Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-11
FIR MXL|N COUNTY
ST. ALBANS.

John r. Gushing. editor of the Mes
enger, has been engaged by A. r.
Iiurlbut Post. No. GO, G. A. r., to de-
liver the Memorial day address.
All the members of the r~ecently elected
city council were present at the first
meeting of the year held at the city
council room in city hall Thursday even
ing. The members are Mayor John e.
Maun and Aldermen w. r. Eastman.
n. j. Jarvis. W y. Jarvis. p. F.. Sulli-
van, a. a. Parmelee and Charles f.
O'Neil, the latter being the only new
member Following the reading Of his
annual message by Mayor Maun. Alder
man Parmelee was unanimously re-elect-
ed president Of the council. The mayor
then announced his standing committees
for the year as follows: on legislation,
Mayor ]. +. Maun, cx-officio, Aldermen
sullivan and Eastman; finance. Aldermen
Eastman, W. d. Jarvis and Sullivan;
streets, Aldermen Sullivan, n. ]. Jar
Wis and Parmelee; sidewalks, aldermen
w. d. Jarvis, y. ]. Jarvis and O'Neil;
sewers, Aldermen n. J. Jarvis, Parmelee
and Sullivan; water, Aldermen n. J..
Jarvis. Sullivan, w. y. Jarvis: fire. AL
dermen Sullivan, O'Neil, w. d. Jarvis;
police, Aldermen O'Neil. Parmelee. y. J..
Jarvis; charities and corrections. Alder
men w. D. Jarvis. O'Neil, Eastman:
lights, Aldermen Parmelee, Eastman, w.
u. Jarvis; railroads and public fran
chises, Aldermen Eastman, O'Neil. w. D..
Jarvis; city property, Aldermen Parmelee,
Sullivan, y. J. Jarvis; salaries, Aldermen
O'Neil, Eastman, y. ]. Jarvis; health
and nuisances. Aldermen n. ]. Jarvis
Parmelee, Eastman; printing, Aldermen
Eastman, w. d. Jarvis, n. ]. Jarvis:
licenses, Aldermen w. D. Jarvis, Parme-
lee, O'Neil. The various appointive Of
fees of the city for the year We're filed
from the following applications: Care
taker of reservoir, Edor Lahame: care
taken Of Taylor park, Albert Revoir;
ianitor of city hall and public library.
l.. \. Curtis; ~poundkeeper, ]. A. Mac
Dougall; city grand juror. A. II. George:
Sheldon p%oor-house director, W. H. Finn;
chief OF fire department, F. ]. Guerin;
first assistant chief of fire department,
r, 8. Kimball; second assistant chief Of
fire department, Charles NJ. Roberts: SUI
perintendent of streets, water and sew
ers, j.. II. Kennedy. The resignation Of
A. II. George as city attorney was ac-
copied, the same to take effect at once,
and in his place Roswell NJ. Austin was
appointed. c. II. Chase was appointed
constable and collector. For overseer OF
the poor H.. y. Lampman and Frank
IIebert We're the applicants and the mat
ter was laid over until another meeting.
the committee on charities and correc-
tons to be given the handling Of the
poor matters until the appointment Of an
overseer. City Clerk b. NJ. Hopkins was
instructed to ask for bids for the office
of city physician: also to call for bids
from the surety companies for bonds OF
the city clerk and treasurer and constable
and collector. The committee on city
property was instructed to call for bids
for the re~decorating of the Interior Of
the city hall.
At n meeting OF the general committee
to make arrangements for the State
Grand Army encampment to be held in
this city April IL and IA, which took
place Saturday evening In the city court
room at city hall. the finance committee
reported that It had succeeded in raising
$50, the amount estimated to be neces-
sary to carry out the present plans. All
the committees reported that the work
was progressing favOrably. The officers
II the joint committee from A. X. Hurl-
hut Post, No. N, G. A. r., the city and
the st. Adams Business and Professional
Mems association are: Chairman, Major
seymour II. Wood; secretary. Capt, C..
T.. fel; treasurer, r. +. brennan. The
following are the committees: nance.
W. Ii. Eastman, Charles 5. Forbes, Or
T.. A.. Hyatt decorations, p. T.. Sullivan.
e.. Il. Pell, a. A. parmelee; music. G. T..
Pcll; entertainment s. II. Wood, DR.,
T.. \, Hyatt; invitations, ], T.. Ak,un,
c. r. Pell; printing, s. +. Mckenzie, W,
r. Eastman. The general committee con-
sists OF the following: Mayor j. f.. Maun.
w r. Eastman, +. f., Sullivan and a.
a, Parmelee. representing the city; S, II.
Wood and S. =. Mckenzie. representing
Post Hurlbut. and r. A. Hyatt, c. s.
Forbes. c. z. Pell and r. r. brennan.
representing the business and profes-
sional men. In addition to the Grand
Army eneampment the Women's Relief
Corps. department of Vermont, will meet
at the same time, and the Sons OF
Veterans, Vermont division, may hold