Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19

Love, Mary Goodrich. Marjorie Cassidy.
Pearl Goodrow and Thelma Reed; supply
committee, Miss Ruth France. Mrs. Har-
nv Page and Mrs. A. II. Eide; work COM
mittee, Miss Sadie Wead, Mrs. John Hop
kins, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. j. T. Rock; CIV
IL relief committee, Mr.. A. 8. Hull, Rev.
Mr.. Kemp, II. NJ. Page, Mrs. Kate Dow
gave report of the work done and In
progress and Mrs. E. o. Martin reported
$O5OO in pledges and cash In the treas
ury and 10 members.
WINOOSKI.
Mrs Mary f. Ward of 4A Colchester
avenue died about 1870 o'clock FRIDAY
afternoon after brief Illness She would
have been II years old next month. She
is survived by three sons Frank OF john
son, Bernard Of Plymouth, Mass, and
William Of New Jersey.
James Stapleton was given the posi-
ton as superintendent of streets at
special meeting of the board OF village
trustees Saturday evening and IT was
voted to give M. A. Bundy of Burling-
ton the contract of putting in the CO.
ment walks on Weaver street. together
with the curbs and cutters from Allen
to Maple streets and the sidewalk on
the north side of West Center street
from Main to Follett streets 1t was
also voted to re-ol the streets that
have already been oiled. 1t was a busy
meeting, much business being done in
an hour and a half. the meeting ad-
journing at 9:20 o'clock. The board
met in special session to take UP the
matter OF the street work and listen
| to the recommendations OF the street
| committee relative to the many ques-
90 k q
on and listen to their recommendations
for a street superintendent. Chairman
Of the street committee Eugene Rich
ard presented the name OF James
Stapleton to all the vacancy caused by
the discharging by the board at spe-
cial meeting last Thursday evening or
Oscar Shepard and hi, street help.
They were declared by the board as
being incompetent at tho special meet
| ing. Since their discharge, street work
has been suspended temporarily until
the street committee would make re-
port Of the work to be done and make
recommendations for superintendent.
Trustee Octave Cormier objected to Mr..
| Stapleton, saying that he was an hon
est man, but that last year he would
not take orders from the chairman of
the street committe unless he saw the
other trustees. also that he would not be
able to get any better street help than
his predecessor on account of the Ia
Dor situation, but he did not name any
one in his place. Trustee Smith stated
that 1t was left to the street committee
at the last meeting to make the rec
ommedations and he did not see why
they should turn them down. President
Mongeon suggested that Mr.. Staple
TONS appointment be made temporary
- uV1 mt
fully represented. special meeting OF
the voters in that ward is to be held soor
to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna
ton of Isidore Blanchette Trustee Smith
stated they were not to blame for theil
ward not being represented and that they
were there to look after the interest Of
the village and this work has to be done
right away. Mr.. Mongeon's suggestion
was objected to by the board. When thu
SUPPLEMENTARY was put to vote Cor
mier was the only man to vote agains
Mr.. Stapleton. Mr.. Stapleton had beer
, in this position for eight or nine years
but was ousted last spring when his vot'
became a tie with Mr.. Shepard for thu
position, President Louis Mongeon voting
in favor of the latter. During the argu
ments on the question at the Saturda.
night meeting Mr.. Smith stated that h
supported Mr. Stapleton last spring 70
: the position upon the recommendation
Of two members Of the street committe
and that he himself did not know the man
but their recommendations seemed suffi
cient for him and that he did not see VIII
the president. who appointed this stree
I committee, did not stand by their recon
: mendations then. The matter of lettin
: out the highway work on Weaver stree
by contract was brought up and the chair
man Of the street committee, Mr.. Richard
thought that they could do the work them
selves. President Mongeon suggested tina
II they could not get help enough anon
the people here that he might be author
T. lied to get foreign labor The cemen
: walks contract was then brought UP an
: the specifications for the work as compile
: by Mcintosh & Crandall were read b
:. Clerk John Pche. Cormier again prove
:. himself the odd one on the board by brins
. ing up objection to the specifications, stat
V ing that they are not the same as Gale
:; for in the Burlington specifications q
!" used there. and produced copy of thel
;, The board figured that the price of NJ
Bundey at "a cents per foot for an 1s-ino
curb would not make additional differen,
~ enough to allow the contract to Mr.
Sheeran at 55 cents per foot. Trust
. Cormier stated that Mrs. Sheeran wou
~ like to complete the work about the ne
?. cement bridge on Weaver street and al
- lay the sidewalks and In considerable
~ OF this would do the work for the sar
-, price as NJ. A. Bundy. This brought
- the original vote, when the street cor
). mittee was ordered to get bids, viii
o. vote was to the effect that Mrs. Sheeri
would get the contract providing h
-, price was not any higher than anyo
- else. At the special meeting Thursd
~ night the street committee was instruct
to get the specifications and to ava
the contract. Chairman Richard recol
mended and moved that NJ. A. Bundy 6
elk the contract Put to a yes and no vo
h. Trustee Cormier was the only one voti
nd no. The board as whole was in fav
Is OF Mrs. Sheeran, who has done cons
- cradle work in town. and which has
ay ways been found satisfactory, but that
IT. view of her prices being higher tn
81. could not see how they could overlo
,er the lower prices of Mr.. Bundy's b
h. Richard. upon investigation with
". street committee, reported and reco
mended that the streets already oil
should be re-oiled. 1t was then vol
h. that all the streets be oiled after bel
~ put into shape, the loose dirt being TAX
=, of, and East Allen street needing
~ pairs. The report concerning n new si
20 walk to be placed on upper East Al
.o' street above Hoods crossing was tall
sssS' Of but 1t was considered big expel
atal tl,as tn IL