Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-22

platform and prove that he has been th.
most expensive mayor tho civ ba. ovo,
mad. Ills WAS an opportunity no othe,
mayor IN recent times has had. BY n
large bond issue the entire floating In.
| deblcdncss OF the city was paid and Nav
| or Burke was allowed to begin with :,
| clean slate. Since that time he has had
| the largest amount of money any mayor
| ever had TO apply to the running expenses
of the city ana still he comes to tho end
OF tho present fiscal year with a deficiency
| in the ordinary expenses of the city o.
| nearly 5000. With from $1,000 TO s25. 900
"a year more than his immediate prcde-
| ccSsors had to apply to running expenses
OF the city ana with u clean slate on
floating Indebtedness. the present MAYOR
has failed To keep it clean. On this fact
alone / find ample basis for the demand
for change
The speaker said this was not good
government We must have city gov
eminent that can keep the expenses be-
low the receipts. This he said would be
his aim If he was elected to the office.
He stated that he had accepted the po-
sitou at something of personal sacri-
flee but he was ready TO enter the con
crs. he said: "and now what are YOU
going to do about it? Shake hands all
you wish but don't shake your heads.
If good. economical city government is
something Won can stand for, stand for
it with enthusiasm Take hold with
courage and we can win Never before
has the Republican party selected such
u strong ticket in the various wards as
said were not politicians or Office seekers
but representative citizens ready to
work for a good clean government. They
are worthy of your whole enthusiastic
support and if YOU will give it to them
We shall march M to the polls on March |
sixth and record % victory |
Mr. BEcow was heartily applauded |
IT the close Of his speech and the caucus
then adjourned.
THIRD WARD REPUBLICANS.
Tho republicans OF ward three met
friday night in caucus in Fire Station
so. and nominated NJ G. Clark for
alderman and j. d. Beauregard for
school commissioner. The call for the
he committee and Mr.. St Pierre was
lected secretary Tho name of Mr.
lark as aldermanic candidate was
resented by +. II. Crandall and the
omination was seconded by j. b.
William Failey placed
eromc Il. Bcaurcgard in nomination
$ candidate for school commissioner
G Bacon.
NJ q. / J. |
!. Bacon. who were appointed com
littcc to prepare IL list of ward officers.
'ade the following report. which was
cceptcd: Inspectors Of election. Tho {
las Failoy, J. G. Bacon and X. j. Madi-
an: ward clerk, John W. Beatty: ward q
a, r. st. Pierre, H. n Sails i
nd George L. Frasier; canvassing
'mmittee. Charles Caisse, William
alley and 7. IaPoint.
FOURTH WARD REPUBLICANS.
The republicans of the fourth ward
ct FRIDAY evening in the city court l.,
ON and unanimously nominated c. A. +,
'rper as a candidate for alderman.
'e caucus was called to order by 8. 7 ..
FATTY, who read the call. T.. W. 1 o.,
i"Rlhs was elected chairman. with s H.,
Beatty as secretary. Tho name Of 49,
:. Barber was presented by NJ s. Villas
d the nomination being seconded ho
Is declared the nominee "
other nominations were as follows. ~
INSPECTORS OF elcction-F. L. North, IT, ,
Whoelock, J. p. Madigan. ~
Ward clerk-E NJ. Horton. ~ ~,
nc ward committee was elected as
lows S. J. Beatty, f. J.. North and
+. Morgan.
ust before an adjournment was taken G.,
farher was called for and briefly e
mixed the voters for their action In ~,
him.