Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-10
GARBAGE QUESTION UP AGAIN
Aldermen Have Heated Discus.
sion on a Hot Night.
Not In Favor Of Board Of Health's
Scheme to Have City DO the Work
-Gasolcne Pumps Ordered
Out.

The garbage question, which Is al
ways a trying one in hot weather, was
discussed at length and not without
some heat in addition to that furnish
ed by the weather. at the regular
monthly meeting OF the board of al
dermen Monday night. The local board
or health. headed by DR.. F. w. Sears.
ably seconhed by Dr. D. A. Shea and
other members of the board, was
strongly of the opinion that the city
should collect the garbage of its resi-
dents through the street department.
1t was suggested that the city could
do this work more efficiently even
II not more economically than an in
dividual and that the garbage might
be disposed Of at a municipal piggery
which could possibly be established
at the poor farm. The aldermen and
Mayor A. S. Drew were considerably
opposed to this proposition and thought
that responsible contractor could be
secured to collect the garbage, paid
sufficient price to mako It worth
MS while and then held to strict ac-
countability for the proper perform
ance Of the work. After considerable
discussion the board passed a. resolu
tion instructing the board Of health
to consider bids for collecting the gar
bage and to award them to the man
who in the opinion Of the board Of
health would do the work most eff
ficiently. The following bids have
been received for the collection of
garbage: Charles King. South Bur
linRton. $2.400; w. S. Heath South Bur
lngton, $4,000; r. II. McCale, Col
chester $4,000; n. c. Florence. $4,000;
J. S Hefflon. s3.750.
Alderman f. w. Bayies brought I'm
the matter of the installation of curb
gasoline pumps at various points in
the city after the board had adopted
resolution that no more pumps should
be erected in the streets. resolu
ton was passed authorizing Major
Drew to see that all pumps installed
| after the passage of the previous res
olution be removed within 70 hours.
II was mentioned that some Of the
| owners of such pumps had disregard =
ed notices from the city attorney to
| remove them within ten days and that
they would oppose in the courts the
action taken by the board
a rather passionately worded petition
signed by q property owners on Lyman
avenue asking that the board have n
! sewer constructed on that street was
referred to the street commissioners. who
were also instructed to try TO temporarily
| remedy conditions for the residents in
! mat vicinity, pending a final decision on
| the petition. John Seth appeared be-
tore the board in behalf Of the petition.
| The street commissioners were In
structed, by virtue of resolution in
troduced by Alderman F. w. Baylies and
passed without opposition. to sell the
buildings on the premises recently pur.
chased by the city at the southwest cor
ner Of Park and North Bend streets The
sale contract also provides for the re-
moval Of the buildings from the premises
After petition from eight property
owners living on Church street between
Maple and Adams streets, asking to have
that portion Of Church street sprinkled
had been read and placed on file, a resolu-
ton was adopted ordering that portion
of Church street sprinkled. A portion of
| Mansfield avenue was also ordered
sprnkled
ton passed at the last previous meeting
increasing the salaries Of the chief and
the deputy chief Of police to S25 and SO
per week. respectively. was read While
not opposed to this particular increase
Mayor Drew felt that the salaries as fixed
by the salary committee of the board
should be continued throughout the year
and that the passage of this resolution
would open the gate for several other
similar ones. The mayors veto was sus
tanned by a vote Of six to four, Alder
men Woodbury.. Mansur. Baylies, Hall
Buell. and Lamson voting to sustain the
veto, and Aldermen Lessor, Ressette
Dwycr and Bergeron voting TO grant tn,
Increase.
Tho chairman Of the hoard was su
thorized to appoint a committee of three
aldermen to confer with the school board
regarding the question Of the obtainnl
by the school board of an appropriation
to carry on some necessary work. fol
which they have no funds. a letter from
the committee on school houses ant
school property Of the school board wa!
read, stating that the school building!
needed many repairs for which the board
had no money and that a considerable
saving could be effected II such repairs
we're made, particularly II two new
furnaces were installed in the Lawrenc
Barnes and Converse schools.
The petition Of Gus Poulos of 1903 Churcl
street. asking permission to erect An cleo
trio sign bearing the words "Bostol
Lunch" in front of his restaurant. wa
referred to the license committee will
power to act. A number of hack license
which had been approved by two member
or the board and the chief OF police wer
granted, A petition Of the Leader Evap
orator company, asking permission to ex
tend track carrier over the sidewalk OF
Battery street, was denied. Petitions from
the Leader Evaporation company askinl
permission to fence a portion of Colleg
street between Champlain and Batter,
street during building operations, and o
George F. Saltus and the Heininger &
kieslich Building company to place build
Ing materials on Pine street and at tn
corners of Church and Bank streets ant
Church and Cherry streets during build
Ing operations, were granted with thu
provision that four feet of Sidewalk
should be left unencumbered
considerable number OF rebates 70
mistakes in the assessments of take
were granted A bond OF 5000 filed b,
l.. c. Grant as city treasurer was mp