Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-07
$l62,1s3 FOR FIVE MONTHS
Cost Of Running the City since
January 1.
Police and FiremeR Get q Raise and
Hackmen May Charge More--S17,.
900 Addition to Ira Allen
School.

Hackmen May Charge More-s17,-
900 Addition to Ira Allen
School.
The expenses Of the city departments
from January 1, 1917. TO June 1, 1917, were
1852, 793.06. according to the statement of
City Treasurer l.. c. Grant, which was
read Monday at the regular monthly
meeting Of the board OF aldermen. The
expenditures Of the separate departments
were: Sewers, S1,5S942; streets, SIC, 1888. IS;
electric lights. $3l.222.Sl: library. s1.973.1s;
police. $s.343.s3: pauper. s5.649.65; salaries.
n.S75; fire. $l0.33S.7o; water, s15.21i. 40;
health. $2.o90.40; street lights, s6.71s.64;
schools. $63,31s.A: rest room. $137 rs; parks,
ssM. %; public buildings. S.l2s.E: Incl
Identals. $4.451.29 interest, s7,7&.17.
City Attorney II. s. Peck had prepared
two resolutions. which were introduced
by Alderman Hall and one of which was
passed by the board under a suspension
OF rules. The hrst resolution provided
that all ordinances. after being passed
by the board Of aldermen and approved
by the mayor. should be published once
In each of the two local daily papers
Mr.. Peck said that often persons were
unfamiliar with many city ordinances be-
cause they were not published
The second resolution. which was read
the second and third times and passed
under a suspension Of rules, was entitled
AN ordinance relating to the use and
occupancy Of Streets" and related directly
to the placing Of gasoline pumps in the
streets and on the sidewalks. The ordi-
nance placed the granting Of licenses to
place and operate such pumps directly
In the hands Of the board Of aldermen and
the mayor. and provided for a license fee
Of as for each pump. 1t effectually closes
all questions as to the control Of gaso-
line pumps.
A. L. Sherman. representing the Coon
Ice Cream company. appeared before the
board to support a resolution giving the
company permission to erect pent
house above the elevator we'll In their
new building on South winooski avenue.
City Building Inspector Whitney had re-
fused permission because the pent house
was to be built Of wood and not Of some
non -combustible material. The nature Of
the pent house and the fact that 1t would
be protected by FIRE doors was explained
to the board by Mr. Spear and Mr.. Saiger
elevator experts. The petition to erect
It was granted. upon motion of Alderman
Dolan
Alderman Hall took occasion to remark.
when the monthly bills were being read
that 1t might be advisable for the street
commissioners to ascertain the cost OF
sanding the streets after they were oiled
and II the streets had to be flooded with
oil. It was imp -eibe to 60 on some Of
them with an automobile after oiling. he
said. Alderman Dolan. who Is also a
street commissioner, said that they had
considered the matter Of sanding the
streets. but that the cost made 1t pro-
hibitive. The contract for oiling the
streets lapses with the work just COM
pleted and the aldermen will probably be
consulted before the next one is awarded
"A plea for fathers lunch cart
might be the title to a tale OF wot
reeled OFF by a son of Sam Bergman
Main street. Complaints against GER
tain nuisances in grounds AUDITING
the space upon which the cart stand,
were registered at previous board
meeting by Mrs. F. e. Gaines. and thu
son and another man appeared before
the board Monday to "refute" the
charges. the boy stating that his faith
Iers cart never committed the NUS
ances." Because Sam is at present II
a license was granted by the board
which allows the cart to be continued
until August 1. by which time tn,
proprietor must find another location
The same allowance was given 10
the cart at the corner Of Winoosk
avenue and Main street.
A resolution was passed changing
the ordinances relating to hacking
about the city. The resolution makes
the drivers license fee ten dollars
The rate for a single person carried
ivlyi In, 1,s
Idinance. within which is included al
most the entire city, is fifty cents 70
one passenger and 25 cents for eacl
passenger when two or more are car
ried at the same time. The price for
single team or taxi is one dollar pc
hour for one or two passengers ant
fifty cents for each additional pas
senger: for a double team $3.50 pc
hour for one or two passengers ant
so cents for each additional passenger
for children five years OF age or un
der no charge can DO made: each pas
senger Is entitled to have carried on,
trunk and ono bag or bundle.
A resolution was passed whereby
the salaries of the men Of the police
and nre departments will be raised
The chief Of each department is giver
by the resolution $25 per week and the
salaries Of the other men Of each OF
the departments is raised ten per cent
A resolution was passed raising the
salary Of Librarian G. Dana Smith tc
$1,000
A petition from the Vermont Fruit
company to lay a spur switch track
from the Rutland line across Battery
street to the storehouse on the north
east corner OF Battery and Maple
streets was referred to the street com
missoners and city attorney, to re-
port back to the board.
The committee appointed to investi
gate congested conditions at the Irs
Allen schoolhouse reported in favor o.
building another wing to the schoo
as was planned when the building was
erected. The cost will be $4,000, in
} Guiding changes OF plumbing in tina
portion of the school now in use. i
was voted that the city attorney draw
up a resolution which will authorize
the building Of the school and making
provision for school bonds.
The manager Of the World Of Pleas
ure Shows and F. f. Gohlke. presiden,
of the local aerie of Eagles. appeared
before the board to have license
granted to give the shows, which will
benefit the Eagles. on the city market
ground and the streets in that vicinity
This the members of the board refused
to do and the license for the shows e
be given on Battery street between
Bank and Pearl streets was granted
subject to the approval Of the stree,