Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-07

PRINCIPAL officer STYLED the n1avor and
ono council of ten members to he de-
nominated the board of aldermen Gentle
men. in the absence Of any special act
passed by the Legislature for the dis
bursting OF the library fund set apart each
year for its support We cannot convey
| to others power which we alone arc
vested with according to section three
| ~ the city charter. Another reason is
| this resolution is in violation Of a for
former act Of the council and which has
never been revealed"
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A bill Of s8 for rumiga.or was present-
cd by johnson johnson and was ordered
also vetoed The nayor's message WAS
as follows:
"'rhe Enclosed bill which was approved
by YOU at Your last regular meeting |
thereby return to you without ny approval
for the following reasons: This bill Is
a duplicate Of one that has already been
before this board and vetoed by me on
two different occasions. once in the name
of Alderman Parker and once afterwards
IN the name or johnson & Johnson. Roth
times my veto was sustained by YOU as
IL was plain violation of the city char
Ter "h''h says that no city official shall
oe Interested III any given contract at
one 'me for sum exceeding so without
competing for inc same by open bidding
-'''er',an farker sald tnls h'il OF goods
"aS ''ne'en ny pr. courtney ana had
ho'nlhe 10 40 with the goods ordered by
..'" me shipments We're mad" at diff
ier'''t times Out nappenod 20 ne the same
"'''u"'' Dr. 'o"r,heF ''rr"norated Al
''''' "' MT ne mayor S"'n 'here
'nu orr'' ~ i'"cn hecFoman'y WIN 'he
'''r, NV '"e oouIn zen "nat was
WHY NV N.'o was sustained ana the
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BILLS ORDERED PAID.
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r.ia. poIioo 1,' ,,oa, "
Reaurre SINS, - - cra,o, CO.. y,
l.. Thompson. $3.50; II. c. Diamond &
os- 80. Daao,,
g. 1877 20. l. w uou,,,, 49,
lington prirti,. q poa,,t;.,a,, ~
seosc w - o''lu'"s 20
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'om' aiioi' VIZ r. H.
'iiH'o' ihoiliaS faiieS' sel; H.
go go N'IHie H. moore s4he6; Ruth NJ
N'uuer' Soo' water department month
| ossooio,;.. .,o i'css
so'oo' f. .. Sinclair s3+77: China Hall
Co.. sl.44 James Wakefield, 1880;
| terhlc1de Co, $3.50; Hagar Bros,
sll.o4; Champlain Mfg. Co. $14.24: j.
~ Midleprook x Sons, s1.13; ]. b. Po-
.aho' SLOW burlington Grocery Co,
slOso; Northern Electric CO.. ss.25; w.
f. Greene, sl.55; Burlington Light e.
Power Co., $3.50; Edward Hudson, $50;
NJ. l.. Powell. $3.50; Sarah c. Hagar.
s9l'o; pauper department, sl146.4s:
electric light department. s1,373.62;
, C. F. killam. s4s4: Strong Hardware
Co., $3.50: James SNYDER. s236o. A e.
| Collins, 81; health denartron, sf25o.
fire department paw roll. s7751o
Dill roh SALARY.
d. w. C. Clam who c,,i,,.d %
perintendent Of s,reets las, ,.aau
scented bill amounting to $40 for a
Mr. Clapp and said there was ouas-
ton as to whether Clarence Hicks was
ever legally removed as street commits
sioner and stated that the board might
receive A bill from him for salary. The
Clapp claim was referred to tho CITY at
torney.
NEW COMMITTEES q
PRESIDENT Reeves announced the APP
pointHent OF committees last night. AL
GERMAN stone succeeds Alderman Willard
on every committee except that Of public
o"'i"'''sS' me c"'iliill''ees are AS follows
! Accounts ana cialms-Morgan, Stone, |
Neh sher
oleH' h'oder' fIne'
! 'e"'''-' "ui t'''H' tarher' hloder.
-h'o''e'' Courtney MeaEher.
r"ul'' ourt'eE, rdrher. harner'
"r "'i' "'es Meas"er
'n' oheE.
uOno ''''u'''s morgan
60, ,r
$500, "o' '''A '''''' Ne'' oo'iey'
60 c. cS
u.,.o No.o.no p,.o Co',o..
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MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
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