Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-29

ways, now when you consider that here
in our city we have over aftv miles NJ
roads and portion of them in the out
lying districts are nothing more than
country roads which the law allows
Il speed Of twenty-five miles an hour |.
must be EVIDENT to you that II will no
practically impossible to inforco tho law
which limits the speed to only ten miles
an hour for all parts Of the city. now 7
think you will all agree with me that
these vehicles are becoming more numer-
OTIS every year, and that they have come
| to stay, and for this reasons and also
another important one which II adont cd
will make it more easily to inforce the
| law, would be to make n reasonable
| change In the speed limit in the outlying
| districts OF the city. this concession I
| believe to be n PROPER one TO make as IL
would tend to promote a better feel.
! ms between all parties interested
arc at tho same time would
assist the proper officials to inforce the
law thereby accomplishing the very oh
1ect FOR which II was made, In order
to carry out the above suggestion would
recomend that the city DO divided into
two districts called the inner and outer
district. The inner district I would re-
6omend to be all that portion of the CITY
worth OF the points where union and
willard street intersect The easterIv
line Of said inner district to be prospect
street. The northerly line to be north
bend and first streets. Tho westerly line
to be at a point in front Of lake view
cemetery. The westerly line 10 the
lake shore AS to the spocd umi,
I would recommend as follows. The
speed limit for the inner dis,ric.
should be lcft at ten miles an hour "a
the law priscrlbcs while in the outer
district would recommend n speed Ii,,I,
OF twenty miles an hour. but in order
that the sabbath day may he propperIy
observed, also the fact that some OF our
roads in the outlying districts esppeciai-
~ north avenue on this dav is in n con-
gestod condition the ton mile spao1
limit should govern on this day through
the year and for the above rensors 7
would recommend that the sabbath day
be exempted from the propscie change
as to the speed limit. Gentlemen owing
to tho fact that an ordinance before II
can become operative has got to be nd |
vertised twenty days after Il Is PASSED |
by your body also that the autnobila !
season has arrived. would reco-rend |
speedy action he takon by your honor
able body
JAMES. f. BURKE Mayor
CITY CANNOT COLLECT LICENSE |
FEES
city Attorney j II. Macomb-r submit
ted an exhaustive opinion on the matter
O. licensing liquor saloons by The citv
council for purposes OF revenue The !
| iragraph as it now stands In the CITY
charter. empowering the city council to
License saloons, Billiard parlors. nuc-
onccrs, etc. for revenue war first en-
acted in 1864 and Las since been -e-ensct-
Ed without material change In 1864 the
state was under prohibitlon and hence
the city could not liccrse a LIQUOR so DON
INC opinion went into detail as to the
definition Of tho word saloon" and
'''ed 70 find that It meant l'quor saloon.
ne city attorney found much confusion
~ the paragraph rs 1t would place H.
cnsees under the control o. the council
- we'll as tho lco7se commissioners In
mort the general law and the section
II the city charter are inconsistent ana
annot stand together.
IN accepting Nj MaComber's opinion.
Cowles took occasion to COM
''nieht the author on his exhaustive re-
'ort' He said his opinion was not in ac-
ora with that OF other cities Of tho
'tate as expressed IN their action b,,t
'e thought that Mr., Macombes. report
vas sound. An opinion In which several
V the board acquiesced
three applications for licenses to sell
Gods IN the street were laid on tho fable
lending report from special commit
&c to be submitted at the next meeting
Inc street commissioners reported in
aFor OF granting the retition of tho :
'LrNnston Traction company for sour
n Colchester avenue near Centennial
leid' and a resolution was adopted au II
'oHz'ng the installation of the spur. c