Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-27
new CITY HALL PROJECT
Aldermen Favorably Inclined,
Provided City Can Afford It.
board Would Also like to Help VISIT
ing Nurse Association, Provided 1t
Can be Done Lcgaily-COin-
mittce VIII Report.

Burington's city fathers took 10 brace
Tuesday at their adjourned meeting and
looked the new city hail project sauarelY
IN tho face Before the meeting ad-
iournet, at least four members CT the
board had expressed themselves as fav
orably inclined toward the project pro-
vldcf IL can be shown that the city 10
able to- afford new city hall at this
time.
Mayor Burke presented c,nrmunl-
cation favorng tho project The com
muncation was accepted and placed
en- file, and the recommendation that
JON: committees of i've be appointed
to Join the Commercial club committee
in pushing the proposition was acted up
on.
Chairman Dior appointed on the COM
mit,ee Messrs. Drew, O'Neil, Cosselin.
Barnes and Coffcy. Although Alderman
barnes was the chairman Of the commit
tee that last night recommended repairs
Oh the present city hail, he stated to the
board that he was not opposed to the
new city hall proposition II II could be
shown that tho present bonded indebt-
sdrcss and the Indebtedness that would
be incurred in building new city hail
could be taken care Of easily. He said
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'"e'' "ei' many q"e9''o''s 10 "o c"'s'"
cred III such an important matter and
that great care should be used In pro-
cceding
Alderman Clarke said ne believed that
It the new building were erected at all II
should be with view 20 the needs OF the
neAt - years. lie said there was no ques-
ton but that the present building had
outSrown ~ usefulness. He stated that
II" WIS i"No'a"'S inclined toward the
'""E"' I'c'"''''''"''io''S' ""' "t also
'"'"S"' ''e report III '"e '"ii'"it'ee on
''i't"S !" ''c nu'.u'ns coi'"'neo many
E"o' SuRBeS"o's' Alderman o'arke ?aid
Nv "o"ih D" Ill i"'"r oi ihcIu"ihE inc
present nre station ste IN the site for
inc ne" CITY nan an" 'hat perhaps II
W'"'" u" a"N'SAhlc 10 place the fire sta
.,V'' va Wv l''''''' ""N '""th e' prot at
Nlno"Sh' avenue ana Main street
A'u''' nd" p''" LOON 'he stand mat
| no iho'no.r o' me BOARD would ike to Sc"
ne" CITY nan more IMAM himself but
! 'hn' 'here were many 'hlhgs to he con-
S'uci'" III c""hec'ioh WIN 'he project.
| ne Hi"Ht4 I" y" EXPENDED ne SAID must
"e taken 'hto ''HSldera'ion re also SAID
! 'hht nc thought there were some good
| 'eraHs 10 'Ie present puiidihg'
A'oeri"an 'o'ieE stated mat INC hiSh
| H'"oo' p'''i"'ns IS ~" by llZ leet ana mat
'"c members coUld ger some 'dea vi what
Sp"ce ''e proposed new city haiI $50 feet
y" N"urc" street ana 70 Ieet on Main
~. ee' No".o OCCUPY on inc present
s''e' Nh"'r'''"h l'ioh would not
| cay Mn''"ei Va Hot ne iaNore" 'ne PROV
W.T. "e'e 9'ei''e" 10 DC no We" "e''ied
| "PpoSi''on' however AGAINST inc p'oJec,
IRON. any 'heihper Oh tie poaru'
| H'ner''ia" ''"rke rose during 'he meet
'ns 10 p'Pose 'ha' II posSlple the ci'!
sHou" 40 something toward heip'n2 'he
>s'''ns NURSES asS"c'a''oh III us ehort
! u carry OH i'S hehe'ceht WORK III 'he
N't!
WI 'iarne S"ste9'eu '''a' '"e "oa'"
''is'' WISH 10 appropriate an amount.
perhaps sioo Vi more 10 "'o III we re"e'
WORK among the S'ck ara needy peins
fe'''i"'e" ny '''c Ni9'''"s h"'scS' H'uci
nun to"eF "aN III i"Nor OF "a''"s
committee "ppoii'eo 10 'hVesu'ate ana
report 10 'he poaro "ha' couid be done 10
ana 'he associ"uon'
Mayor burke. AT ms point reHinoed
, ''e r'e'''oe's "' 'he o""To 'hat ''eF h''"
no power I" eu'horiZe any sum OF money
ior Such purpose uiliess II shou!a come
| through 'he charl'N department. ne
| n'No S''u II" WAS Hearuiy III sympathy
WIN Such move on the part OF tl'e Guy
out tha' inc charter PROMPTS inc appro-
prlation OF money In this way for chart
table purposes unless Ivy a special act.
Inc amount set apart IN the budget
each year tor char'abie purposes Is AZ
the disposal OF the charity commission
ers All" inc poard or aldermen accord
ms 10 'he mayor mas no power 10 au-
'hor'"e any expenditures as'de from this'
~ was decided that the request Tor
money Tor the association could be sent
10 '"' boar" ny inc charity department
anu oou'u ''en DE acted upon Inc matter
was Ieieire" 10 Il committee or the board
""i''' WI" report PACK TX any earl! uate
Win recommendations The committee
~ composed or Aldermen Clarke. Sulli-
Nuh ana Co"les'
a letter was received from the Green
mountain fdectric company. which re-
Gently removed IA Montpelier. stating
mat the company las 800 receptacles and
wire IN the park for which the city has
palu Sloo per YEAR The electric company
SOIL 300 ant a.1,