Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-10
MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS
Done by Aldermen at Monday
Night Meeting.
New Method Adopted for Paying Menu
bcrs of the sherman Hand for Park
Concerts--CIaims and Petit
tions Presented.

The board of aldermen were in session
two h~oursMonday night and transacted a
large amount of routine business Incl
dental to the monthly meeting. All of the
members were present except President
Barber and. in his absence, Alderman
Clarke presided.
The following resolutions We're adopted
To install o sewer in South Winooski
avenue, south Of Spruce street;
To install a sewer in st. Louis street
from oak street to North Bend street
and in North Bend street from st. Louis
to lntcrv1io avenue;
To authorize the mayor TO ask for bids
with a view of selling the old Howard
Hose house ON South Union street;
To accept the decd of dedication of WI
low street. to establish a proper grade
in that thoroughfarc ana to lay 4 sewer
therein:
To establish the grade OF Ledge road"
and to make that street wider If deemed
best;
To permit the Burlington Traction COM
panY to construct a short line of iVack in
North Winooski avonur near proposed
new car barn. the company to furnish
Il bond for $1,000 against any possible
loss or damage to the city;
To pay ont, by the mayors warrant, to
the order of the city treasurer. the
amount of money previously appropriated
for band concerts. as follows: For each
concert, the leader to receive SO and each
member engaged in such concert 81 and
the balance to be paid to the hand as n
corporation. the treasurer of said nand
to receipt for the same, said balance 10 no
for the purpose of dcfraying the expenses
of the band.
city Attorney Macomber. to whom was
referred u. w. G. Clapp's bill for Sl.2@
for services as superintendent Of streets
tn 1905. submitted an opinion that Mr..
C1app is entitled to compensation for his
services from May I. 1865. to June ., 1895.
when he was removed from Office. The
report was accepted ana the matter was
referred 10 the board of finance.
In the matter Of John II. Finneran's
biz for s57.5 So for services as policeman,
CITY Attorney Nacomhcr submitted an
opinion in which he held that Tinneran
was legally removed before the period for
witch CONDENSATION ia claimed. The
opinion was accepted and placed on file.
The following petitions were rccciv.
ed.
For electric liphts on South proSncct
stroct ona near A nuell's harm and
one midway between Main and Mamie
str.,.s. referred to electric llrht commits
sinners
Iror , hv5ron. az the cornar Of conger
and lakeside avenues. referred 70 street
cam rissior.rs
To hiring to , nronor Grade the sido-
walks an North ChaunIain strect no.
tween North and North Pend streots. re-
farrod IN N. stroa, commissioner with
now.r ~ act
rror tbo New rrc,,n. r~e,onhopo and
rc,egranb cornary To erect On no,ae on
Smear straet soutb from Tho Wil,iston
road. roferred 70 the insnec.or os uires
pho oloc+r;c ,iabt commissioners 10
whom were referred potitions for elect rio
rcbte M Scboo, street aud an .bn orr
nor of U-i1I,, e,roa. and rntervoIo
,vorua rororted that ~, no,l. commits
efone,s rIan IN trim tbo ,rsas IN hotb
Of tboso stroets c, that IN their oninior
additional ,irb+s will NOT tbon no no.
cesearv Tbev ranorted tberoforo that
mother noti-lon no granted The rcnorts