Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-09
AMOUNT AND KIND OF CLOUDS.
Town Reports.

The seleotmen are preparing and pub
fishing their annual reports of the affairs
and finances of their respective towns fer
presentation to the voters and tax payers.
We give below, brief abstracts of these
reports SO far as they have been, as yet,
received:
BRANDoN.-The total amount of orders
drawn by the selectmen on the treasurer
of the town during the past year was So.
83974 of which 50 998 90 was for ar
rears, making the net expenses of the
town for the year ending March l, 1871.
$2,S41.46; expenses for the year ending
March 1, 1870, $3,967 90; making the ex-
penses of this year 81 1860 less than last
year. OF the orders drawn there was I'M
paid February %, 1871, the sum of ST..
513.17. The net expenses of supporting
the poor this year was $417.22, and for
last year 1915 The property on town
farm, Feb IS, 1871, inventoried at 3d.
30874. In addition to the net expenses
of the town farm, aid was rendered to the
poor, other than those on the farm, to the
amount of 81 1874. The sales of liquor
at the town agency from March II, 1870,
to Feb. IL, 1871, Including $24.71 receiv-
ed for casks) amounted to 1884 "a. the
net profits being $525.23. The resources
of the town are reported to be S9,52SS3,
and the liabilities S5,540.30, leaving a
balance in favor of the town, of So, 1883.
The selectmen recommend that $4,000 be
raised by tax on the grand list.
CLARENDoN.-Totala amount of orders
drawn by the Selectmen during the past
year S2,525 70. There are also claims
allowed, for which orders have not been
drawn to the amount of S7559.
The whole amount of claims against
the town including orders. support of the
poor, etc, is $4,S5639.
There have been fifteen persons sup
ported, either wholly or in part as town
poor during the past year, the whole ex.
penses of the poor being S67O.43.
The total receipts of the Treasury dur
ing the year was S3,127.SS. Expenditures
$3,12722. Balance in Treasury $0.66.
The liabilities of tho town are S4.S56. 80
and resources $S0S.9S, leaving to be pro.
vided for S4,04747, to meet which will
require tax of rs per cent. on the grand
list.
MOUNT HOILY.-The value of the
town farm and the property therein is
$364706. The net expenses for tho
support of the town poor was 1908. 2S.
The sales of liquor, at the town agency,
during the year was SSS0.4l, and there is
reported ga total gain from the liquor
agency" for the year of $237.69. The
selectmen have, during the year, drawn
orders to the amount of $641992. The
amount paid into the treasury for lhe
year was $S50793, paid out $62S3 80.
Balance in the treasury $22246l, of
which only s19071 is cash. There is
balance of Indebtedness against the town,
after deducting all resources, $l252.05.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of orders drawn
by Seleotmen Including 1926 12 cash paid
without orders drawn $2.054.06. Net ex-
pSASSS Va eo"h pOoi VLoc.oS. toSifiOCc "a
Town Officers 1901. S3.
Indebtedness of the town $7,90S.51.
Resources $8219l. Balance against the
town $70S662.
The Treasurer charges himself with
$4230.29, and has disbursed the same with |
the exception of S52.22 which he reports
as cash in the Treasury. u |
LEICEsTER.-The Treasurer has re-
ceived during the year $91259, and dis
bursed $4,000, leaving in the treasury
$111.99. The expenses of the poor were
$655.73. The expenses of the cemetery
were $3.50. The entire expenses of the
town for the year ending February 21st,
1871 were $l.247.12. To cover the ex-
penses tax of fifty cents on the dollar
was levied, which with the State, county
and school taxes made total of $l.11 on
a dollar taxes for the year. r-.w