Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08

selected consisting of I'VE citizens from
i each ward. The committee is selected
, with the following political division. TWO
republicans. two democrats and one indie
pendent. 1t is composed of the following
gentlemen:-
Rcpubicans-E l.. Davis and William j.
Edgecumhe.
Democrats-John Cannon and John Will
son.
lndependert--Peter Cameron.
WARD II.
Republicans-C Il. German and DR.. G.
II. Barbour.
Democrats-E l.. Knott and John Glea-
son.
INSTRUMENTATION Mcmillan
/ WARD III.
Repub!icans-M. C. Berry and NJ. L. Sam
| born.
Democrats-Dr. p. e. insolvency and
Oliver De Varennes.
| observation-disclosures Monahan.
| WARD ".
Republicars-Daniel H. Sullivan and -.
| Demoorats--George Babcock and George
! w. Kelley.
| MISREPRESENTATION Monahan.
WARD V.
! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Austin and C. E.
Pease.
Observation-Disclosures Noyes and Clarence
Hicks.
my, nuepei'ue1iC-oo il.l puchiey:
~. nicvtihS was wen tt.'eiiueu an" PioN
ed that the interest in the subject under
consideration is wide. As smoothly
conducted and successful parliamentary
atai., "h''e IL was success from ttie
9t"hupoi,il u tne presiuliis olicer' WIN
was perfectly fair ana easy IN ms govern
tien' u 'ie heo'iiis' IL laiiei niiSeidplS
from floor
lhins' IL not humorous. Inc attehuance
was represontatiV out many Oh the
slohSef men present LOOK niue IL any
par III trc psocee"ihss. In snort II was
one occasion "nen STATE would nav
"eeh coilinehuhpie feature Oh tne gain
erlhe ana would nave prevented the max
lhs Oh 'ne eiecuoIl OF the committeeman III
some instances tarcical.
me meetlng was calicd TO order shorty
aiter O'Clock ana Mayor ROBERTS an
,'ourceu tnat unlesS there was opJeclcN
ne Woulu presloe' 1nere was none ana ne
r'ao inc peutlOn asking that the call be
lS9uVu, NIHcn was lo4loWeu by tne can az
pupnshed' city CLERK Charles r.. Aller
was elected the clerk OF the meeting
Al this point John w. McGeary arose
dn' duufeSseu some INTERPRETATIONS 10 tn'
chairman regarding the LEGALITY OF th'
eau Tor the meeting whlch was at "
tle evening instead or O'Clock IN th'
swered TO MS satisfaction Dr' e. H. Bar
pour, VINO mas peeh actiVe II. the mal'el
~ question: theh aouresseu the .heeul
LOT 'he purpose OF outlining the onJecu
Oh those taxing an ac'lVe part III the aei
.a'ion OF me mater ne stated rs nae
4 peeh suspected that When the persons III
crested pesah their WORK .hey were no
a"aio VI tiie cAtsteiice vi Commute
I'oih tHe boaio vi Aluerhen' VINO ""I'
ehsaSeu III an iiiNesusatoh Oh the supJecl
uul iealnihs OF ts existence ohiy alte
ti'S pettiohS hdu peeh circulated theV ue
clucd 70 proceed without attempting II
interfere WIN thls committee nc re
lciteu 10 tne absorption OF iandS by u,
raliroauS' the price Oh coal IN w hltehai
winch ne gave as st'oV ana H.lo' IN Albany
Mnere IL was si'2 anu s4:@o' IN Ottawa
Where' aIter carrying IL 20 miles turthef
IL was S4.'o ana -, ana 10 the lact ina
the city 'tseH USED many hundred tons a
Hs pumping station which ne though
might De ontalned more cheaply II ther
was pupiic uock' ne theh moved IN
selection OF committee 10 inVeS'lgate IN
matter ana learn what could be done 10
ward the end or securing DOCK.
Ut barbour was Followed by John BUCK
ley VINO offered the following resolution
, winch was adopted:
Resolved mat committee OF puoli
safety be appointed consisting OF two re
o puplicans Two democrats and ono mac
tchNcHt No'ci mum S.iSH Maiu' w Una
: holding ONCE under the federal, state q
u city government snail serve on TINS com
3 mittee. Nominations snail be made an
y seconded OF republicans, democrats ana II
Il dependents as specified not more than nv
= of each. slips bearing the names OF car
l. dldates shal! nc placed In box or ha
j. and the necessary number 10 form eac
: section or each ward committee snail L
n drawn therefrom, beginning with Ward
= The committee thus drawn Will consist {
e - men. It 1t recommended that 1t al
q point subcommittee OF one man froi
u each ward to take charge OF ana direct a
j. active investigation. The Subcommittee
n If appointed shall render report OF il
findings to the committee of public safe
y ty within ten days and their joint finding
n with u definite plan Of action, shall /
: submitted to public meeting TOR vot
d said meeting 70 be called in strict ACCORD
o ancc with the requirements of the cit
:. charter on the 9th day OF February, 1870
4 II any person chosen TO the committee
q unable to serve his place snail be lille
y at a later meeting"