Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-12
City Meeting.
A FIRnrES's HALL VOTED. Tax OF 235 CENTS.

taxes, was organized by the choice Of L. L.
Lawrence, Esq, as Moderator. W G. Shaw,
ESQ.,, in behalf of the Board of School Com |
made statement to the effect !
that tax Of forty cents on the dollar would |
be needed to run the school department of |
the city for the year. The Commissioners !
were also dcsirous to complete the equaliza- |
ton between the school districts contemplated /
by the amended Charter, and for that pur-
pose recommended an additional tax of ninety
cents, making 1870 cents in all. lie explained
that the additional 90 cents would put no
money into the city treasury but be used
in settling the balances between the districts,
according to their respective valuations; and
that the forty cents would not be as large a
tax as that commonly raised heretofore by
the districts, for school purposes. He offered
the following resolution
Resolred That the City Council are hereby
authorized to assess tax Of one hundred and
thirtu cents on the dollar Of the Grand list Of
the City for the support Of schools for the pres
ent school year and to equalize the valuations
Of the property of the several school districts OF
the city, which tax shall include the twenty-five
cents on the dollar tax, which the City Council
was authorized by the amended charter Of the
City to assess for school purposes that sad tax
hereby authorized be apportioned among the sew
eral school districts according to their respective
grand lists-that from their respective shares
of such tax there be deducted the amounts
standing to the credit Of the respective school
districts for the valuation Of their property re-
Gently passed over TO the city and for money
paid By them into the City Treasury, and that
the balances 50 obtained shall be assessed upon
the grand lists Of the several school districts
respectively, and rate bills issued therefor and
that such taxes be collected and paid into the
CITY Treasury BY the lst day Of November
next. And the Collector Of taxes shall, as soon
as he shall have received said rate bills for col
lection, publish notice in the several newspapers
Of the City that he is prepared to receive said
tax, and any person who shall pay his said tax
within thirty days after the first publication Of
such notice, shall be entitled to discount Of
four per cent thereon, which discount shall be
allowed TO the Collector Of taxes in his settle
ment with the city, provided he shall pay the
net amount so collected into the City Treasury
before the frs day Of August next
On motion the resolution was unanimous
ly adopted.
Mayor Ballou being called on for state
ment of the pecuniary condition and needs Of
the city, stated that the estimate Of his pre-
decessor Mayor Wales, that a tax Of 10
cents would be required to carry the city
through to the end of the fiscal year in Febr-
uarv next, was substantially correct. If,
however. the voters were willing to vote
enough to carry the city through to a year
from now. a tax of ljj cents would be requir-
ed which would raise some $36, 300. To this
would have to be added whatever might be
voted for the construction of a Firemen 5
Hall
The article relating TO a Firemen's Hall
being taken up, Wm. G. Shaw Esl moved
that such hall be built at the expense Of the
city. This was carried without opposition,
the vote being followed by applause from the
fremen present.
Onmotiou Of Wm. Brinsmaid. ESQ. it wa.
voted that the said Hall be located on the
city land between Strong's building, and the
/ Court II lusc.
In answer to an inquiry the Mayor stated
that the building on the plan prepared by
f. C.. RIVER. architect, would require an out
lay of $4,000.
Hon. Mr.. Englesby moved that tax Of
I7j cents on the dollar be laid, and that the
Council be authorized to borrow the balance
necessary to build the Hall
Hon. R. 5. Taft offered the following re-
solutions as a substitute for Mr.. Engiesby's
motion Mr.. f. accepted the same, ana they
were adopted
l. Ros9lrel, by the legal voters of the City Of
Burlington. That the City Council are hereby
authorized 90 assess a tax Of one hundred and
FIVE cents on the dollar Of the grand list
Of said city, including the fifty cents said council
are authorized by law to assess, to pay the debts
and the accruing expenses Of the city for the cur
rent year. and that such tax be collected and pali
.
into ,5.,. the eily u'lsrI! ~ ;lel '5 H.,
D Res5irsI. That MI tax payers paying their
taxes within thirty days after notice notice.. snaI . De
5b,n to etitle ~ iscount Of four DER cent of
the amount of their taxes respectively.
3. Resoired' That the Mayor Is authoF'1e4 i. 10 10
sntl;,.icrt r;tb onv moneys appropriated during
the present year by the city council, for the pur-
pose ,, OF erecting s'ptoti t o',. it i'' '' use "
Resoiref. That the City Collector be directed
to give notice that he is ready to receive le gen
tL t I 'iA III ,Ii. I,i. law , oontc1 in reference Ia
the tax for school purposes, and that in his set
i 1'engI u, "l5 inc v'' = 'rI Ih tbe ,,tarovsrs are
entitled proyided he shall paw the money so co..
lected into the City Treasury by the lst OF Aug
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