Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-05
TWO SALARIES INCREASED
City Treasurer and Chief Of Fire De-
partment to Get More Pay.

| City Treasurer and Chief OF Fire De-
partment to Get More Pay.
Tho regular monthly meeting Of tho
board of alderman was held Monday night
with all the members present except Alder
man German. The meeting was called f. r
1880 but it was not until $3.50 that the board
convened and then 1t required only about
three quarters Of an hour to transact the
business. Nothing of great Importance
was done. the transactions being of n rou-
tine nature. The salaries OF the various
| city officials were fixed and two chan gcs
were made, the city treasurer receiving an
increase Of 5000 and the chief of the fire de-
partment 500 per year.
| A resolution was adopted authorizing the
city treasurer to borrow a sum not to OK
coed $4,000 to pay the accrued and accrI-
ing liabilities of the city.
| petition for sprinkling Willard street
from North to Charles street was referred
TO the street commissioners.
a resolution authorizing the city treas
urer to advance to the cemetery commits
soners the sum of $3.50 as a temporary loan
was adopted.
corner OF Willard street and Brookes ave-
nue. was referred to the committee on poles
and wires.
A petition for the location Of poles on
Harrison avenue by the New England Tele-
phone g. Telegraph company. was referred
W the committee on pOleS ana wires.
A petition for an electric light on East
avenue was referred to the committee on
poles and wires.
The special committee appointed to in
vcstigate the petition of l.. S. Drew for a
pound keeper in the north part of the city.
where he has lots located, recommended
that Frank Alapa be appointed to the posi-
tion. Their report was accepted and
adopted.
A resolution was adopted locating a
street light on the corner of Oak and
North Bend streets.
Mayors warrants were ordered to pay
Sl0,iA q, the state school tax: So. 552 "a, thu
state highway tax and $685., the county
! tax.
The bond of Herald Stevens as supcrin-
tendent of streets was received and APP
proved.
A contract whereby the New England
Telephone & Telegraph Co. will furnish
the city one set of telephone Instruments
and local exchange service for each 2,WO
of population until such population shall
reach $4,000, under certain conditions was
referred to the finance committee
| resolution fixing the salaries Of the
Various city officials was adopted There
were but two changes in the list in force
last year The city treasurer gets an in
crease of $500. making his salary 81 $50 and
the chief of the fire department gets $3.50
per year. an increase of 800.
The committee on fire department re-
| ported that William T. Longe and Frank
w. Saser had been promoted from the call
list 70 the regular list. The report was
adopted.
The committee on fire department recon-
mended that the members OF the regular
fire department be furnished one complete
uniform per year at the expense Of the
city. the men to keep them clean and in
good repair. A resolution authorizing the
furnishing Of such uniforms was adopted,
The uniforms are to lie furnished by com
petition and are not to exceed a cost of
$40 each.
The following licenses We're granted with
the usual restrictions: +. s. Robinson for
house on l.. T. Woods proposed new
street; William Newton for barn at No. 800
North avenue. +. S. Isham for three
tenement house on Greene street; Prof. c.
T. Putney for house on L. +. Woods pro-
posed new street; Harry Harrison for sell
ing on the street; +. II. Alderman for sell
ing medicine.
/ The following were among the bills or
dered paid; pauper department, s19l. IL;
water department, s5.55,21. liquor depart
ment, sS9o.52; fire department, monthly
statement Sls1.s fire department pay roll
sSol.25; police department, pay roll sGS0.10:
street lights, $lSS6.66.