Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-04
Line May Go Down South Wi
nooski Avenue to Main Street.
EfmwoOd Avenue EIiminnted--l,. =,
Ishnm Chosen Park Commissioners
nnd \. y. BarrovS Assessor
Last Meetings. OF Aldermen
and Council.

present administration were held last
evening. The aldermen amended the re-
solution to authorize the burlington
Traction company to run It's lines down
Elnwood avenue to connect with the
present line at the corner OF Church and
Pearl streets and adopted the amended
resolution granting the petition OF tho
| company only so far az It had to do with
the extension of the limo down South
Winoosh avenue from Pearl street to
Main street.
Mayor Blgelows recommendation Of
the appointment OF T.. S. Ishan as park
| commissioner to III out the unexpired
| term Of the late G. l.. Soule was con-
| nrmed by the aldermen. Mr.. soues term
| extended to 1911.
| EXTENSION OF TRACTION LINES.
Tho committee, consisting of the board
OF street commissioners. the city attor-
! ney and Aldermen Clarke and O'Neil. 10
whom the petition from tho traction COM
pany was referred. submitted minority
ana a majority report. The minority re-
port was signed by street Commissioner
o. i. Lavallee This report recommend
ed that tho petition be not granted In
SO far az the Elmwood avenue extension
| was concerned.
Tho majority report favored the grant
ing Of the petition as to both extensions
unless objection should be made by n
majority Of the property holders abut-
| ting on the streets in question.
DR.. =. T.. insolvency. Col G. y. Gates.
Or. ]. W. Courtney and G. II. Pitt APP
| peared and spoke against the Elmwood
avenue extension, the arguments being
. I,at
that /. would block n street which was
an outlet nrd inlet for great deal OF
traffic They presented a petition signed
by large number Of Elmwood avenue
residents ana property holders. Tho OBJ
jcotors said thoy did not know that tho
matter was to be closed so COON.
Dr. Clarke in behalf or those who
submitted the majority report said tho
committee made it's recommendation not
knowing that objection had been raised
President Russell took the floor and
spoke briefly on tho benefits Of eNtende'
trolley service to the city as "A whole
He said ne was not In favor of thrust.
ing upon the ElmvoOd avenue RESIDENT
proposition to which they objected apt
he moved that the resolution he amend
ed by striving out all reference to Elm
wood averue aud Pearl street from Elm
wood arenue to Church street tt,
amendrnent vas adopted anI the amend
ed resolution was unanimously adopted
OTHER LEGISLATION
} The petition OF residents Of ward
five and six for a fire station in war,
six was laid on the table An ordi
nance providing that only tax payer
v,x.
partments was referred to commit
tee consisting of Aldermen O'%ri,
Drew and Dion. Resolutions were al
so adopted authorizing the fire com
missioners to purchase an exercis
wagon at cost not to exceed $50
and authorizing the city trea surer T.
make q temporary loan of $4,000.
Before Adjournment. President Rus
sell, who retlres this year. thanke,
his fellow members of the board 70
their uniform courtesy towards him
: BILLS PAID.
The following bills were ordero,
paid: Water department. construction
account S22G.32. current account
s1.550.63; elertric light department,
monthly statement, s3,G9l 99 raupe
department. A1.5i0.14: l.. 9. Grant ex
, penscs, $l5G.69; fire department
| monthly statement Of chief engineer
s1,22313; j. l.. Berg'eron. $3.50; W
II. Buckley u Co, Sl1.90; Brown {
, Hopkins. 500; fire department, pa,
; roll $966, l.. G. Grant. election OIL
. GERS, $2lG J.. c. Grant. posta se
s63.72: Consumers Coal 4 Ice Co
s63.9+; N. c. Florence. $3.50 l." !
Sprague, s2j; +. y. Frechcttc. Sl1S.f0
c. w. Taggart superintendent, S12. 80
II. w. Parish samples for license com
missoners. 50: burlington Light an
! Power Co. SlLSS; e. j. Smith Fee
Co., $40; Free Press association
s526.So: Alfred Rose & Co.. audtin,
accounts, $4,000; =. c. Florence. SIS
, c. W. Taggart. lights for February
missioner, SIS; c. $. Ishan, licens
commissioner, S42.4o; Gardner Brewer
, license commissioner. Sc; S. \. Not
from Champlain fund, Sl2 80; Ire
. Press association from thamplai1
fund. $3.50.
THE CITY'S FINANCES.
City Treasurer Grant submitted til
following memorandum of expenditure
cf tho several departments from Januar
to March /, 1909:
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