St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-29
MOntDetier Correspondence.


only published history we nave oil the va
rious departments Of the state, and ii
preserved from year TO year, will afford
the student of political economy of the
state ample field for study and reflection.
TIE AUDITORS REPORT.
The amount of the auditors orders on
the treasury for the year was 81 %, $780,
81; that SOS, 056 81 has been received
from the United States since his last re-
port. (in which is included the entire ex-
penSe Of building Sloan Hospital at
Montpelier,) leaving sos, S2l l. Of the
claims already presented still unadiusted.
Under the present strict Interpretation of
the law, under which reimbuIscments
are made to the states for their war cX-
penditurcs, it is not expected that more
than $50. 600 of the balance claimed will
be received from the United States but
it is hoped that more liberal rules i'll re-
gard to the claims OF the loyal states will
yet be adopted, and the war expenditures
of these states Will be fully allowed.
TREASURES REPORT.
The treasurer reports the total amount
received for state taxes during the year
to be about SID, 900; and the total
amount of receipts into the treasury, III
Guiding Il balance Sept. 3, 1868 OF = =
36S 4S, were 1922 36l 81. The cX-
pcnditurcs equal that sum TO within
$50, 93l u balance in the treasury,
which sum has since been increased by
the payment of 81, 93i % taxes from
the towns of Burlington and 81. Adams.
This sum will not meet the current lia-
bil1es by S2l, los lS-showing that the
estimates of last year were not high
enough, and that in all probability the
tax for the next year will require TO be
as high as 80 cents, and perhaps higher.
The statement of the funded debt is given
in the Governors message.
PROBATE JUDGES A CHANGE NEEDED.
The returns from the probate district
judges, show that III every district except
one-thc Hartford di,trlct-the fee, re-
ceived have not been sufficient to pay the
salaries of the iuIgrs-th, aggregate de-
ticiency amounting 10 S2.9Oj %, and
the aggregate cNcc,- only 80; leaving Il
balance of deficit of - 500 %. Will
this record, the question may very natur
ally suggest itself whether it may not he
better for the state 70 return to tine old
system of irving the judges of probate the
fees Of their Office. instead OF continuing
the present system Of fixed salaries, the
fees going into the ;rclSurrr's Office.
Your correspondent Is also Of the opin-
ion that the system of fees 10 the states
ATTORNEYS, instead of salaries. would in
sure a more faithful execution of the
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