Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09
NEW SCHOOL BONDS.
SERIES of 1894 to BE Taken Up by An
other Issue of S2O,OOO.

SSO,OuN.
The first regular monthly meeting of
the newly installed board of aldermen
was held Monday night and the business
was transacted within an hour
a resolution was introduced authorizing
the issue of $4,000 worth Of bonds to re-
fund a similar amount of school bonds
| issued in 1894 which have now matured.
The new bonds will be known as the
school refunding bonds.
n solution was also adopted directing
the board of finance to purchase seats
for the city hall auditorium, the board
to act In its own discretion as to the
style of seat purchased. The resolution
limits the purchase price to 500.
1t was voted to authorize the city
treasurer to borrow sum not exceeding
$4,000 to meet the accrued and accruing
liabilities of the city.
Street work was ordered as follows: Tho
construction of concrete walks and curbs
on Main street both sides, between
Church and st. Paul streets; curbs on
both sides of South Wnooski avenue be-
tween Spruce and Howard streets and a
concrete sidewalk on the east side of
the strip Of street mentioned
A poll tax paid under protest by j.
Max Agel was ordered refunded and an
other one presented by George Munson,
Jr., was deferred until the next meeting
for payment at which time Mr. Munson
will present his tax receipt
A large number of licenses were grant
ed to carriers, hackmen and others. All
licenses are due to expire May l.
The hack licenses of Albert Forth, lie,
Legasse, John Pepper and Louis Alpert
were ordered revoked, on motion of Alder
man Crane. The first three have been con-
victed of offenses against the law and
the last named man was sued in a
negligence case in which his automobile
figured and judgment obtained against
him.
President Drew announced that he
would appoint the same license COM
mitteee as last year. Aldermen Boucher
Lamson and Crane.
The board then took adjournment until
next Monday night. at which time GER
tain appointments, which will be made
before then, will be brought to the at
tention OF the aldermen
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
The following bills were approved:
G'@i11; police department, monthly
statement, Sl,929,S5; water department,
monthly statement, 50, 1873. 10; electric light
department, $S,7S9S5; library monthly ac-
count, SSH; fire department. monthly
statement, $562io; salary of building in
spector, S25: Free Press association print
ing SG157?; light department, street
lights, Sl,iS9.3l, tireman's relief fund NJ
A. Brendel for medical service, 81; n. c.
Florence, collecting garbage in March
$50; j. r. Richie, supplies, SIS health
department. Charles Bashaw, supplies,
$50; j. b. Ritchie supplies, $50; Dr.
ID. j. Nolan, March salary, salt; Ready
Brothers, livery, $3.50; rest room light,
% cents; rest room, Jennie Delormes
salary for March, $751; rest room, Light
and Power company, for gas, 90 cents;
f. S, Lanou & Son, s3S13; public build
inss department, Lawrence Barley, coal,
SELLS; public buildings department, Will
liam Blondin, repairs, $50; ]. f. Williams,
painting city hall, sl9650 Burlington
Light & Power company, gas, city hall,
% cents; light department for lights In
City and Memorial halls $1323; Gardner
Brewer. supplies, 81; j. j. White, supplies
city hall. 5000; street department for
removing ashes. $3.50; Strong Hardware
company supplies city hall, sl495; New
England Telephone & Telegraph COM
pany for phones, s7.51 incidental depart-
nent +. f. Dandrew. salary, 500; George
A Hall, use of chairs and tables, ;l2;
M. c. Grandy, incdentals, sl.04; William
Smith estate 81; II. j. STANLEY & Co.
supplies for court $3.50; Edward Snyder,
care of station 2 horses, ST. Joseph Sny-
der, rent of ward voting place, SO:
Mercantile Press. printing, $3.50: j. S.
Denning maintaining open office, s25;
Burlington Light & Power Co, light ward
b voting place, 80 cents; NJ. L. Powell,
rent ward voting place, $40; John Full
Ter for killing IL dogs sl2; light depart-
ment College street clock, sL44; NUM-
cpal Journal subscription, 80: Mrs. John
Doxey, the late Mr. Doxeys salary, s1666;
Max Agel, refunding tax, SAB