Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-06

| pile it high with patriotism. Get speak
ers returned soldiers from France, big
! men from your own or other States |
make it interesting for people 25 miles
around. Advertise it everywhere. Talk
it. Boom it. Plan it. Carry 1t out in
good snappy style.
"a comfort station for men, especially
| in the military SERVICE where they are
so far from their barracks. and for men
and boys of the city should be maintained
| by the city in some central part of Bur-
lington. There is a rest room and comfort
| station for women. Why not for men?
| (Note. The mayor has been working on
i the subject for some time and he petit
| toned the aldermen for committee to in
| vestigate the matter). Have one and have
1t soon, by all means.
| ''If the plans Of the government ma
! terialize 1t will own the Neighborhood
House by fall for a community house.
There the soldiers will have reading.
recreation and social gathering place. 1t
will be place owned and operated by
the government and will be where the
mothers. wives, sisters or sweethearts OF
the men may visit them from out Of town
and receive most cordial welcome and at
tentions."
iodlIett was given HcdItN dppi"uSS
after his address and was questioned
literally by the aldermen as to the plans
of the government in regard to the Post
and the community house.
i Mayor j. Holmes Jackson was appointed
to work in conjunction with Mr.. Barrett
on the Fourth Of July celebration. On the
comfort station for men, aldermen Ladd.
Caise and Woodbury. were appointed to in
vestigate the matter. The mayor would
like to have it located in the basement Of
the Stannard Memorial building, where
the hose wagon Of the fire department
was formerly stored.
/ ELECTRIC LIGHT SITUATION
! REACHES ACUTE STAGE.
The following letter was presented to
the board by Frank c. Lyon. chairman
of the electric light commission:
Burlington, VT. May 81. 1918.
Gentlemen:
The electric light situation has
; reached a point where immediate action
is imperative. Unless a contract for
hydro electric current is closed with
In one week your commissioners must
make preparations to be in position to
furnish current generated by steam.
These preparations must include the
purchase of 500 tons Of soft coal and
. two new boilers.
1t is possible your board do not
realize the end to which the present
methods are leading.
The Burlington Light & Power com.
p pany are under no obligations to furn-
5 ish us current. Their output is being
n rapidly taken and a period Of probable
I low water is due in August Two OF
e our boilers have been condemned. sof
I coal is high in price. hard to find ant
Z rfotn nf nnt
quire vivid Imagination to see thu
: outcome if this matter is longer de
u layed.
II Your commissioners and your com
= mite from the board arranged with
the Burlington Light & Power com
y pany a contract which would save t.
u the department at least 100000 a yea
over steam production. Your commits
9 sioners who might be presumed t.
), know the facts covering the question
we're unanimous in recommending tina
this contract be entered into FOR per
. iod Of ten years.
. We feel sure that II a contract wit
II the Burlington Light & Power com
pany is made 1t will follow very close
10 ly the one first submitted.
We recognize and appreciate tn
10 zeal shown by your board and the cit
m attorney to secure for the department
~ a good trade. but 1t might be possipl
~ IL the ones who are so anxious to sc
10 cure a good trade for the city wer
u patrons of the department that the
would also be anxious to have the de
IN partment have a supply of electricit
" at a low rate and guaranteed.
IN Gentlemen. every day this matter
~ delayed Is liable to cost the city. M
~ thousands. but hundreds OF Thousand
- Of dollars.
III If4you can secure better terms tina
those in the contract we recommer
by all means do SO. but close col
y" tract at once or be prepared to max
~ a heavy additional investment. and fa'
an big deficit in the operation of II
~ department
~ FRANK c. LYON,
oy A. II. DUHAMEL.
~ Commissioners
RS W. BELDING, Superintendent.
ny pIAYGROJNDS RESOLUTION