Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04

was left till Monday night, to which time
the board took a recess.
The coming Of spring brings with 1t the
usual rush OF "rounders." MONDAY
morning the lower end of Main stree, and
tho ncighborhood Of the park was well
supplied with visitors. In tho afternoon
officer Bert 81. Amour and officer Ward
well were called to the neighborhood
Of the homo of Mrs. Weston on upper
East Allen street, where they took into
custody four strangers duarreling
amongst themselves and insulting pass
ersbv. They had been drinking and were
living on and fighting around the car
track. obstructing traffic. About two
O'Clock I'm the afternoon one man. n
stranger, went into the Star Department
store TO purchase q. hat and while tho
clerk was not looking slipped one under
his coat. Mr. Dubuc. another clerk. no.
ticed something peculiar about the hang
ing of the mans coat, when he was
going out and proceeded 20 follow him.
The stranger went out. met another man.
gave him his old derby and put on the
new soft grey hat. Mr.. Dubuc overlook
him few minutes later and secured tho
nat later letting the man go. This same
man is reported by William Mongeon OF
the Corporation boarding house as the
man who was ordered from his house.
Joseph Parizo is moving his stock of
groceries and meats to the basement
on the corner OF Main and Allen streets.
His present location will be occupied by
Adolphus parzo as n hrst-class license
place.
The special village meeting in Concert
hJll Tuesday for the purpose of
adding one or more policemen to the pre-
sont force Of two, drew out a large crowd
of voters. At one time during the even
ing. motions were put almost necessarily
and the meeting was not less void of
sarcasm. Final action dismissed the
article in the warning and it was moved
and seconded that tho matter of In
crcasing the police force be left to the
discretion Of the trustees. Moderator H.
y. Dewitt called the meeting to order
and Clerk - l.. O'Sulivau read tho call
james RoakeS was first on his feet anL
/ considered that two policemen were
enough to protect the village and moved
that tho voters stand by their action nj
the meeting of April r. to have two reg
ular policemen and no more. He thought
that the taxes were high enough and that
he wanted to lower them. His motion
was seconded. Before the motion was
put. II. II. O'Sullivan was on his feet
| and related how the present police de
partmont had paid to the village treas
urcr $500. which is more than had eve'
before been paid over ny this de-
partment He stated that It was neces
sary tn have another officer and one who
can make out writ legally. termed an
informing officer lIc concluded that the
present officers on dutY all night could
not attend to case, tho next day. lie
n le ara amendment to the previous qucs-
| ton that this matter IF increasing the
/ pclice force he left TO the trustees REM
| Carrou moved that the article be dis
missed. which was seconded. At this
iunoture chief Of Police Z. II. Horton
! took the floor and stated that the vii
LACE was in need Of four policemen wheth-
or he is appointed chief or not. He re-
! felred TO the last village report as the
| first one that showed money turned over
| by the department. and thought that this
was a very good showing since Burling-
! ton has about y policemen and that that
city realized but $500 At this point
motions were put thick and fast ana II
was difficult for the moderator to find
out where he was at. He called for a
dismiss which resulted in the fainter vote
being no" f. Z. Biswood moved tina;
! the question he left to the discretion OF
! the trustees. which was seconded and
carried. The meeting then adjourned.