Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-08

| tees had been sent out and some had set
| tied. He advised waiting to start a test
! case until after August when. accord
Ing to new law Of the Legislature,
giving the city court an enlarged iuris-
diction an appeal would go directly 10
the supreme court instead Of being de-
layed at county court. II was the con
sensus of opinion that one test case won
would whip the other debtors to the city
INTO line. ON motion of Alderman Buell.
1t was voted to accept the petition.
Resolutions for sprinking Mansfield
avenue north from Colchester avenue as
FAR MS the north line of fire station
three, King street from Union to WI
nooski avenue and Elmwood avenue north
from North street were adopted The
resolutions followed the reading of peti-
lions for sprinkling from residents on
those streets. The board voted to accept
Scarf avenue from 4. O. Ferguson, who
decided 1t to the city. a warrantee deed
offered by A. o. Ferguson to convey the
remaining streets Of the so-called Ferg,,
son and Scarf addition to the city was
referred to the city attorney.
In n communication received from the
city attorney as to whether or not the
amount of tho premiums on the bonds Of
T. y. l'elany overseer of the poor. L.
t. NhcBroom superintendent Of the
Hght department, and J. +. kiddor STU
porlntendcnt OF the street depa rtment
should be paid, those of Messrs Deanv
and MacBroom were approved The COM
municaton was accepted. Another COM
munication from the city attorney on the
petition OF tho Hotel Vermont to Law an
Underground conduit from that hotel to
the Van Ness showed that the petition
err did not want the conduit Lights
were ordered on School street 80 feet
north of Loomis. four on Bradley road
ana one on the west sida OF Walnut
street 800 feet north of Archibald St. 4
petition fer light on Colchester ave-
nue. at the intersection of Latham court
was referred to the light commissioners.
resolution for a water main an 1v.
man avenue presented by Alderman
Walker and adopted. had a little c,,uee
all Of its own tackled to the end II read
and the work to he done as far AS nrac.
icaolc by taxpayers" Alderman Wake,
was also the father Of a resolution an,
IN" same attached clause. This resolution
was 'a'd on the table after it was ascer-
tanned that Just where the sewer was
to empty could not be told
resolution for Albert IT Ru+ter
= H. Jones and jules Simays to re-
r"Ner costs IN the certiorari proceed
'nSs against eX-M Mayor j. f. Burke and
the members Of the city council who
voted with him when the first named
three were removed from theil. office q c
water commissioners was referred 10
TN" city attorney Alderman Eiesllcb
explained that the papers had been
served on him which was as though
served on each one named He was of
the opinion that as the members
named were acting for the CITY II was
up to the city to stand the expense IF
the proceedings rather than for each
man to dig in his own pocket for his
share Of the total amount The CITY
attorney was ordered to report at the
next regular meeting
large number of hack licenses
were granted which had been approved
ny the chief Of police One man. Avitt
by name, who has not received the
proper approvals, was denied a H.
censo
ELLIS PAID,
ne following bills were ordered paid: ,
fauper department, June statement.
'i'"'V'S- water department.. June state
heht, S-,'""5l; electric light depa rtment. |
Iune statement S,1Pl.55; fire department. |
'uhe statement, S2T.32: fire department. !
payroll for regulars, slGn 70: payroll for
"a" men, s2l7; police department. June
$SL59. police department, June
payroll, sl,62l As; park department. June
statement, s23l92; park department .1une
'ayroll, S329.i6; library department. bills.
2S5's' street lights for June. slsS3.ss:
ncidental department, Lane Press. print !
hs' SZ5.'5: telephones, SOL; j. +. Kid |
Ter one-half premium on bond s15 |
lEhtlhg College Street Chur,< clock A44:
'ohn Fuller killing nine dogs 80: Free
'ress association, printing, S3aS9; J. s |
)ennlng. maintaining office, SIS V A |
we assessor 1855; 4. L. Barrows as |
essor. S67; +, o Beaupre. assessor. $50:
II. Davis, assisting assessors. $50;
H. c. Grandy, supplies s575 l. T. Shedd. |
ak refunded. 81 public buildings depart-
nent' electric lights for public buildings.
l3lE citizens Coal company. coal for
ltN hall $3.50: James Waketields Sons.
work on awnings, Sc; W. II. Buckley e.
%, N.5b, +. l.. Linsenmeir. wood. Sis
burlington Light 4 Power Co. gas for
NY hall, sl.@2; health department. Free
ress association, ADVERTISING SS3; DR..
l." Mills, salary for May and June
IS inspector of milk and foods. $50,
BROS.