Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-14
WANT SPECIFIC CHARGES
Street Commissioners Demand a
Right and Get II.
Attorney Peck Secures a Continuance
Of the Cnse until This Afternoon-No-
thing Done with Police
Examiners.

The two members of the board Of street
commissioners. n. X. Brown and J. w.
Notey, and the two members OF the
board Of police examiners Robert Noble
and l. Il, Palmer, appeared Monday night
before the city council in response to
resolutions passed by the council asking
them to appear and show cause why
their offlces should not be declared
vacant The matter in regard to the
street commissioners was the only one
taken up. the other being continued;
and the hearing In regard to the street
commissioners was largely sparring for
points, a continuance finally being taken
until this afternoon at three o'clock.
Attorney H. s. Peck appeared for the
commissioners and asked that specific
charges be Furnished and time given the
commits ioners In which to file their
answer. This plan was opposed by the
mayor and Alderman Shea. the former
contendine that the charges a. contained
in the resolution we're specific enough and
that 30 minutes would be time enough
in which to file an answer lie also held
that the commissioners were thoroughly
conversant with the charges, and he had
talked with them about tho matter. AL
derman Shea commended that the council
had right to question any city official
about their respective dcpart ments and
that an official questioned should be
more than willing to answer questions,
In the end Attorney Peck gained his
point, the specific charges being furnish
ed and the continuance being granted.
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.le .,rs' business was 10 consumer 'nt Mn
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TO step forward and answer some ques
tons. Attorney Peck addressed the board
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sloners were entitled to counsel
statement signed bv the commissioners:
Burlineton. VT April H. 1904.
To the Honorable City Council of the
CITY of Burlington
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commissioners "i'..u anu iu' 80. -
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,nein WIN spec'non.io.' Si,o Us
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CITY couh'il 'iaM 'heN hre gun! ~
maiehs ahce IN once; as enaissu II. w
resolution auopteu pS your h'''"''''e
oouE Apii o'h i"" ,,
Saln street commissioners "l' u'''p's
| WITHOUT such hioi 'nH''oh Pt"pt'lH "i,u
h'ei"eeh.'! 10 answer me .,h's y" HAAS
asaihst 'h"Hi III saIu reso"''o'''
heNe that inc hohoraole Guy couhcii o'-
| ERE 10 'rea. ,nein o'!,er"'se nan JUS,
| II, ms I'".'eI ana .ne! i'c' sur. '""'
| tn,s request VIII AZ once oe era'l'eu.
IheE shere.or. ASH 'ia' a co.l' iri''a,nc- p'
RraNteo so 'ilat 'hiS iilioi NAV may w
| luIniS'eu 'he",. an" 'ne', pe gwen Iea-
so.'ao'c 'i'Iie aite' IeNeNH's Hue" M vi IN
| at'oh 10 prepare the'r answer 10 Haio
| charge -
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| j. W. W. FL
I,urlinrtor. VI Arrii H. 1904
|
MT Ieck spoke at length III support
OF the request or the commissioners Tor
| specifications. saying that no legal BODY.
| no secret society or any BODY would at
| tempt 10 prefer charges against anyone
| and try them without furnishing the
| party so charged with specifications Of
| the charges. lie appealed to the NOM
| hers of the council to act toward the
commissioners as they would wish n
| body to act toward them. The stateme Mt
| read by Mr.. Peck was placed on fie
| upon the motion Of Alderman Shea.
| The mayor took the floor and said he
| had shown the charges to City Attorney
| Brown and asked his opinion in regard
to the matter. The opinion was as fol
| lows:
| Replying to your question as to whether
| the city council has power to remove
| certain city officials namely the street
| commissioners and police examiners.
/ will say that. in my opinion. the city
| council has power to remove such CITY
officials for sufficient cause
| Doubtless the proper method Of nro-
spccifc charges against each irdir;duoI
| offcia, sought to he removed Conias of
sucb charees should he dervared T., IN.
| narties against whom they ere nrcferred
and reasonable notice givon Of tho tira
| wber md tho n,ace uboro ,ho ;,,.
| council x,ould baar and d.,.r,,i,, CO.., J.,
charces-enH,cient NOTICE IN arah,o 49,.
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| ,hoir doforse would nroh,bi,. 10 ''.'''l'',
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