Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-07-04
WANT AN UNDERPASS.
Aldermen Sign Petition for Adolf
ton of Grade Crossing.
Electric Light Department Gets An
other $4,000 for Construction
work--some Claims for DAM
nges and Services.

special meeting Of the city coun-
OF the board of aldermen were held
last evening. all of the members being
present except Alderman Stone. The
council meeting was held for the pur-
pose OF correcting the voting list TO
be used at the city meeting July 8.
Eleven names were added. four were
struck off and the list as revised was
established as the ofncial list for use
next Monday.
The council received n communicn-
tion from the park commissioners an
nouncing the resignation from the
board of Street Commissioners j. r.
| Henderson and recommending C. S
Isham MS Mr. Henderson's successor.
| The communication was accepted and
the recommendation was adopted.
petition. gotten up by Alderman
lombard. addressed to the state board
of railroad commissioners and asking
for hearing on tho installation of
an underpass at Lakeside in place or
the present grade crossing was signed
| by all of the members present and will
be forwarded to the commissioners.
! The council adjourned until July at
, $50 o'clock y. m.
The aldermen transacted large
amount Of routine business, most i'm
! portant of which was tho adoption of
a resolution authorizing the city treas
! urer to place 10000 to the credit of
the electric light department for con-
struction work:
Other resolutions adopted were:
| One authorizing temporary loan Of
$500 to carry on the work Of the cemetery
commissioners.
One authorizing the electric light COM
| mtssioners to install and maintain an are
| light on LOOMS street about midway be-
tween North and North Prospect streets.
| One authorizing the establishment of
the grade on Archibald streets between
Hyde and Ciermaln streets in accordance
with plan laid down by the city engi-
neer on file in the city clerks office.
One directing the park commissioners
to trim the lower branches of trees
! throughout the city which interfere with
the diffusion of light from the electric
! lamps. this in accordance with the recon-
mendation Of the electric light commits
| sioners.
One authorizing the acceptance Of the
deed Of dedication OF ST. Louis street
| from Fanny Shaw Pope. Mary A. Shaw
and Henry p. Shaw trustees.
The following resolutions were referred:
One authorizing the expenditure Of
$1,000 to put into shape and bring to a
| proper grade the road leading from North
street westerly and commonly called De-
! pot street; referred to the street commits
| sioners
itIir nf
to purchase the O'Dea property. Just
north Of and adjoining the fire station
on North Champlan street: referred TO
the board of finance as TO expediency and
TO the city attorney az to legality.
| y communication received from MI
| Chael Mckenzie asking for REIMBURSED
ment for damage sustained to real es-
tate on North avenue on account Of
sewer overflow was referred TO street
commissioners. The bill of ex-police
| Officer Finneran for s57.55 for services
from April 2S to June was referred
to the police commissioners The bond
OF street Commissioner J.. A. Walker
| was referred to the city attorney
The report of the special committees,
TO which was referred +. s. Lanou's
claim for the killing by dogs of hens.
| was received. Inc report recommend
cd the payment of $40 to Mr.. I.anou
and was the occasion of the only ami
mated discussion Of the evening. a
| motion to lay tho report on the table
was settled by an aye and nay vote.
the motion being lost, nine to two.
| Those voting aye were Aldermen
Courtney and Murphy. Those voting
nay were Aldermen Edwards. Pcasc,
| Pine, Russell. Dion, Mitchell. Barber,
Clarke and Bombard. A motion to re-
| commit the report was then carried.
a communication received from Mrs.
| Etienne Latulippe. asking that she be
| compensated for injuries received In a
| fall on St. Paul street owing to the
defective nag sidewalk. was referred
| to the city attorney.
A license was issued for the Singer
! Sewing Machine company to erect a
crane sign at l93 College street An
application from Emil Montreuil for a
sign over 1853 Cherry street and one
from Markus Schneider for a sign over
142 Cherry street were referred to the
committee on licenses.