Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-08
NO INCREASE IN THEIR PAY
Firemen Must Be Content with
Their Present Salaries.
Aldermen Decide Tint Taxpayers Are
Not Ready for the Raisc--union
station Talk mt Meeting Of
the UOUrd.

burlington fircmen will have to wait
until next spring for raise I'm pay,
and they may not get 1t then. The board
Of aldermen Monday by vote of
seven to five decided to refer the request
for more pay to the committee on salaries.
| a resolution calling for an increase Of
pay for the firemcn was offered at the
last regular meeting of the board by
Alderman Drew. Mr.. Drew was called
away from the meeting suddenly at that
time and the matter was laid on the table
At the meeting Monday on motion of
Mr.. Drew, the resolution was taken from
the table ana Il motion to pass 1t created
considerable discussion on the board.
Alderman Drew stated his reasons
for favoring an increase. lie said the in
creased cost Of living had made it neces-
sary for the fircmen to have more pay.
They were on duty "a hours day. ne
said, and were supposed to respond to the
cali at any hour Of the day or night.
Tho following scale of wages was asked
for: Captains SIG per week; drivers, sl5;
regulars and pipemcn. sll; regulars who
have been in the service three years or
more. same pay as drivers It was osti-
mated that this increase would mean
about S2,i0o per year more to be met by
the budget
Alderman Coffey renewed his objections
t. the raise lie said the frcmcn could
I've ON their present pay ana that they
were getting better wages now than many
men In other departments. lie called at
tcntion to the cost of maintaining watch
men for the industries under the hill and
said he did not believe the taxpayers
should be called on to meet increased
wages IN the fire department at this time
i'o advocated leaving the matter to the
committee on salaries.
Alderman Cowlos offered an amend
mont tc .ho resolution to the effect that
it h" referred 10 The committee on sal
aries. The vote on this resulted as fol-
lows; ayes. Cowlcs, Edwards Barnes.
Duhancl Dion. Hawkins and Cofrcy;
nays. sullivan, Drew, O'Ncil. McCaffrey
and Gossolin. The committee on salar-
les is composed Of Aldermen Drew,
Barnes and Sullivan.
UNION STATION BORS Up.
Chairman Dion got up in meeting and
! declared himself Monday night when the
J matter of the elimination of the grade
l crossing at Maple street was brought up
1 Mr.. Dion said that the people up in his
| neighborhood were tired of hearing about
! grade crossings and union stations and
! he doubted if they could be persuaded
.. to vote for II new station If the city was
! to raN for any part OF it, The senti-
1 mcht in his district, he said was that
! the railroads should build a station if
! they want to do so and leave the city
| and its streets alone.
/ The resolution that precipitatod tho ex-
Il I,N1g
by Alderman Cowes. 1t was to the eff
1 feet that the city attorney be request
ed to petition the public service COM
i mission to eliminate the grade crossing
at Maple street should it be necessary
! in connection with the union station
/, project. Mr.. Dion said it was time the
y whole union station project was put vi
to somebody with authority to take q
stand one way or another Mr. Cowles
stated that the chairman of the public
. service commission had requested that
h, Il resolution relating TO Maple street he
passed Tho resolution was similar t.
those relating to College, King and
J Main streets. The resolution was adopt.
/ cd by the following vote: ayes, Cowles
\ Edwards. Barnes, Duhamel GOsselin
1 Drew, Hawkins, O'Neil, Coffey: nays
X Dion, McCaffrey and Sullivan. The reso
Il luton has no particular Significance ex
u Icept as II relates to the plans which
may involve the construction Of track.
va ga
IL "A resolution re!atlhs 10 a city plan wa.
ohered by Alderman Cowles and adopted
II IS as follows
Whereas. there are indications whic]
promise large CROWN ana development
IN the c!ty ol burlington IN the near fu
ture DE IL
ResoiVed' that the mayor be and h
herepS Is authorized ana instructed t
appoint a committee or commission, wit
me mayor eN-oAic'o chairman 'hereoi, t
II consider the aoVisapilltE OF planning TO
II :uch sro"'H anu oeNeiopheht ana to re
Il port thereoh 10 ths BOARD.
Id "A resolution WAS also passed relating I
/ ColleSe street anu requesting the city al
III torney TO hurry 'he matter OF establshin
| the cit! rSh' 10 the hlshWay where
| crosses the railroan uachs' rms questlo
| VIII he Drought up AT the nearing befor
| I the pubic service commission on Febrt
l airy i.
Letters OF thanks were received by III
IL board from Alderman Drew and the fan
IL lily of John II. Black, the former for syn
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