The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13

the annual expenditures, and of course Il balance
against the State of $40 500 "A, to meet which
[ there was in the Treasurer's hands D2 1910
In 1885, the amount of expenditures as per Au-
ditor's report, was DOS ,056,97; of tins sum d.
95S, "a was applied to the School fund, and d.
32l,73 TO the Safety fund, making the annual ex-
pendltures Dbl, 1860. The whole amount of
receipts was DIG. 779 ,43; of this sum there was
in the Treasury at the commencement of the year,
2,S27,00; there was received for Safety fund
DE- 1901 ,2i, and for School fund Dl7 1854 ~, eav-
ing the balance of receipts applicable to the expen-
dures D97 ,667,07, leaving a balance in favor of
the State Of D5,S9O,l7, aud D22,7 1872 40 in the
Treasury. This balance seems TO have arisen not
from the ordinary means of revenue. but from bor-
rowed funds, to wit; of the School fund as per re-
port in 1884, Do, 1872 3S and in 1885 Dl4 ,025,7S,
also borrowed of j. r. Iangdon d. 800 90, which
amounts in all to D30, lis, l6; thus it is seen that
The apparent balance in favor of the State did not
arise from the ordinary annual receipts, but from
the creation of debt, which leaves balance a.
ganst the State after expendng the ordinary reve-
nue. and the balance of Dl3,ll0 in the Treasury
in 1884, of Dl 500, s3, besides a debt of thirty
HOu,qnd dollars.
In 1896, it appears from the report, the expen-
dilures were DlO2 ,677 SO, of which D2,67G 10
were applied to the School fund, leaving the ordi-
nary expenditures DlOO, So The whole u
mount Of receipts were dos, $50 40; of this sum
D22, 1922 46 were in the Treasury at the commence
ment of the year, D3, 1922, % were received for
Safety fund, D17,223,6 GA for School fund, in all
D43,O6S ,32, which leaves the amount of receipts
applicable 10 the expenditures, Digs ,OS2 II; and
orhs SUN Dl2 200 90 were borrowed ofthe banks
Of Burlington and Montpelier, thus reducing the
ordinary receipts TO D53, OS2,l7, and leaving
balance against the State of DAG, 9ls ,Gs, to pay
which there was in the Treasury D5,l72,9l.
In 1887 it appears from the Auditors report,
that the whole amount of expenditures was D755,-
s2s 81; of this sum, D975, "a was applied to the
School fund, DG3G, 81 was delivered to Trus-
tees Of Surplus Revenue, and DIG 252 80 loaned
10 several towns, making the annual ordinary ex-
penditure 00326,l2. The amount Of receipts
for the same year was D16i ,76s, 49, of this amount
DGG9, OSG,79 was L, S. Surplus Revenue, Dis
1870 was for School fund, and D3,7OS,35 for
Safety fund; in all D69O ,9i2 "a, which deducted
fom the whole amount of receipts, leaves D6i.-
SIS 80, of which last sum D5 ,472,9l was in The
Treasury at the commencement, of the year. and
a oil e tbn 10 If rnI Id, lnoy
nr the annual ordinary revenue of that year D5s,-
ZIP 80, and this deducted from the ordinary e.
pcnditures, leaves balance against the State Of
do, 0l3 SO, TO pay which, balance Is reported
in the Treasury Of Dj ,olO,62 The Auditor makes
II further report, in which the account is carried up
to the 30lh Oct, 1887, in which he states the nd
diriona expenditure at 30, l27, ss, and the receipts
at DPS 1851 go, of which DGOO was received for
Safety fnnd, and d. ,42i ,6S for School fund, and
also includes the former balance in the Treasury
of Dj go, making the additional ordinary re-
ceip,s Dl7 ,s02 80, leaving a balance in favor of
the State Of DIS, 76l,i2 which deducted from the
deficit at the end Of the year, leaves sill, balance
against the State of D32 ,li9 II, TO pay which there
was reported as in the Treasury Dl6,729,12.
In 1898, the Auditor reports the expenditures at
D67 PAS So, Of which D2,77l,O 3 was paid to
towns as their proportion of surplus money, leav-
ing the ordinary expenditures D64 All 81 and the
receipts are reported at D7i, Sis ,33, of which d.
1873, 40 was for School fund and D3, 75i 80 for the
Safety fund, which deducted, leaves D62, $685.
Of this sum, DIG, 622,sl was the balance in the
Treasury at the commencement Of the year, thus
leaving the ordinary receipts Of the year DAG, 231,
10, and balance against the State of DIS, 2IO,Gs,
10 pay which was reported in the Treasury Dr.
O99,io. further report is also presented this
year, by which it appears that the expenditures up
to the 18th of October, were D7 1921 OF, and the |
receipts DIG ,s74 40, of which D93j,9s was for
the School fund, D225 for the Safety fund, and |
D. ,O99,i9 balance in the Treasury, Sept. 3Oth, |
which deducted from the receipts, leaves Dll ,6l3,-
90 as the ordinary receipts which reduce the bal .
ance ngains, the State 10 D6,62G,72.
In 1889, it appears By the same officers report,
that the ordinary expenditures were D7l ,625,55,
and the whole amount Of receipts D57 1863, SO; Of
this Dll j57 40 was for School fund, Do, l75, 26
for Safety fund. and DIE SO was the balance
in the Treasury at the commencement Of the year,
which deducted from the whole amount, leaves
the ordinary receipts D45, 277 81, and the balance
against the State of D26.3l1,7l, to pay which
there was in the Treasury D6, 1881.
In 1910, it also appears by the Auditors report,
the whole amount Of expenditures was D9O 72i, 92;
ofihis DE-, 500 for the revision of the Statutes
and ID ,4j0,03 for expenses Of the troops Oh the
frontier, expenses which do not usually occur,
which deducted from the above, leaves the ordi-
nary expenses Ds5,77i,8o. The whole amount of
receipts was Dsl ,ls5, 50; of this. DE-, 1877 6s was
for Safety fund, D7, ss6.s6 for School funu, De-
23S 81 was the balance in the Treasury last year;
d., 900 borrowed Of A. Willard and D6sO borrow
ed of Montpelier, which sums deducted from the
whole amount leaves the ordinary receipts at D59,-