Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-08
ROAD BED TO Be CHANGED
North End Slide in Hands of
Aldermanic Committee.
New Ordinance to Govern City Engi-
necr's Duties Introduced and Rcnd
Tvicc--Gasolinc Pump Guess
tion Rises Again.

Jay evening, that the city of Darlington
VIII acquire enough property near the
Tead or Park street on North Bend so the
ROAD Will be changed and skirt the large
mole caused by the slide of North Bend
street on to the intervalc. This is the
most economical way of treating the
problem according to city Engineer Sin
clair, who apearcd before the board
10 ASK PERMISSION for the street
commissioners to purchase two pieces of
property which will cost 81 200. This cx-
yense said Mr. Sinclair would b., about
ohe-quarter the expense which would he
involved II an attempt were made to fill
IN the hole caused by the slide. The
'"ard ordered that a committee of three
We appointed by the chairman to act with
'he street commissioners as regards tho
@uNisahlllty OF the purchase of the prom
cry as n solution of the problem and the
'"'Hili'tee was given power to act. The
property consists of two lots. one on
t'tiIe' side or Park street near the corner
'''e mas a house and barn which can be
Sold for about 5000
Alderman Woodbury. introduced n new
Vi'v ordnance in regard to the duties
W city engineer in Burlington, giving
ms "utles The ordinance was read and
'"'h read a second time by title 1t
as then voted that it he referred to
committee Of three to he appointed
ny 'ne chairman who would report back
" inc board. II the ordinance is passed
'he CITY engineer will have to give his
eh'lre time to the engineering problems
OF 'he city. In the opinion Of Alderman
woodbury. an engineer who would be re-
"uired TO look after this part of the
city work as 1t should be looked after
would save his salary twice over i'm n
years time. The city now paws $500 ner
year Tor the engineers services and as
nuch as 5000 in addition in fees The
CRY engineer now has no authority to
go ahead with his work he having IT
out and others completing it, with the
result that it is not always done scien-
tlhcally or economically. Burlington
said Mr. Woodbury., is behind other
towns in this State in this regard and
Is far behind cities of her size in other
New England States
The matter of installing a sewer at
w hiting's brush factory on lower Pine
street was brought to the attention of
fhe board by a communication from
various property owners on the streets
in the vicinity of the factory. The
waste from the coloring watts of the
factory runs through an open sewer for
some distance, causing nauseating
odor. 1t appeared that the owners OF
the factory We're as DESTROYS as any one
to have a sewer installed and it was
moved that the city clerk inform the
owners of the factory that the board
would entertain a petition for a sewer.
Despite the fact that the members Of
the board thought they had settled the
problem of the street gasolcnc pumps
for the time being, that matter rose
TO the surface again when f..
nj. Alden, agent for s f. Bowser &
Co., who sell Easoene pumps. appeared
before the board. Mr. Alden gave it as
his opinion that unwttingly. perhaps
the members of the board had discrim-
mated in favor of the Standard Oil corn
pany whose pumps are now being used
in the city. The board in the rrsolu-
ton adopted at last months meeting
ruled that no more pumps should Re put
in, but did not order the pumps already
in taken out. These are the property
of the Standard OIL company, said Mr..
Alden, and he was of the opinion that
his company had been Disseminated
against. Alderman Hall stated that the
committee to which the matter was re-
ferred did not take into consideration
whose pumps were already in the city's
streets and that there was certainly no
thought of discrimination by giving any
one company n monopoly.
j. f. Mooney, who keeps a store on
North Winooski avenue just above Pearl
street, tried to start a little something
along the gasolene pump line. He sent
communication to the board asking
that its members order a gasolene pump
situated Just above his store to be
moved Immediately in that it was a
nuisance on the street, blocking traffic
Alderman Lessor rose to explain that
while the owner of the pump was paving
Mr.. Mooney for space for the pump
when it was situated in front of his
store that there was no cOmnlaint made.
but that II wae whom he moved farther
up the street that Mr. Mooney discoy-
cred the pumn to he n nuisance The
communication was ordered laid on the
table
A resolution was odontod ,rivino the
enlaries of the yarions cit,, omcials as
follows: CITY clcr>l nor ornur, q, ooo.
city treasurer. ner annun, 90 oro. citv of
torney per annum. 500. ennerintondert
Of streets. per ennum &, soo. su,or,n.
1cndent of water department nor o,rur,
ST $50. sInerintendent Of lipbt dono,tr,o,,.
rer nnnum. 81 800. overseer noor ,o,