Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-05
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.


Al session Friday evening the city
council discussed at length the request
OF r. NJ CORY, r. n. Deavtt and /. NJ.
Frost the owners Of the Barre Mont
pelier electric road. for permission to
erect line OF poles and wires from the
site OF their newly acquired water rights
~ kenney's mills IN East Montpelier 20
ana into the city of Montpelier for tho
purpose OF transmitting electricity for
light. heat and power. A resolution was
nnally unanimously adopted granting the
permission asked provided that some sub
stant'al part OF the work IS done within
two years. This franchise is granted
under the usual restrictions over which
the city council has control and provides
the poles to be erected shall also carry
the wires OF tho Orange County Telc-
phone company provided that company
pays for this concession sum 10 be
hxed by tho council The council also
voted unanimously TO provide for the free
use or armory hall for three days In
December for the annual meeting Of the
State Grange, The ordinance proposed
Wednesday evening by Or. William Lind
say. health officer. providing for more
stringent regulations regarding the sale
was laid on the table until the next
regular meeting.
A telegram was received Friday
morning by w A. Stowell. general man
agcr Of the Montpelier & Wells river
railroad, announcing the death in a hos
pltal at Portland. Me. Thursday night
OF Bart Fitzgerald, for the past nine
years conductor on the suburban train
80 Z.
between this city and Barre. Mr.. Fi,z-
gerald was rs years OF age and the
cause of his death was tuberculosis of
the bone. Several year. ago he received
A serious injury 10 one knee and this
gradually developed into the disease that
caused his death. He was born In
Plainfleld and was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Fitzgerald who survive him.
He also is survived by two brothers and
one sister. n the age OF IS he entered
the employ OF the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad, was soon promoted to
baggage man on the main line. and IN
1898 was made conductor OF the suburban
train. a position he held continuously
until last May The notice OF his death
was a great surprise 70 his many friends
IN this city. About three weeks ago he
parents and that was tho last heard
from him In this city until news OF his
death was received. The body was
brought to Montpelier for burial, and
funeral services were held Sunday at
tcrnoor.
The ordinance which Is now before
the city council, making additional
restrictions In the sale OF milk In this
city, will II It is adopted by the city
council, impose additions, burdens upon
the retail milk dealers. who Sunday
raised the price OF milk in Montpelier
from f1ve 70 six cents a quart. Before
this ordinance becomes effective the milk
dealers will be given an opportunity to
be heard This ordinance as introduced by
Health Officer Dr. William Lindsay re-
quires every retail milk dealer TO obtain
4 license and to he registered, prohibits
the use Of personalities In milk or cream,
requires the tuberculin test of all cows
that furnish milk 10 be sold in tn. city.
provides for clean milk cans and bottles.