Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-04
QUIET MEETING OF BOARD.

QUIET MEETING OF BOARD.
Much Routine business Disposed of by
the Aldermen TT Harmonious session.
Tho regular monthly meeting of the
board of aldermen was hciu Monday
evening when deal OF routine business
was transacted. The meeting was adj
tourned to this evening, when
the future proceedings in tho public
wharf matter will be settled.
There were no scraps Monday evening,
which was quite novel, neither were
any important things projected or
discussed. Much time was taken up.
however, with seemingly unimportant
things. albeit there were no long
speeches by any single individuals. a
bill presented by Henry Holt for s42
for seven sheep bitten By dogs occu-
pied much time, as did the matter of
granting a license for a week for a
merry -go-round on Shaw's lot. Alder
! man Clarke wanted to know If Mr.
Hollis sheep had 70 be paid for and
City Attorney Villas quoted the stat
utes. which stated that the owner
must he recompensed. providing that
proof was evident that dogs killed the
sheep. The mayor thought that the
merry go-round would cause a race
war between the youths of this city
and Winooski. but Alderman Drew adj
vised that this whirligig of pleasure
be given chance The latter view
was adopted.
The New England Telegraph e. Tele-
phone company had petition to erect
poles on Pine street. 1t was explain
ed by a representative of the COM
pany that the poles had been in place
tor several years but that the petition
was presented so that proper record
might be obtained by the company
Mayor Burke enumerated numerous
objections. saying that contracts be-
tween the company and city. in re-
gard to the city's right to use the
poles for municipal wires, might be.
come ineffective. The matter was
finally referred to the city attorney.
The bill of Dr. p. f. McSweeney 70,
s2S for services rendered to Policeman
J. II. Ryan at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital and at his home. which was pass.
ed by the board of aldermen, was re-
turned with the mayors veto. Alder
man Cowles moved that the bill b,
paid. Notwithstanding the mayor
veto, and the vote was carried. Alder
! man Mccartney being the only membc
to vote no.
Mrs Joseph White also presented
a bill for s1O4 for services rendered
three years old girl, whose mothe
: has disappeared. At the time Of tn,
child's birth Mr. White was sum
n1 nd Ri I.
mother left the city and Mrs. Whit,
was left alone with the infant. Mrs
, White. according to Attorney ]. j
Enrlght. has applied several times :,
Poormaster Killam, who has don,
, nothing MIR. Enrieht said that h,
advised her to leave the child in tn
office Of tie poormaster This mat
ter was referred to the city attorney
, Alderman Barnes thought that a lot o
funny things" had been going on In n
electric light department and resolu
, ton, which was adopted. was introduce
by him. instructng the city clerk to IN
struct the electric light commissioner
to be present at the next regular meetin
of the board and explain things.
The question also arose as to why tn
famous stone crusher committee SC
called, which held many sessions las
winter, had not reported Mayor Burk
said that it would get to work immed
ately and report.
A resolution to pay f. S. Whiting Ian
damages of sl,7OO. caused by the exter
, sion Of Bradley place, was adopted.
A resolution to sprinkle Elmwood ave
nue. between Cedar and Spring street
r was also adopted.
D A resolution authorizing tho placing {
sewers on Garfield, Bissel ana Haswe
streets was adopted.
A petition to make cement walks q
North Champaign street, between Ceda
and North Bend streets on the east sid
% and between Poplar and North Ben
s streets on the west side, was referred t
: the street commissioners.
A resolution authorizing the postin
D of the voting lists for the State oectio
. to be held on September was adopted.
. bill of $R presented by Henry Ho
for the killing of seven sheep by dog
was referred to the city attorney.
Several residents OF Park street al
peared and raised an objection to curl
% Ing. guttering and watering Park stree
y from North to North Bend streets. TT
v petition authorizing such work was pas
y ed at a previous meeting but the either
y stated that not sufficient number
- frontage property owners had signed II
- petition. The matter was referred to t!
!. city attorney.
~ The department bills ordered paid 70
N low: Fire department, pay roll, N,5i
N statements. s552.3i and $685. pauper Dc
n partment, sl2S7.7S; electric light dopar
~ ment. s2,3i9.7l. water department, Sl5 l22
NJ co. parks, SALES and $3.50; police pa
x roll. $l.322O3. statement, Es.o2; stree
N lights, sl3Gs.50; library, $327.o
n Humane Officer Fuller also presente
70 a bill for 81 for killing dogs, which We
Re- ordered paid. Alderman Clarke rcmarkc
y that Mr.. Fuller ought to he paid to XII
IS lot of other dogs
20 A bin of $50 was also ordered paid I
S the water department for the installin
Is Of seven watering troughs.