Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-07
ENGINEER ENGAGED
Will Have Charge of Steamer at
Fire Station Three.
Other Suggcstions Made Looking toward
Better Protection for College and
Hospital BuIldings-Dili Passed
over Mayors Veto.

| The regular monthly meeting of the
board of aldermen was held Monday night
ana the most important feature was the
announcement by the lire committee that
| they had engaged an engineer to have
| charge OF the steamer at fire station No.
3 In the course of their report they also
SAID the department was at fault at the
! time of the burning of the medical col
lego in not starting the fire in the en-
CINE while on the way to the fire. Mayor
Burke vetoed bill providing that Dr.
+. T. Clark. health officer. be paid 81
for autopsy but the bill was passed
over his veto. The mayor has objected to
the extra payment for autopsies ON the
ground that the health officer should dn
the work on his regular salary. The board
did not view the matter i'll the same
| light the motion voting the payment OF
| the bill being unanimous.
| The committee on the fire department
reported as follows: We have nvcstigat-
ed the facts concerning the fire at the
medical college and find that the depart
mert was at fault in not lighting tn
steamers fire when she left the station.
Otherwise the delay was due to unavoid-
able accidents. We have added an eX-
pericncei engineer to the force at station
three for the following reasons:
First-tor Il station with two pieces of
apparatus four men are really needed.
Second-During the captains meal
hours there was no man at the station
competent to handle the steamer
We would also recommend that the
steamer be connected with heater SO
that she will be practically under steam
at all times. As near as We can estimate
this would cost about 500 More MIGRANTS
are needed about the college BUILDINGS
and Mary Fletcher hospital, in fact, more
are needed in various parts of the city. but
of course nothing can be done regarding
the MIGRANTS until spring.
We would recommend that an arrange
mont H.. made So that the punt, in the
mechanical building at the college could
be used as an auxiliary to the steamer at
a fire in that section. We suggest that
this board designate the amount OF the
steamer engineers salary.
The report was accented and the mat
ter of the engineers salary was left with
thu fire committee
\ bill presented July "A b. DR.. +. f..
Cl,r,; for sq5 for services in performing an
autonsv on the BODY Of George oiuyctte
was returned bv MAYOR Burke without
his approval on the ground that he found
no provision for payment OF the same.
The bill was ordered paid notwithstaud-
inp the MAYORS veto.
4 resolution was passad AUTHORIZING the
CITY treasurer to borrow kgo.oU to pay
the accrued and accruing Liabilities of
tho city
civ Attorney Brown rcnortod that he
had investigated the claim of the Burling-
ton Furniture compeny for $ll.l0 and that
be found tho danap. WAS done hv the
horsa oC III. con,nanv broakinp through
n directive plank ON the WinoosK bridge.
lie recommended that thu, bill be uaid.
! 'l'ho hin wns ordoroI Maid
A resolution was passed authorizing the
committee on printing to secure bids for
i,,i,o ,bo citr rnnorts
The MAYOR returned. without his ap-
nra,.,1 no resolution authorizinr tho
\ nnvmont of "a. 500 damages growing ont of
tbc nronosod extension of Elm street
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: round no nroyieiou for the pavment of tn.
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. Aldermen Reeves. Morgan and shea
were apuointed n special committee to -
LOCI u iist of ilrors To serve at tho Marcl
term Of county court tho list to be pre-
scented to the board for approval
The following bills were among those
ordered paid: standard coal and lee
Co. Sl45O: pauper departmont 81