Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-05-13
THE LAKESIDE SCHOOL
Uphold Commissioners
in Locating 1t on Pine Street.
In Doing SO They Reject the Majority
Report signed by Mayor Burke and
Aldermen Drew md CowIcS--
Salaries Fixed.

| At the adjourned meeting Of the board
! Of aldermen held last evening decisive
! step was taken for the location Of the
! new Lakeside school so-callod. on the
| Flynn lot on Pine street The discussion
of the special report of the committee to
which was referred the matter Of a site
fer the new school ut Lakeside evoked
| much talk and some wisdom.
| The report of the special committee bore
the signatures of Mayor Burke. Aldermen
| Drew and Cowlos. Aldermen Clarke and
| Coffey failed to sign.
| The report urged that the new school
! be located on the west side of the rail-
| road. near the center of the Lakeside
settlement instead of on Pine street.
| Alderman Clarke spoke briefly IN
! advocacy Of the Flynn lot AS recommended
by the school commissioners. DR.. Clarke
urged that that site is central and con-
vonient and that the commissioners had
made . careful examination Of the claims
| of the different locations.
| Alderman Coffey said it was apparent
that an effort was on foot for dis
elimination against the Lakeside children.
Alderman Murphy agreed with the school
| commissioners for the Flynn site.
| Y. \. Billiard Of the school commits
s'oners reiterated his arguments of week
ago in favor of the Flynn or Pine street
site in a s0eech that was vigorous and
| a times fiery. In conclusion he told the
local Solons they could either approve or
| reject the commissioners report but that
they could not amend IT.
The Rev w. A. Plamondon. rector Of
| St. AnthonN's Church. advocated the Pine
| street site for the reasons previously
stated and added that the church of
which he is pastor was located on it's
| present site as a more desirable one than
| Lakeside proper,
Mayor Burke spoke in favor of the re-
port e the special committee, as did
also Alderman Drew. Clarence ].
Ferguson agreed almost entirely with the
report of the special committee and OK
pressed himself as opposed to the Flynn
site.
| : resolution fixing the site a= the Flynn
lot as recommended by the school com
missioner. introduced by Alderman
Concy. was adopted by aye and nay vote,
seven to i've The vote WIS as follows.
Aye. Aldermen Barnes. Gosseln. Dion,
Murphy. O'Neil COFFEE, Clarke; nay,
Aldermen Edwards. Cowles. Pine. Nc
Caffrey and Drew. a resolution au-
thorznG the issuance Of bonds to an
amount not exceeding $50 0rO for the Pine
| street site and tho school building will
ho introduced At a meeting to no called
later
MAYORS VETO SUSTAINED
The resolution adopted at the last meet
ing of the board of aldermen. increa sing
police salaries So per month for clothing
was returned with the mayors veto II,
, veto, which vas sustained. was as fol
| lows:
city OF burlington, Vt. May II, l90l.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen:
| Gentlemen: In regard to the resolItio,
pes sed at n meeting of your honorahl,
BODY on May g. pertaining to policemen,
salaries. hereby return without my ap
proval for the following reasons: Firs'
it is wen known fact that the ord
- airy policeman and especially if he L.
! a family. is not able to lay by much
, any of lis wages and therefore who
, called upon to spend nifty or sixty dolal
, for clothing, and in all probability N
| a Bile TO get credit for the same, the eli
or some friend would be obliged to con-
. to his relief and in order to avoid hay
: ing this condition exist in the depalH
5 ment | believe that the prevailing Gus
tom practice1 everywhere he still fol
lowed here in Burlington as It has bee
demonstrated to nc tho best and mos
practical way. Of handling the matter
In regard to the argument in favor of
1.-The resolution pertaining to changes H.
the membership of the force | will sa
that II the commissioners would onl
observe their own rules when person
a are applying for positions on the force
c especially the rule pertaining to height
there would be very little trouble II any
in adjusting n uniform when changes
are made. I also understand that the
committee on salaries for all city officials
are considering this very matter Gen.
=, tlcmen, for the above named asons
> hereby return the said resolution foi
:. such action as YOU deem wise,
= Respectfully submitted
JAMES l.. BURKE. Mayor.
SPEED OF AUTOMOBILES.
The ordinance in regulation of TN
J. speed Of automobiles, which stood on Il
Vt third reading, was adopted This ordl
J. lance limits the speed Of automobiles t
~ miles per hour within what is desig