Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09
LAST MEETING OF BOARD
Consider New and EX.
acting Plumbing Ordinance.
Many Electric signs for Church street
in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Health
officer at salary Of Not Less
Than 1900.

The principal business To come before
last evenings meeting Of the board of
aldermen. which was the last meeting of
the prcscn board, was the introduction
of n new city ordnance in regard t. the
Installation and inspection Of plumbing.
rho ordinance covers many tNpcwrittcu
sheets and appears to be a very stringent
law, which will tend to enforce the i'm
stallation of proper ul rnlbin&. Notice of
the appointment of Dr. e. i. Ennis as
health officer of Burlington WAS also re-
ccivcd from the board Of health CONF
missoners of the Ci,N. There was an
abundance Of routine business 10 tomc
before the meeting
a communication wan received from
I. ID. StockWcll, chief of the IRE donart-
ment. asking that the ilrcmcn OF the city
ne given the right to ride upon the stree,
cars free OF charge in going to and from
their homes for their meals. I'm fines
Sohc ny ms privilege has been refused
oy the OFFICIALS Of the Traction COMPANY
on inc grounds that if the hrcmcn were
allowed To ride, which privilege tho police
OF Burlington now enjoy, il would let
Gown the bars SO that all employees of
the city would expect TO ride 1t was the
vote OF the board thai the petition n,
lett to the committee &C the board now
AT WorN on street railway affairs
Ircsldent Luck read the papcrs which
.hayc been served on the city through tho
persons OF TIN mayor, city attorney and
tn" president of the board and which
nave to do with the making of O'Ncil
street one of The city streets The ,1so
is an appeal from the street commits.
sioncls' decision
\ petition was received from thc X.u.
England. Telephone and Tnlcrrunb ,.,,,
pahN TO place poles with wires ou STAN
FORD road which extends from N,r,i
avenue to Applotrcc point. \ resolution
covering the same matter. which e,yc
the company such right. wa. ud,utnl
ELECTRIC SIGNS.
'"rIIhston's streets will be lighted hy
some very attractive cicctrir sicua If
progress continues along proscu, limos
licenses were granted last night for ro,,,
Signs which Will be erected. suffice, tn
inc rules and regulations of the citv
ordinances, and ono Of these, that of tho
w. g. Reynolds company, will I've tbc
most pretcntious Yet undertaken in this
Guy 1t VIII be - feet six inches tain
and seven foot wide at its widest poilt.
and u.ir, ,o,,,,t, 80 VII "''' S"'o"
top with the words Carpets. Furniture.
Linens on the wide space at the bot
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erection of =, sir, in rr,.,, Of tnof,. .,,,ro
nm Cburcb s,roo, ,rb,,,. .o,,t ,,,..
nrir+ which vac ,ot ,,,,,,,.oi l., 40
board. and if was voted that n comnuu'-
cation he sent the company stating that
they would he given license to erect
an electric sign approved ny tho board.
~ Was Nbl'i W dllbM u I'Hll Nl TIC
sidewalk in front of tho Combination
Cash store to be used as a place to nut
building material while rcpairs are being
made in that store.
A communication. s;cncd hv u licensed
hackmcn of tho CITY. which asked for
normission TO erect = toIonhono booth
at Tho German of Main aud 81 PAM
stroo,s far ,hoi,. own uec v.,s ro,civol
..,,d ,.oforrod 70 ,bo ro,l- commissioners
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a., ,,. olr,,or ,ro,,,,1 ,,.bich ,hcy
lin ~ t,,,,o r. c,,r foo,
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''"'S "''' .i
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property "'' '-c"s' ''''
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'he nc" r"""' ''V ''''''
on inc 'apie UNI" ''c "'N' NV 49,
th' street commissioner" N''
10 nc present anu report "P'" ~
NEW PLUMBING ORDINANCE.
TIL. reu CHI. ordinance in regard to
n,umhip,- r.as introduced hv Alderman
Ra,I;ce Tha ordinance Will take tho
nIacc 80 ,ho present law in effect and
haa the anrrovn, OF the Vermont State
hoard Of health. II was complied under
the direction OF the ritE'a inspector of
plumbing. Dennis T.. lTarran, who, in adj