Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11
TAXES REFUNDED.
Board of Abatement Takes Almost
$4,000 From the List.
School Commissioners Get an Addition.
al Appropriation of $1,000 Several
Bills Provoke Considerable Dis
cussion Among the Aldermen.

Tho regular monthly meeting OF the
Board of Aldermen, adjourned for ono
week because the regular messing came on
the night on January 1st, was held Monday
night. The business was mainly of 4
routine character. a meeting Of the board
cf abatement of taxes was held previous
to the meeting OF the aldermen, tho
mayor presiding. At this meeting the re-
port of the special committee, acting with
the assessors and city treasurer to near
applications for abatement Of taxes, was
received. The report was accepted, on
motion of Alderman Beach, and the ma
yors warrant authorized for the amount
Of the taxes thus ordered refunded. Two
additions were made to the list Of moneys
to be refunded during the M etine. which
continued . minutes. The report had the
following items:
j. G. Grant treasurer, grand list OF
49," ..':...''..... ;,.''....'.., 49,, .F35"
II L. sails, constable grand list of
1879 Observation-Disclosures. ..'...'.'''.'''' ''9'
H. L. Sails. constable. grand list OF
lSgS .................... MOI
II. T.. Sails constable grand list Of
lN' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .,.,.'..''.... io-''"
If. L. sails constable grand list Of
1896 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .....,........ i'',h-
II. T.. Sails. constable grand list of
1885 ................ .......,......,...... 30
Total .............,.... .............Sli 't.'>
The following sums were recommended
to to he refunded by the city treasurer:
J. W. Breen. nonresident $500.
Cornelius sullivan, disabled, $50
Horace Isham, error, $500
James McCarty. error $50.
f. II. McCalo error $500
William SnYdcrs. error, sjN5.
Ham. Wills poor. $3.50.
Joseph SharkeY. poor $3.50
Estate Of John Madigan error l.-N
| Henry Farley. error. S3.S1.
| Totnl S5S,O
| - --,,,,.,-
BOARD OF ALDhhMt-N'
| The mectin.r of the Board Of Aldermen
Twas called to order at $50. Aldermen
iGutche11 and sinclair were abst Mt After
Ithc reading Of the record OF the last
meeting C. j. Ferguson called the atten-
tion of the board to an accident, which
mad been suffered by a Mrs. Lord now
living on Mamie street, from an impcritc-
ZION Of the sidewalk of Buell. street be
tween Orchard Terrace and South Union
streets Mrs Lord would he said claim
damages from the city. The accideut oc-
CURED on November 2ith. Mrs, Lord is a.
rhVsician of Boston and spent the sum
mer at Queen city Park.
\ report Of the street commissioners,
relating to the cutting # some trees on
North avenue bordering the land Of L. H.
Nash by him. was received and placed on
file The permission to cut the trees was
given by the beard after the matter had
been referred to the commissioners who, II
was claimed did not act promptly. The
report drew some criticism from Alder
man Shea as to the methods Of the street
commissioners.
The street commissioners recommended
that the r,etition for an electric light on
Pine street octw cen Howard street and
Lakeside avenue and the petition Of the
New England Telephone and Telegraph
company to allow the location of polls on