Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-12

ing OIL tnc DOaru or aldermen. The eS-
Inmates as submitted by tho mayor were
adopted without change, although there
was some discussion as to various items.
Alderman Barber suggested that IT would
be better to increase the tax rate than to
boost up the grand list. In addition to
fixing the tax levy. committee could be
made for the purchase of lake front pro-
perry for the establishment OF Il ,ewagc
disposal plant. The special committee re-
ported In favor of cxempting from taxa
ton wooden industry which had indicat-
cd desire to locate here
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.
The mayors message was as follows:
an regard to the tax lazy for the year
1905, ! herewith submit the following es-
timates for the different departments and
will say that I have carefully considered
the same and would recommend a tax levy'
of $50 for the present year. In addition
will say that If the head of each depart
ment will watch closely after it's disburse-
ments there should not he any overdraft
at the close of the year"
THE TAX LEVY.
The tax levy was fixed by the following
re soutior:
That n tax OF ono hundred ard flnv
cents on tho dollar of the grand LIST Of
said CITY for. the yeor 1905 is horebv lowed
and assessed to meet the,accrued and ac
curing exncnscs and uabtliNes NJ said
city. for the year ending December 81
That the cit1; treasurer is directod to
place. to the credit of tho school com
mssloncrs for the support of the public
schools ba nf
TO the credit of the public library. VS. 600:
TO tho credit Of tho police and criminal
department, $1,000; to the credit of the
fire department. $500; to the credit of
the park commissioners, s2Soo.ro; to the
credit Of public buildings, $500; to the
credit of street lights SIG. 900; to the ,credit
of the health department. 81. 800; to the
credit of the incidental fund, $500; to
the credit OF the sewer department. 500;
to the credit Of the pauper department
$1,000; to tho credit of salaries, 5000; to
tho credit of >interest account ;31 .OOo to
the credit Of State school tax, sll. 1872
to the credit of the state highway tax,
s167.3' 10 the credit of the county tax.
fh'433'4S' to the credit of the hydrnt tax
for fire protection, sS.oso; to the credit
Oh 'he water department Tor current eX-
co,ccrts 3, mo. 70 tho oro,,,, 80 ,;,,,.,,,a
$1,000 over draft for 1908, s,o42.27.
rhat the city clerk Is directed to make
o"t rate oliI OF the foregoing tax, as
soon az may De- ana "heh completed, to
place 'ne same IN the han's or the city
'epSurer ior coi'ec''oh' properly certified
''co'u''s 10 law
CHANGES IN APPROPRIATIONS
-, ''.e app opiiat
s .oaipa 'u W. ."o amounts las'
"oi'e Se"ooAs
,.. So''Ov0 - Soo'oo0' "re
>i'' '''','' '- ''vo' pa'N coi'i-
.,,, $500 Puol'c
,,],'.a ,,, ~, ''e''
,., s.,o 20
. ,s ..oNV uopa
r..' ,,.., co -ooi
~ -, XXX g"
,, soce a., 9,'ioo
N' ,l1 snos a'
anna.,, 60. - -.,.. .a ,.,
$50; water department, increased
y.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
Tho roavor nreso,ted uessae. IN
,.hioh ho s,ggosted that the c,tv
shovI1 inst,l, a sowo,. disnos,, r,ort
IT. ,,o,so,o uos ooco,tad ana tho
,a,,,,,i,,.o ,or,ioraa hy hir, w,s tn
strrcted to carry ont tho recommenda-
,tons odo ~. hin, Tho message was
as fo,lows.
"Re,ievine that tho citv of Rurline-
Ton shou,a nc soon nc nossible install a
sou,,go disnosal nIant 7 would recon-
,oos
uerd that tho COMMITTEES appointed
March y consisting OF Aldermen COT
I'fey. Reeves and Stone be instructed
10 investirato and report back TO the
hoord os TO the terms at which the
nropertv on the lake front now owned
NV tbo heirs Of the late A. r. Stearns
c,n bo purchased for"
Accommodating the mayors commun-
ication were copies OF letters tho mayor
had received from the clerk of the
trustees o' the es'"'e
"Oo'''
The report of the committee appoint
ed to investigate the wooden industry
was as follows:
The special conmittee to whom was
referred tho proposition for the loca-
ton of a wooden manufacturing COM