Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-10
LONG MEETING Of ALDERMEN
Much Business Done in Four
Hours Session.
Appropriation Of 400 for school Gar.
dcns-Two Additions to City Or.
dinanccS-Communica
Complaints, Petitions.


attenocd by all Of the members, which
Monday afternoon at the association
nisht' great mass of business which
mas accumulated since The election of the
new BOARD was transacted, and two Sec
IONS Oh the city's ordinances were
changed. The board was addressed by
several persons, and several complaints
were registered by communications. The
BOARD also contributed 500 of the city's
money to be used In the plan being car
ried on In this city for food production
TASTED from 1880 to i!:4O o'clock Monday
ana conservatism. Monday evening
nleetms was also the time for the grant
ing OF numerous licenses.
500 FOR SCHOOL GARDENS.
superintendent Of Schools M. d. Chit
tenoen appeared before the board to ask
!or the appropriation of $500 to be used by
the committee which is working out food
conservation and increased production in
tnis city. He explained that Il was the
'htention to give every SCHOOL child an
opportunity to be taught how to garden
ana 40 the farming work which the men,
pens OF the junior high school and high
scnooi will carry on this summer. The
ouoset TO finance this scheme amounts
10 S.OW 500 Of which has been pledged
by the bankers. the 500 pIedred Non
day by the board bringing the amount
already raised to $1,OO0 The remainder
VIII be raised by subscriptions from in
.erested residents. The plan Is that which
- oe'ng followed out in other cities and
towns IN this State and IN fact all over
TUG country. Gardner Brewer stated that
ohe group OF school children in Idaho
raised crops amounting to g, s64 at a cost
OF wa. City Attorney Peck was called
upon Tor an opinion as to whether or not
the board had the right to make the an
preparation and gave II as his opinion
t"at the members had that Fight. On
motion or Alderman Hall a resolution
| Tor the amount Of $500 to be used by the
| oeai committee was unanimously adopted.
TWO NEW ORDINANCES.
Foilowing communication received
by Mayor jackson from Robert r. Adam.
son. fire commissioner of New York city.
Mayor jackson had prepared by City At
torney Peck an amendment to chapter q
OF the city ordinances which concerns the
sale OF fireworks. The amended ordi-
nance was unanimously adopted by the
board. to take the place of the old ordi-
nance. 1t provides that there will be no
sale or display of firecrackers or fireworks
Of any description on July or at any
other time except by the express permits
sion OF the mayor. This does away with
any possible fire or explosion which might
be started by one who is a sympathizer
with an enemy of this country. The rules
we're suspended that the ordinance might
be adopted last night
| Alderman Woodbury., reporting for the
committee to which the proposed new city
ordinance in relation to the duties Of the
civil engineer was related. reported favor
ably on the ordinance for the committee
and this ordinance was read the third
time the rules suspended and 1t was
adopted.
! A revised ordinance in regard to the fire
wardens Of this city was also presented
but was not adopted. being referred back
to the mayor to be explained at the next
Injecting OF the board. The ordinance
which would take the place of section sS7
Of the revised ordinances of 1913. puts
the matter Of the fire wardens for the
city under the control of the chief OF the
fire department. who would be empowered
to appoint his own deputies for inspec-
ton. Alderman Mansur thought this ord-
nance too broad and on motion of Alder
ann Grafton it was referred back
ELECTRICITY FROM WATER
POWER
| +. c. Lyon OF the electric light commits
sion appeared before the board to ask that
its members look into the matter Of a diff
ferent current to be purchased by the
plant 1t is the hope Of the commission
to obtain the juice from hydro-electric
development. which is cheaper than by
coal Negotiations are at present under
way by the commission with three COM
lpanies, any one of which would sell
Electricity at the switch board OF
at
needed over the city's lines at one-half Of
1.-THE cost for which II could possibly be
lproduced with coal. On motion OF Alder
imam Woodbury.. who expressed himself al
heartily in favor OF obtaining the juice
from water power. the board voted that
1.-THE chair appoint committee to confer
with the members of the light commits
sion. Chairman Luck appointed on this
committee Aldermen Woodbury.. Baylies
and LamsCn.
Mr.. Lyon also asked that the cornnlie
sion be given power TO close lease fol
new quarters in the Offices on Bank street
recently vacated by the Burlington Groc
cry company. Mr.. Lyon explained thu
cramped conditions which the Office forcs
and also the men employed by the com
pany work in ut the present Offices II
Memorial hall A. t. surprisingly low
figure the commission can OBTAIN th'
large OliiccS IN tne Dlock on Balm Suett
including the use Of barn, steam heated
garage. gasoline pump and large Gel
liar, the price including steam heat Or
motion OF Alderman Woodbury. this mat
tier was referred to the finance committee
with power to close the lease for pertct
of Ave or ten years.
PRICES FOR HACK SERVICE.
a communication from F. G. Webster
attorney for the hacimcn of the city
caused no little amount of entertainment
before II was finally referred to the sal
AIRY committee. to be referred back 10 tn
board of aldermen. The hackmcn wan
to raise their prices TO 80 cents for on
passenger. il carried in an automobile, TN
same price for two passengers ana 2
cents for each additional passenger. TIT
rates Tor the horse hacks would remain
as at present. The petition also ask
that the fee OF s1.00 for a hacking licens
he raised to $1,000. the reason given 70
. this request being that undesirab!es /,
! the hack business would thereby be ruie'
V out A. Borrcttc, q hackman, also ap
peared before the board and explained Tn
exceptional high cost of hacking. IA
took a machine and went right over It
H.; showing how the parts had increased II
cost. He also took pains to explain tina
= the hackmen were not properly paid whel
lasked to take a passenger up 10 Prospec
J. street and then take her heavy wardrob
trunk up two flights of stairs all for
Il jquarter and that il was sometimes neces
sary to charge the man of the house
cents for quarter job another time l
II order to get even. He had never notice
section IS of the hackney ordinance whic