Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

ed, subject to the approval of the city at
torney and its adoption was followed by
the adoption of a resolution authorizing
Mayor Drew to sign the contract on be-
half of the city.
END OF FINNEaAN CASE.
The case Of J. II. Finneran. the police
man, which has been a thorn in the side
of the city fathers for many years, was
finally disposed Of with genuine sigh OF
relief. The board adopted a resolution to
pay Finneran 1912 In full settlement, and
for which he agrees to call the case off.
SEWERS AND SPRINKLING.
A quit claim deed for the sewers at Lake.
side from the Queen City Cotton company
to the city of Burlington was accepted and
the board ordered that the street commits
sioners draw a warrant for $50 to pay
for the same. A communication was re-
ceived from d. A. Loomis, manager OF the
Champlain Transportation Co., asking that
all in excess of s25 on the amount OF tax
charged for sprinkling the road west OF
the tracks on to the dock be abated. 1t
proved that all that had ever been paid
was SIS and that there was an overcharge
through a clerical error The sum above
s25 will be paid when the bill has been
paid. Another communication from Mrs
r. d. Brown asking for n sprinkling re-
bate was also received Mrs. Brown set
forth that she had requested that North
Prospect north from North street be not
sprinkled during the summer and that
about two-thirds of the way led by pas
ture land owned by her. 1t developed
that the board had not authorized the
street department to sprinkle that part
of the road, 1t being set UP expressly that
sprnklng should cease on Prospect at
North street 1t was voted that the may
ors warrant be drawn to the amount Of
two thirds OF the assessment.
A resolution for temporary loan OF
$4,000 to meet the accrued and accruing
bills of the city was adopted. A petition
received from j. n. Stuart and w. j.
Henderson for n sewer on Cliff and Sum-
NIT streets. which would cost in the
neignborhood OF $4,000 to accommodate
one house, was laid on the table
BUSINESS SIGNS.
The question OF signs also took an
important place In the meeting. The
American Photograph company, P. e.
McAuliffe. Samuel Schneider. Baileys
music rooms and F. f. Clarkson & Co.
asked permission to set up signs in front
OF their places OF business After much
talk the requests We're referred to COM
mittee to be appointed by the chairman.
Application for license for a lunch room
at ISL North Winooski avenue was re-
ferred to the aldermen from ward two
to investigate and report back and APP
plicaton for a license for a restaurant
at the Revere House was referred to the
aldermen from ward four A special
license to collect garbage asked for by
a man who wished to collect the garbage
from boarding house was not granted.
DR.. Sears stated that It was owing to un-
authorized collectors that much trouble
had come about and three-fourths Of the
kicks registered about the collection were
In the category. 1t was also the opinion
Of one Of the board that the garbage was
part of the consideration Of the collector
who was paid to do the work, who had
the garbage to use.
BILLS PAID.
The following bills were ordered
paid: Electric light department., month
ly statement for November. s7,74S.9s;
pauper department, monthly state
ment for November. $1.069.44; water
department for November. s3.7s0.20;
fire department., s30432; library de-
partment. $367.55: police department.
miscellaneous expenses, $91.0S: fire
department. $1.55s25: park depart
ment, $662.92: police department. ST.
03o.95; park department. $205.53; light
department for street lights. $1.74S.S7;
Lane Press. $500; street department.
for bridge maintenance in 1914. $685.
0s; Chittenden County Farmers asso-
citation. s712.37; II. J. Stanley G. Co,
800; Sheldon Press, $1,000; Free
Press Association, 1854; John Fuller
for killing seven dogs. $500; NJ. c.
Grandy. $6.45; James A. Riley. pound
keeper. $500; Consolidated Ice De-
livery company, s2422: New England
Telephone and Telegraph company
s6.4S; F. E. Ready 800 light depart
ment. $4.67; light department, s1s.3S
light department. 5000: II. c. Vince
lock. $1,000: A. c. Hathorne company.
$50: Eclipse Paint and Manufac-
turing company. $4,000; L. C. Grant
treasurer. $39.44: water department
$83.72; Jennie Delorme. services in
rest room. $50; light department. s1.71;
w II. Buckley & Co. 1915: Merchants
Press. $500; T. r. Dooley, ST.. s14.00;
DR.. ID. ]. Nolan, salary for Novem her
as health officer. $54.lS; II. l.. Mills
salary July August and September
as milk and food inspector. $500; ;
street department. s23790; F.. F..
Hathaway, s395.S4: p. A. Pion serv-
ices for health department. $1,000; r.
l. ScannelL services for health de-
partment, $500.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.