. Picturesque Burlington : a handbook of Burlington, Vermont, and Lake Champlain . - council and board of aldermen, and the city treasurer arechosen by the board. The other minor officials are chosen inthe .same way. The police department consists of the chief ofpolice and ten men, with headquarters at the city hall. In its streets as well as in other public improvements and con-veniences, Burlington is an example of public spirit, liberality andforesight beyond the usual town of its size. Its fifty-four miles ofstreets are laid out in regular order, and as a rule they are kept ingood conditio
. Picturesque Burlington : a handbook of Burlington, Vermont, and Lake Champlain . - council and board of aldermen, and the city treasurer arechosen by the board. The other minor officials are chosen inthe .same way. The police department consists of the chief ofpolice and ten men, with headquarters at the city hall. In its streets as well as in other public improvements and con-veniences, Burlington is an example of public spirit, liberality andforesight beyond the usual town of its size. Its fifty-four miles ofstreets are laid out in regular order, and as a rule they are kept ingood condition. A large portion (ten miles) is well macadamized, asmall section covered with concrete, the remainder being wellgravelled and substantially Ijuilt clay roads. There is a move-ment now on foot—advocated and supported by leading citizens—to make a systematic effort to macadamize all the principal streets,. ^J^ * > n **
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