Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-08
F|REMEn Want MORE PAY
New Board of Aldermen to Act
on Petition.
Two Claims Presented and Allowed II
Last Regular Meeting Of Present
Doard-Usual Number Of
Dllls Pmd.

The last regular meeting of the
present board OF aldermen wns held at
the city clerks office last evening. Al.
dormen Lamson. Bessette, Grafton,
Luck. Buell., Bergeron. Dryer, Mansur
and Hall being present. There was lit .
tie business to come before the board.
The principal interest gathered
| around the petition of the firemer of
the city asking for an increase In sal :
ary The petition was read before tho
board at previous meeting but ie ives
taken up again last evening when, on
motion of Alderman Buell., 1t was de-
ferred for a month to be taken UP at
the regular meeting of the new board
and then referred to the new commit
tee on salaries, to be appointed at that
meeting. Tho motion also included the
sentiment of the members of the board
as agreeable to the increase in salary.
There was much discussion as to
whether the present board. in cour-
tesy to tho now bosrd which will or
ganize at the FIRST meeting in April,
should take any action in the matter.
Alderman Dryer, who will net be an al
derman at tho next regular meeting.
stated that he wished to go on record
as favoring the raise. Other members
of the board were Of the opinion that
| 1t should be puk over and left to the
new committee on salaries. Alderman
icfsm Of the board IL It took action at
this time. Alderman Buell. rose to
state that he regretted leaving the
board after four years of service there
on. He said that whatever the board
did Its members would be criticised.
The campaign cry OF the present board
has been economy. the members work
ing in unison with Mayor Drew. The
cry of tho last campaign has been to
spend. Increased expenses, said AL
derman Buell.. can only be paid by a
heavy increase in the tax rate.
A petition was received from the
New England Telephone and Telegraph
| company asking for permission to lay
underground conduits on North Union.
South Union and North streets. The
petition was referred to the board Of
street commissioners to report back at
the next regular meeting of the board
of aldermen.
Aldermen Mansur. Dryer and Ber-
geron. the committee appointed to look
into the matter of the claim made by
Matthew Carney for a refund on the tax
against him made at the time of the
Ledge road improvements. reported
that in their opinion the rebate.
amounting to $1s6.71. should be al
lowed. The report was accepted and
the recommendations Of the committee
adopted.
Aldermen Dryer and Mansur Of the
committee appointed to look into the
claim made by +. y. Daley for damage
done to his automobile when 1t slipped
in the oil on Colchester avenue Hill
last summer recommended that the
damage claimed by Mr.. Daley. amount.
ing to $36. be paid. This report was
accepted and the recommendations con.
tanned in II adopted.
A resolution offered by Alderman
Grafton for a light at the corner Of
Russell and North streets was adopted.
Several licenses were granted. Two
were held up, one at the Montreal
House and one at what was at one
time the Russell House.
A resolution offered by Alderman
Buell. for a special appropriation of
81, 900 for streets and highways was
adopted This appropriation is made to
take advantage Of the States OFFER OF
like sum-
A resolution calling for a temporary
loan to meet the accrued and accruing
liabilities of the city was adopted.
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
Mayors warrant was ordered drawn
for tho payment Of the following bills:
Monthly statements: Library depart
ment, $529. 40; water department, $262lS9;
electric light department. $6.3O6.6S; fire de-
partment, $2105; pauper department.
Los: police department. M.12; park
department, SOIL; park department pay
roll, $11.sS; police department payroll.
81 .58.2S; fire department payroll. $l.5a6.9o;
street lights. $l.6S6.6l.
Health department: Burlington Wood
company. 81; street department, labor at
dump, $s9.7S: McAulifre Paper company.
supplies. $40: N>rtelle e. Lavallee. food
supplies. $3.50: William Mintzer food sup
plies. 5000: George Saiger. food supplies.
$780, S. Colodny, food supplies. $3.50; f. ].
Ennis. salary as health officer for Feb
ruary, $129.53 T.. II. McCale. garbage con-
tract for February. $2I.
Rest room: Light department, lights.
sl.43 Jennie Delorme, salary, s..
Incidental department.: Charles A.
Dow, error in 1916 tax on horse. $l.S5. John
Fuller, killing dogs Sill: Alfred Pcrotta.
for polling place in ward ffve, SO; A. J.
Deyette. polling place in ward four. $40:
James s. Denning. maintaining open Of
ice, IN, burlington IOuet a supply So.s
laundry. s., Merchant Press. supplies.
SOS; Municipal Journal. subscription 1917.
50; New England Telephone and Telegraph
company. telephones. 1854; Hobart ].
Stanley & Co., supplies, $0s; McAuiiffe
Paper company. Supplies. $50: William
J.. Dawson. supplies, Ah5; Free Press as
ISOLATION. printing, binding and advertise
ing. including city reports and check iixts.
$6eS.Ss; Burlington Drug company. sdp-
plies. IS cents; NJ G.. Grandy. postage
and cash expense account, sl56: NJ. G.
Grandy. election expense. $3.50; L. c.
Grant. election officers vho served at
March election. $2l6; light department,
College street. $i.67.
Public buildings department: Light de-
partment. lights and power Memorial and
city halls. 81; +. s. Lanou & Son. ma.
terial and labor at city and Memorial
halls. $ll.S9; ]. L. Bergcron & SIN. door
closer Memorial hall. $&3; water tspart-
ment, water city and Memorial halls,
S16.So: Standard Coal & Ice company. coal
at city hall. sS2.6G; street department.
removing ashes from city and Memorial
halls, sS.o6.
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