Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-30
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Policemen Receive Commissions a.,
Instructions on Their Duties.


Saturday was "Pollcemcus day in
! Burlington. The board OF police coin.
mssloners organized and began theb
duties, several new regulars we're ap
pointed ard the special officers received
their commissions. In the evening be-
fore the policemen went Dut on Their
beats they were called together at TIC
police station and given special .nstruc-
lions as to their duties.
| The police board, which consists Of
Arthur r. Childs, w f. Duggan and
a. n. Lucia, met IN the afternoon and
organized by olecting Mr.. Childs chair
man ana Mr.. Duggan secretary. They
then passed on several appointments
made by the mayor, adjourned until
evening and then, after another session,
adjourned again until Wednesday night
! Shortly before seven o'clock Mayor
! Burke met the policemen In the commits.
sioners office and told them that ~ OK
| pected better service Of thcm than had
ever been given before. He urged them
generally against profanity or improper
conduct, when on dut~ or not He tod
them that n good personal appearance
was alwa"H desirable Hc cautioned
thcm against standing on street corners
and corversng with onch other or with
their friends, stating that d policeman
should always be walking when on h'4
beat, although he cd not urge. literal
! Interpretation Of this rule at all times
| T!c also said that he did not want to SEQ
! policemen IN saloons on or of duty Ths
! saloon is no place for q policeman. liz
urged all policemen to 10 cool and arn
/ IL h. frol4
Wcro altogether too many arrests ard
that many Of them were The result Of
some offensive party talking hac.: to tho
officer who had cautioned him that no
was breaking the law The mayor re-
marltcd that policemen were Obliged TO
stand lot Of talk and Re adGed. too
| that persons intoxicated wcre not al
ways subjects fer arrest They might
be s1-t horae in many inrlan-es. The
mayor also advised the police as part OF
| their duties to be more attentive at
fires to get there early and rope off tho
! burning building as soon as possible. He
said that especial attention should be
paid 20 noticing whether disor1erlv
| houses exist and 10 report the fac: at
once to the chief
The mayor concluded by saying that
moro efficient service was to he demand
ed from the police department this year,
and that cooperation in the general
cleanup movement was looked for. The
latter is not to apply to the cleaning Of
cutters altogether but there is to be
moral cleanup as we'll.
! The mayor then presented commissions
to -four men as regular policemen, John
Splane' Amos Rrockney, James MCGOWAN
and George Simon Oliver Nalyou was
commissioned as qualified special. The
| commissions of about - specials wers
also signed Saturday night
THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
The board Of water commissioners.
composed Of A. II. Rutter, Jules Slmays
and c. II. Jones, organized at meeting
at 4:3O o'clock Saturday afternoon In the
office of the water department in city
hall. Mr. Simays was elected chairman
and J. Frank Kidder was re-anpointed
superintendent of the water department.
STREET COMMISSIONERS
The board Of street commissioners.
composed of Thomas Reeves. =. o. Sin
clair and G. p. futile. met for orcanl
cation in the office Of Mr.. Sinclair Sat
urday evening at seven O'CLOCK. Mr..
Sinclair was elected chairman Mr. futile
secretary, II. \. Brigham superintendent
Of streets and George r. Little cloil.
The officers are the same as those ~
last year. Mr.. Brigham was appointed
to fill out the unoXplred term or Zottpu>
Gravel last year.
FIRE COMMISSIONER
The board of fire -r,fssior,ers Lal1