Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-05-07

pointed to call tho water commission |
ers before the board to see about get |
ing reduction on the price per NV
drant. 1t was voted not to sprinkle |
St Peter street. The matter of shrink |
ing Union street west of Weaver. for |
which there was a petition. was left
to the street committee. 4 petition
was presented to the board of trustees
to have the light removed from the
corner of llicltol street and West lane
to the former position, IIickoL and
River streets. This light was removed
from the latter position about A. veal
ago and the petitioners ask to have
the light occupy the former place.
This matter was loft to the light com
mittcc. a petition from residents on
| West Spring street asking that cement
walks he placed on that street from
Main street to Malletts Bay avenue
ana each to pay half tho EXPENSE.
! rms petition called for considerable
discussion relative to the EXPENSE of
| the work, as it will moan over 1000
feet of walk on both sides Of the high
way ana curbinS and Euttcring Trus-
tee Cormier who presented the petit
| tlon, stated that he thought the sign
ers would be satisfied with the walks
alone, leaving out the matter Of curb
! ing and cutters. He was asked by the
BOARD TO find out the approximate
number Of feet of walk to be laid
James Staplcton was reappoIntod SUI
| perintendent Of streets and sewers
James Halloran was again appointed
chief engineer Of the fire department.
! For first assistant Of the fire DEPART
ment. Paul Kirby was appointed. Louis
| Abair was rcappointcd second assist
ant engineer. Tho special policemen
! appointed are: james Ullloran. An
drew Anderson. Cosimo Lamartre
| Charles Adams Lester Cruise. Michael
Nugont, William Marsh and James
Stapleton and the village trustees
Fire police are: Arthur Adams and
William Broiullard.
| Charles Barber was reelected chief of
police; George Horton and Bert st Amour
regular policemen.
Charles Adams was directed to sprinkle
streets and work teams on street; also
! To supply his horses for the fire depart
mcnt, providing his horses reach the hose
/ house and are hitchcd to engine and
chemical first
Edward Narcotic. Clement Bordo.
Thomas pichc and Henry Lamorcux, the
young boys' who were arrested as being
| implicated in the housebrcaking and en-
terng cases about the village this winter,
and receiving and disposnE OF stolen
| property were tried in municipal court
Monday. Upon pleading guilty. they
were sentenced to serve not less than five
ana not more than six months in the
! mouse OF correction Mt Rutland The boys
/ are all under - years of age and after a
sound talking to by Judge Conlln they
were placed in the hands OF the probation
officer The period of probation is one
year Adelbert Vicns, the fifth boy i'm
| plicated, who admitted entering the
houses is under 10 years of age and his
case could not be tried here in court. He
will be tried in the childran's court in
Burlington.
The Involvement brick house opposite
Sam Franki!ns at the top Of Wcston's
hill was totally destroyed by fire early
Monday night. The place was partly COW
cred by Insurance. The house was occu-
pied by Mr.. Sweeney, employed by Henry
/ !.aross. The family occupied the west
half of the house and all the BELONGINGS
were removed by St Mlchaers College
students The fire when first noticed was
IN the attic near the chimney and if water
could have been secured at that time il
| might have prevented the destruction of
I the building. John Welch. the owner was
In the attic at the first notice of the fire
ana narrowly escaped suffocation by
smoke. BY $50 o'clock the walls had
! fallen to the ground. Tho fire alarm was
rung In from the screen factory about
1870 o'clock. The chemical responded The
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