Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-10
ALDERMEN uMGER LONG
Much Bushes Done at Mon
day Nights Session.
electric Light Department Joins the
Procession in Request for An Au-
tomobilc-HcnIth OFFICER Would
Like More Pay.

taken until II 80 O'Clock. large amount
of business was transacted. Max L.
Powell submitted a letter in which he
volunteered his services assistant to
the city attorney in presenting the case
of the 81 shares of Burlington Trust
company stock. held in trust for Mrs.
Louise r. Ward. before Judge Rowcll
who Is to decide whether or not 1t is
subject to local taxation The salary
committee made its report for the year.
recommending the salaries for all city
officials. The electric light department
put in n request to be furnished with a
runabout automobile and DR.. Sears of
the board Of health addressed the board
on the subject of giving the health officer
salary of $1,000 "A year instead of the
$3.50 recommended by the salary COM
mittee. as the health officer is now re-
CURED to give all his time to the duties
of his office owing to an amendment to
the city charter
CIRCUS LICENSES
a letter was read from q representa- tive
of the Jones Bros circus which is to APP
pear here June IA asking that the city
License of 500 be cut Gown If possible.
Another letter was read from a repre-
sentative of the 10l Ranch show making
The same request, this show desiring to
exhibit here the 9TH of July. Licenses
We're granted to both shows to exhibit
pm payment of the slco fee, as it is i'm
lossihle for the city to do otherwise as
he charter fixes fiat fee of 500 per
lay The management of the Moose
arrival asked that its license fee of $40
Der day for six days be ahated to $40
or the whole period in consid GRAFTON of
he fact that the carnival was for the
purpose of increasing the funds of the
Moose order Tho board could not comply
With this request either because the
state law fixes the fee at not less than
10 a day.
HEALTH OFFICERS SALARY
DR.. +. W. Sears. chairman of the local
GARD of health appeared before the aid
rmen and asked them to consider the
roposition of paying the health officer
ECO n year. The law now requires that
he official give all his time to the office
nd 1t would he difficult to find a phys-
an to give up his practice for even 5000
year. The alternative is to hire a man
no is a graduate of school which es-
eclally trains physicians for health Off
PRS work 1t also appeared in the course
DIR. Sears's remarks that the city has
ne right to fix the salary of the health
i1cer but the appointment of the official
made by the State board of health who
Ill agree to the person recon-
ended by the local board. The State
bard VIII also, it appeared, consider the
opposition Of the city's combining the
Hoes of milk and food inspector with
at of health officer. 1t was finally de-
ded to leave the matter to the finance
mmittee, who will take UP the question
salary and combination Of offices with
o board of health.
LEGAL SERVICES OFFERED.
Max l.. Powell In letter offered his
rvices free Of charge as attorney in the
Sc of the taxes on the Ward bank stock
1ich is to be heard before Judge J. w
well, according to the terms of a stipu-
ton entered into at a recent meeting of
board. Aldermen Lessor. Dwyer and
|eslich We're inclined to think that Mr.
wells services would be a good thing
getting a fair hearing on the question
derman Woodbury. said that the whole
ng was spite case and so far as he
Fld see the city attorney was ably
Allied to conduct the case. Alderman
mson said that if it was a spite case it
puld perhaps be better to hire other
unset, and that Mr. Powell might do
case more harm than good. When
question came to n vote the ayes
d nays were demanded by Alderman
mson and 1t was voted to employ
Powell free of charge by a vote of
to four, Messrs. Luck Lessor, Bouch.
Dwyer, Kicslch and Walker voting
and Messrs. Lamson. Woodbury.,
Ensur and Baylies voting no. Mr.. Pow
s letter was follows:
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen:
notice in the paper that the city at
ney and Judge Mower have agreed to
er the question in dispute in regard to
Ward tax to the Hon. John w. Row
rms Is eminently proper, AS was
one who made the complaint to Mayor
rke In regard to the 81 shares of Bur-
Rton Trust company stock in the name
Louise r. Ward escaping taxation ]
urally am interested as a taxpayer as
as stakeholder in having this stock
local taxes the same as the rest of
stock. This stock was originally in
name of II. l.. Ward and before the
hoval of offsets escaped taxation by
ans of offsets to II. l.. Wards broth
|n-law in Seattle. As soon as offsets
Re removed the stock has escaped taxa
by being placed in place in the name
Louise r. Ward which was perfectly
per and then being placed In the name
he Burlington Trust company as trus-
If the claim of Mr., ward is correct
er the old law all Of the bank stock
bed In the State Of Vermont could have
hped local taxation by simply making
bank itself "A quasi-trustee of it's own
TX. This was the point Of law which
erstood was to be determined by
ge Rowell, and no technicalities as to
ce, etc. were to be relied upon. 1t
turns out that Mr. Ward is claiming
proper notice was no, given nv the
fssors and on this question there Is a
Pute MI Horton, as city attorney
ESed this claim vigorously and he now
ms that Mr.. Mower agreed with him
waive a more formal notice by the as
Fors This al once raises an issue of
which should be determined by an
artial tribunal. The present city at
ey, contrary to his predecessor, has
satedly given out his opinion that
lie morally this stock should pay local
ation like the rest, technically 1t is not
e on account of the fact that there
no proper notice given. ! do not know
ther our present city attorney has
pride of opinion in this matter, but
VII be only natural having handed
n his opinion, that he would be glad
zee 1t confirmed by Judge Rowel.
|ur or five months ago the board OF
rmen voted that the city attorney