Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04

said that this wal taking the appointiye
power away from the mayor. After mora
discussion Alderman Crane moved that
the proposed amendment be laid on the
table. and the motion was carried.
Alderman Buell. called the attention M
the board to the fact that the city's
electric light plant and water buildings
on the lake front were not insured. This
brought out the statement that tbere
were good reasons why, it appearinp
thai there was an enormous risk at.
tached to this property by the insurance
companies. It was represented that the
best way would be for the departments
to insure the building themselves bv nav
ing insurance premiums into the sink
ing fund. No action, however. was
taken.
The cigars of the evening were fur.
nishod by Acting and Mayor-elect Drew,
A vote of thanks was extended him. on
motion of Alderman Crane.
BILLS PAID.
The following bills were ordercd
paid;
Electric light department. monthly
statement, sd,263.34; fire department.
monthly statement, s4O7.10; wator de.
partment monthly statement. s2s5o IN.
pauper department monthly statement
81, 1895; park department. s33.O7.
police department monthly statement
sf77.14; library department monthly
statement. $335.O2: fire department nav
roll. sf.555.9O.
Incidental department: n. C.. Flor
5m abatements. $55.30: Free
Press association. city reports ana
s5s7.20; Free Press associa-
ton, printing, binding and ADVERTISING.
Free Press association. ballots.
check lists and other printing. s74.14:
J.. c. Grant, treas, election officers
2, 1915. s216; Burlington Daily
News. advertising. abatement and warn
ing. $500; N. G.. Grandy. postage, 80. 90;
NJ. G. Grandy. election expenses. s1311:
l.. Powell, rent of ward 3 polling
place $40; James Snyder, renting of
polling place, $40: j. S. Denning, main
open office January. $25; j. S.
Denning, maintaining office February,
s25: Elias Lyman Coal coat
Burrows Adding Machine COM
supplies, rs cents; r. r. Oettincer
& company, SO; j. e. Dennis. labor ana
material. 60 certs; the lar Press, sup
plies and printing. s3O.75: Burlington
Supply company. $3.50; H.. J.
STANLEY ~ company, supplies, $3.50: q.
l.. Winters. refund Of poll tax. $3.50;
light department. College street clock,
S4.44: G. II. Mylkes. supplies, $50:
New England Telegraph & Telephone
1851; Rose n Hubbard, audit
ing expenses, sS23.2i; light department,
street lights, s1.G1S.60; J. $. Denning, 81
$40; job Fuller, killing
dogs, 81; light department, mater
ial and labor on municipal Christmas
800; light department. supplies,
II cents.
Public buildings department: i. :.
BlodEett company, CRATES at fire station
number one $3.50; Observation-Disclosures
timber company. lumber at re sta
ton number five. s17.G3: water depart
m"nt, water city and Memorial halls,
1855; light department, lights city and
halls, sl924; light department.
power at city hall. sl9O; street depart
ment. removing ashes, $40.
Rest room departments: burlington
Light N Power company. gas. IT cents;
J"nni" Dclorme, salary. sos: light depart
ment. lights. s1.24.
Health department: D. j. Nolan. salary
as health officer, s4.17: W. p. Clark.
food supplies. $l2.22; street department.
labor at dump. s+2.