Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
MORE PAY COMING TO
POLICE AND HREMEN
Aldermen Act Favorably on Pc
tition-State and County
Highway Commissioners Ex'
press Views on Applications
for Operating Heavy Trucks.

partments were granted increases IN
their wages at the monthly meeting OF
the board Of alderman Monday nighttime
new schedule adopted was offered ny
Alderman George J. Grafton.
The schedule. which went into effect
Monday. makes the weekly pay OF the
chief Of police see. that Of the assistant
chief $40. Of the regular policemen
$1S.15. The pay Of the chief Of the fire
department Is to be see and that OF the
assistant chief $40. indentical with
that received by the chief and assistant
chief Of the police department. the
captains at tho various fire stations
are to receive SO per week. the chauf-
feur SIS. the regular firemen 1850.
the first and second year men $lb.7S.
The inspector Of wires IL to receive
$22 week.
HEAVY TRUCKS AND HIGHWAYS.
State Highway Commissioner 8. b.
sioner Carpenter Of Charlotte were on
hand to talk about the roads
and bridges in relation to the granting
of permits to the Elias Lyman Coal
company. the Standard Oil company
| and the M. Collins company to run
trucks about the city and vicinity that
with their load weigh over five tons,
The granting OF the petitions Is still
held up.
| Mr.. Bates was of the opinion that
changing conditions should be consid-
cred when the motor truck problem
was up for discussion. He said this
should be the case because the motor
truck was here to stay. In answer to
a question as to whether or not a
petitioner should be made to file q
bond, the highway commissioner said
that while that was all right when peo-
pie coming into the State from else
where was considered It was his opin-
lon that no bonds were necessary and
that so far as he knew they were not
asking that bonds be filed in Other
towns. The commissioners can ask fol
q bond, however. II they see fit
POTASH BROOK BRIDGE.
| Potash brook bridge was the sub
ject OF much discussion by Mr.. Car.
penter. It was brought out that this
was not the safest bridge in the State
and that for $4,000 a concrete bridge
could be built that would be a credi
to the place. OF this sum the Stat,
would furnish $500 and engineering ad
vice, that Is suggestions to the cit!
engineer. The board finally voted t,
appoint a committee Of three to in
vestigate the bridge in order to de
termine whether or not 1t 10 safe TO
heavy trucks to pass over.
BABY FARM LICENSES.
Two applications for licenses to rul
baby farms were passed on favorabl!
by the board. One was from Mrs. Carri
Hadley at 4s Pomeroy street. who wishe'
to take care Of two infants" II and
years of,age respectively. for which she !
to receive tho sum of 81 per week from
each. Tho other petition was from Mrs
Sarah Murphy Of 10 Pitkin street. VIII
wished to take care Of infants ranging Il
age from four to 10 years Of age. for whicl
she is to receive from $ to a per week.
! MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A resolution to borrow $4,000 to pay tn
accrued and accruing expenses OF the oft
was adopted.
A bill from the Rutland railroad. tn
amount Of which was $1,200was held u
pending approval by the city engineer
: The bill concerns the city's share in tn
concrete work that has been done in tn
local railroad yard.
Several reports were read and accepted
among them being the city treasurer
the school, the street. the water depart
ment. the electro light department. tn
electric light plant.
A petition Of the Burlington Light
Power company and the New Englan
> Telephone & Telegraph company joint
!. to erect certain poles on certain streets
on which the city was to have tn
top arm on which to place hre alarI
wires. electric light wires. police signs
wire was laid on the table.
A request for a permit to do cartin
business was granted.
BILLS PAID.
The principal bills ordered paid were q
follows: Electric light department. jar
uary statement, 50. Las: charity. N.SA6.6
water department, A,7o5.34: fre. payroll
$1.707.02: fire. statement. $4,000; polic'
! payroll. $1.s52.so; police. statement. SOL
parks. statement. sass; parks. payroll
y $50; library. $34S.2S: street lights for NJ
.. vember. N.76321; d. E. Harran salary
plumbing inspector. August /. II. to Eel
7 ruary 1. IS. $500: street department. siier
, policemen. school signs. posts. ETC.. $685.
, James s. Denning. keeping office. SIS. an
I tax abatement fees. $3.50. a total {
$114.s0: F. H. McCale. services as ga
. bage collector for two months. $50. F.
. Ennis. services as health ofiicer. &5S; JeT
ME Delorme. services. $31; Strong Hare
ware company. roofing. SALE.