Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
POLICE EXAMINERS
bone of Contention at Meeting Of
the Aldermen.
Mayors Appointment of j. A. GinEras
as n Member of the Board Referred
10 Two Lawyers FOR Considcra-
tion--Big bill for Policemen.

Burke got ftIlNcU, alderman Nlltei So' NO.
and the expenses of the police department.
last month under Mayor Burke's admin
istration were shown to be far in excess
of the usual amount, although ms az
mnistration is supposed 10 he one or re-
trcnchmcnt The meeting was called 10
order at $40 and all the aldermen were
present. The appointment of j. a. Gin
gras as police examiner for three years
TO succeed l.. +. Palmer was sent TO the
board by Mayor Burke for continuation
Alderman Shea moved that the matler
be referred to City Attorney Brown as 10
the legality of the appointment. bci're
any action was taken Mayor Burke salu
that he believed the matter should be re-
fcrred to the city attorney. He SAID mat
he believed the appointments hH'uo Wy
Mayor Hawley while he was mayor ue
faCto terminated when Mayor liaWleN
term expired and when he MaNor Burke)
was declared mayor In consequence ne
had appointed Mr.. Gingras. In speaking
of the matter the mayor said that the
present board of examiners had no pow
or to confirm appointments of police Oh
ficers and that in consequence Officers
were serving who could mot make a leGdi
arrest Alderman Morgan asked Mayor
Burke if he had not already accepted a
report from the present board of eNanin-
ers in the matter of the charges prefer
red against Officer CosgrONe ana Grafton
by Paul Robinson. The mayor replied
that as no one appeared against the OF
fcers the examiners had no report to
make. It was in the latter statement
that Mayor Burke made his mistake.
There was hearing on the charges
against the officers and the officers them
selves were examined The police cXa
miners submitted the charges in writing
ard also the result of their findings at
the hearing to the mayor and he thanked
them for their work and, unless destroy
cd. the MAYOR now his those written doc
uments in his possession. This state
mont is made by the authority of Robert
Noble and l.. +. Palmer members of the
hoard of rolice examiners Alderman
Richardson finally moved that the matter
of the aprointmcnt of Mr.. Gineras be re-
forrcd 70 CITY Attorney Brown and to
". l.. Burnap. Before n vote was taken
Alderman shea called upon Mr.. Brown
to see if Mr.. Burnap would be acccpta-
HE to him Mavor Burke Immediately
iunped to his feet and said that Mr.. Bur-
nan would to acceptable to him.
I'm not asking YOU" shouted Alder
man shea
'Vell. I answered" said the mayor.
Mr.. brown rcplicd that Mr. Eurnap
was accountable to him and the motion was
carried
When the bills for the month came up
q was found that the nolicc nay roll was
<o1s II On ton of this bills were presented
nv chief Rrowncll for $50. f.. r. Coon
for sa5 O5 7 r. BROTHERS for s52 and H. l..
Rivers for so5 all for salary since they
were SUSPENDED by Mayor Burke thus
making a total of nearly 81 200 for the
month
When the matter Of the arnointmcnt
If w w Common az a member of the fire
6enartnont was brought ,lu Alderman
Shea made his customary attack on the
denartment He shouted sputtcrod,
waved his hands and WAS in the end de-
feated as usual The matter of the APP
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