Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-11
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION
Meetings Of the Board OF civil Author
ity and Aldermen.

ity and Aldermen.
A meeting of the board of civil authority
md the regular meeting of the board of al
rlermen were held Thursday. At the meet
ing of the former body Mayor IIawley
presided and the members of the board of
aldermen composed the board. They were
called together to consider appeals from
the decision of the assessors in the
quadrennial appraisal Those who entered
appeals were a. o. Ferguson, &. Il. Gray
and G.. G. T.. Tobey. The board adjourned
Tor one week.
At the meeting of the board of aldermen
the most important business transacted
was the change in the city ordinance re-
1ating to hack fares. "A communication was
received from the mayor recommending
that changes in the city charter be sub
United to the Legislature for approval and
quantity of routine business was trans
acted.
The city ordinance relative to hack fares
WAS revised so as to read as follows:
Section 1.-The prices or rates of fare to
be taken by or paid to the hack driver for
the conveyance of persons for hire shall
be as follows, viz: For carrying a passen-
ger between the hours of o'clock in the
morning and II o. clock at night in this city
and within the territory bounded on the
north by the north side of North Bend
street, east by Prospect street, south by
the south side of Howard street and west
by the lake, 25 cents. The rates of faro
TO be paid at other hours shall be 50 cents
for the same service. For other distances
a mile or fraction thereof or each addition
al mile 90 cents. For children five years
old and under accompanied by their par
ents. or any adult. no charge shall be
made. Every hack driver shall carry with
each passenger, If requested, without
charge one trunk weighing not to exceed
100 pounds and in addition thereto with
out charge one valise, carpet bag. port
nanteau, bundle, basket or other article
used in travelling, but for every additional
trunk or article as above named. more
than one. he shall be entitled to demand
and receive the sum of % cents and no
hack driver shall charge or receive OF
suffer to be charged or received any higher
price or rate of fare than as aforesaid
No hack driver shall refuse the application
of any person for TRANSPORTATION IN MS
vehicle If the same he not entirely occu'
MED at the time of making such applica-
zion and the legal fare be rendered. if de-
manded; and every driver so refusing shall
be liable to penalty provided in section X
of the city charter and also TO the FOR
fixture of his license.
The report of the street committee CIV
ing statement of the unfinished street
and sewer work WAS accepted and placed
on file.
The following communication was re-
Ceived from Mayor Hawley: 1T is my
opinion that the city charter should he re-
vised in several important particulars anC
] respectfully request your honorapie
body to appoint a committee of which the
city attorney should be one, to consider
the subject and prepare such revisions as
may seem desira BILE for presentation to the
legislature at its coming session The
communication was accepted and placed
on file and the matter will be taken uI
next week.
petition from the New England Tcle'
phone and Telegraph company for permits
sion to set poles on Maple and NORTH
streets was referred to the committee OF
poles and wire with power.
resolution empowering the overseer oil
the poor to establish a woodward in thc
city for the benefit of the needy poor was
adopted.
license was issued granting the
Strong Hardware company permission t.
use one half Of College street for the front
part of the rink building for period not
to exceed one week.
The following licenses We're granted: j.
s. Morgan, for repairs to tenement house
on Colchester evenue. o. l.. Kinds Co. fol
factory building on corner of st. Paul anC
King streets; Arnold Hathaway, Cor WOOD
shed on Champlain street; Standard Oi
Co., for addition to barn on North avenue
j. r. Booth, for moulding MILL dry klr
and addition to boiler room; S. G.. Hath.
away. for house and barn on st. Pau
street.
The following bills were among those or.
dered paid: Fire department.. pay roll
sS37 40; fire department. monthly statement
3o2.OS: street lights ST. 1883; pauper de.
rartment. s5S7.5S; liquor department $396 IS
police pay roll. sS15.33; water department.
s3'4So; election officials, $3.50