Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-27
7 SUDInUtteN,
W. J. BIGELOW,
E. A. BA RBER,
J.. G. GRANT.

Board or finance.
A resolution was adopted providing that
A tax OF 81 GO on the dollar Of the grand
list of the city for the year 1907 he levied
to meet accrued and accruing expenses
and liabilities Of the city for the year
ending December 81, 1907; that the city
treasurer he directed TO place to the
credit of the various departments tho
amounts embodied in the above recon-
mendations of the board Of finance and
that the clerk he directed to make out n
rate bill Of tho foregoing tax as soon
n may he and when completed to place
the same in the hands Of the city treasur-
or for collection, properly certified &C
cording to law.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
That the rate to paid for street lights
by the city of Burlington to the electric
light plant be s5.42 per month for each
lamp.
That the board of street commissioners
he authorized to sprinkle 1sham street
and Maple street from South Willard to
South Prospect streets.
That the electric light commissioners
be authorized to install street arc lights
at the corner of Foster street and Fer
guson avenue; at the corner Of Briggs
street and Park avenue and at the cor
ner of Charles and Russell streets.
That the street commissioners he au-
thor'zed to repair sidewalks on the fol-
lowing streets: Buell. College and Main
streets and South Wlnoosk avenue.
A communication was received from
| the electric light commissioners rec
ommending that the city attorney be
| instructed to obtain for the city. clear
hnce of the top gains Of all the poles
of the Postal Telegraph company
standing on Pine street or elsewhere
In the city limits. The communica-
ton was accepted and the recon-
mendation was adopted.
| Petitions for electric lights on
Loomis street midway between North
Prospect and North willard streets
and on School street. We're referred to
the electric light commissioners.
An ordinance in relation to the in
spection of wires which had been read
twice was referred to a special COM
mittee composed OF Aldermen Russell
Pease and Murphy.
1t was voted not to consider the APP
plication of S. F. Storrs for license
of the fifth class druggists lcense)
at 81 North Champlain street.
The following licenses were granted
subject to the approval of the com
mittee on licenses: Sign at the cor
ner OF Church street and Mechanic
Lane, c. II. Bessey; pool room, SO PM
street. Antoine Pine; hack. Margare
Foley, Frank Ready, George Hicks, F
8. Saltus. Ready Bros, Dwyer Hacl
company, 2, A. C. Collins; carter, Nj
d, Brennan, Joseph Grafton, T.. II
wilkins, 2; hotel and restaurant. M
Dorm; restaurant, s. J. Ploof. E. c
Nash. Frank Burdo; hotel, George NJ
Delaney.
The application of r. A. Dupuis 70
, a hotel license north of the schoo
house on North avenue was laid on tn
! table and the fee ordered returned.
The city council held brief sessio
to consider matters pertaining to tn
public wharf. 1t was argued that
definite step ought not to be take
until after sentiment is expressed 1
: city meeting July on the propositio
to lease the Elias Lyman Coal com
pany's wharf A motion was carrie
that the committee on public whar
be requested to report to the boar
Tuesday evening, July 3, at 7;3
o'clock p. m. the amount of land pro
posed to be taken for the purposes c
n public wharf together with the lo
cation and description thereof
This action was taken inasmuch a
city Attorney Macomber submitted q
opinion stating that the Central Yer