Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-07
.CITvs SHARE OF NEW STATION
Aldermen Find No Question in
Legality of the Payment.
Council Elects II. II. COrlcy school
Commissioner md A. Il. st. Pierre
Library Commissioners to FIJI
Vacancies.

the city council were held at the Of !
flee of the city clerk Monday night |
Following the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting Alderman
Boucher moved the board of aldermen
adjourn, at which time Mayor Drew
called the meeting of the city council
to order.
At the meeting of the city council,
Mayor Drew, presiding. Il. Il. Corley
was elected to the office of school
commissioner from ward one to fill the
place made vacant by the resignation
of Professor A. A. Borland, who has
moved from this city. The name Of
Professor +. r. jerks was also pre-
sented the vote being seven to six i'll
favor of Mr. Corlcy. Arthur Il. 81.
Pierre was elected n library commits
sioner to succeed the Rev. C. &. Will
son, who has removed from the city.
$3.50 FOR UNION STATION.
The meeting of the board of aldermen
was then resumed and after the usual
bills had been ordered paid the next
question considered was the one or the
question of paying the city's amount
towards the union station ana atter
much discussion the two bills, one from
and the other from the Rutland Rail-
road company, each calling for $500
were referred to the board of finance
TO ascertain whether or not the station
had been one-half completed, as called
for in the contract The city attorney
was called upon to express opinion as
to whether or not the city is liable for
the $1,000. the contract calling for the
payment of one-half that amount to the
Two railroads when the station is one
half completed and the payment of the
other half as soon as the station is
finished g.. sherman pointed out that
as the city was II party to n case as
brought in the supreme court and as
the city oaiecd no objections at the time
1t was bound to the order Of the su-
prcmc court, The act as passed in the
LEGISLATURE of 1910 simply enabled the
city ia bond by a citizens meeting if it
so desired The bills We're then referred
to the board of finance to ascertain
whether or not the station is onehalf
completed. and if so the bills will be paid.
A resolution was passed granting the
Wolch Brothers Maple company right
to cross Pine street with a spur track
from the Rutland railroad to their prop
erty bought of Seneca Haselton on the
east side of the street. After much dis
cussion the provision was incorporated
III III" resolution 'hat 'he IacN s"ou'0
be KEEP. in good condition and on a
level with the surface of the road.
resolution offered by Alderman Lam
son Tor sidewalk on the north SIDE OF
colchester avenue from Mansfield ave-
nue. TO flet'her pace WAS Iaiu on inc
;1bIe 10 be taken up later IN the meet
ing ana De referred 10 the street COM
miss!ohers VINO are to cail n meeting OF
the property owners concerned TO ascer'
tam IL they WISH Such sidewalk ant
report pack 10 the BOARD. a resolution
Tor sidewalk ON the east side o.
'hamplaln street from Bank to Cherry
street. which for the most part goes by
scho"I property, was laid ON the table
A petition received from property own
ers on the Lower road for sidewal
TO extend from the foot of North Pros
pect street to Colchester avenue was re
ferred to the street commissioners to re
port BACK to the board giving the COS
of a gravel or cindcr sidewalk there.
The garbage contract was awarded I
+, S. Hathaway for q period of tire
years TIL" price to be paid is $3.50 pc
year in l. monthly installments.
letter was read from Max l.. Powe
bringing up again the Ward bank stoc
case. Mr.. Powell appeared before tn
board AT the time the question was be
fore that body and offered his service
attorney in the case. In his lette
Mr.. Powell stated that the city had nc
lost ON the controversy for the reaso
that the city's claim has not bee
presented, but on the contrary tho cas-
was presented to Judge Rowell on the a.
sumption that this was a bona iide trus
when, as set UP in the letter. it wa
not a bona tde trust. Judge Rowoll ha
moi decided the case in hand and Nj
Powell further put forth that the aide
mon did not have right to allow the ca.
70 rest Alderman Grafton moved tn;
- committee he annointod TO investigat
Tho conditions as set forth in the lett,
iut his nation was not seconded. Aide
,,,,, r,,,.u ov.nroesod If os his oninion tn,
,bo cas. had h,., tbornupblv consider,
h,, th, bo,,d and fouowirp tho onini,
as handed down nv Judge Rowell
sho,,ld t ,iln,rod to reet whore II wa
No oction o.,s +ol,er
An ir,i,otio,, ,vos ,ocoived from, chi
q II Stoclf,v.u of tho fire denortme
and cbief y 7 Ruesau If the nolice a
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,rosen, a, tho animal irenactio, Of :,
two dcpartments tn be held to-morro.