Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-16


Rutland, but at last we are to have gen
uine theatre, only the stage, properties,
etc, viii necessarily be Of diminutiye pro-
portions, and the pit, galleries and dress
circle on the same level.
But few of the numerous Irish voters
of this part of the town attended the
meeting held on Monday. ~ A. -
Mr.. Spencer, an old and respected
resident of this village, is lying danger
ously i'll the result of an accident.
DANBY.-The annual town meeting
passed off all quietly as usual, and result
ed in the election of nearly all the old
board of officers. From the Auditors re-
port, we learn that the receipts of the
past year qS7O amount to $4,552.53, and
disbursements $4,547.65. Amount paid
for highways, bridges and land damages,
ST. ,233.42; amount of orders drawn, re-
lating to Town Farm, $605.79; amount
paid town officers for services, $213.43;
Court and Attorney fees, $301.24; amount
paid District Clerks for registering births
and deaths, $7.65. The amount paid for
liquor and agent for services was $219.52,
and the amount received from the agent
was $221202. From the amount of liquor
on hand it is estimated that the town will
receive about $3.50 profit from the sales
for the year ending May LIST, 1871. The
amount of available funds in the treasury
for the use of the town is $4,000.
The report of the School Fund is as fol-
lows: Balance in treasury February %,
1870, $2l.10; cash received from rent of
school lots, $113 received on tax bill,
$33561 received on the McDaniePs do
nation, $500, and for United States sur
plus money, $1S07S. Total, $l,250.49.
The amount paid to the several districts
was 81 PATS. The school money for the
current year and to be divided, is estima-
ted at S1,232 40,
The estimated liabilities of the town
are as follows: Outstanding orders is
$S73.15; claims unadjusted, $500; esti'
mated expenses for the coming year, $500.
which, after deducting available funds,
leaves 81, 48239 to be provided for, and
which requires a tax of 30 per cent. on
the grand list of 1871
From the report of the Oyerseer of the
Poor we find that the expenses for main
tanning the poor, and cost of carrying on
the Town Farm, amount to $S0S.34, and
the proceeds of the farm amount $966.95,
leaving balance in favor of the town OF
I$158.61.
The report of the Superintendent ot
Schools was one of the best we have ever
had, and was full of valuable hints and
practical suggestions. We will send you
a full report of it next week. Mr.. Dou'
gan is valuable Superintendent, having
faithfully discharged his duties, in con-
sideration of which he has been reelected.
The present Town Clerk and Treasurer,
Mr.. Albert Bucklip, is very efficient and
accurate, having occupied the Office
for several years, and his correctness and
efficiency is the reason why he is retained
in that position. He always receives the
unanimous vote of the town.
| Two of the present Board of SeleCtmen,
J. L. Nichols and William Otis, have &C.
oupied tho office some some five years,
having managed the affairs of the town
faithfully and prudently, and to the ac-
ceptance and entire satisfaction of all. for
which they were honored with q re-eleG-
ton Mr. f. J. Reed, the new member,
is gentleman of ability, and no doubt
will prove himself "the right man in the
right place" The affairs of the town do
not seem to have been managed with so
much care md prudence for many years
as during the past year.
The present Board of Listers is also an
efficient one. Mr.. J. N. Phillips, who is
the chairman, has occupied that office for
six or seven years, and is pronounced by
all one of the best listers the town ever
had, which is compliment worthily be-
slowed, and ono which be may we'll be
proud OF. Mr.. Ira Cook, who was also
one of the board of assessors last year,
gave entire satisfaction, and received the
unanimous vote of his townsmen. Mr..
| Hawley, the new member, will doubtless
do credit to himself and honor to the
town.
Mr.. G. G. Herrick, the Oversoer of the
poor, also received the unanimous vote of
the town. His very fine reports for last
year indicates that his duties were faith
fully discharged, and it would not be say
ing too much to add that his report was
the best one we have ever heard relating
to the Town Farm
| BY vote of the town some wo or three
years since, the town officers cannot re-
ceive but one dollar per day for their SER
vices, by which the expenses of the town
in that direction is considerably less than
formerly, There is always more or less
trouble here in reference to school dis.
| tricts, and every year articles are inserted
in the warning to set persons from one
district to another, and thus continued
change is taken place in our school dis
triots. While some school districts have
been entirely dismembered, others have
acquired more territory and new ones
have been formed, some of which are I'm.
able to maintain school, which ia not
for the interest of education The Town
System would remedy this difficulty.
The town voted to raise a tax of col
cents on the dollar to defray the expenses
of the town the coming year, and to allow
a discount of per cent to tax PAYERS
upon their tax if paid to the collector on
or before the first day of July next, which
the collector has agreed to collect for Q
per cent, and to post up notices at least
ten days before the first of July, stating
the time and place at which he will be to
receive the tax, and to pay said tax into
the treasury by the fifth dav of .Jnlv Ru