Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-05
ALDERMAN EXONERATED.
Committee Find That He Did Not
Try to Bride.
Elm street Extension and Several Bills
Held Up-Discussion Of Fire De-
automatically Hns Borrowed
Much Money This Year.
The feature Of Mondays meeting of

The feature of Mondays meeting of
the board of aldermen was the finding of
the special committee appointed to nves-
tisate the statement that Alderman Trick
hao attempted to bride +. G. Lyon by
sendlng him receipted meat bill. The
committee reported that they had heard
sne evidence on both sides and found that
the statement was not sustained. The re-
port was signed by all the members of the
committee who were Aldermen Coffey,
farker and Reeves. The fire department
was the subject OF considerable discussion
ana the bill presented by Chief Murray
Tor trip to New York to attend the con-
Nentlon or hre chiefs was held up; "A bill
presented by City Attorney Brown for
services rendered at Montpelier in the in
junction matter brought by Mayor Burke
was held up; resolution authorizing the
CITY treasurer to borrow $4,000 was passed
ana the extension of Elm street ordered
by the street commissioners was held up
by the refusal of the board to authorize
ne issuance of mayors warrants TO pay
damages. Last nights meeting shows
That the board is evenly divided on inn
portant questions. standing five to FIVE,
80 that a measure brought by either fac
ton is likely TO be lost if it is important
enough to attract the attention of he
other faction.
ELM STREET EXTENSION.
The extension of Elm street north to
Main was the first important matter to
be brought up. The resolution provided
That the mayors warrants be signed for
the payment of $1,000 damages to j. h
and J. H. Lockwood ana of $500 to ii. Il
Cutler Alderman Shea opposed the pass
age OF the resolution on the ground that
the city already had more streets than
they could care for and also on the
ground That the city ought not to i'm
prove property in order that the owners
could proht thereby. The fact was men
toned that the street commissioners had
ordered the street opened but Alderman
Shea remarked that the street could not
he pat through without money. A yea and
nay vote was called for and the resolu-
uon was lost by vote of seven to three.
The vote was follows:
No-Adermen Coffey. Courtney, Nor
gan, Parker, Trick, Shea and Reeves
Ies-Aldermen Richardson. Stiles and
Taft.
BILL HELD UP.
The bill OF $lS.35 presented hy City At
torney Brown for services at Montpelier
was discussed and Alderman Shea moved
that it be passed, calling for a yea and
nay vote. Alderman Taft said he wished
TO say Il few words but not enough TO
call anyone to the chair. He then an
nounced that he should oppose the bill.
Alderman Shea said if President Taft had
any remarks to make he should call some
one else to the chair and that prompted
Chairman Taft to remark that he had said
all he wanted to. The motion was put
and lost by the following vote:
No-Aldermen Morgan, Richardson,
Reeves, Stiles and Taft
Yes--Alderni": Courtney, Coffey Parker
Trick and Shea.
BORROWED $50 600
When the resolution authorizing the
city treasurer to borrow s2O,Gp to pay
the accrued and aocruing liabilities Of the
city can,c up Alderman Shea asked Aide
,..an Taft how muc1 the city had Dor
rowed this year and the president replied
that 'H- sum reached $50 600. This state
inent de ,eopcd the fact that never in the
history of the city had large a sum
bsen borrowed as early as November J.
The resolution was passed
FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION.
rhe committee on the fire department re-
portnf st they had employed Mr Drou-
lette during the past month temporarily
ana mis- brought on heated discussion,
the opposition being MADE by Aldermen
Shea and Courtney. They charged the
frs committee with not following the rules
OF the department. They said that Drou-
lettc had been employed more than a
month and that objection to his employ
Il .ut had been made before, They further
claimed that the committee had received
applications from good men for member
ship IN the department but had let the
applications die in their vest pockets. AL
de, nan Shea asked that all applications
be brought before the board.
Alderman Richardson said the commit
tee had received applications for member
ship hut that majority of the committee
and Chief Murray did not consider them
men fit for the service and hence had not
reported the nam~- to the board He said
that il tho board wished the names the
committee would gladly furnish them.
Alderman Parks' inquired If Mr.. Drou-