Brownell
and GutchaU voted no and as only eight
were present the motion was lost. On
the motion Of Alderman Brownel the re-
mort was adopted Alderman Price in this
ease voting with the other four, and AL
dorp1eu Kelley Munson and Shea voting
no.
The report was as follows:
That on the 18th day Of February 1900
the committee gave capt. wills a hearing
and from the statements made before
them they find that CAPT. wills had placed
an Incubator in the narlors of station No.
= and that when Chief Murray spoke 10
him inout II he replied in coarse ana un-
bccomfu! language and shook his lis, N
tho CHIEFS face As this L. the second
time can't. wills has been suspended, he
HAVING beer suspended in Auril. 1888, for
di,ohcvtng orders. your Commute" recC m
mend that ne be discharged and that
James NJ Cosgrovc be promoted to the
position Of captain of station No. 3; ami
that Charles Niles be made driver in place
of said Cosprove. and that Peter Bcnway
be made fireman in place of said Niles.
r. s ADSIT,
IT. J. GUTCHELL.
a bill from Jennie Lord Ior eiS"t VIM
time while recovering from an 'HJ"'E ~
sulting from detective walks Oh bueIi
laid upon the tahie' MISS l;ord was v.s',-
ing the city at the TINE the acc'oe"t -
said to nave occurred
communicated was READ from tno
Consolidated Electric company III tespoL'e
to q request TOR an lteinlZeo report Vi 'lie
number OF hghts out curing certain Pc
iod. Inc communication gave redSOhs
wh! lights sometimes fal' Inc huIhper
OF lights out during January was DO + ON
TINS inc company deducted lhelr al"M
ahce OF 81 'lsntS III accordance WIN MI
contract. alderman Shea asked 'he lea"-
ing OF the fccorus concerning t"e "Ut"O'-
lZa'lon Oh tne contract rom winch II ~
pe"red thal the street commissioners VINO
executed the CONTRACT, were not author-
'zcd 10 IIlo" an alio"ance LOT hsHts
"hloh la! as WIS uoiIe IN 'he co'i'l"'t.
.N.ocflhah Nhea Salu tre cry WAS 'o9!is
," year on ne proN!S'oli ana lloNeu VIC
"I'"Hl t'"'"t % c'H''liI''.V ~ 4'N.HN
gate the matter ana report at the Aprli
neetihG: Aldermen ohed' broWheil ana
'm,c"eH C''7uIuteu N'c comm .'cc'
me h"l'cr OF tl!e pttlioii iot new
9tleet IN we "tSt sue OF SIeiUuliie stle'I
Sou'H Vi ~ Juhc''oh WIN ll'iId S.'tc''
was drought up ana the report OF the
+ Sitet coihihi9SloIerS RECOMMENDING the
acceptance Of the street WHeh Drought 10
Si"''' ""9 iVtu' ~ was DESIRED mat the
t.'S P,tE 81 par Vi 'he eAprHSe ol 50 40
lns' ne PiPcrS were "Scoinpanied by
colH'h"n ie"'lGl from J"hh o. Alien rec
oHl'Hel'"l's tiiaI inc street ne opened ne-
lore 'ii' i"il' tilrouSn Whlch IL "ouid pass
WA u'NIutu ahd SOU
ne "oHu Oh D. l., SteathS as clerk oil
w Ivy Cou't was Hlcu' llS amount was
Sy'p ana the nonu was slSHeu ny X: Is
o'r''HS' H. W. carpenter ana - D. fos-
,
me street commissioners reported an
"siee'l'rn1 ptt"eeH tne partleS IN the peu-
tloh Oh IN" Vermont Electro company Tor
permission 10 erect Inc or poles On Pine
street ana fark avenue 10 the manufac-
tory OF the Lang d Goodhue comp my
ON motion of Alderman Brownell the
city treasurer was requested TO furnish a