Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-09
for Cleaniag Sidewalks after a
Fail Of snow-Hsckmen Rep
rImanded By the Board.

cause many members Of the board do not
care to leave their places OF business
during the holiday season. The meeting
OF the board OF abatement OF taxes was
also adjourned until the January meet
ing Of the board.
Perhaps the most important thit' to
come UP at the regular board meeting
was a resolution relating to child labor.
introduced by Alderman Cowles ana
adopted by the board.
The resolution follows:
"Ci,y OF burlington, in the year ls".
Resolved by the hoard Of aldermen o. the
city Of Burlington, as follows;
whereas, charges from respected
sources have come to the attention OF
this board that children are Illegally EN-
ployed in tho mills Of this city ana
"Whereas, our city charter provides
that the mayor shall use his Rest enorts
To see that the laws and the city ordi-
nances are enforced and that the duties
Of all subordinate Officers are faithfully
performed, now. therefore, II IL
Resolved. that this matter be ana IL
hereby respectfully called 70 the attention
Of the mayor for such action as SHAH to
him seem advisable TO the end tina such
| conditions, IL they should be found t. OK
list, shall be promptly and effectively
ren:edied."
Alderman Cewles stated that recently
! al noon he visited the vicinity or the
Chace mill near Winooski and saw
group containing four children under the
school age leave the mill. He thought
that the child labor law was continually
violated in the city.
Mayor Burke stated that there were
| chi
Of age in the city who did not attend
| school. Some had no clothes to wear
and others worked in the mills. He
| stated that many mothers asked that
their children, under the school age, be
allowed to work so that they might help
! support the family and themselves. He
stated that conditions were sorrowfui,
indeed. but that he had no jurisdiction
but to enforce the law.
Alderman Cowes also read a letter from
the secretary Of the National Child Labor
committee, in which was stated that the
child labor law was being violated in
Vermont The secretary recently visited
Burlington and reported that he saw 10
children leave the Chace mill. near
! Winoosk, all apparently under To- he
also saw lesser number leave the Queen
! City mill.
SIDEWALKS AND COASTING.
There was also a communication from
the mayor relating to the cleaning or
sidewalks and the settings aside OF certain
streets for coasting The communications
was accepted and placed on file An amend
ment relating to tho cleaning OF walks
vas referred to a committee composed
of Aldermen Drew. Corey and Gosselin
Of
/ Navor Burke. There were many objec-
ton. to the mayors proposed amend
,l.N;s.
III. amendment gives the property
.v-srs until noon Of the following day
ia cleer away snow which ceased falling
during the night, and provides that IL tho
snow storm ceases during the day time.
.l.- tenants or property owners shall BE-
notified by the superintendent OF streets
four hours after tho cessation Of the
stcrm and gfven four hours more to clean
I'm the walks Tho mayor recommended
that the street superintendent Be en,-
powered 70 clean the streets and charge
the cost to the property owners without
The additional four hours notice, as that
would take up almost an entire day AND
the obiert OF tho amendment was to put
the walks In good condition 40 soon a.
pcssilve He was also IN favor OF allowing
orlv until ten o'clock in the forenoon for
the cleaning Of the walks after storm
the night before.
The mayor recommended that Loo
mis- street, between North Prospect
and North Union streets. and Maple
street between South Union and Pine
streets, be set aside for coast'ns.
The communication In reference to
this was accepted ana placed on file
and n resolution was adopted accord
lngly.
HACKME;N APPEAR
Next came three hackmen who had
been summoned before the board 10
show why their licenses should not be
revoked. This action as taken in ac-
cordancs with an amendment to the
city ordinance relating to haekmen.
rhe men were Aleck Seymour. Frank
De,ninE and George NJ. harrington.
Jr.
II appeared that Mr. Seymour had
once p AIDED guilty to soliciting pas
,cnger> In the railroad station. II
was shoan that he was Of good char
acter and lie was reprimanded and
discharged Mr.. Dcmns. who was
convicted Of a similar ofSense. was also
reprima nded and discharged. q. NJ.
Harrington. Jr.. vino was ordered be-
fore the board upon recommendation
Of the police commissioners. received
the same treatment as the others. II
the men are summoned before the
hoard again to explain violations they
will probably lose their licenses.
OFFICER MILESs BILL.
Policeman Christopher Miles pre-
scented n hill for 3c0S for services as
policeman from August 10 to Deem
her l. This bin was referred to .
men ONeil. Gosselin and Mccartney
and City Attorney Villas.
Alderman Clark wanted to know II
this bin was to be presented to tho
board at every mestins and II 1t was
a continuous performance
Alderman Pine wanted to know
what was the use Of taking action on
such bills when the mayor refused TO
sign them.
The bill was referred to this special
committee, on recommendation Of AL
derman Cowles.
A communication was received from
Elisabeth A. Howard. widow Of the
late Gen. o. o. Howard. thanking the
board for the resolutions taken At the
time OF the death Of her husband and
for the gift Of the burial lot In Lake
View cemetery The communica lon
was accepted and placed on fle.
REPORTS AND PETITIONS