Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-03-09

FUNDS CONSlD Erred AVAILABLE
Due Oh Town tax of 1854, deductiug
attachments, actual and proba-
bic, 5000 80
United S. Deposit Fund, 2j2 10
Rents receivable, Gn0 %
Now in the Treasury, l3l % i 623 rs
Leaving wholly unproyided for, S9.ji2 90
The report goes on to say that the Select
men have made it point to search out aud
close all claims for or against the town, and
were iavorably disappointed IN the result Of
their investigations The average number of
Town paupers has much exceeded that Of last
year, and the expense of that department has
exceeded that Of last year by about $500
The Sclcctmen believe that no waste Of pub
lie money has occurred in the department and
give credit to the Overseer Of the Poor and
the manager Of the poor farm. Cor faithful
ness and good management. The farm build
ings are called "dilapidatcd old shells, and
repairs are recommended,
The report declares that the Town agent
for the sale of liquors has prudently and
wisely discharged his duties. The dminu-
ton of 5000 in the amount of sales is attri-
butcd in great part to the fact, that his former
experience has enabled the agent to bring the
| sales the past year, more strictly within the
scope and spirit Of the Inv. His salary was
| reduced 800.
! The criminal department shows II balance
against the town, owing in part to the fact
that for the most part Of the year the liquor
sellers escaped prosecution, while the expense
of arresting number OF intoxicated men was
large. Of late however, the law has been
| enforced, many fines have been collected of
sellers, and good order restored
The Selectmen express their surprise that
! in the construction Of SO costly Il building as
the Town Hall, unseasoned lumber should
have been used at ali In consequence Of
this glarins oversight, they have been com
PEELED to expend about 500 to make the
rooms even tcnantablc, and many additional
repairs are still needed
The Street Commissioners alc commended
for efficiency, and a continuance Of the sys-
tenn, as one Of evident utility. i rccnm-
mcnded.
I The various reports of the Supcrntcndonts
of Public Schools, Building Committee,
Street Commissioners, Town Agent, Oyerscer
of the Poor &c, were read The interesting
and valuable report of Rev. Mr. Young. on
the Public Schools was ordered 10 be printed
( in II pamphlet
\ recess of an hour and half was taken
at noon. Meantime the ballot box was
opened for votes for County Commissioner.
c, T. Seymour received l23 votes no one
else being voted for.
On re-asscmbling after dinner, the vote
taken in the forenoon refusing To elect Il
/ fourth lister, was re-consdercd. ii was
urged by several gentlemen that one Of the
listers should be out of the village among the
farming portion Of our citizens, and 4 fourth
lister was accordingly chosen by ballot on the
I third trial
/ The Town refused to extend lnipn Street
I OF sell the old poor house lot on College
Street ;-nstructed the Seectmcn 20 proceed
at once to remove Instructions in the rublic
/ highways by the Railroad Companies--ap-
pointed j. n. Pomcroy, VIM, Brnsm.il and
/ G.. L. Barstow, Il committee 70 report to an
/ adjourned meeting on certain proposed alter
atoms of school district lines-anl authorized
the Sclcctmen to open part OF Lake street if
the public convenience seemed to demand it
( The Town also appropriated two hundrod
dollars in aid of the Fire Society. il b,ing
understood that an additional three hundred
dollars would be raised in the fire district
and voted a tax Of forty five cents On the dol
lar on the Grand list, to pay appropriations
and meet the expenses of the town for the
coming year,
~ YOUNG MEN's DEBATI>G SociLIY. \
large and intelligent audience assembled in
the Town Hall Friday evening to hear Rev. II,
Winsvw, d. D., Of Boston. His subject
was ancient and Modcn Rome." lie COM
menccd by describing his tour in Italy and
his impressions, when the great Dome Of St,
Peters hung in the air before him, and his
eyes first rested On the Eternal City. He
briefly touched upon the prominent points in
the History Of Ancient Rome and the causes
Of her downfall, and described the principal
remaining relics Of her greatness-the ruins
Of the Forum of Trajan the Pantheon the
Palace of Augustus Caesar; the Colosseum :;
and the Triumphal Arch of Titus, The Won
ders of Modern Rome fulowed--the Churches;
CatacOmbs st Peters ; a ducdl entertain
ment worship in the Sistinc Chapel ks
sing OF the Pope : toe, or rather slipper; and
the Carnival. 4 lecture by 50 agreeable and
truthful a narrator as Mr.. Wnslow, on such
subjects, could not but be exceedingly inter
csling. It was familiar in style, and quite
long; but the audience listened with unuba.
tel attention to the end, and went away graf
flied and instructed The music Of the Bur-
lugton Cornct Band was a pleasant accom-
parliament, The band is really one Of til,
best in New England, and bids fair soon to
rank above the DodwOrth's, if it keeps on
improving as it has during the past year.
At the close, Mr.. Roor, the President OF the
Young Mems Debating Society, made the
agreeable announcement, that lectures from
Rev f.. IT, Chaplin, and Rev. II. W. Beccher
might be expected in the course Of few
weeks, If which due notice will be given.
Illinois LEGISLATION.
Tho Chicago Journal thus liscDursrs %
the nasty legislation Of the Illinois Lcgislu
turc
I've venture the assertion that Of the 81!
hundred bills passed, not one of our immacu
late representatives, can take the list Of title
lo,. 8 III,