Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-10
BOARD OF ALDERME EN-.
Considerable Routine Business Trans
acted at Monday Nights Meeting.


The regular monthly meeting of the board
Of aldermen was held Monday NIGHT and II
Sarge amount of routine business was
transacted. The meeting was called to
brdcr at S:2j 10y city clerk Charles E. AL
len and Alderman Mason was elected
chairman pro TEN. All the aldermen OK
Cept Alderman Wood We're Present.
A petition for an electric light and fire
hvdrant at the corner OF Park avenue and
Pine street was referred to the street COM
missoners and fire department committee.
A communication from the street COM
missOners relating to improving the south
end of Union street was referred to the
street commits sioners with directions that
they give the property owners public
hearing.
A resolution relating to grading. curb
Ing and gutterng and concretng the side
walks on Elmwood avendc between Nor,h
and Spring street was adopted.
petition for street light on Park
avenue near the corner of Briggs street
was referred to the street commissioners.
communication from the call men of
the fire department was received and re-
ferred to the committee on fire depart
ment. The communication was as follows:
We the Undersigned cnllmtn of the fire
department, request that the resolution
passed by your honorable board. and
which went into effect January LIST. 1901,
he repealed. as We consider il unfair to
them and detrimental to the interests of
the department.
y resolution relating to conveying to the
Diocese of Burlington a strip oft Of the
roadway north of the Catholic cemetery
was referred to the street commissioners.
Oliver Dupaw appeared before the board
and made u complaint relating to the hQ-
uor agency, saying that he secured some
alcohol for his employer and later went
to get some beer for his wife but was re-
fused on the ground that h. was getting
too much in one day The matter was re-
ferrcd to the liquor committee
The matter of allowing Photographer II.
T.. Cutler to erect an addition on the roof
of his gallery on Church street which
was laid on the table at the last meeting.
was taken mp. The building inspectors re-
ported adversely on the matter because it
was Il violation of city ordinance. Tho
license was again laid on the table until
the next meeting.
1t was moved by Alderman BrOWncll
that the telephones in all the departments
he paid for at a schedule rate and that
the discounts be applied to the several de-
partments. The motion was passed
The quarterly report of the City Court
was referred TO Alderman Brownell for in
Vostigation. Upon Alderman Brownell's
motion MAYORS warrant was ordered to
pay the costs of $4is TO-
The following licenses were granted un-
der the usual restrictions: Mrs. Della
Lauzon for shop and storehouse for BIZ
cycles in rear Of 80 Is Hyde street;
Frank X. Roberts for building 12x1i feet in
rear Of No. 20 Pearl street; Mrs. T. ".
BRYAN. and Miss $. d. Wires for small
shed in rear Of premises at corner of VII
lard and College streets; Louis Pine for
Ncranda on house at No 81 Hyde street;
Amos Duby for peddng farm produce;
John Farrell for peddling farm produce,
George Faulkner for peddling small wares.
The following bills We're ordered paid: