Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-04
CITY LIQUOR AGENCY
Aldermen Indulge in a Spirited Discus
sion over It's Management.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of aldermen was held Monday night
and all the members were present except
Alderman Sinclair. The most interest
ing feature of the evening was the discus
sion OF the affairs of the city liquor
agency. during which Alderman Shea al
legged that the city ordinance relative TO
the per cent of profit was being violated
and that the liquor sold was impure. lie
was answered by President Taft, who has
the affairs of the agency in charge a
large amount of routine business WIS
also transacted.
The board tor the abatement Of taxes
was first called TO order by Mayor Haw-
ley and Aldermen German and Sinclair
and Assessors Bsrrows and Beaupre and
city Treasurer Grant were appointed a
committee to hear applications for the
aba tement OF taxes. The board then adj
Journed.
The board of aldermen was called to or
der by President Tait At S:25 and after
the record of the last meeting had been
read and approved the business of the
evening was begun.
petition for sewer in Ward street
was received and was referred to the
street commissioners with power TO act.
~ resolution authorizing the construction
of the sewer was adopted.
resolution relating to the removal of
two elm trees ON North street was adopt
ed.
President Taft then offered a resolution
providing that the aldermen receive no
salary after April, 1903. He asked that
the resolution lay on the table for
month Alderman Shea remarked that
he had read that the aldermen voted
themselves salary but he wished to
correct that impression, saying that the
aldermen's salaries were voted at a Citi-
zcns meeting. He did not see how the
board could vote themselves salaries or
vote to rescnd them.
a resolution was passed fixing the sal
nry of the liquor agent at $500, payable
monthly.
A resolution authorizing the city treas
urer to borrow a sum not to exceed 500
600 to pay the accrued and accruiug liza
blites of the city was adopted.
A resolution was adopted appropriating
$500 for the expenses Of the Fletcher Free
library.
Alderman Shea requested the finance
committee to report ON the resolution. re-
fcrred to them, relative to an Increase in
the salaries of the police
Alderman Shea called the attention of
the board to the fact that a resolution
providing that liquor at the agency should
not be sold at "A profit of over % pcr cent
had been passed by the board and then
said that this resolution was being yio-
Ia ted constantly lie said that the LIQUOR
sold was not fit for medicinal purDoses
lie produced analysis made at the State
Ia boratory which he claimed showed that
the proof was not what it should be- lie
said that when Alderman Beach had
charge of the agency no better lquor
could be bought in the city Now he
claims that better liquor can bc bought
at any of the resorts i'm Blrliuetou
Alderman Taft answered Alderman
Shea, saying that his statements were
untrue. He said that the liuuor was pure
and that all the grades carried when
Alderman Beach was in charge had been
continued He said that cheaper liquor.
had been bought because there had been
a demand for it In referring 10 the pro-
lit made Alderman Taft said that the