Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-06
LIGHTS FOR CITY HALL PARK
Commissioners Unable to Agree
on the System to Be Used.
| Aldermen Tnkc a Hand in An Effort
| to Settle the observation-disclosures
sion over City Engineer's
Salary.

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and the electric light commissioners are
at 'loggerheads" and have different IDEAS
~ to the correct way to light city Hall
Park was expressed Monday ut the
meeting Of the board of aldermen. Mem
bers of the aldermanc board. also
admitted that they were not decided as
| to the situation. and 1t was agreed that
special meeting Of the board should
be held this evening, when the
park and electric light commissioners and
the board members will discuss the situa-
| ton.
| At previous meeting o resolution was
! introduced instructing and giving power
| to the electric light commissioners to in
stall 90 tungsten lamps in City Hall Park.
| No lamps have been installed and
Alderman Coffcy wanted to know why
something mas not been done
Then the question arose as to whether
the electric light commissioners had the
| power to install lights in the park with
out consent of the park commissioners
| and later Alderman Hawkins discovered,
| by reading tho city ordinance. that they
had not that jurisdiction.
1t was learned also that members of
the lighting commission wanted lights
fixed on iron posts, posts that would be
decidedly ornamental. rs the board of
aldermen or the lighting commission rum
ming this thing?" Alderman Coffey asked.
"If we put posts there" continued
| Alderman Coffey. I'VE shall not get any
lights in the park this summer. We want
the lights during July and August while
out-of-town people are stopping In the
city.
SALARY OF CITY OFFICIALS.
That City Engineer and Surveyor H. NJ.
Mcintosh does not receive a sufficient
salary to insure constant service to the
city and that the city's business Is suffer
Ing was also expressed when the commit
teo on salaries made It's annual report,
fixing the salaries of all the city officers
the same as they have been the past two
years.
II wish to say right here" declared
alderman Coffey, that $500 a year is not
enough money for the city engineer At
tnat salary he cannot afford to give much
of his time to the city and don't blame
him for It, We should pay that officer
enough money so that we could get him
when we want him."
The salary of the city engineer was not
increased. although there was much dis
cnssion concerning It. Tho salary Of DIR.
d. A. Shea, city physician. though. was
increased from $3.50 to 500 on motion OF
Alderman Sullivan. Aldermen Cowles, liaw-
klns and Drew voted against the increase,
while Aldermen Coffey, Barnes, Sullivan,
Duhamel. Gossein and McCaffrey voted
in the affirmative. This was the only in
crease made in the salaries OF any OF the
city officers.
I'm making up the salary list" ex-
planed Alderman Drew of the salary
committee, we found that several OF the
city officers wished increases In salaries
while Mayor Roberts was crying econ
ony We thought that II we raised the
salary of ono official we should be be-
seiged to increase the pay OF several
others Personally. I should like to in
crease many salaries but the plan Of the
present administration is economy"
In discussing the salary situation OF the
city engineer Herald stevens. chairman
of the board Of street comnli ssioners, SAID
that the present salary Of $500 had beer
in vogue for 20 years and that previous &c
nat Il was $500. He declared that he hat
no fault to find with Mr. Mcintosh, hu'
that his continual absences from the city
caused many disaSreeablc features.
Mr.. Stevens explained further that the
Grade books were not kept up to date
and that II one wished to find the grade
OF n certain street It would he doubtful
4 If such grade could be found. He did no,
| blame tho city engineer however, but
i five small salary. when the city engin-
COR can get so q day for doing outside
work we cannot expect him to remain in
4 tho city and work for $3.50 week" he
explained
| The Merchants Protective association
4 petitioned that Church street be FLUSHED
early each morning Instead OF swept. The
i n. titi,n was referred to tho superinten.
dent OF streets Il think" said Aldeima,
coffey "that the street can be kept clea,
4 enough by sweeping"
WHAT IS A CIRCUS2
The question Of whether the "Mights
Il Hang Shows'' are a circus or merely
collection of small shows again cam,
ND for discussion Every time these show!
were mentioned the accent was put OF
- the word mighty, it seeming to be mic,
mouth-fillinG adjective. 1t was decided
that If the shows or circus had paid
al State license of 81 900 a license fee of $40
y would be charged them or it to cxhib
Il in burlington, as the city charter pro
d yi1cs I'm such cases. If the owner OF tn,
Mighty .IIaag shows has not paid a Stat,
81 license fthe board will decide later /,
the week what license fee it will charge
A license. costing 500 was issued to til,
= Barnum & Bailey circus. permitting 1
Il to exhibit In Burlington in August
Alderman Alphonso II. Duhamel VIII,
& succeeds the lato NJ. L. Sanborn as alder
man from the second ward, mado hi
81 first appearance on the board "Eacl
4 new member has TO sing song or dane
a jig" explained Alderman Barnes. "
arl willing was the answer
4 PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
a petition from the New England Tele
q phone & Telegraph company asking 10
n permission to erect four poles on Kin
street. between Church street and Winoo
ski avenue, was referred to the electri
5 light commissioners
A communication was received from tn
water commissioners recommending tina
VI a two-inch water main DO extended I
starr Farm Beach, The commissioner
Il estimated tho cost between $500 and 500
The recommendation was received an
N the water commissioners viii procee
with the work, paying for the improve
a ment with the money OF their department
petition for AN electric light 6
~ Willow and Walnut streets was referre
to tho electric Hight commissioners. tn
lighting commissioners recommended thi
light be installed at the corner OF S