Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-08

IlnR Kept tlcNen Oh lnc tlty ldtuciS'
and divers other city officials at the
city hall until eleven O'Clock and fur
nishcd the occasion for much heated
debate and bitter controversy. 1t was
the warmcst legislative session since
the present administration has been
In power and many OF the live issues
of the day came up for consideration,
including the city dock and Ethan
Allen Park.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Tho council meeting, all members
present except Alderman lombard
listened to report of the dock com
mittoe from the mouth of cx-Mayor
Burke. He stated tho reason why the
committee favored the Central Yer
mont property at tho foot of College
street and said that they considered
$4,000 Il generous valuation of the
property. having a frontage OF 1877 feet
on the lake. city Attorney Macomber
sud that the questions of necessity,
location, right of way and survey
should be considered. in order. and
that the next step was to obtain the
consent of the secretary of war to
build the dock. These steps should
be taken before sequestration pro
ccedings were commenced Attorney
r. +. Brown emphasized the necessity
of n survey, especially to ascertain
the terminus of college street, there
being some doubt as to the possession
of land from the railroad tracks to
the lake front. Acting on the sugges-
lions of the attorneys the council ro-
ferred tho matter back to the com
mittcc with instructions to secure an
accurate survey and map Of tho prop
crty the terminus of College street
and proposed right of way. The coun-
ell then adjourned to August rs nj
7:3O n. m. when the questions above
mentioned will he considered, all par
ties interested heard, and when def
mite action will he taken.
BOARD FOR ABATEMENT OF TANES.
The board for abatement OF taxes then
went into session and a large amount Of
business was transacted by this body
the three assessors sitting with their
council, J. f. Cushman, appearing for
DR.. y. ]. Andrews asked that taxes
against his client on $500 be cancelled,
this sum representing stock held in the
Richmond Light & Power company and
the plant is taxed In that town. The
request was granted
| z. Gravel requested the board to abatc
taxes to the amount of SIG, assessed
through n misunderstanding, which re-
quest was granted
| Ex-Mayor Z. NJ. Sutton appeared ask
ing for the abatement of taxes which he
claimed had been paid by him on his
| brothers, f. J. Sutton. property. for the
years 1901 and 1902. Mr.. Sutton claimed
that he had sent the receipts to his
brother but that they had since been lost
The matter was laid on the table but
later on motion OF Alderman Stone was
| reConsidered. This was the signal for g
! lurid pyrotechnic display with Aldermen
Russell aud Courtney on the firing line
! The ayes and nays were called for ant
! the taxes were moved abated the vote
standing as follows: Ayes, Aldermen
Pease, Edwards. Pine. Russell Dion
Mitchell. and Stone, Assessors Nye and
Corley; nay, Mayor Bigelow and Alder
men Courtney, Murphy. Barber ant
Clarke. Assessor Beaupre
The poll tax Of Oliver Sourdif an aged
man. was abated.
Burlington Rendering company with tn,
request that the valuation Of tina; propert,
be reduced from 10000 to $4,000 TIL,
assessors stated that they con sdered thu
property worth $4,000 and thought $50,
0D0 fair valuation The matter wa
referred to them for further considera
ton.
The matter OF the tax against tn
estate OF NJ. p. Sculin was also referee
back there being an item OF $1,000 in tn
savings bank which the admnistrato
claims as exempt. A 5000 offset elaine
by c. w. Kelley caused his assessmen
also to be referred back to the assessor
for reconsideration.
The board then abated n batch n
several hundred small taxes of tn
vintage Of 1905. the parties being exemr
for the usual wide variety of reasons.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The opening item in the long meeting {
the board OF aldermen was the present;
,ion by j. j. Enright of a bill IL SIP
from d. w. {. Clapp for services as $,
periutendent Of streets, a bill which NJ
Enreht stated had been presented Sever
times previous but side tracked each tin
before reaching the board. This bill dat,
back to former palmy days Of polite
strife. Mr.. Clapp actually served about
month and half and was then remove
The matter was referred to the city a
= tOrney for an opinion to he rendered
the next meeting Of the board
The following bills were ordered paid
Monthly statement electric light depa r
$ ment s2,9l329; water department, Sl3 1897 !
: fire department payroll, s9l3.9G; fire d
partmcnt monthly statement. $3.50. "A; j.
kidder SIG 20; j. +. Kidder, S76 j
, Kidder. 5000; NJ, Zero. sl.5O; G. p. Dol,
4 Chemical Co. sell Gamewcll Fire Alar
co., 1880; NJ. u. l.. Thompson, s425.
- w. Taggart, street lights, 81, 2sG6S: Mort
!, ern Electric Co., ssl5; G. S. Blodgett c.
a sos; H. j, Stanley Co, sll55; l..
\ Grant. s36; Tremblay & LaPierre, SIG
J.. New England Telephone & Telegra phi C,
v sS.9S: T. b. Robinson, s31365; G. A. Ha
s s2l 10; II. j. Stanley & Co.. So 80; heal
- department. s7a.25; c. d. Stockwell Sl2.i
e +. j. Arnold, 81; NJ. MeSghcr. SIS ,O4; esta
= Peter Devereux, 1881; Patrick Fare
$40; c. w Taggart. $7O Martin
Brown CO., 800 80; n. c. Florence, s25; f
gincering Record, 500; II. j. Stanley
Co., $3.50; Engineering News Publishil
CO., SPA l.. G. Grant. S67. SO; Burnngt,