Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-10
$4,000 APPROPRIATED
FOR PLAY GROUNDS
Aldermen Also Vote 81, 800 for
improvements at Smalley
Park-Departmental Expendi-
lures for First Five Months
of the Year 1920

cellaneous business, the principal acts of
which were the passing of two appro-
priations, one of 5000 for the equip
ment and supervision of children's play
grounds for the summer and one of $500.
to he expended under the supervision of
the park commissioners on Smalley park.
The sum of 5000 was asked for children's
play grounds Ind $500 for the improve
ments on Smalley park.
One of the first pieces of business to
come up was the request of the city as
SCISSORS for an increase in pay to 81 per
day. This was granted. Then the Rev.
w. Fl. Cassidy, chairman of the COM
mittee which was selected at meeting of
citizens Interested in the cause of chill
dren's play grounds, reported to the
board. He told of the situation in Bur-
lington. where there were plenty of
places for children to play but they need
ed equipment and supervision. He
thought that 5000 would be needed for
the work OF this amount about a thou
sand dollars would be needed for equip
ment and the other $1,000 would be need
ed for supervision. In order to have
the play grounds of value the supervision
must be given to see that the smaller
children were given an equal opportuni-
ty with the older. He thought that there
should be supervisor at a salary of ST.
Do or $500 per month for the summer,
as the play grounds would be in use
about that length of time. Then there
would be an assistant supervisor at a
salary of about s6D0 and the rest would
be divided up between the assistante
under these. He said that in addition
to the school play grounds there were
Athletic park, Shaws lot, the property
at t1n &c
belonging to the Vermont Milk Choco-
late company, which could be used, and
other places. The other members on the
committee, which consisted Of NJ. D.
Chittenden, DR.. r. McCambridgc. DR.. J.
NJ. Perelman, Mrs. f. A. Linderholm,
Miss Marjorie Adsit. a. NJ. Young and
DR.. T. E. Hays also spoke. It was de-
cided that the work of supervision could
not he left to the janitors in the schools.
The resolution in favor of the appro-
prlation was made by Alderman Beecher
The appropriation for s1.5On for Smalley
park was made by Alderman Patrick.
1t was voted by the board to accept
for the city Kingsland terrace. a street
over 400 feet long which has already been
equipped with sidewalks. sewer. curbing
and water. 1t was also voted to increase
the salary of the superintendent of the
water department from $1,000 to $500 per
year.
Alderman Beecher reported for the
committee on aviation, which has been
in consultation with a committee from
the Chamber of Commerce. He said that
Acting President Bailey of the University
of Vermont had a lease of a field con-
tanning lis acres which would he made
| over to the city, the-only condition being
that If the University of Vermont should
take up aviation, the field could be used
| by them. The city would stand the ex-
pense of clearing the field which will not
| be more than thousand dollars. This
will give Burlington a landing place. The
planes which recently came up here
landed at Fort Ethan Allen. but this
| could not ordinarily be done when there
, is target practice. The committee is of
the opinion that az soon landing
place is provided there will he planes COM
| ing to Burlington.
The committee appointed to investigate
the matter of street sprinkling reported.
The committee favored sprinklng all the
! streets of the city either with oil or
water, at the discretion of the street com
! missioners Complaints were received
! from the taxpayers on the lower road
| and on North avenue but the committee
| held that these were important roads
| leading in and out of the city and that
| thew should be sprinkled. The only streets
| which were exempted were Williams
street, between Pearl and College, and
| Orchard terrace between Buell. and Brad
ley streets.
There was a big complaint from North
Bend street residents. They have been
for three years trying to get a sewer
in without success. oliver Lamotte APP
I salJ n iC fr1Ii
before the board. He had his kitchen
floor torn up for over year waiting
for the sewer The board voted to look
into the matter.
Petitions were granted for the lay
ing of sidewalks on Hayward, Booth
Catherine streets and North avenue
There were also numerous petitions
for the placing of signs, which were
granted. Alderman Hanbridge callet
attention to the fact that although
the board authorized tho laying of ;
sidewalk on Bank street between
Center and Church streets last yea
none had been laid. Alderman Mcbride
wanted similar situation looked int
on East avnue which the board voted
to provide with sidewalk last year
The city clerk was instructed to motif!
the street comm issioners that tn
! matter should u. attended to.
Licenses We" granted to Free
Bacon, John Malloy and Thoma
! Boucher to operate buses in the city
An application from George Hortol
was refused on the grounds that he i
not resident of Burlington and ac
cording to the city ordinances a ma
y to have "A license to carry passenger
within the city limits must he "A resi-
dent of the city. Mr., Horton may carr
passengers into or out of the city bu
he cannot, according to law, carr
|. passengers from one point in tn
; city to another. The city clerk wa
. instructed to notify Mr.. Horton to tina
effect.
The report of the city treasurer. show
ing expenditures from January | to Jun
| in the different departments was as fol
= lows:
!, Electric Light Department .... "a 962 Z
s Streets Observation-Disclosures. 9,527.s
: Water NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. %, 992 E
Parks NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,0iS.7
Schools NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II, $50.
Sewers Observation-Disclosures. LOST
Salaries Observation-Disclosures. 24l6.t
). Comfort station Observation-Disclosures. SAT-
d Fire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1920!
o Pauper Observation-Disclosures. 5,3OS..
e Incidental ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1901