Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION
Routine business Transacted BY Al
dermcn At n Three Hours, Session

ROUTINE business Transacted BY Al
dermcn At n Three Hours Session
Routine business took up the attention
OF the aldermen with the exception of j.
Lindley Hall and A. G. Mansur, who were
absent, for about three hours Monday
night ut the monthly meeting.
j. w. Page, owner of the E,lmwood prop
erty on Elmwood avenue, addressed the
board with reference to overcharging him
for water dating back 16 months and after
consideration the board referred the petit
toner back to the water commissioners
for their action either for or against the
refunding of some of the $5S 90 which he
paid under protest.
"All things come to those who are
faithful and work for it," said Alderman
Woodbury., land I move that the petition
er be refunded all but 80 cents of the tax
assessment on one horse which was
greatly under the value of the assessors
appraisal of $780," Therefore Simon j.
Walk of North Winooski avenue who had
graced the aldermanic chamber for sew
eral Of the monthly sessions, received the
reward which he sough, and his happi-
ness knew no bounds. The horse which
Mr. Walk owns was assessed for 5000 and
he paid the tax of 81 on 1t. He bought
the horse some months ago and paid only
a small part of that amount for 1t, but the
assessors did not take that into consid-
GRAFTON. He offered to sell it to anybody
then and there for s25 but none OF the
aldermen seemed to be looking for a
steed. He will receive check for s1.Ss
from the city within a day or so, the ex-
ira IS cents being interest for non-pay-
ment.
Ray p. Tuttle of King street was voted
a refund of 1925 which he paid as sprink-
ling tax for 1917 and 1918 when it was
shown that this was an error and that
the street department did not sprinkle
the part of Spring street where Mr.. Tut
tie lived during that time.
A resolution offered by Alderman Ber-
geron for the purchase Of 1000 feet of
two and one-half-inch fire hose at not
over $1.00 per foot and couplings was
unanimously passed and the same turned
back to the fire commissioners to be or
dered by them.
Alderman Caisse offered a resolution
calling for the printing of the reports
of the city officials and departments for
the year 1918. Before this resolution
was passed Alderman Woodbury. offered
an amendment that the wording be sim
spond with the accompanying figures so
that the average voter could understand
the report. This amendment was made
a separate resolution and then both were
passed. The clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for the printing of the
reports.
A petition for an electric light on South
Winooski avenue between Adams and
man Dolan offered a resolution calling
for its installation. which was unani-
mously passed.
Maynard & Lavigne, contractors, petit
toned for a permit to remodel the Con-
cord Candy Kitchen, corner of Church
and Bank streets, which was granted.
provided four feet sidewalk room would
be allowed during the alterations. The
proprietors of the store are to take over
the room recently vacated by millinery
company on Bank street and run their
serving room back. which will give them
a gyeat deal of additional space.
The annual reports of C. Whitney. in
spector Of buildings. and Of City Engi
neer Truman w. Dix were read and
ordered placed on file. and the report
of the latter. containing information as
to the condition of various bridges in
the city. was ordered shown to the ofii-
Gals of the street department.
Alderman Woodbury. introduced a reso-
luton which was passed without a dis
senting vote that the city engineer be
instructed to ascertain and report back
at the next regular meeting of the board
the best kind Of permanent hard paving
suitable for the repairing and eventually
the reconstruction of the main business
streets of the city.
Bills were ordered paid as follows DOR
the various departments: Water S9,s34.34;
fire $2178.17; charities s2,349.67; electric
light s26,96s.S1; library $354.17; park s79.O1;
police s637.45.