The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-02-27

more difficult to keep the truth out o
sight.
The reader will please refer to Mr.
Halls statement, and he will find the lien
OF $3.50. for abatements [snpposedl proceed
ed by the following language, which b,
copies; i" We find the current expenses O
the year 10 be as follows" This Ianguag,
plainly show that the whole sun 0
S3287, Y including $3.50 for abalemen
was brought into the expense OF that year
and for which orders had been drawn
The auditors had doubts a. The time, abou
so large a sum having been aba,ed, Blu
they say the Selectmen III the very time
to their great establishment drew an order
for near $4,000 for Attachments, aud after
finding the fact that the whole sum above
was chargeable on the Treasury, they ne.
cessarily depended on the SeIectmen 10
class their expenses themselves. | have
no doubt now, that more than half this
sum sc! down as attachments belonged to
the Poor expenses for that year. That
bill when all looked up amounted 10 near
5000, instead of S592, rs as furnished the
auditors by the Oyerzeer of the Poor, Mr.
June.
Thus it appears that my having signed
the l843 report affords Mr.. Hall no ex.
cuse for his illegal act in abating a large
amount of taxes.
| hope MI Hall will furnish a list Of
the taxes by him aba:ed that Others may
see how many State taxes have been bat
ed. II will be proper also that the taxes
abaled be so marked on the tax BILL
Nothing appears then now 10 hinder The
collector from collecting the same lakes.
Mr.. Hall is again unfortunate in being
made to say by one who ought 10 know
certainly. but does not it seem, that in abat.
ing taxes they have done no more than
every other board who ever abated tax
have done before them. If this was true
1t would not amount to Justification, but
deny the truth of the statement. llisweII
known ia Town and will not hereafter be
denied that other board of Seectmen have
called 10 their aid Justices of the Peace 10
decide upon Attachments of taxes, and [
more than suspect that the adviser of Mr..
Hall in this matter preferred that a small
board only should act upon the application
of his Son in-Law the collector, for the
abatement of taxes, he endeavores to salts
" Mr.. Halls mind that the SeIecImen had
always done so.
| contend that the orders drawn for
Attachments of taxes this year are iIlegaI
and improper acts, and such as no CONS
nanlty should justify. and hope the dis
'usslon of the subject will be the means Of
correcting tbs evil.
No attempt is made by Mr.. Hall to dis
'rove nor does he deny that the sum Of
5239l AS was in the Treasury last March, |
valuable, and sufficient for the then en-
sting liabilities against the Town, but an
tempt IS made 10 do away the effect
which plain figures would produce, by
aging that in December, full nine months
tier they had been drawing orders the
mount in the Treasury, instead of being
efficient to meet the 5000 for Town Hall
nd Mr.. Briggs old order, was only
;45O.
| wish by the following statement to make
he fact, that the old board of SeIectmep,
'I' funds in the Treasury sufficient to paw
very then known liability. except the
Goshen road order, and that The 5000 for
lie Town Hall could and would have
cen paid, if the present board bad no,
rawn out these same funds for the cur,
mt expenses OF the year. Amount in
lie Treasury in March 1874, admitted
S239l, 40
'educt School orders, $725,oo
own & Poor expen-
SEES for 1913, 62l5O
rider to Higgins old
contract, 1850
Id orders, un-
paid March
1874, l20035
educl Goshen
road order. 800, 4O0,35
own Hall debt, 10000 23s7,28