Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-06

The board of aldermen struck a snae
Monday night at the regular meeting,
when the third reading OF the proposed
new ordinance relating 10 the collection OF
garbagc was reached The contract for
the collection OF garbn &c IN the city was
let to Thomas r. Conlon for sl1o0 and
the passing OF new ordinance rcla :!ns
to garbage was made necessary. It
passed the second reading ard was
about to be passed finally las,
night when Alderman Corey called
attention to tho fact thst there was n
section OF the ordinance that needed at
tention.
It Is that scr,ioi which specifies that no
garbage shall he allowed 20 frcc2c during
the winter. Tie section occurs among
tho other rules ard regulations for cti-
zens governing the placing OF garbage
for collection.
Mr.. Coffey stated that in order TO l:ocp
tic carriage from freezing people would
bc compelled to place It inside the house
md this the health depnr' mcnt would
not allow. Further than this, no said that
Mr. Con,on wo"ld not be compelled 10
collect the garbage II tho section was lef.
! whom collections were made. Mr.. Con-
lon told the members of the board that
he would try to collect all the garbage
! his contract called for. but there was n
lengthy discussion over Whether or rot
| the proposed ordinance should he referred
back to the committee that drew it. All
| the members agreed that It was hard
point to get around ana tho ordinance
| TAM F
Alderman Sullivan.
The ordinance goes into effect Novom-
hcr |. when two collections Of garbage
| will he made each week throughout the
c,ty. The rules governing the placing of
garbage for collection We're published In
full in the Free Press recently. Among
| other things the new ordinance requires
the placing of garbage in metal rccop-
! tacles outside the house. the receptacle
to contain no glass or poisonous sub
stances and to be kept clean by the house
| holder.
The board accomplished considerable
business last night, but it was mostly
Of Il routine nature. \ matter that caused
much discussion was a letter received
from Michael Curtis. formerly special
policeman in the first district of the
I
that he had been sick since September
II and requested that the board do some
thing for him.
The mayor informed the members that
Curtis had been kept on tn" payroll a
week after he was taken III and was
then dropped because II was not thought
he would he able to return to work II
connection with this matter. the mayor
also recommended that some action ID
f taken specifying the time that the chicl
. OF police shall keep n man on the payroll
e when ssff duty from sickness
Police Commissioner Powers told thu
p members of the board that he understood
I Mr.. Curtis had not received cent sine.
s he had been sick and that he deserved
o to he taken care of If other men on th'
n force were to he carried on the payrol
when sick The matter was referred t
= tho special committee that now has un
: der investigation the affairs in the polio
~ department, composed of Messrs. CowleS
II Coffey and Barnes.
~ communication was received from
n the mayor recommending that a commit
- tee be appointed to see If the lighting o
:; the clock in tho College Street Churcl
, cannot be done by the municipal liGhtin
Il plant instead of by the Burlington Iigh
J., &: Pow er company. II Is undo rstood tina
J., the lighting Of the clock costs $I5 y veal
"a and the city is going after this business
A committee composed OF Messrs, san
born Sullivan and Drew was appointe
r. to confer with :he church trustees /!
10 the matter.
N Alderman clarke. acting as chairma
re Of committee appointed to confer wit
Il. the directors of the burlington Tractio
al company 20 sec II the company woul
n carry frcmen on the cars :rce when
- uniform, reported that the Traction con
n pany is now carrying call men free
r case of fire and did not care 10 go surtl
&c ar into the business of CARRYING person
es free Of charge.
That's rather q saucy answer" r.
marked Mayor Burke when he heard ii
position taken by tho company in Il
r matter
The city clerk was directed to prara
T. tie warrants for the awards to proper
lie holders for the opening Of Bradley plac
ry The street commissioners reported again
IS giving tho Crystal Confectionery COZ
", pany permission to place ratings nroui
the areaways on College and Pine stree,
NJ The company asked permission to but
SIS such ratings In order to obtain more ligt
III. The following large bills FOR .;eptcmb'
n. consisting Of the monthly statements
ISIS the city departments, were passed: Wat
ID. department, s3.li7.G2: electric lightir
nc $,.5S94S; pauper department. s9S4; fire d
nv partmcnt. sl.o2oi.; PARK, s1SSaS: spoli
department. N,lS53; street lights. 81 ,3GS!
nj Sherman's band for lG concerts, $1,000.
The board adjourned until next Tue
nv day evening. when 1t is expected tn
IN. the committee appointed to investigc
nj the municipal lighting plant will report
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