Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-19
So, 900 FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Aldermen Vote ~ Appropriation 70 Ex.
tend the system.

tend the system.
A quiet meeting of the board of alder
men was held Friday night, at which a
resolution appropriating 5000 for the ex-
tension of the municipal electric light sys-
tenn was adopted and at which there was
n general informal discussion as to the
disposition and occupancy OF the build
ing lately occupied by the Fletcher free
library.
REPORT OF ELECTRIC LIGHT CON-
MISSTONERS.
The report of the electric light COM
m%issioners. J. w. Goodell, John Il. Kel-
ley and William Cayca. on the capacity
OF the plant and the extension of the
commercial system stated that the pres
ent plan consisted of two units, that Is
Of two engines and GENERATORS. each CON-
plctc in Itself. and each Independent of
the other. Each one is capable OF rum
ming 5000 16 candle power incandescent
lamps and as there are now used but the
equivalent of $500 such lamps. We can
add 800 or GOO more such lamps as the
equal thereof and run them by, or with.
a single unit. and still have a duplicate
service in reserve for use at any time.
The report stated that the plant is now
running so we'll. that it is the commits
sioncrs' opinion, that IL is safe and prac-
teal to extend the lines when demand
for the service will warrant, and take on
consumers to load the plant to - per
cent. of its entire capacity, and recon-
mend such extension of tho system for
such additional service IN such localities
rs the commissioners find the demand
will warrant. The commissioners there
fnro oCnn,tncpdcd m nn,Nrpprirtint, nf
$1,000. together with any u~ncxpended ba-
lance that may remain from the appropri-
alton made for installation OF the COM
mercial system on Church street. to be
used to extend the commercial system
in such localities as the department find
to he for tho best interest of tho city.
in the amount of revenue TO be derived
thcrcfrom.
a resolution appropriating 5000 and
the unexpcnded balance above mention
cd was unanimously adopted.
THE OLD COrRT HOUSE Tr'1LDTNG.
There was a general discussion ri
! plans for the future OF the old court
house building. familiar to present day
Burlingtonians as the home until a lit
| tie over a year ago OF the Fletcher Free
Library. n. s. Peck appeared to speak
in favor of preserving intact the pre-
sent exterior proportions of the build
ing for the sake of the sentiment and
historical associations attached to IT.
He referred to the many uses to which
the building has been devoted during
The years of it's existence and read Il
letter from Mgr. J. NJ. Cloarec, who re-
fcrrcd to the building as the former
,,,.tinr vlacc ne tho rothnfirS for Ipll-
gious worship. in the early days Of
Catholicism in Burlington. Father
lCloarcc expressed himself as heartily
in favor of preserving n structure SO
rich in associations. both secular and
religious. Judge Peck said the Structure
is the only public building in the city
which connects the present with TN"
past.
Charles T.. Allen also spoke earnest
~ in favor of preserving the
contour and proportions OF the build
ing, saying that l.. was a landmarks
revcred by all old Burlingtonians. lie
told Of many of the religious assoc'a-
tions connected with the building which
had been used for worship by not only
tho Catholics but by tho I~ipiscopalians
land other religious bodies, as wei. f''
mentioned the admiration whrch ne hah
heard expressed for the huild'hg as an
unusually beautiful specimen "' COZ
onia! arcH''ec'u'o' 49,, T.,
might be used in part for offices ana III
mart for n memorial hall which might
Wv " ~ 80 - Ia conclusion
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tho anterior.
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