Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-04
CANCEL GARBAGE CONTRACT
Aldermen Release Thomas F. Con.
lon from His Agreement.
City 70 Return to Old Method OF Col
Iection-City Hail Park to De
Lighted By New system Of
illumination.

burlington IL to return to the old sys-
tenn of collecting garbage. Monday night
the board Of aldermen accepted the pro-
posal made by Thomas F. Conlon, and
voted 20 release him from his contract
with the city. He, upon his part. agreed
to release the city. which will pay him
the amount OF his salary due him up TO
July I, less the expense Of gathering
garbage from places where II Ia claimed
he failed TO collect It. and the sum paid
70 John Seth for investigating the viola
lions Of the contract. In addition. II Is
| agreed that he garbage collectors sue
ceeding those at present employed shall
have the Use OF the wagons. without ex-
pense to the city. for n reasonable time,
until provision can be made for collecting
garbage under new organization. For
the present there will be a return to the
/ old method of collecting garbage by
/ individuals. Licenses will be issued to the
collectors. who will pick up garbage. with
/ the exception Of tin cans, which will be
disposed Of by the city.
TRAFFIC. REGULATIONS.
II petition presented by the Burling-
tor Merchants Protective association
meets with the action desired by the
II
future take on a more metropolitan
| aspect. In the addition Of a traffic squad
to the present police force. The PROPOSE
| ton offered to the city fathers Monday
recites the disorder in the movement
of vehicles along Church street and asks
that a suitable ordinance he passed TO
regulate traffic. In the opinion Of some.
the existing conditions call for traffic Of.
II ~ A,,-
Ing the buster hours Of the afternoon at
! least.
The petition claims that drivers Of
motor cars and other vehicles do not
observe the ordinary rules Of right and
left turns that automobiles and car
riages are left standing at the curbing
headed in a direction contrary to that
followed by the current OF traffic. and
that much Inconvenience Is caused by
drivers OF cars and horses who turn
/ about In the street wherever they
choose No proper ordinance now ex-
lists. is the claim Of the petitioners for
the relief Of these Irregularities. Tha
petition was referred to City Attorney
Horton for counsel az to which NUM-
cipal ordinance covers the matter, or
should be the one altered to cover It.
| OTHER PETITIONS.
petition signed by several resi-
/ dents Of Luck street asking for an
electric light at the corner OF Inter-
val avenue. and another by the same
persons, asking for Improvements to
l the roadway on Luck street. were re-
ferred respectively to the light COM
missioners and the street commission
/ ers with power to act In each case.
| The favorable report of City Attorney
/ Horton and Chairman Herald Stevens
/ Of the board OF street commissioners
upon the petition for three poles on
] Central avenue south OF Conger ave-
nue. was accepted. and petition,
signed by l6 property owners. asking
for an electric light on Bissell street,
was referred to the electric light COM
missioners with power. The bonds OF
r. H. Andrus and +, a. Whitlock were
accepted and ordered placed on file
ii A resolution introduced by Alder
man Walker. authorizing the appro-
pration not to exceed $1,000 for band
concerts during this summer, to be
given by Sherman's and the Eagles
! bands, not over $500 for each organi-
zation, was referred after some discus
/ sion to the board Of finance with power
/ to act, and to make the arrangements
and fix the time. place and compensa'
ton to be paid,
NEW PARK LIGHTS.
An ornamental system of lighting City
Hall Park. which 1t Is estimated will cos
about $500. is to be Installed The board
Monday passed resolution authorizing
the electric light commissioners to proceed
with the work and 1t Is understood thai
= Mayor Roberts will sign the resolution
. The park will be illuminated by - lights
placed on 26 handsome ornamental iroI
poles standing about IA feet high. Thes'
will be placed around the curb on thu
- streets surrounding City Hall Park ant
also inside the park grounds lighting TIT
~ park in a brilliant manner. An arrange
g. ment will be made whereby two of thu
OF lights on each pole may be turned off n
or the police office at n certain hour, leavini
ed one light on each pole so that ample ligh
an will be had In the park, Work on the new
d. lighting system will be started at once
~ II will take about three weeks TO plac
CHI the underground wiring for the poles AM
ng 1t Is expected that the park will be perIna
ce nently illuminated in about eight weeks
Dr. Walter S. Vincent. chairman of tn
". board of electric light commissioners, ex
IT. DIR. Vincent also informed the board tina
H. Foster II. Clement has agreed to pay 70
his the installation by the city OF an orna
90 mental iron electric hight pole In front o
ed his residence on Prospect street betwee
of Main and Maple streets This pole will b
Z, similar to those to be used In the park.
cd A resolution was adopted Monday nigh
NJ. requesting the mayor TO cause n surve
as of the lake front to be made at a cos
N not 20 exceed $500. This Is to be done /
"a. connection with the detailed plans 70
NJ a new union station which r. o. Sinclai
ed Is preparing. Mr.. Sinclair Is preparin
on the plan without compensation and tn
resolution Is to cover the actual expens
,,, of having the necessary survey made l
81. connection with the station plan
ny WANT SALARY INCREASES.
eos A resolution was introduced Monda
'Fe calling for an increase OF salaries for IN
'se deputy chief of police and the first at
eco sistant chief Of the fire department
~" This was amended to include tho chic
80 o! police and the chief OF the fire d.
'"' partment and the resolution was the
~" referred to the committee on salaries &c
a report, The resolution proposes an Il
:" crease Of 81 per week In the salaries
each OF the officials mentioned.