The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-10-23
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Having assoullicti in aocordanca waih
tha requirements IS the Constitution.
~ the discharge "a the duties and the
fu.aIlmeBt e the trusts imposed upop
is Is that instrunleni, | avail myself g
taeoar.iesi opportunity p communicate
10 Sou sucb information respecting Ae
prominent pnblic interests u the siaie
a. vail enable you tho more readily q
enter on thc business oi the session
FINANCES
Hero follows the Treasurer : Report
lho substance of which Sc gave in last
weeks Issue
10 meet thus SUM tax of forty-hye
coata on The dollar on ihc grand list VII
be required, and as our people in every
leparunalt ei business are prosperous,
and have ample means 10 mcet Tins
amount 81 taxation, il viii almost Ger
tainly be consouan, witt then wishes 70
r.rsal Tie policy q applying yearly
Sl5h,0 600 % S. q sinking fund, 70 lessen
the funded debt IN advance Of ifs falling
due
Since January ! 1866, all orders on
TIC Treasury have been drawn hy the
Auditor oi Accounts. inaccCrlance With
the provisions of the act approved Nov.
p. 1865. entitled An act defining the
duties " certain state officers and for
thc protection aud benefit II the Treas
urv
By the provisions Of the same act,
tho Governor 81 tho State was relieved
~ an care and responsibility relating TO
the settlement Of the CHARMS o. this
State against the United States, and the
entire duty # their adjustment and fin
al settlement was transferred 70 the
Auditor Of Accounts, TO whose report. /
refer yon for information on the subject
Of those claims, as wcll as for details Of
claims alloWcdb by him against the state.
On the 3lst ~ October, 1865, the
Quartermastcr General submitted 60
nae the following schedule Of military
property belonging 70 the State, which
he recommended should be sold 10 wit
telescope rife, ] target rifle, | coil
lead pipe, 20 small tables, 81 chairs, 61
straw hats, l39 pairs cotton trowsers,
$50 pairs oyelalls, lS7 denim frocks,
- grey coats, 2l3 bod sacks
/ appointed 4 Board 81 Survey to ex-
amino this property aid on their re-
port aud g ommardation, on the 14th
dag oi November, 1865, ordered the
Quartrma tsr General to sell the same
a auction. which he afterwards did
This property was old and had been
more or less used.
on The 5ih day Of December, 1865,
the Quartcrmastcr General had the fol-
loving new property ID bis hands be-
longing 70 the state, 20 w.t.
3fOJ1lo bA n'.ets, 2-09rdhlerblank-
cts, 1900 rubber ponchos, Il76 cantcens,
Tf7G hayorsack8 llls table kuiies, 1856
table forks. 757 table spoons, GIG tin
plates, 7o2 tiu cups l55 candle sticks,
III Pcpper-b1Aes,
when At recommended t. have sold,
for the r1ason, that it was almost i'm
possible % preserve the most oi il from
INJURY il lot destruction, through a
succession Of summers, that It would be
useless t.il wanted for the militia when
called iutoactye service, and that when,
If ever, such an event should happen,
similar property could probably be putr-
chased il market IS. less than this
would nov selIfer.
On this application q board of Sur
yey was appointed, composed Of G. G.
Wilson, Col 9Th Regiment VT State
Militia. w II Ballau, Capain 4th Reg
mont VI State Nhllaa and G, G. Pat
man. Jr, Captain 4;A Regiment VT
State Nl:a WHO, o. examining SAID
property, rec mmcndcd il sale. Their
report was confirmed, and Gle Quarter
mastr General Authorized 10 sen thc
samo, at such time 90 l.IAes as be saw
nit with directions, to stop on st pend
salcs whom, in his opinion, it was not
selling ~ remuucra lyc prices Under
these orders he sold property to the
amount OF So, ,235 81, Whom finding that
Atf 4 A+kCl sAti%AIA y GAt atilAalf Is 4l4st tIIhF-
eIty, IN very large quantities, all lover the
country, thereby depressing prices, he
suspended further sales; but SAID order
IS sull IN force. and the residue Of that
property viii b. sold under it during
the present iall and coming winter, un-
less the Legislature direct otherwise.
STATE AID.
Hon. John Howe Jr, agent for the
distribution of State aid to soldiers
families, has made his final report, show
ing that, from sept l. 1865, TO April
Is, 1866 be dishursed, under the acts
Of April 26, 1861, and Nov IA, 1862, tie
sum IN all, of $3.50 Is The agent
states that there is now no outstanding
claim under either Of those acts, /
herewith transmit said report
VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
Since the last session Of the Legisla-
ture the four companies Of the 9th Reg
iment and the entire 9Th Regiment of
4 ..ssss..s N,sftYs. 4s.Nrg l..... T.,.