Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-08-13
ALDERMEN ARR FIRM
Not in Favor of Proposed Site
for Lakeside Schoolhouse.
Their Minds, Either, and a Dead
lock seems 1mminent--Rcgu-
Iating speed Of Autos.

Adjourned meetings Of the board Of
aldermen. the city council and the board
for the abatement of taxes were held
last evening The principal business
transacted by the aldermen was
to lay on the table the communication
from the board of school commissioners
recommending the Pine street site for TIL >
proposed new Lakeside school house
Some time ago, the school commissioners
sent communication recommending the
purchase Of "A Cite on the property of John
J. Flynn located on the west side of Pine
street The owner of the property asked
s.. 90 for the land In question, and It was
thought that scquestration proceedings
| might he resorted to. Al a subsequent
meeting some disa pproval was expressed
| at the Flynn site at any price and the
matter was referred back to tho school
| commissioners Their communication last
evening reiterated their belief that It
was the most desirable site and further
consideration ended for the present, whoa
the matter was laid on the table.
| The street commissioners reported that
| F.. ]. Booth and G. j Smith, represent
ing tho Baldwin Refrigerator company
had appeared before them stating that
the proposed rcopcning of Depot street
would necossitate the removal of their
store housc and the consequent removal
Of their plant to some other location DIS
the store house is located in Depot street
The matter WAS referred to a committee
composed of Aldermen Clarke. Drew and
| Dion.
| The street commissioners also reported
IT. regard to the petition of the Buring
ton Traction company for switch r
North street extending westerly from
| North Champaign street. The commits
sioners reported in favor Of granting the
petition for tho switch provided II shoul5
be located easterly from North Cham
plain street instead of westerly, the new
roadway when completed to he composed
of tar macadam and the entire expens,
to he borne by the Traction company th'
work to be done with the approval of III.
street commissioned.
An ordinance regulating the speed O.
automobiles was Introduced and t4vin,
passed the second reading was referred
to a committee consisting of AlderIne,
lombard and ONeil. and city Attorne!
Macomber The ordinance forbids tn
running Of automobiles anywhere in tn
city at such speed as TO endanger tn
safety of persons or property or at
greater speed than Il miles within tina
part OF the city bounded on the north T.,
North Bend and First streets: on tn
east by North ard South Prospect street
from Winooski avenue to Maple street
on the west by Lake Champlan: on tn
south by Maple street from South Pros
poet to South Willard and Howard street
nor through that portion Of South Cnio
street from the intersection Of Howar
! street to the junction Of South Union an
: St Paul streets. Provision Is also mad
for the proposed equipment Of ma chine
with gonRs and lights.
petition from property holders q
l Park street for tho concretng Of tina
street was referred to the street commits
soners. The application Of Fred Borrett
for license to conduct a livery stable o
1ntervale avenue was granted. The ap
! plication of Herbert Croto for licens
> to drive hack was denied because of h!
age, Il years.
NOTHING FOR COUNCIL
The school matter having been laid o
the table. there was nothing for the cour