Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-07
BURLINGTON BEACH A
PAYING PROPOSITION
Receipts for Summer Exceed
Expenditures by S1.1OO-
Mayor Jackson Sends Three
Vetoes to Board of Aldermen
and One Is Sustained

VI nTMM -
l. The Board Of Aldermen Monday evening
listened to one Of the few pleasant thngs
which occur At such meetings. when they
heard tho report OF the board of park
commissioners who reported that the city
had made money out Of Burlington beach
last summer to the amount Of 81. 100. The
revenue was derived from various
sources Immediately on hearing the re
port. Alderman Patrick moved that this
| surplus be turned in toward the lnitis
payment on Shaw's lot. which will be used
as park and play ground to help viii
reputation for the city for facilities OF
that kind The board Of park commits
sioners has been economical in other
directions and the money which was ap'
propriated for equipment of playground
and not used was added TO the 81 ie, 70
the amount of S40O more.
Other thinss about this meeting were
not 80 pleasant. Two % the vetoes OF
Mayor jackson were not sustained and
one was sustain ed. Ii vas the opinion Of
Alderman Patrick that the mayors vetr
on the Appropriation for improvements or
lower Main street he sustained. because
Of the lateness Of the season. The hoard
voted unanimously on that score. The
veto on the resurvey Of Proctor road was
not sustained. nor Was that which op
posed special Appropriation for high
ways.
street Commissioner Magner, WIN
City Engineer Dix, was present to explain
the condition Of some OF the sewers 10
me aldermen AND they told why theS
couid not ahoro to let the system TAI
GOWN TOR the lack or omparatiVeI'
snali appropriation They asked foi
%'"" 10 take care OF the sewers on Noru
chsmp'ain street az well as N 'he Vic!n
NY OIL the hayward hlock IN MAIN street
ne sewerage system IN hose places IL
m "ao shdpo ana IL was po'h'en on, ina
an eNpenslVe wasnoW occurred on Nortr
eeho street rev wears ago "nicn was
caused oy Aucn cono'ton' on molon
OF Alderman PATRICK II Tss Voten "
appropriate *oup addihonal TOR the pur-
pose of remedy,ns this situation
Inc matter OF coliecttne 'he ON o'
court costs In the cases against g. l.
| polan and - L. berecron' VINO Wetf
| neposed from the board OF street com
m'ss'oners some time ago was brough'
UP ana II was voted TO order the cltS
attorney to collect the money. me
amount - entUe! ior the COSTS OF 'our'
procedure IN cases when the city won
ana amounts to httie more than S2r
| Tne reason the hoard took the action IT
"ec'o'ns 10 OUNCE me oetenodn's III 'n'
sui's 10 pay was 'nat 'heF were OF 'h'
OPINION 'nat notn po'ah ana heree'ot
defended themselves on their private
rights nor as pnoho servants Tor me
reason mat they mad already heen de-
posed
! committee appeared hcfore the hoar'
asking that an additional sum he appro
! pr'ated for the Visiting Nurses asso
| citation. II was pointed out that th'
rate Of infant mortality was exceedingl,
| high IN Burlington and that much more
should he done In preventive way. or
motion Of Alderman Patrick thu hoard
voted 70 60 on record 70 appropriate no
more than 2,nn ~ next years budget r.
be devosd to the cause Of administering
| to the welfare Of the babies in Burling
ton.
| Among tho principal bills ordered paic
we're: Library department A,s.4 polio.
! department. pay roll. 1851 a. incidental
Iso 10: fire department. pay roll. 81. 01H So
incidentals ss4l3o: charity s1.4s2 % waite
department s4349 70: electric light depart
ment S. 1881
| The aldermen present were Messrs
| Woodbury.. Hanhridee Wilson. NcGrath
| Dwyer Patrick, Deyette. Mcbride ant
LaRocuue
The report of the mark commission
which awakened a ripple Of applaus
among the aldermen. was as follows.
To the Honorable CITY Council
burlington w
C;sntlemen
| In accordance with vour reso,utior n
June 4 1910 vour hoard of mark comm,s
| s,oners hoe Ieavs IN ,nsLo the to,,ow;n,
renort NJ tbs activities q, gurIirrto,
Reach during the season of ,oa.
two haach vos r,trori,.d ~. law
crowds dur,ng tho lat,or MR., of Inn,
and during July and August During thu
month OF september the attendance ma
been light. IT Is Impossible to give yo'
any oernhe statements concerning IN
numbers wnich nave used me beach a
safe 70 sav tina, about ono-haIf bav
awaited themselves of the two free room
On tho remeininp nerhaps "a nor cen
furnished thar own su;,s and towe,s car,
person paving then only 10 cents The bal
ance rAntsd suits towe,s and lockers an.
maid on the ay.raxa about 20 cents eacl
time On SUNDAYS And holidays tho crow
WAS SO large that II taxed tho capacit,
Of the house and on one Sunday, when a,
at,smp. was made n secure an accrrat
count. the number using the beach. no
the bath house was over 400"
pur'ne inc en''re season e. oTan'
ass employed az supervisor or the men
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