Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-06


without baggage, the fare to be ten
cents per passenger in defined limits,
was referred to the license committee.
This is the first appearance Of the git
ney' in Burlington.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The city treasurer was authorized to
borrow sum not to exceed 500, 900 to
meet the accrued and accrune liabili-
ties of the city.
The school departments request that
their appropriation be $4,000 for the
coming year was referred to the board
of finance
The sum of 800 was voted to help
defray the expenses of Memorial day
exercises.
resolution was adopted to install
a fire hydrant on Bissell street.
! The resignation of DR.. j. T.. La
ROGUE as member of the board OF
charities was accepted
1t was voted. on petition of the street
commissioners, to sprinkle Shelburne
street to the city limits.
| A petition for street light on Maple
street between South willard and sum-
NIT street was granted. A petition for
a light on School street, $50 feet north
of Loomis street. was referred to the
! light commissioners. A petition for a
| light in Coty's lane, which runs off
| Interval avenue was dismissed as the
lane is not n city street
a petition from the New England
Telephone e. Telegraph company for
permission to build conduits in South
Union street for the purpose OF re-
moving certain of it's wires from
proximating with high voltage wires,
was referred to the street commission
ers and city attorney.
A petition for better methods Of
sprinkling Pine street was referred to
the city clerk, who was authorized to
notify the street commits toner's Of the
complaint.
A petition for the removal Of a light
in Crowley street to a more desirable
location in the same street was refer
red to the light commissioners with
power to act.
A petition was received from resi-
dents of Colchester avenue. complain
irtg Of bill boards on the street just
below Green Mount cemetery. 1t was
claimed that the boards were n nuis-
ance and menace to health. It was
shown by Alderman Lamson that the
principal difficulty was that the waste
paper on the board was not taken care
Of and blew into the cemetery and
street. This complaint was referred
to the city engineer and street COM
miss oners.
petition from the people who
live in the vicinity of Battery Park to
have at least every other concert OF
the band this summer at Battery Park
was referred to the finance committee
On motion of Alderman Woodbury.
it was decided that the committee on
salaries consist of the members of the
finance committee.
The usual number of licenses were
granted, subject to the ordinary re-
strictions imposed
When the bills were ordered paid it
was decided not to pay the carfare Of
the plumbing inspector. which had
been made a part of his expense ac-
count.
petition for a sewer in Pine street
and Lyman avenue was referred TO the
board of street commissioners.
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
approved:
Water department, monthly state
ment. $3,795.73; electric light depart
ment' monthly statement, s5.531.67; fire
department. monthly statement. s3O7.s1;
pauper department, monthly statement.
$l,379 library department, monthly
statement. S42S.16; police department,
monthly statement. s116.5S: park de-
partment, monthly statement, $3.50:
fire department pay roll, $1,530.45;
police department pay roll. s1,616.43.
Incidental department: A. b. Kings
land, salary as inspector of paint and
expenses, s50.45; w. G. Thomas labor
and material so cents; street lights,
$1.6l947; Van A. Nye, services as as
SCISSOR, $10S F.. o. Beaupre. assessor,
Sos; A. 5. Barrows, assessor. slOS;
George Gosselin. assisting assessors.
$50; Charles A. Brown, assisting asses
or. $50; Daniel r. Grandy, assisting
assessors, $50; II. H. Davis, assessors
clerk, SIS; Horace l.. LOOMS, assisting
assessors, S12; George Devereux as
sisting assessors, 500; Arthur Langlois,
assisting assessors, $50; Sheldon Press,
supplies for assessors S6.75 NJ. G
Grandy, one half premium on bond.
S8; f. j. Stanley & Co, supplies. 40
cents; light department, College street
clock, $44i; light department. light at
city and Memorial hail. 1881: Burling-
ton Toilet Supply company. towel supply.
$50: NJ. G. Grandy, cash paid out for
rewriting proprietors' record book, sS, g;
Jed p. Iadd one-half premium on bond,
$3.50; NJ G. Grandy, postage and sup
plies, N4s; j. S. Denning Office expense,
s25; J. f. w, Dorman company. wagon
plates for 1915 licenses slS.75; Burlington
Daily News. advertising, sos; Lane
Press, printing. $l2.S5; A. l.. Sherman, ex-
penses year ending April q, 1915, $l2l
John Fuller. killing nine dogs. 50; Bur-
lington Light & Power company gas, II
cents L. c. Grant, one-half premium on
bond, $50; j, r. Cushman, services as at
torney in employers liability case N52 4S;
II. j. Shapley a. Co., supplies for as
SCISSORS, $50; Lane Press. printing for |
fire warden. IS.
Health department: Mary Fletcher |
hospital care Of two patients 500 lS; |
N. C. Florence. collecting garbage for
April. $50; Jarvis Palace garage. hack
service to health officer. $3.50; for regis
tration fees, sSi A. 3, Kingsland. $500;
DR.. D j. Nolan, salary as health officer.
II; H. Lee Mills, salary and expenses
az food inspector from January to May
/. slO552
Public buildings department: Supplies,
vi 10; Sanitas Disinfectant company, sup
piles, sillO; New England Telegraph &
Telephons camnany. tslAAAl~.~> sSAAA.