Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-08
COULD NOT AGREE
Committees Resolution Not Sat.
isfactory to President Webb.
City Meeting Called to Consider Bond .
ing for Rutland On1css Adjourned
for q Week with No Business
Done.

The city meeting which was called Tues
day afternoon to submit to the voters
the question of bonding to the sum of
100000 for the purpose OF securing the re-
moval of the head offices Of the Rutland
Railroad company from Rutland to this
city was adjourned until next Tuesday
evening at 1880 o'clock, without any ac-
ton being taken. The adjournment was
brought about because q resolution rela-
tive to the proposition has not yet been
drawn up that Is satisfactory to the cti-
zens committee and to DIR. w. Seward
Webb, the president of the Rutland road.
The meeting was called to order at 3
o clock by Mayor Hawey and Charles T..
Allen was elected clerk. The hall was
crowded with voters, many of whom as
sembled nearly San hour before the meet
ing opened and talked about the PROPOSE
ton Mayor lIawley read the warning
for the meeting, after which he stated
that the matter was in the hands of the
voters.
V. a. Billiard, chairman of the citizens
committee, addressed the voters, speak
Ing of the hard work the committee had
done in an attempt to sec that tho best
interests of the city were served. He said
the committee had supposed that the reso-
luton was satisfactory to DR.. Webb
but 1t was limited to the committee that
there were provisions which were unsat-
night at the Van Ness house at which the
Hon. Fl. II. Powers, counsel for the Rut-
land road, and Il. + .Gebhart, one of the
directors represented Or. Webb, it was
announced that IL the resolution was
passed as printed it would not be accepted
by Or. Webb. Another meeting was held
tuesday morning but no satisfactory
arrangement was reached. Mr.. Billiard
Sdid that the representatives of DR.. Webb
had Il resolution which they wished to
present but that their resolution was not
satisfactory to the committee. Mr.. Bull
lard said he did not want to see the CITY
throw away $4,000 and that under the cir
cumstances he would like to have the size
OF the committee increased and an ad-
lournnent taken for one week in or
der that further conference might be had.
MIR. Billiards. motion to adjourn was
seconded by several and carried by a
large majority.
1t is understood that the principal OBJ
lections offered by DR.. Webb are that
ne does not wish to pledge himself to erect
a building to cost not less than 500 900
but wishes the words suitable building"
inserted in the place of the 500, 900 clause
He Is also opposed to binding the railroad
to employ at least 100 officers and clerks
not that he expects the number will be
less, but In case Of a big strike or a pro-
Ionged depression the business IF the
road might be So seriously affected that it
could not maintain such number. In his
opinion. however, the prosperity of the
road will continue and :he number Of
clerks will be increased rather than de-
creased. Relative to the building matter
1t Is understood that the structure would
be much larger than the one in Rutland
and would he equipped with vaults and
other necessary convenienceS. Under the
conditions 1t is claimed that he could
not afford and would not erect a building
that would not be a credit to the road and
to the city.
AT the close of the City meeting Mayor
Hawley appointed as additional members
of the committed: c. s. LOOMS. j. e.
Burke, Robert Roberts, j. r Mcmahon,
G. L. Jones and c. A. Shortseeves. The
committee will confer with Dr. Webb i'm
mcdiatcly.