Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-07
SALARIES FIXED
Aldermen Refuse to Pay One Of
Mayors Appointees.
City Health Officers Salary Increased,
others Uuchangcd-Presidc Taft
Fills Vacancies in AIdcrmunic
Committees.

The most important business that came
efore the board of aldermen at their res
lar meeting Tuesday was the rtSclu-
ion ilAins the salaries of the city Off
ais. The resolution was passed after
considerable discussion and there are but
few changes from the resolution pass, d
year ago. The first questions th;u came
D was that of salary for tn" city
.eighcr. President TAFT asked ii There
;as any provision for paying wcighcr
I'd this brought on the discussion. 1t ~
cared that the mayor had made an APP
mt and that the man Vas not
III to the street commissioners and
been appointed clerk of that beard
hers had been in the Iast. Fresi-
ut asked the mayor why he did
uint someone congcnial to the CONF
FRS and the mayor replied that it
rrcrogattve to appoint whom he
nd that he did not think it was
RS to consul. the commissioners
as he appointed someone who WAS
Of tlliuG the office. 1t was moved
the salary Of the Weighrr from
,lUucn ani the motion was car
"a tot, of I'VE 10 four Those Vot-
were Aldermen Morgan, Parker,
Stl.s and Taft. Those voting no
dorIucn Courtney, Gcrinain, Will
Mrdgncr.
ext item in the resolution that
discussion was the salary of the
lth officer Alderman Stiles moved
be increased from 800 10 500 and
fees he omitted This did not
herman Mcaghcr and Alderman
V moved that the salary hc $3.50.
rs carried ny undninous vote.
his rlattcr WAS under discussion
or conferred with Alderman Ger
zee or twice aud this caused Alder
les to ask OF President RAFT:
right f.: Tho mayor to coach an
n from ;hc 1loor?'
entirely out of order" said Prcsi-
fl
mayor resumed his scat and the
was dropped.
csolution nAod the salaries as fol
,lerf. silica. treasurer, $3.50; at
500; building inspectors (chlirman
so others SO each; health officer
physician. $50, oversecr oc poor,
'cct commissioners chairman sljo),
iers 500 each; city engineer, $oUO;
ponce. $l,20); chief Of fire depart
800; first assistant chief OF fire
lcnt. SEQ; second assistant 500;
commissioners. $i0o each.
lvitation to the board to attend
Iccmcnt exercises was accepted.
unIunication was received offering
cnt 10 the city the championship
ago, September 4. 1878, the pro-
being that the cart shall not be
" service and shall be suitd DIV
The matter was referred to the
mmittoe
following licenses were granted
Raymond for blacksmith shop
in street, j. NJ, Cloarec for rev
IN corner of Peru street and Elm
avenue, +. A. Dcyetto for new
Uol, sytr e.,
rchibald street school house. NJ
ming for house at 40 South Cham
tro"t.
ney J. Il. Cushman appeared be.
board In behalf of j. w. White
inns damages because Of the ALLEGED
Of his cellar with water FOL
he claims the city is responsible
aim is that his daughter. Helen
ken sick because of the dampness
after was referred to the water
tee for report.
Enrlght appeared and asked thai
nmittoc to whom was referred tho
Of Constable Salls's uncollcctet
20 requested to report at once anc
ked the board to take some actor
returning the sl.625 deposited b,
Scully. when the taxes were turned
, Sails The board instructed thu
erk to request the committee to re,
once.
,nright also appeared for Mrs. Anna
fray, relative to clerical error
X assessment. The matter was sat
rily adjusted.
following bills wcrc ordered paid
department, $3.50 3S; fire depart
monthly statement, SG2G63; G. n
sO.15: Strong Hardware Co. 1857
Il. Clark, $ls475; W. j. Henderson
Nellie Il. Johnson, $50; health de