Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-03-06

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The Treasurer received town tax, 9,2l5 90
other sources, 1857 80
The cemetery report shows bal
ance in the treasury of 514 90
The liquor agent reports for 9 l-2
months, ending May, 1866
Sales to residents of Montpelier, l,l35 90
Sales to people of other towns, 1852 IS
sales to town agents, 325 90
The profits of the liquor business were
SI00 % more than expenses and salary.
school money divided, Sl,15O 90
The Street Commissioners expended 1886 O5
They reed highway tax, $2,515 IL
Of town of Berlin, 80 ~
Sclcctmcn : ORDERS S33 10
- 1886 O5
The Selectmen have expended for
bridges, &c-, in addition TO the
above. 2,574 25
of this, the Academy bridge cost 1850 90
The additional expenses Of bridges
and highways occasioned by
frcshcts estimated at l,1S7 o.
The town owes orders outstanding
and due the Treasurer, and sal
aries, 3,561 60
Estimated expenses of the poor for
coming wear. 1000 90
Estimated current expenses of town 1000 90
t. be provided for BY tax, 1851 60
The grand list of the town is 1926 SO
The following officers were elected for the
year ensuing
W g. Ferrin, Moderator; n. \. Chase.
Town Clerk J. L. Thurston. Henry Mutt
Chas- Reed. Selectmen q. ". Scott Treas
Urcr; r. liargin, Constable +. p. Jewett
j. c. Emery, George Z. Shepard, Listers j.
\. Page. j. y. Dewey, Hiram Atkins, Aud
itIr>; Joel Foster Jr-, Il. c. Camp, Ephra i'm
Carey. Street Commissioners Chas. Reed
Town Agent {. W. Willard. Superintendent
of Common Schools j. c. Emery. Commits
-ipner Of Cemetery f. Carey, Joseph Dam
Ills, Fence Viewers Ezra Marsh, Sealer
of Weights and Measures David r. Gray.
Pound-keeper Samuel Wells, Medal
Wright. ii. W IIeaton, Town Grand Jurors.
y town tax Of sixty cents on the dollar
voted. and highway tax of twenty cents
ON the dollar To he paid in money. The mat
ter of purchasing farm to be used in sup
porting the poor. was referred with discre-
tionary powers to the seleccmen.
The vote for Commissioner is as follows
Nelson \. Chase. Is
I-ucius Parmalce, 50.
BERLIN MARCH MEErING.-The reports of
town officers for the year ending March |,
ls67. show the following
Sclectmcn's orders. S2,140 81 Of these
$50 3 was for Claims occurring prior TO
March l. lS66. Town officers salaries,
S3l5 10; expenses IF the poor, ( 800 50 ;
Treasurer received town taxes, S4.77l SO,
excess Of state tax for 1864, Sl43 IS. borrow
81. $2.S36 81; Treasurer paid out, 81 ,6l2-
- liabilities Of town. S2.Ils -.
Torn oHccrs eIected-Clerk and Treasurer.
J. ". Whecock ScIcctmen, James B. SEQ
viii. Theodore Strong. K. w Strong Con-
stable. 4 D. Field; Listers, Charles II.
Johnston. !. F.. Hale, Nelson Chase: Over
seer. A. II. Holt Law Agent, \. X. War
rem Superintendent of Schools, Rev. f.
Brown.
Town tax. one hundred cents on the dollar.
Vote for Liquor Commissioner, y. \. Chase,
- Lucius Parmalcc. 80.
NoRIHFIELD.-The town report made to
the meeting in Northfield yesterday shows
the following figures
Srle-tmen : orders on old claims, 1920 ~ !;
Sclcctmen'- orders. current year paid, S5.240
- Selectmcn sorders outstanding, ,492 % .
claims allowed but no order given, $40 81 ;
expense Of paupers, S22O4 SO: school money
divided. $1,000 "a liquor sold, SAG IS;
town officers services. S2I9 "a. The treasurer
had received S96ll 6s: he has paid out
SSqj4 .. Liabilities Of the town, over cash
in hands Of treasurer. So. 49, &c.
B,RRE--From the Barre report we find
that the -eIcctmen of that town have drawn
orders the past year to the amount of 81
81 81. The town has received $742 33
school money The Treasurer has paid out
- $50 H. and has 81 800 "a on hand The
ovcrsecr's report shows an expense in his
Office of %I.5j2 -. There are SII 1898 81
outstanding orders against the town, and the
town is owing. over and above the amount in
the treasurer's hands. - $50 So The town
has made s:2I 66 on the liquor sold by the
town agent. having sold to the amount of
Il $50 %.
The town. during the past year, has pur-
chased eleven acres Of land near the villa gs
for cemetery.
RoxBuRY learn from a copy of the
report of town officers made to the March
Meeting. that for the year ending March ,
1867. the town of Roxbury had paid for sup
porting it's poor. SSl5 81 : on orders given
prior t. March 1. 1866, 1912 80 :; expenses
for the current year, $l0lO So. The liza
bilities Of the town above its resources are
SIl5G 81.
Officers e'ecfed-O. Richardson. Modera
tor: \. Braley 5. NJ. Hildreth, C. b. Fisk
Sc.ectmcn j. B. Spalding. Town Treasurer
Cyrus Howard, Overseer Poor; Hira q
Ellis. First Constable; f. Ferris, Second
Constable Samuel G.. Stanton, Bucl Gold
Alvin Bradley, Listers.
Town tax seventy-five cents on the dollar
On Ash Wednesday, March 9th, there viii
he Divine Services in Christ Church at 10 l.:
y NJ On Friday evening, March 0th, a
ID also These Services will be repeated
through the season of Lent, Wednesday a
II y. NJ, Friday at ID p. NJ, with lee
ture on the Liturgy
DONATION-There will be donation visi
for the benefit Of Rev. 4. l.. Cooper, Presid
ing Elder. at the Methodist Church in Mont
pelier. March. 10Th. The visit is intende
to embrace the Montpelier District, and tn
preachers the District, and their wives
are appointed soliciting committee.
To Town CLERKs.-Town clerks will cor
fer favor by furnishing US with the name
of town officers and the amount of tax vote
at the March meeting.