The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-02-20

10000 voted by the lown TO the builders
Of The town hall, nor was any allowances
made FOR The disposition Of the tax Of c. 6.
Alger & Co. voted by the town TO be gix-
en- in, amounting to The sum o! $S470 aDd
the eight dollars towards the land gu which,
the town hall stands.
Now if Mr.. Conant had not fore often
all these matters and things am sutpris-
&c at has surprise that our taxes ors larg-
er this year than they were las, year, AUD
| am sure that Mr.. Conanl called upon
me himself before the first OF January last
and informed me tina, we must make an
assessment this year, large enough to pay
him his $4,000 Goshen Turnpike order.
and the interest thereon; and from The or.
der book kept by the Selecimen find The
order dated Nov. 24!h l843 in Mr.. Co.
nanrs hand writing. But in assessing the
tax tor the present. year The Selec!men
have more certain and direct means for
ascerlaning the sum necessary 10 be ra:s-
ed TO pay up the old debts against the town,
and to defray the current expenses Of the
year, from the one above referred to. Az
ter Mr.. Conant notified me he should want
the money on the $4,000 order, the Se>
leclmen mutually agreed lha, i. was best
fol the interest Of the town to look up all
the old orders unpaid. and call upon the
Treasurer and ascertain the amount Of
available funds in his hands and then as
sess tax sufficient to clear the town of
debt; and on or about the first of January
last we found the following Outstanding
claims against the Town, viz:
Mr.. Conan,'s order and interes.
about 1850 90
Orders drawn for Town Hall
aud interest, 1880
Old orders in the hands of E. N.
Briggs Esq. and interest, 3O676
Old claims presented as usual, $500
$l960,76
And The Treasurer informs us
there was in his hands that
was available, about The sum
OF 45l.00
Leaving The sum Of l509,76
old debts against The town withou. inclu-
ding any Of the expenses Of The current
year. Now Mr.. Editor the Inhabitants OF
Brandon already know that | have had to
purchase farming tools, sheep and cows
10 stock the farm, household furniture,
stoves and pipe, provisions. &c. &c.-hire
he pto carry on the farm. They also know
that we have now on hand not only the
furniture, sheep, cows. and farming tools,
but hay and grain, beef and pork and 9th
er necessarles for the support Of HE poor,
and we have made up tax for the sum of
S2778,49 as a|Iedged BY Mr.. Conan, hop
ing that sum will place The Town in bet.
ter situation as to their debts than lhey
were one year ago. But we have not
made so much allowance for Attachments
and contingencies as Mr.. Conapt did in
his report as an auditor 10 March ls43,
for you will perceive that Sl50976
taken fom S2779,49 will leave the sum
Of SI269,73 onIy;a SIT aler sum than wss
raised in l843, and it should be rernen-
bered that this year we have to pay into
the school fund $4,000, the interes, on
the 100000 Of .ae u S. deposile money.
borrowed to pay for our town farm. l
therefore hope when the auditors shall
make their report 10 the Town at our
next March meeting Of The expenses Of tho
current year 10 satisfy any reasonable man
that the ship is not foundered nor wrecked
upon the rocks and shoals Of carping and
eager partisans. In regard 10 the illegal
attachments or giring IN Of taxes have
only to say tina, we have pursued the
course usually adopted by the civil aus
thority in Brandon on such occasions, ard
instead of abating the full sum which Mr..
Conant in his report as auditor supposed
would be necessary 10 abate, we have only
abated taxes on three tax bills in WIN. M,
Fields hands, IN the month of July last,
the sum OF $4,000 and the sum Of S4,I7
on The same bills since they were transfer.
red to the present Collector Edward Jack.
son Esq; and if we have been gully ofi!.