Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-07

s. r. Salisbury, $40; +. II. Jordan. 1851;
J. A. Gassett. S27.2s; Peter Devereux.
1910; Frank Miller. so cents; II. J.
Stanley e. Co, 1892; NJ. D. /. Thomp-
son, $780, NJ. Zero, 81; $. Archam-
beault, $3.50: George Saeger, 1914; +.
,C. spafford. $7.75; health police, s7I75;
James Snyder. sl5.14; =. u. Kelley.
$3.50; expenses treasurers office,
s49.9s; paupcr department, s1.0ss.s2;
fire department monthly statement.
s22s.e5 water department, sl,o9o.77;
burlington Light e. Power Co.. $3.50;
G. 3D. Arnold, $3.50; Mary L. Fitzgerald,
$74.55.
LICENSES GRANTED.
Tho following licenses were granted
under the usual restrictions: +. Il.
Ready for hack. Joseph Mitchell for
hotel at 176 south Battery street, Syl-
vcstcr Ploof for hack, Albert Green for
hotel at corner of Main and st. Paul
streets, c. A. Emo for sale of farm pro-
ducc, Edward Marchcnt for pop corn
stand on Church street.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The electric light com missioncrs report
ed in favor of petitions for electric lights
as follows: ON Willard street between
Maple ana Spruce streets, on North WI
nocsld avenue at Cromhic street. on Pearl
street at George street. on Pitkin street
between North and Strong streets on
Harrison avenue near Proctor place. ~
resolution authorizing the lights was pass
ed.
The bond to he furnished by the SUI
rc,intondcnt of the electric light plant
was fixed ut $500
Petitions fer sewers in Fast avenue ana
Elm street wcra referred to the street
commissioners.
A petition for n water pipe in Elm
street was referred TO the water COM
missioners.
Petitions for electric lights on Center
and Willard streets, Converse court ana
Congcr and Wright avenues were referred
TO the electric light commissioners.
Communications were received from
Governor Bell and +. T. Steel relative 10
Orjla Mitchell a feeble minded oaild,
who is at the insane hospital at Water
burr. They recommend that she be sent
to an institution for feeble minded chill
dren. The matter was referred to city
Attorney Brown as it Is claimed she is
not a burlington charge.
The resignation of o. :. Cameron from
the fire department was accepted.
The bond of $4,000 submitted by the
Burlington Traction Co. for its North
avenue extension was accepted.
A communication was received from
c. f.. Beach. chairman of the Stannard
Post memorial hail committee. asking
that the matter of converting the Fletcher
library building into Il memorial hall DC
referred TO a committee. The matter was
referred to the public buildings commit
tee
A pcttion from the New England Tele-
nhonc and Telegraph Co. for permission
10 construct conduits. cables. etc. on
South Union and College streets vas re-
ceivod and a resolution granting the pc
| tition was passed
a resolution was passed authorizing the
erection of electric lights on Summit
street between Main and Maple streets
on f.lnwood avenue at Peru street. o''
interval avenue at First street.
| A resolution relative 10 electric lights
| in BATTERY Park was held over
A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the city treasurer to pay the dam
ages on Elm street extension south
of Snruce street as awarded by the
county court TO the amount of $500.
A resolution appropriating $1,000 Tor
the Fletcher Free library was laid on
the table.
The committee on public buildings
recommended the adoption OF res
olution providing for the purchase OF
book typewriter for the city clerks
office Mt price not to exceed $l65 and
! it was so ordered
The question OF the uncollected taxes
| in the hands Of former Constables H.
F. Sails and j. w. Farley was referred
to Clerk Mcmahon. who was ordered
to notify the parties to make report
to the board at its next meeting.
The city attorney was ordered 10
draw up a suitable resolution authoriz-
ing Thomas Failcy to collect all taxes
which had not been collected previous
to those which came due this year.
Il 1t was voted to rent the city hall TO
the Champlain Guards for $50 per week.