Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-22

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, lie comfort stations bc taken up ana al
| so that the sewer system of the city he
given n general ovcrhaung. II has boon
| found necessary, he says. to close NJ
| some of the catch basins in various Sec.
tions because of the odors emitted and
apparently only an entire rebuilding #
much Of the system can overcome tins
! nuisance.
REPORT ON CEMETERIES
The financial report of the board {
commissioners shows the three Gene
teries to be in good condition. all bills
being paid ana all accounts collected
! Extensive repairs have been made upon
, the greenhouse at Lake View and also on
! the house at Green Mount. Material ad-
! diiions have been made to the trust funds,
showing increased interest IN the matter
! Of providing for the perpetual care of
| lots.
The statement of the El,nwood Avenue
cemetery shows receipt and dish,irse-
ments to have been $loif.9i Lake View.
s6,210.61; Green Mount, $,32S1i The to-
! tai number Of lots sold during 1911 was
%
PAUPER DEPARTMENT.
| II has cost burlington 80 566 for char
| ity during the past year according to
| tho report OF the OVerseer of the Door
and s3.1i70S for the care of almshouse
Resides this. .2.So3 On has been paid out
for general expenses. In this latter to-
tai the largest items are, iailors fees
slo2: ambulance. hacks and railroad fares
sl46; buiials. s295. %; city physician, SAT- so;
| salary of overscer. $500. The balance on
hand January /. 1912, was sl56H In the
items Of disbursements for charity shown
in the report $5a5i.9o went for groceries
| and provisions while 81 OPS was spent
for wood and $59l.72 for coal Groceries
and provisions for the almshouse cost
sl,25+.i3 coal s+o5.05; clothing and shoes
$3.50. Receipts from produce raised ut
the almshouse were s2i67j.
SCHOOL. DEPARTMENT
Superintendent Wheelers report for the
school department shows that a total If
| sS,76o,0i was spent by the department
| last year This included besides the or
| iginal appropriation of $4,000 a number
| of special appropriations amounting to
500" The department this year asks for
| an appropriation of $4,000, which. with
| other receipts will be increased to to-
| tai estimated at $500 Some Of the large
disbursements will he teachers salaries.
! $4,000 superintendent salary. s2.25o;
lanitors and cleaning. ST. 400 repairs. 5000;
fuel. 5000; manual training, s2.eu
The burlington Trust compuny's state
ment of school savings accounts shows n
total number of accounts open January
l. 1872 TO be COS and the total school sav
! ings s7937.O2.
Speaking VI the two classes Of unfor-
| tunate pupils in the schools from whom
no adequate provision has been made tho
mentally defective and the morally de-
| hclent Mr. Wheeler says that these chill
dren present perplexing problem and in
| qulres whether some provision cannot he
made for them before they fall into the
bottomless pit OF pauperism. vice and
| crime.
MI. Wheeler in referring to the gen
eral condition Of the schools. states that
the year has been pleasant one He
| reIers to but two events which distract
ed the even course of the year The first
was the objection by the Catholic clergy
to tho opening exercises of the school
ana the other matter was the agitation OF
the question or single or double sessions
CITY PHYSICIAN
The report Of the city physician showed
the total number of outside calls to be
o2s and the office calls 2S6. The general
health of the inmates of the almshouse IS
reported very good.
MILK AND FOOD INSPECTION.
Hugh l.. Thomson milk inspector
states in his annual report that tho
chemical qualities Of the citys milk sup
ply are excellent and that the work OF
Inspection is being pushed in the direc.
ton OF attaining physical and bacteria.
logical perfection. The Introduction in.
to the city ordinance Of the COMPULSORY
tuherculin test practically doubled the
work OF the inspector but the work was
carried on so far as the appronriatio,
would permit Fifty-scyen retail licenses
have been issued and no cases of fraudu.
lent adulleration have been found
GRAND JURORS REPORT
Grand Juror Sherman X. Moulton I'm.
stituted during the past wear 2M5 prosecu.
tions. of which pol were brought hefor,
the city court and four were brough,
before r. W Taft. OF these. 10 were
convicted, % were found not guilty. 10 wer.
bound up to the county court IS were
mol pressed and six remained undisposed
nj ut the end of the year. There were
~ eases of ntoXication: 81 breach Of tn.
peace; - petit larceny 10 selling liquor
20 search warrants and the rest OF the
cases comprised various offenscs
& CITY ATTORNEYS REPORT.
City Attorney NJ. q. Leary summarize.
the litigation in which the city has beer
engaged in his report. The cases in
clude the Injunction proceedings IN ough
by the Burlington Light a. Power com
pnny and also the following cases
Wright Bros. VS.. city. Etienne Latulipp,
vs. City; William Riley w. Guy; JOIN
=. I.avigne vs., city; John Finneran vs.
city.
REPORT or FIRE WARDEN.
The ilre warden reports that " writer
notices have been served ON resident an,
nonresident property owners during tn
year The fire warden recommends tina
an ordinance be passed to forbid the pro
pretors OF theaters and other amuse
!, ment places selling tickets beyond th