Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-09
Aldermen Find 1t a Violation of
City Ordinances.
street mud sewer Departments Rum
Mug bchind---F. =. Hathaway Gets
Garbngc Contract mt S2,375---
rRnk stock Not Taxable.

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street, AMI tho report Of City Attorney
sherman. in which be stated that Mrs.
Louise Il. Wards stock in the Burling.
! ton Trust company, held by the company
as trustee. was not taxable locally, and
OF the two test suits brought for unpaid
sidewalk assessments one had been got
, tied by the payment of the assessment.
! The rarhagc contract for the coming year
! bid was S2,375.
| city Treasurer Grant submitted q state
| mcnt showing how the several depart.
mehts of the city stood September /. from
| which 1t appeared that the street DEPART
inent had debit balance Of s4OOS.07 and
the sewer department n debit balance Of
| H''"h''V@. Under the circumstances the
| treasurer did not feel warranted in al
! rowing further overdrafts without au-
'hority from the board Of aldermen.
street Commissioner Sinclair stated
! 'hat MS department could get through
the year without adding to the present
"Verdraft of about Slo,OCo but asked for
! the payment Of this overdraft. Mr. Sim
| CAR added that he did not SEQ why the
| street department should shoulder part
! OF the sprinklinS tax, and that if this
! burden was taken away the overdraf It
could be reduced Aldermen I.anson
! ana Buell. thought that the appropria-
| ton OF the street department should be
| increased. on account of the RAPIDLY in
cr,HE'nE amount of traffic. Mr.. Lam
/ son moved that committee OF three be
appointed by the president of the boa I'd
| 10 confer with the street commissioners
IN regard to improvements and getting
! 'ott"r material for repairing the streets
| This motion was passed.
petition for street light on Clymer
| street was referred to the street COM
| mlssioners. and then back to the board
! ~ report from the street commissioners
advislng sewer on Adams street was
adopted.
resolution was adopted. by which
| me lty is to issue and sell new bonds
covering $4,000 school bonds of October
| J, 1879, due October /, 1915
The health commissioners reported
! that f. $. Hathaway's bid of s2.375 for
collecting garbage during the ensuing
year was tie lowest, and the contract
was awarded to him. \ communication
was received from the Rutland Railroad
! company and explained by T.. 4. New
T.. w. Lawrence of the road. in which
tho railroad wished to buy water for
use at the new station at rate some
| what lower than customary. Upon mo-
'ion of Alderman Iamson, n committee
OF three Is to he appointed to take the
, matter up with the railroad attorneys
and water commissioners, and report to
the board
In response to a petition for an addi-
tional electric light on Bradley road,
Superintendent MacBroom was author
lied to proceed with the work according
to former resolution. by which four
lights are to he installed on tho road,
but not ore at the spot petitloned for.
J. II. Mcdowell. architect in charge Of
the alterations at the Jones store ut 1iS
Church street. petitioned for a permit
to build an awning on the front of the
building. extending 50 inches over the
street This work had been started a f W
days ago, when Building Inspector f. T..
pandrcw stopped the work. The permit
was refused, as it was in violation Of a
city ordinance.
/ TROLLEY LINE TO NEW STATION.
Several hack and building licenses were
granted. after which Elias LYMAN, prosi-
dent of the burlington Traction com
iany, presented a petition. by which tho
| company should be allowed to extend a
short line down King street around
| Battery street, in connection with tho
| new station. Tho Traction company has
permit to lay rails on Main street
! where n track was formerly run to the
| OLD station. but Mr.. Lyman stated that
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WIN N1''lr' "N ""N"'S uh' car" SUD III
| 'front.' o. tne s'a'l''. ne comm inca
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r,tv o,tornov ana street commissioners
.horl1 c,ur.r with two officials of rho
Traction comnany and rcport to IN,
lnYra
civ Atto,rn,. sherman ronor.od that m,
orcstlon of tn. taynticn of Mrs Louis,
II. Wards etocp In the BurI,nctop Trus,
conranv had been referred to Justic,
roh, W powc1 Of Rordo,ph hv ogron
ment. and that the latter had said that
If WAS not taxable locally. one Of tn,
TWO tost ru,ts brought August for un
,,oiJ sidewalk assessments resulted II
,,a,,,o,, hy tho Owner Joh, Drew. no
orly for tho amount owing in the nnrt,c
.,;nn ooso Gov a ei1cva,k or Drew street.
,,,. Cor all th,t no owed Tho other cas-,
,oi,,.t 1.ooo porelr,n FOR a .idew,,,
>,a,., o,.o,,., hos ho.r continued hi,
...,, ,r,c,,rc n,oro time
", w., ~, snrgcst,on os tho CITY ot,or,,v