Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-06
ADDITION TO IRA ALLEN SCHOOL
, Bids Show Probable Cost of
~
A about $4,000.
Thieves Carrying Away Much OF the
Produce from school Garden mt
= Athletic Park-Charities Board
Criticized.

meeting Of the board Of aldermen Tuesday
evening was communication from
euperintendent Of Schools NJ. ID. Chit
tenden.
The meeting was postponed from
Monday evening on account of 1t be-
ing a legal holiday. and the first bust
ness Of the Importance Tuesday night re-
lated to the John Seth case. This
wrangle cost the city s149.43, and aft
or a little laughter and discussion on
the part of members of the board the
bill was approved and ordered paid.
The next topic up for discussion was
the leasing of rooms in the Stannard
Memorial building to the Chittenden
County Farm Bureau association. IT
was understood by members of the
board that the new lessees had agreed
TO pay the city the sum of S12 per
month for one year for the use of the
rooms formerly occupied by the NUM-
cipal lighting plant. This was agreed
to unanimously on the part of the
board.
On account of petty thieving going
on at Athletic park request was
made to the board that light be
placed in that vicinity to be in use
until the products are harvested.
Much of the produce has already been
iSStolen from that place in the last few
tweeks by garden thieves. said mem
Der Of the school board. The request
twas granted.
The matter of an addition And n
new heating plant for the Ira Allen
tEchool took up the greater part OF
tfhe evening. and at the conclusion 1t
twas agreed to make the matter the
ssubject OF a special meeting next
MONDAY evening.
Z Two hidS from local contractors for
lthe addition were read and discussed
lat length one from Bergeron & Son.
tthe other from Spear Bros. The Ber-
iEeron bid was $4,000 and the Spear
Ibid $20.492.
It is understood that there are to be 50
tpupils in room that is built to accom-
Emodate but 40 this semester, If the addi-
ttion is not built. Also. it will be necessary
TO put some Of the pupils in the hall. in
EAddition to having to cut short some of the
flower classes hours.
1t was the opinion of Alderman Wood
bury that the time was short before the
room would be needed. and he made a move
f-that the board appropriate the sum OF
$4,000 so that the work on the addition
could be started at once.
= Alderman Luck thought that "a special
meeting should be called and all the time
Rtherein devoted to the subject. Every mat
FteT pertaining ~ duultIOus tne DiuInDlHk
tand the heating could then be discussed
more thoroughly.
In order to appropriate the sum for the
addition it would be necessary that the
icity council pass a resolution to provide
I3or the bonds. The city council would then
!be in a better position to levy tax on
Ahe people or pledge the credit of the city.
I ..On the grounds that the Hagar Hard
WARE company's gasoline pump was in the
way on College street. Mayor Jackson's
fSeto was upheld by the board.
X A resolution that heads Of the city de
spartments submit financial reports wal
adopted. These reports are to show re
sceipts and disbursements.
!, A petition for a light half way between
Marble avenue and Howard street. oil
Hayward street. was granted.
I. A petition for light between Cedar ant
North Bend streets. on I4afountain street
WAS also granted.
There were three petitions for per
omission to erect signs in front o.
tplaces of business. Two of these, ont
A5rom Horace Maizel at 1914 North street
sthe other from J. w. Jones & Co. a
1897 Main street, were turned down
1.-THE third, from the Standard Coal &
Flee company at 1872 College street. wa:
Returned to the company for further
drawings. They wish to suspend theil
Seign from the front of their building
The other two petitioners were turned
down because the board thought there
kWere already enough polls on thu
Estreets, and the proposed ones would
Enot add materially to the beauty of thu
tstreets.
A petition to place material neces
sSary for construction purposes or
Church street in front of Peters floris
shop was granted. as was also numer
fDus petitions from hack and jitne,
drivers, peddlers, etc. 1t was stated a
rths meeting that there were over 1o'
i5itney drivers now at work in the city
many of these jitney drivers make ;
fbusiness of running between Burling
bton and Fort Ethan Allen after the!
fhave completed their days work else
where.
One of the aldermen registered kicl
because 1t was impossible. he said, to ge
q set date with the board of charities
He said that many people were DESTROYS o.
getting before this board but that they
had complained of being unable to do SC
when they try. The only satisfaction the!
get from members of the board is thai
when there is a meeting they will be mott
ned.
1t was charged that DIR. insolvency
wants to hold the meetings in his Office
whenever they are convenient to him. ant
whenever he feels like 'phoning the othel
,members to come to his Office.
The board. after some little thought ant
discussion Of the matter passed resolu
tstion that the board of charities meet IL
accordance with the rules previously pre-
scribed, and that the meeting take plac
In the overseer of the poor's Office OF
the 18th Of the month.
BILLS PAID.
g The following bills were ordered paid
Charity department. August statement
te1,a56.37; electric light department Angus
\otatement, -, 1922; water department. An
rust statement, s2,96624; fire department
August statement, s347.G7; fire department
august payroll, sl,G6SGO; :aolice depart
Snent, August statement. $3574: police dc
Ipartment, August payroll, $1,S19.S0; Fletch
lor library. August, $343.19 parks for Al
ieust. $6885; county agricultural extensio
work. $7G7.2 street lights for August, 81
I567.68; rest room. Jennie Delorme, matror
MI; McAuliffe Paper Co., towels, So; ga
land electricity. 81 cents: water for cit
land Memorial halls. $2636: W. G. Reynold
Co. flag for city hall. $3.50; +. S. Lano
Son. work on city and Memorial halls an
rest room, $A.19; +. J. Ennis, salary an
k4xpenses as health officer, $l28.92; +. !
l1fcCale. collecting garbage during Angus
1875; gasoline and labor for health dt
apartment $47; Bert French. tax refunde
(paid twice.. 81; Charles Whitney. fol
months salary as building inspecto
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