Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-10

oundkeeper-John Doxey.
City officials were elected Monday
afternoon by the new city council. Therc
was some squabbling about the boar
table over some of the nominations, but
for the most part the session was a har-
monious one
All vas smooth sailing for NJ. G.
Grandy, who was reelected city clerk,
and l., c. Grant is again city treasurer
and trustee Of the United States deposit
fund
The first contest was over the election
Of city attorney. There were two candi-
dates A. J.. sherman and l.. NJ Horton.
The vote stood three for Mr. Sherman
and 10 for Mr. Horton, and the latter was
declared reelected.
James S. Denning was elected city CON
stable and Charles T. Black will be city
grand juror, defeating Guy NJ. Page by a
vote of nine to four There was some
warm talk over the office OF city engi-
neer and surveyor Two candidates were
placed in nomination, II. NJ. Mcintosh
and +. Q. Sinclair. The latter received
six votes and MI Mcintosh received
seven.
Two ballots were necessary on the office
OF street commissioner, there being -four
candidates in the field. They We're Herald
Stevens. Grant Thomas, George z. Tuttlo
and Thomas Reeves. On the first ballot
Stevens received five votes, futile siA
and Reeves two. On the second ballot
Stevens received three, futile eight and
. Reeves two.
Albert H. Rutter was reelected water
commissioner, receiving seven votes, as
against six votes cast for Thomas WEIGH
the other candidate. When it came tC
electng a cemetery commissioner fol
one year, Clarence L. Smith received
seven votes and Eugene Chausse received
six votes.
The office OF light commissioner occa
stoned a lengthy discussion. Two candi
dates were nominated, DR.. Walter S. Vim
cent and NJ. G. Clark. The vote resulted
| Vincent 10, Clark three.
One ballot was cast for the election OF
the Rev. c. c. Wilson as library com
missioner, and one for Carl D. Stock
well as fire warden. Louis Pine was
nominated for fire commissioner in oppo
sition to Grant Thomas, but the latter
was elected. seven to six. One ballot was
cast for H. NJ. Mcintosh and Denni!
O'Dea as fence viewers and John Doxey
secured the job OF pound keeper withou
any opposition.
ALDERMAN DREW ELECTED PRESI
DENT.
Albert s. Drew was Monday after
noon elected president of the board o
aldermen by unanimous vote Mr.
Drew's name was presented by Alderman
A. b. Buell. and was the only nomina
ton made.
The new board of aldermen met to hea
the mayors message, at the conclusion
of which adjournment was taken unit
evening After Mr. Drew had been elect
ed president, a committee consisting o
Aldermen Reynolds, Walker and Do
was appointed to notify the mayor tina
the board was ready to hear his messag
| and Mayor James +. Burke was escorto
10 the ooafu fooi''' .,-
a,aai,'r T., 1900 90 w. o,t,. do
,troor+s and some changes in other de
nartmentc. In the matter of the cit
| olerk,s salary. Mr.. Burke recommend
WAT a fat salary he fixed and that tn
| fees NJ the office be turned into the cit
treasury. The MAYOR said be understood
tho fees az the office amounted to 81 30
NOR vear He was corrected by Nj
Grandv. who stated that the mayor ha
iust doubled the amount Mr. Grand
also REQUESTED Mr. Burke to make men
zion of the fact for the benefit of the ne,
members of the board that the salary G
the deputy clerk had to be paid out c
those fees.
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MAYOR BURKE'S MESSAGE