Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-07
MAYOR AND POLICEMEN
Aldermen Consider the Latest
Wrangle in City Affairs.
Hnckmcn Appear to Answer 10 Al
legged Violation Of Ordinance
Smoke and Cindcr Nuisance
Discusscd-Much business.

| Inc monthly meeting of the board Of
aldermen was held Monday evening. whd
much business of various natures was
| tnresned out. An ordinance relating Ia
| hcensed hackmen, an ordinance relating
| 10 the prevention of smoke and cinders
IN the city, bill Of 800 presented by
| christopher Miles, policeman under sus-
pension by Mayor Burke, and an ordi-
nance relating to n city plumbn,, inspec-
tor were the principal subjects intro
duccd.
AT the opening Of tho meeting the room,
was crowded with hackmen, makin,. an
extra large audience. Alderman NJ. f..
sullivan, who succeeds the late w. T.
Murphy in ward four, made his first an
pcarance on the board.
MAYOR AND POLICEMAN.
The bill OF 500, presented by Ofcor
I Christopher Miles for services rendered
from August 10 to October g. raised n
storm of protest from Mayor Burke Bv
an aye and nay vote of the board the bill
was ordered paid by n vote of to ..
Aldermen Cowlcs and Barnes being the
I dissenting voters. Alderman Edwards
/ was not present.
Mayor Burke said that the passing OF
such a bill by the board was not legal
and that ne would not sign any such bill.
| He explained at length how Mr.. Miles
had been suspended as policeman.
Alderman sullivan asked why he MAY
or Rurke) had not caused n hearing so
that the charge against Mr. Miles might
be made known.
MAYOR Burke answered that he had not
caused such a hearing for goo. reasons
known to himself and which he was not
obliged to disclose.
4. Y. Brown, counsel for Mr.. Miles,
spoke next. RE said that Mr.. Miles was
, suspended by the mayor on August 10
ard that by this time the mayor ought to
know his reasons for suspendng him. He
stated that Mr.. Miles was still n police
man and was entitled :he courtesy Of
| such He said it was the mayors duty
to 20 before tho olice commissioners and
prefer proper charges against Mr.. Miles.
! In reply Mayor Burke stated that the
reason he had not preferred such charges
was because he had deemed IT wise not
to do SO. II know more about what l
| know than Mr.. Brown knows what l
/ know" said the mayor. The mayor add
ed that when he did act he would show
! good reasons for not acting sooner He
also stated that there had been too much
interference in the handling of the police
department.
HACKMEN APPEAR
In accordance with resolution passed
by the board requiring all hackmen. who
have since May been convicted of the
aI.,,
pear before the board at this meeting
and show cause why their licenses should
not be revoked. large number Of hack
men appeared and their names were gone
over by the board and City Attorney
| Villas. It appeared that the violation
cases of many Of the hackmen appearing
| We're still pending In county court, with
! which the board took no action. With
others It appeared that the violations
were only of technical nature. These
names were also passed. Other hack
men did not appear as the notices re-
| qucsting their appearance were not sent
! out until yesterday afternoon No license
was revoked In the entire list, although
/ with several hackmen the matter WAS
continued until the next meeting of the
! board.
| The hackmen appearing were as fol-
! lows: Henry Ready. case pending In
! county court; Charles Ready. case pending
/ in county court; Thomas Mann. technical
! charge; A. G.. Collins not n licensed
hackmon this year; Thomas Redmond.
/ case pending In county court; Frank
/ Deming not present and will he re-
I qucsted to appear ut next meeting Of the
board: Albert APel. does not hold hack
license this year; Barney Foley, technical
charge; Alec Borette matter will be de-
cded at next meeting of board; Alec
seymour. will appear at next meeting Of
the board; Moses Trotsky, technical
charge.
IN the case Of Albert Agel IT appeared
that he held no hack license when ne
was charged with violating hack
ordinance and City Attorney Villas was
ordered to investigte Agel's driving a
hack without n license.
An ordinance relating to licensed hack
men, introduced by Alderman Clarke
was read the first and second time and
referred to the city attorney. In brief
the ordinance liz to the effect that n hack
men arrested for violation of n city
ordinance must appear before the board
Of aldermen md show cause why his
license shall not he revoked. 7; shall be
the duty Of the city attorney TO present
the names OF such violators 10 tho
board.
SMOKE AND C1NDERS.
report by City Attorney Villas reat-
ing to the smoke and cinder nuisance
in the city OF Burlington was read The
report stated that the principal Offend
ers IN this direction were the aundrics
located in the central part OF the city.
the Wells & Richardson company. the
Hotel Burlington and some municipal
buildings, such as the high school build
ing Relative TO an ordinance for the
prevention OF smoke and cindors In the
city which appears below, the report
stated that the ordinance was practical
" the same as that now in force in
the District of Columbia. The report was
accepted and placed on file.
The ordinance In relation to the pre-
vention of smoke and cinders in the
city. introduced by Alderman Clarke
was then read The ordinance reads as
| follows:
| Sec. I. That on and after January
| first 1910 the emission Of dense or thick
/