Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-09

vantage Ut having tie gasoline pumps
n, thc curbs so that the automobile own
crs mieht run their cars TO the curb to
have their tanks rc-lillcd lie offered scv-
oral arguments in favor of the tanks, the
principal one being that they were the
last word in tho elimination 1c fire
hazard They do away with tho danger
which arises from putting gas into a car
In a building. taking 1t from a tank in
tho ground and transferring ii to the
tank. lie advanced several other reasons
Just as tho board was about to adjourn
Alderman Walker arose to asl; why the
employees of the Fletcher Free library
had not received their nay in weekly in
stallments. 1t was his unders landing
that ON his motion tho board had so or
dercd at It's last regular meeting. lie
made another motion that all employees
of the library who wished to have their
pay in weekly instalments or four times
per month he allowed that privilege
which was passed. Then he took up the
matter of the 500. 10 COllcctablc by the city
from L. y. Frcchcttc, former city con-
stable, tho amount being delinquent
taxes. MIR Trcchctte, Inc said, had prom.
iscd to nay uuc-half of the amouut as ar
ranged 10y him with the mayor and board
of finance This he has not done and
Alderman Walker was I'm favor Of maxi
ing him pay the whole thing Tho matter
was laid upon the table, to he tatcn IN
AT the next regular meeting.
Bills PAID.
The following bills were ordered paid,
Water department, February statement
s3.G97.S0: fire department. February state.
mcut. siS3.23. fire department, Februars
payroll. sl,5a'o2; police department,
February statement. $6S.tS police depart.
meat. February payroll. SlG2s.2s: electric
fight department, February Statement
SS.75I.67: library department. February
statement. t3i0l0; raupcr department,
February statement, Sl,629.oi.
Rest room department. Jennie Delorne,
matron, so; Light & Power company,
gas for rest room. 90 cents.
Public buildings department. Standard
Coal e Ice company, coal for city hall.
sl0,1I: Citizens coal company, coal for
Memorial hall. sl5i7S: moving ashes from
city hall, si26; light department, lights
aud power for city hail and Memorial
hall, SlSol: water for city hall and Memo
rial hall, Slo.N; Light & Power company.
gas for city hall II cents; T. : Lanou
& Sou, labor and material at Memorial
hall, S3i1
Park department. labor. Sl2'7.
Street lights for February. 81 .G51.O7.
Health department. Merchants Press,
printing. Sll.15; labor at dump. si2; +. S.
Hathaway. collecting garbage in Febrt.
AIRY. $500; Adsit Coal company. coal,
s3.i6: u. j. Nolan. salary as health on
acr in February, $j4.lS.
Incidental department. work and ma
tcrial on Winoosli ana IIcincbcrg bridges
during 1913, &2,6,9j; lighting college street
clock. $iG7 John Fuller killing 10 dogs,
$40. J. " Eilcy. poundkeepcr, three
months, $i5; j. $ Dcnning. office expenses
for February, So; Alfred Rose G CO.,
auditing city accounts s6l41G: election Of
nccrS. SIG; NJ. &. Grandy, postage and
election expenses. s1215: H. ]. STANLEY e
CO., supplies. s2.1j; FREQ Press associa-
ton, printing and advertising S9o.59 tele-
phones. SOL; Brown & Rohy. electrical
supplies % cents: +. u. Kelley, salt for
city hail, O. cents: G. A. Barrier. salt for
city hall, &" cents Rutland Railroad
company. balance due on new union sta
ton. $500.
i. O. EEAUPRE. ASSESSOR
Immediately after the meeting of the
board of aldermen there was a very hriet
meeting of the city council. at which tho
only business was the reelection OF +. O.
Rcaupre to succeed himself as city as.
SCISSOR, lie was elected for term OF
three years.