Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-06
WILL BUY COAL In new YORK
City Departments to Get Supply
from the Metropolis.
Appnrcnt saving Of CT Cents Ton
from the Price Charged by Local
Paid.

~ mayor will purchase coal for
the city apartments, "A resolution 10
| that effect having been passed at inc
meeting of the board of aldermen Monday
night 4 similar motion was lost at
a mectin,, last week by u tie vote The
| change in the vote was brought
about by the attendance of aldermen
who were absent last week Another
matter of Importance that came up
Monday night was the resolution provid-
| ing that the city pay the judgment
| and costs i'm the recent case for dam
| ages brought by Alderman stiles
against Policemen q. l.. Watson ana
Milo G.. Grafton. This resolution was
passed and the city thereby pays
| $1336S.
THE WATSON GRAFTON BILL.
The watson Grafton bill came up be-
fore the coal bill was considered. The
suit brought by Alderman stiles was
caused by his arrest by the policemen
on warrant issued by the board Oh
aldermen. He won the case ON the
ground that the warrants were Illegal
a Judgment Of $50 and costs being
awarded by the jury.
Alderman Willard called the matter
to the boards attention. The bill was
road NV Alderman Reeves, temporary
chairman. The several items were as
| follows.
FERN costs ... ..... .......... 3l.1A
| vordic, ............. - Nj
costs oostinated ........ .......... 3ooc
---
Total ............sl}3.6S
Alderman Willard spoke in favor of
paying the bill. He said the officers mad
ttInply carried out tho orders of the board
of aldermen and the mayor: that they
did not use unnecessary force IN max
jnr the arrest. and that if they had not
s,Tvad tho Warrants the mayor would
have s,snnndcd then, anyway and would
probably have DISCHARGED them. lie said
The bill should be paid
Alderman Mcaeher moved that the
MAYORS warrant he drawn for the
afnount
Alderman MORGAN said he understood
THAT the officers were acting in a per.
sonal clpacitv and were Responsible if
thcv served an Illegal warrant. no mat.
fer vino ordered tbou ia ,lo SO. flo said
au,ht not to paw it.
Alderman Meaghor said tho officers wer,
acting. in accordance with the advic,
of city Attorney T. f. Brown He sac
that Alderman shea said that AttorncS
Brown told him the warrents were lega
and that they should be used
Alderman stiles said he did not care
to get mixed up in the discussion but that
he knew that Attorney Brown had tolc
Alderman Shea not to serve the war
rants.
Alderman Courtney said that Alderman
shea told him that Attorney Brown aaiC
tn" warrants were legal.
IF he said that it's good enough fol
me ueelared AIHerman courtney.
Alderman Reeves said there was n
justification III the fact that the war
rants We're Illegal. lie said that Attorney
Brown never told Alderman Shea to ISSUE
those warrants
IF Attorney Brown will say that h
ADVISED Alderman Shea 10 Issue thOs'
warrants | will vote to pay that bill,
said Alderman Reeves.
80 Will !, said Alderman Stiles.
y our authority is alive ana ours Il
dead said Alderman Meagher. Il
Shea WAS here / would take his wor,
as quick as ! would Brown s. lie WA,
the best man that ever sat on thi