Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04

insurance exchange did guarantee a re-
duction for one year and that T. meant
A saving Of several thousand. dollars In
premiums for everybody that is insured.
He further declared that the fire pro-
lection at st. Joseph's Academy on Pros
pect and Archibald streets and on 81.
Joseph's orphanagc on North avenue was
very Inadequate and that II two hydrant
streams were put on not one Of them
could put A stream 81 feet in the air.
The talk Of the mayor on economy Is
all bosh." asserted tho alderman. "If he
saw the streams that I saw it would open
his eyes"
Alderman Caise then told of seeing
one of the motor pumping engines at
P%lattsburgh on Monday and seeing it
working. He talked with the chief and
the mayor of the city and the latter
declared that If another could not be
bought the city would not sell II for
5000 and they paid only 5000. He was
Of the opinion that the money for this
pump could be secured somewhere IL the
mayor wanted 1t badly enough. Alder
man DIVER said that he was in favor Of
the motor apparatus, hut said that In
Massachusetts, there were cities which
had had the La France motor pumping
engines and had discarded them as being
no good. He said that the o. years
guarantee was all "bosh" and thai the
city was not in any hurry to get such
apparatus as there was plenty Of time.
STREET DEPARTMENT BROKE
That the street department is bank
rupt at the present time and that with
Just the paying of salaries and running
expenses, without doing any work. there
will be a deficit of S,s77.61 In the depart
ment's finances in the next four months
was shown by a report submitted by
Commissioners Crane, Unsworth and Mag
ner. filed with the board Of aldermen
through Alderman Beecher. This report
created not a little stir and was the
subject Of considerable talk by tho mem
bers of the board.
The total income Of the department
from all sources for the year is ST., 555. as
and the total expenditures necessary for
work under way. salaries, operating ex-
penses, etc. is &3. S33.@ The commits
sioners asked for more money at once.
The income Of the year as given above
includes some Sl4,Onn left over from the
appropriation of last year. The cost of
oiling the streets by the Standard Oil
company is s13.5oo and the assessment for
this oiling is included in the $1,000 esti-
mated receipts for the year.
Alderman Beecher introduced a resell
ution which was seconded by Alderman
Hanbridge to the effect that the traf-
= ftc rules regulating the parking OF
, autos on Church street between Pearl
and Main streets should be changed "a
allow but ten minutes per car. This
. was passed unanimously and the
, ordinance will he published, after
which offenders will he brought into
court.
Alderman Caise then introduced A
resolution increasing the pay of assis.
tant chief of the fire department w. f
Carly ten per cent, because as the al.
, derman said. the captains in the de.
= partment draw more than the second
in command does. When asked how
: much more the alderman said tive
cents more per week but added that
i. that was more. anyway This raise
l was granted. Then alderman Caise of
fered a resolution increasing the pa
of Earl K. Pressey, inspector Of wires
j ten per cent, stating that Pressey haC
an offer from Maine. to go there ant
work at a larger salary, and this raise
r was granted.
G City Attorney Hopkins requested
. permission and was granted the sam,
W ~ NV amy ~ 81 ~ ~
a suit brought by the owners Of tn,
University Grocery company in an &C
e ton of tort in unit court. The cas-,
d grows out of the ordering of a gaso
d line pump removed from in front o
1 the store on Colchester avene severa
e years ago after the owners of the stor,
refused to pay a license, the removing
S order being given by the aldermen AM
e executed by Mayor Drew.
e Mayor Jackson reported regarding
n resolution offered by Alderman Gals
70 relative to the Ira ction company oper
ating their cars to the railroad sta
u ton and this matter will be given
hearing with the aldermen and repre-
sentatives of the company at a specia
meeting very soon.
The veto of the mayor on the discon
t~inuance of suits was sustained, afte
which City Attorney Hopkins told o
the cases and said that the mayor
veto was concerning suits In the Su
preme Court and his order from tn
aldermen was concerning suits in tn
county court The matter will be in
v~estigated further by the attorney 70
a report at a later date
A notice was received from the Rut
~ land Railroad company stating tina
~ the city had no right to use the cross
.-I 'AS 'N't AAh'AA 80 .V''s - a.
10 North Beach. and that the compan
'e had taken down their warning post
and whistling posts The city is to ap
"a ply 70 the Public Service commissio
to use such a crossing In order to pro
eu tect the puhlic's interest to and fror
n the North Bathing Beach,
Mayor Jackson's communication
IS were as follows:
r VETO OF MOToR-DRIvEN FIRE
IN APPARATUS
Burlington, VT, u rs, 1911
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen
of the City of Burlington, Vt.
Gentlemen:
r. | feel obliged to return to you tn
he resolution adopted by the board c
III aldermen on the 18th day of Angus
r 1919. relating to the purchase for tn
y, fire department of certain apparatus.
am in favor of motoring the fir
r department lust as soon as the finance
Id of the city can stand the strain, bu
a. 7 am not In favor OF the resolution a
ne pledeing the credit of the city at tn
ee time for this purpose
at The charter right of the city counci
w to make temporary loans limited I
lie IN auount not exceeding one hnndre
he and twenty cents on the dollar of tn
i'd grand list. We should keep this mar
ee Gin for temporary loans broad enoug
he to meet all necessary requirements.
he deem It not advisable to auth ori7
re the c!ij treasurer to bo'ro7 large sun