Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
WOULD REMOVE
CITY OFFICIALS
Street Commissioners Bergeron
and Dolan and Light Commits.
siOner Caisse Summoned to
Appear before City Council
Friday to Defend Themselves

John L. Bergeron and Charles L. Dolan,
street commissioners, and Alderman
Charles Caisse as a member of the board
of electric light commissioners have been
summoned to appear before the city
council at a special meeting to be held
Friday. May ., to show cause, If any
they have. why they should not be re-
moved from the respective offices as CON-
missioners that they now occupy.
This action was ordered by the city
council Monday at q spirited session and
which the voting was seven to six in
every case and in which Mayor j. Holmes
jackson ruled every motion out of order
but the seven councillors carried the
motion over his ruling.
Mayor Jackson, when each motion was
put, the motion against Commissioner
Caisse being sponsored by Alderman Roy
l.. Patrick, the one against Commissioner
Bergeron by Alderman J. Lndley Hall
and the one against Commissioner Dolan
by Alderman G. II. Beecher declared it
out of order on the ground that the new
board of aldermen could not prefer
charges against any appointments made
or confirmed by the old board of 1918,
as the records of that body are closed.
The charges to be preferred against
Commissioner Caisse are that he was APP
pointed as a member of the electric light
commission in 1918 and the appointment
was not due TO fall to an alderman that
year. The charges against Commissioners
Bergeron and Dolan are for planning to
defeat the best interests of the street
department in the general neglect of the
streets Of the city and their manage
ment.
fAr t1a
Aldermen Mcbride, Woodbury., Beecher,
The aldermen who sustained the mayor
were: Aldermen Bessette, Caisse. Ber-
geron, Ladd and Dwyer, with Mayor
Jackson making the sixth vote.
Immediately following the compile
ton of the action in the case of Alder
man Dolan. the city council adjourned
and the board of aldermen opened its
monthly business meeting. which lasted
until As o'clock and was one of the
longest sessions for many months.
The committee on licenses, Aldermen
Mcbride, Dwyer and Hanbridge. re-
ported on the various city licenses to
be granted and then action was APP
proved
A report was given by DR.. D. C
Hawley, chairman of the board of park
commissioners. relative to the new bath
house to be erected at the new park off
North avenue. He and other members
of the commission asked an additional
appropriation in excess of the $4,000
granted last year to finance the prof.
ect. The board voted an additional
$500 to be raised by short time notes
for the completion of such bath house
to accommodate about 900 people, with
q q ytr
women. The park department is tc
return the $500 to the city as soon as
| IT can. taking the net income derived
from suits. etc. and thereby paying ur
the loan.
The street department was ordered tc
sprinkle the streets of the city the same
as last year, but was given the choice
of using oil or water as could best bt
furnished
| The sum of 500 was ordered appro.
priated for the use of Stannard Post
G.. A. r., toward the Memorial day ex.
ercises.
A special fund of $1,000 was ordered
| for use in improving the streets and
| highways of the city, like sum to be
put up by the state.
The city lighting department, upor
recommendation by the commissioners
WIS authorized TO purchase Il burroughs
adding machine, to cost not over $3.50
| for use in its department.
! Upon the recommendation of the loca
board of health. the salary Of DR.. Charlie.
a. Ravey as health officer and inspec.
| tor of food, milk and meat was made
$1,000 per year, which will include al
his expenses. Heretofore his salary has
been $500 the city paying his expenses
for automobile, etc.
petition to have Kingsland terrace
made city highway was referred t.
the street commissioners.
The aldermen ordered that the city
light department furnish at the mex
meeting figures from their books showing
| the exact cost of maintenance of theil
lines, the cost of delivering current Ovel
them etc. This came after some dis
cussion over "A proposal to reduce cleo
| trical rates to purchasers of electrical
| ranges for cooking purposes to familie!
without gas.
A new milk ordinance was read fol
| the third time and was given to Mayor
Jackson for approval the ordinance Gov
| ering the sale of milk and cream, etc.
| The usual bills were ordered paid, they
having been approved by the fnanc,
| committee.