Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-05
time TO STOP BUYING COAL
aldermen Jared by Item in
: Light Departments Bill.
Sommittee Investigating Purchase Of
Electricity Generated By water
/ Power-Garbage Collectors Bill
G riticised and Held Up.

"A 5000 item for coal for the city electric
hight plant, which was the last thing dis
cussed at the board Of aldermen meeting
Monday, proved the most interesting
part Of the boards proceedings. The gar
Oage question, gasoline pumps and Sam
Bergman's lunch cart were the other
principal topics Of discussion. SO perhaps
this isn't saying much for the coal item
IN these days Of the high cost of living.
But, anyhow, Alderman Woodbury. called
It up near the close of the session and
stated that for about three times the cost
Of one months coal supply, the city could
buy all the electricity it would need for
the year and that the sooner It did so the
better. Discussion developed the fact that
the city is now saving about $1,000 month
on COAL by buying part Of it's electricity
from Vergennes. Alderman Baylies,
chairman Of the subcommittee OF the
board which Is investigating the purchase
Of electricity, instead of its manufacture,
said that three purchase propositions were
under consideration. Two would seem to
be nearer the mark, as the alderman stat
Cd that one Of the propositions was from
the Burlington Light and Power company
and the city plant would not like to pur-
chase power from its rival. The other two
companies are one at Fairfax, and n New
York company which has plants all
through Vermont. The contract for the
purchase Of electricity may be completed
within short time.
COLLECTION OF GARBAGE.
F. H. McCale, the garbage collector. not
only, came in for some harsh criticism. but
his bill for $275 for the collection Of gar
bage during the past month was held up,
and a resolution passed that 1t should not
be paid until he had performed his work
20 the satisfaction Of the board of health.
Health Officer F. j. Ennis said that Nc
Gale was doing his best. but that 1t was
impossible to collect garbage to every
ones satisfaction. Alderman Lamson also
had a good word for him. but most Of the
other aldermen seemed to think McCale
could do better work.
SAM BERGMAN'S LUNCH CART.
A petition signed by large number
Of citizens, asking that Sam Bergman
be granted a license to maintain lunch
cart at his present stand on Main street.
d, Just east of the armory, was presented
and, after being read, was placed on f1le
Mr.. Bergman himself appeared before
the board. and said that he had been in
business for q years and that he would
be ruined II he was not given license.
When Mr.. Bergman applied for license
the first of May. complaint was re-
ceived that his lunch-cart constituted a
nuisance. and his license was only ex-
tended to August FIRST Mr. Bergman
was at that time in the hospital. After
considerable discussion the license was
extended to the first Of next May. after
Bergman had promised not to again apply
for 1t in the same location. Consider
able emphasis was placed on the fact
that the cart was an unsightly object
on the street leading from the Union
station.
GASOLINE PUMPS.
Two out Of the four people who sent
in applications asking to be allowed to
use portion Of the streets for the
location of gasoline pumps had not an
swered all Of the questions in the appli-
cation blank so that their applications
were returned. Licenses were granted
to o. F. Gay of n Church street to main
tain a pump at 1862 South Winooski ave-
nue. and to Henry H. Papin of 81 Grant
street to maintain one at 1853 Cherry
street. The other applicants were George
d. Jarvis & Son, who wish to locate a
pump at the Palace garage on South
Winooski avenue. and Charles w. PApin
who wants to have one at the Vermont
garage. All persons who maintain gaso.
line pumps without having first received
license to do SO are violating the city
ordinance. which provides that each day
the pump is maintained shall constitute
. separate offense.
Seventeen auto hack licenses, two city
carriers licenses and a peddler's license
were, granted. Applications to place
electric signs on the Hotel Vermont
garage and the Central Drug store were
approved, with the stipulation that cuts
of the signs must be furnished the license
committee before the licenses should bt
effective.
A resolution that sidewalk be bull
on South Champlain street for some
distance south of Maple street wa.
killed. but motion was passed stat
ing that the property owners who asked
for the sidewalk might build it at theil
own expense under the supervision o.
the city engineer. This action is in &C
cordance with the policy of the boart