The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-03-09
Town Meeting.

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credit attaches to the moderator,
George G, Hunt Esq, who discharged
the duties of bis position to the salts
faction Of all. The contest for constable
and collector was animated, and three
ballots were required to decide the
matter. We give the names Of the
officers elected:
M0dcraior-Geo G.. Hunt.
Clcrt-C ID. Farrar
Selccimen-Victor Atwood, Daniel
r.. Potter, S. H. Boynton.
Torn IreasUrrr-A S. Pvdc.
Orersecr ofH Poor-B- II. Tunt-
ington.
First ConRa5ie-A. II. Mason.
Second ConstaHe-I. S. Bostwick.
listers A. S Hyde, G. i. Stafford,
and G. Wyman.
4uditors-A S. Hyde, c. f. Stafford
andsS Lawrence.
Trustees Of Pubiic Money-C. f. SAT
ford, A. S. Hyde.
Fence Jieuers b. Z. Rugg, A. NJ,
Clark, Geo G. Hunt.
Torn Jurors j. M. Haynes, G. Wy
man, J. Whittemore, Is. B. Nelson, A.
c. Stafford.
.Seaier Of Weights and Jfcaswes-B.
Paul
Inspectors Of Leather-N. A. Draper,
Geo. Jacques.
Pound Keepers-John Rixon, C.
Stilphen, I'd, w. Eaton, b. L. Rugg,
j. w Haynes, II. Clark.
TRUSTEES If LjbrarU-W. G. Smith,
J. W. Hobart, j. S. d. Taylor, NJ. G.
Elliot.
county Grand Jurors James Brooks
Orange Adams, b. b. Nelson, Merrill
Ladd, Alfred Hawkins, c. II. Hunt
ington.
Petit Jmors-H. II. Bowman, A. O.
Brainerd, G. L. Stevens, j. G. Farrar,
G. 9. Burton, Harrison MAYNARD, NJ.
Holyoke, Geo, II. Farrar, L. w. jew
ell, L. S. Bro ks, G.. w. Foster, H. c.
Greene, Thomas Failey.
School superintendent. S. D. Tay-
lor
Torn Agent-Julian II. Dewey
The Auditors report was read and
accepted, when a discussion concern
ing the bounty tax of $50 cents on the
dollar, voted in August, 1864, follow
ed. A year ago n resolution was
adopted instructing tho seloctmen to
enforce the collection of the tax, and
when collected to refund in just pro-
portion according to the 1864 Grand
List of the tax payers. There remains
about SIX thousand dollars uncollected
Some have refused to pay any portion
of their tax, while others have paid
one-half or two-thirds. The matte,
was finally disposed of by the adop
ton of resolution directing the ole
collector, Mr.H. b. Weeks, to collect tn
balance of the tax by the first of June
If not collected by that time, the Towl
Agent is directed to commence a sui
against the collector.
The town voted to pay 5000 to re
enlisted soldiers of this town, who
have never received town bounty
The sum is to be paid directly to the
individuals themselves or to theiI
heirs 1t was also voted to pay Har
mon Vernal $500; Charles Howard
, 500; Leonard Warren $500. A ia,
of 100 cents on the dollar was voted
to meet these appropriations.
1t was voted to transfer the SO
called Beardsley farm from Schoo
District No. 8 to District No. 7; anc
that District No. 16 and No. s. b,
consolidated
A tax of 40 cents on the dollar wa.
voted for the ordinary expenses of The
town.
The report of the Treasurer shows
that there is in the Treasury, includ
ing the collected bounty tax, SIS, 254
4S. The liabilities of the town are as
follows. Debt due st. Adams Bank
Sbl46 IL; outstanding orders tC
March B, 1866, S3os co; amount due
u.
The amount expended the past yeai
by the Oycrseer Of the Poor is S1,61l
50. From the Selectmen's report We
learn that the amount paid into the
Office of the Selectmcn, by taxpayers
is S3l, 1872 IL. Ofthis sum $29, 200 OC
were paid to thirty-two recruits. -
Cash to the amount of $l,S69 "a
has been paid into the Treasury, and
the balance WAS consumed in paying
the expenses of recruits and interest
on borrowed money
The Trustees of the United States
Deposit Fund report the liabili-
ties to be $7734 40, and the assets
SS,973 47-estimated surplus over all
liabilities, l,23907
HsS~ At an annual meeting of the
New England Agricultural Society,