Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-16
WARM TALK ABOUT CITY HALL
Alderman Declares Personal Mo-
tives Influenced Action of Board.
Lively Turn TO Annual Meeting OF the
BurlinRton Commercial Club
Need OF improvements at
Railroad station.

An unusually lively session Of the
Burlington Commercial club was held
Tuesday evening. when its annual meeting
was held with an attendance that
taxed the seating capacity Of tae club
room. and several important issues
were taken UP.
Alderman Barnes served hot pota-
toes, declaring that personal motives
are behini the action of the board Of
aldermen in voting to spend some
thousands Of dollars Of city money on
repairs to the 5o-year- city han.
'I don't like to tell tales out Of
school," said he but in tho interests
, Of the people Of Burlington I feel that
It is time for me to speak freely"
There are three or four builders on
the board Of aldermen. They don't
dare figure on new city hall. for
they know they couldn't handle tho
Job. But they can make the proposed
repairs and now they are in a ft to
SEQ who lands the contract.
Haven't you got some influence in
n certain direction up north one Of
them asked me the other day. Then
he added. II | don't get that job I'll
raise the roof
"If / were TO estimate a Job for the
crystal Confectionery company at
$500 and then when it was done
bring in a bill of s2,5Oo I'd expect
to lose my position. Some of these
fellows ought to lose their jobs If
that's the way they do things. Not
one Of them knows what they're about.
Those repairs on the city hall are
liable to cost twice the amount esti-
mated"
The talk started when exMayor
Burke brought up the need OF con-
vention hall The iairymen, said he,
have decided upon Rutland for their
next convention. largerly because Of
the inadequate nall space 10 he foun
here. Montpelier as we'll as Rutland,
has a new hall while Burlington,
with the best hotel accomm odations
in Vermont, must 20 begging.
He urged again, with the close atten-
ton or all present. the need of a conven-
ton hail. and the policy OF combining 1t
with city hall, and also recommended
complete equipment II motor driven fire
apparatus to replace present horse drawn
hose and ladder outfits, with the removal
Of fire headquarters from church street.
"h"rc Danger Is caNsen 20 th' puolc oY
sudden exits Of the uto truck. TO the
city market property. MI Barnes FOL
owed
They are not going to remodel the
city nall ne continued me same ola
antQuated offices arc still to he used
Just as ~ years ago. The city depart
ments Will bo scattered in different build
,n1e ~ at present Let the aldermen
'''c INC expense or maintaining separ-
Ht'' "ihcos ana OF putting them under
ono head. Let them make 1t matter OF
rn'hc-not personoI-intcrest'
i may yet vote 70 spend so'"o or slo'V'
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