Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-14
WILL NOT BUY THE DOCK
Aldermen Decline to accept Deed
offered by Central Vermont Go.
city Attorney Directed to Proceed
with scquestration Proceedings TO
Acquire the Property and to
Extend College street.

The above was the way Alderman CoffeY
expressed himself at tho meeting of the
board of aldermen Tuesday evening, in
connection with the purchase by the city
of tho Yacht club dock. Those sentiments
seemed to be also those of the remaining
members of the board, with the exception
Of Aldermen MCCaffrcv and sullivan.
lii the matter Of tho public wharf n
report from the wharf committee was
read and accepted. The report stated
that the dock was not worth to the city
of Burlington the sum OF $1,000 and re-
commended that the negotiations for the
purchase of tho dock he closed. and that
the city attorney he instructed to proceed
NJ the earliest possible date with the
eequestraton proceedings. and the pro-
ceedings to extend College street.
Tho following resolution was then
adopted "Resolved; Tho city attorney
he and is hereby instructed and directed to
proceed with the public wharf sequcstra-
ton proceedings at the earliest possible
date"
A resolution nstructing the city at
| tornev to proceed Mt the earliest possible
date with tho proceeding to extend COL
lege street, was also adopted.
This places the wharf question back
/
to where it WIS before negotiations We're
entered INFO with reference to the pur-
chase of the Yacht club dock. Discussions
| as to the advisahilitv of this action oc-
cupied nearly Two hours and Mayor
| Burke objected. saving that the city
would never be successful in the pro-
ceedinFs.
The city has repuda;ed the offer of the
| railway said the MAYOR and when the
matter comes before the public service
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cast corner or me wharf and a right
ahsleS 10 the east end Of the wharf
20 io't easterly or the westerly end of
| INC "haft IN me northcrlY line of Col
iese sueo' as extended; bounded on the
'a"' ny I'M" connecting the westerly
ehds Oh the two lines aforementioned
ANA bounded on the west by the westerly
END OF the wharf This approach is to
ne dedicated as public highway. Your
committee nave insisted upon an APP
Proach running back 30 feet on the north
cry i'ne, instead of 20 feet as Mr.. Wit
'efs OFFERS and running back 100 feet on
the Foutheriy line, instead of - feet as
MI Nit'erS OFFERS.
| The decree also gives the Central Yer