Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08

buy six pairs of rubber boots for the de-
partment. Emile Leclair was granted
license to operate lunch room at ~
Main street, He recently purchased the
restaurant from James Lusby. J. b. =.
Chevrier was awarded the contract TO
furnish the village coal. between 20 and
80 tons at 80 per ton. The board received
but one other price. which was a bit
higher. H. r. Wolcott was appointed tax
collector for the village taxes on the de-
linquent list. The sprinkling assessment
was voted to be the same amount as pre-
vious years, five cents per linear foot In
the business section and three cents In
other parts Of the village No one ap-
peared before the board relative
to the sprinkling assessment.
Tho expenditures Of each department 81
far this year from March % follow: Fire
department. $91796; police, salaries and
supplies. ETC., $l,912.Ss; street department,
labor material. ETC., $5.334.91. Out of this
amount is to be taken 5000 for sidewalk
assessments and State aid money to be
received Sewer, labor material ETC..
$407. 81; sprinkling account. labor, material
and oiling, $s15.Os; water. $685. electric
light. $2,Oe1.76; interest, $2.443.60; mis-
cellaneous, $1,42l.35 making total Of $15-
$3.50. The bills ordered paid follow: Yale
& Towne Co. A.52; N. r. T. & T. Co.,
$5.35: Charles Adams. $3.50; George Horton.
800; oliver Myers, $780, Henry Brouillard.
$40; Winooski Savings bank. $1.s1; Winoo-
ski water department $500: J. H.
Desautels. $3.50; F. Edward Allard, $z7.75;
Bert st. Amour. $40; W. E. Mcbride.
$.4S; Richard Manufacturing Co., $126.H;
Il. A. Richard, $3.50; Strong Hardware Co.,
s6.3s; Stevens Machine Co., 1896; J. H.
Allen. $1s6; Burlington Light & Power
company, $2SSS3; c. A. Barber, $5.72; total,
1892. 80.
c. ]. Monette, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fl.
Monette of Rutland. and Azella Denise
Carpenter. daughter Of George Carpenter
Of Winooski. were married Monday
morning at st. Francis Xavier Church by
the Rev. Emile Pariseau. Mr.. Monette is
a member Of the Junior class of the Uni
versity Of Vermont. college of medicine.
| and a member of the Alpha Kappa Kappa
fraternity. The bride also Is member Of
| the Junior class of the arts and sciences
at the U. v. NJ, graduate Of the Bur-
lington high school and st. AIMS convent
Montreal The bride was attended by her
uncle. Frank Carpenter. and the groom
was attended by DR.. J. G. Thabault of
winooski. After a honeymoon to Boston
and New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Monette will
reside at 70 Main street. Winooski. Mr..
Monette will continue his studies at the
U. v. NJ.
| At meeting Of the Lafayette Hose
company held Sunday afternoon
Charles Lavalley was elected assistant
foreman and Charles Barber treasurer.
These officers succeed officers who have
gone to the front. About eight Of their
members have Joined the army and are
serving now in France. Arthur Adams
and Joseph Goyette we're elected fire
police.
| Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Hawthorne have
| again presented the town and village with
| three more strips of land about so feet
wide to be used as highways on the
Heights. About two years ago they pre-
scented the Village with other strips.
which have been used as highways in
this section Of the village since then.
The deed, quit-claim deed was filed in
the town clerks office in the fore part
Of October and has been accepted by
the selectmen. who will order the high
way put into suitable condition for travel.
The streets given this time are an extern
sion Of Hood street, an extension of
Russell street.. and a new street called
Hawthorne street. Two run in a north
erly direction and one In an easterly
direction. The highways are to be 50
feet in width. Mr.. and Mrs. Hawthorne
have done a great deal toward the de-
veloping Of this section of the village and
besides this extension have donated to
the school the use Of a good-sized plot
of ground on the Heights for a baseball
and athletic field which has supplied a
long felt want to the pupils Of the
| school.