Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-04

. paints tnHt the streets OF tnC city were
not properly sprinkled. He said In some
Instances there was too much water and
In others there was not enough. lie moved
that the city clerk be instructed to notify
the street commissioners to make an in
vestigaton Of the matter and report to the
board. Mayor Burke seconded the re-
marks of the alderman and called atten-
ton to several specific instances where
the streets were dry and others We're
muddy. He said that the work Of looking
after them fell entirely upon the super
intendent. who was not able TO give the
matter the attention it should have. Aid
crman Walker said the fault was largely
owing to the fact that the men employed
in sprinking the streets had too much
work to look after. One way ont OF it, he
said. would be to buy two or three more
street sprinklers The motion by Alder
man Dion prevailed.
OTHER BUSINESS.
It was voted to advance the cemetery
commissioners the sum of $500 to
carry on work in the cemeteries dur
ing the present season, to be paid in
the fall when the usual collections for
that work are made In the fall
The city treasurer was authorized to
| borrow the sum or 100000 to meet
accrued and accruing liabilities.
| The aldermen voted to accept the in
vitation of the local branch of Elks to
attend the annual flag day exercises
which will be held in Battery Park
the afternoon of Sunday, June a.
An application for a license made by
| j. +. Bergeron & Son to occupy certain
Iportions of willard and Pearl streets
during the building of the large tene-
ment apartments on the Elias Spear
lot, on the southwest corner of the
streets named. called for some COM
ment In view of the fact that the con-
tractor has already placed a large
quantity of lumber on Pearl street,
which causes pedestrians to go into
the road where they are in danger Of
automobiles and from the fact that il
obstructs the view of automobilists
approaching on either of the streets.
1t was finally decided to grant the
license with the condition that Mr..
Bergeron move the lumber to a place
that will do away with present condi-
tions, which will probably be a trans
fer of the lumber to Willard street. A
number of licenses of every description
were granted under the usual restric-
tions. Alderman Boucher stated that a
lot of licenses that were due had not
yet been paid. 1t appeared, however,
that the list of delnquents were al
ready in the hands of the chief of
police.
Mayor Burke stated to the board
that there was available in the vicin-
ity of Lakeside strip of lake front
to which the city had an undoubted
right as a bathing beach. He said the
cost of erecting few small bathing
houses would not be much and he sug-
gested that the committee which Is
considering the subject take up the
matter. Captain Reeves had informed
the mayor that bathing beach was
very much desired by the students
military camp.
The bond of Superintendent l.. r.
MacBroom of the light department
was submitted and was ordered re-
ferred TO the city attorney as to form
and efficiency.
BILLS PAID.
Electric light department monthly
statement. s4,O4753: pauper department,
81, 45i.59; police department monthly
statement. s65.Ss; fire department monthly
statement, $3.50; fire department, ST.
$500; parks department payroll, $500 50;
parks department monthly statement,
s2S9.S2; police department payroll, 81, 4S9 SO:
library department monthly statement,
S425.07; light department street lights,
sl'523O4; quarterly statement city court,
s5245; water department monthly state
ment, s3,i51.04.
incidental department.: s. A. Mott.
stenographic service for aldermanic COM
mittee' S2+9s: New England Telephone &
1eieSraph company, telephones, $65l;
James :. Denning, maintaining open Of
nee, s25; John Fuller killing Is dogs, SIS:
Fred S. Pease, assisting assessors. SIS;
A. l.. Barrows, assessor, slO4; Van A.
Nye, assessor, s104; r. O. Beaupre, as
SCISSOR, sl04; Free Press association. |
printing, sl50; Sheldon Press. printing,
81; library bureau. cards for real estate
register. SIP; L. r. MacBroom. one-half
premium on bond, $780, Remington Type
writer company, repairs 1865; NJ C. !
Grandy, postage and express Sc 20; light
department, lighting College street clock, ,
S444.
Public buildings department. e A.
Whitlock, material, 1920; Gardner Brew
CT SuppIItS lot city nail, $500; George A. |
Hail. folding chairs for city hall, s26667;
j. f. Dennis, labor. city hall, 81 80:
Hagar Hardware & Paint company, sup !
plies for city hall, s495; Gay & Hender-
son, coal, $3.50; street department, re- |
moving ashes from city hall, 81; light |
department, material and labor for city |
hall, $3.50; light department, power for |
city hall motor, % cents; light depart
ment, city and Memorial halls, s999; ,
Burlington Light & Power company, gas
for city hail. SO cents; light department,
Tungsten lamps, city clerks office, s245.
Rest room department: burlington
Light & Power company. gas % cents;
Mrs, Jennie Delorme, services, $3l; light
department electric lights, 81 cents w.
E. Greene company, setting glass, s1lS
Health department: II, A. Ladd milk
and food inspector, March and April, $50;
N. c. Florence, collecting garbage. $50;
d. A. Nolan, salary as health officer.
SALT
U. V. M. ALUMNUS DEAD.