The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-02
written for the Rutland Globe.1
TRgE VILLAGE MEETING.

In answer to an editorial in the Her.
aid, headed Rutlands Shame" hay
ing reference TO the village meeting
of Friday evening, think it well said but
wrongly applied, as the editor of the Her
aid was one of the board of trustees last
year, and is this year President of the
board. In their report they coolly admit
that the expenses over the receipts on the
appropriation were $9,0i0.14, an increase
of the already large debt of about $4,000.
ninc thousand dollars), and with such
management what should the taxpayers do
at their annual meeting? They voted II
tax of fifty cents on dollar, which was
appropriated by resolution to pay the in
dcbtedness of the village, which did leave
the village destitute of an appropriation
for their coming expenses for the year
Last evening the estimate for the fire de-
partment was 81 900; gas for street lamps
$1,000 and for the police $500; making
$4,000. Now the amount of a tax at Is
cents on dollar would be about $1,000 /;
together with the license money and other
moneys for fines &C., it would probably
amount TO thrty-four or thirty-fivc hun
dred dollars, which sum would be amply
sufficient to pay all necessary expenses for
the year
Now, who voted down the tax of fifteen
cents ? The President of the board OF
trustees was one, and all of the liberia
minded men with other peoples money
calling ii an outrage on the people to raist
such a miserable petty sum as three thou
sand dollars to carry on the affairs of tho
village This would have made our vii
lage tax siXty-iiye cents on a dollar raising
altogether the sum of about $t3,0 900 (smal
in the eyes of some pcople.) Now who
should be stigmatized with shame ? i
certainly must be some one, because thu
Herald says so. 1t could not be those who
favored the tax of fifteen per cent, which
tax would pay all necessary expenses i
properly expended.
And here would say if our Presiden
of the Board of Trustees has no more ca
pacity for business or for managing the at
, fairs of our village than was exemplifie,
I last year by their own showing in their re
port, and is now manifested by the perso
who ofiiciates as the President of the board
{ would respectfully advise them to resig
, at once, and that others be chosen to fiji
their places who have capacity and bushes
~ oil, TO nd, In
our village according to our ordinances an
laws and use that economy that is necessar
for any one to succeed in the ordinary W
, cations of life. And would further sa
1 that at our last annual meeting the repol
: of the trustees was ordered to lay on til
: table, there to lay till the resurrection, an
Y a committee was appointed to investiga
= their doings.
: And further, as it has been reported TIN
G those who favored an economical admin
o tration of the village affairs are opposed
c the appropriation for the fire depatmen
l. will refer you TO the report at the annu
@ meeting, which was accepted unanimous
J. and not laid on the table.
h And further, will say, we all take pri
d in our fire department and we were willil
n to give them all that was asked for, al
the other necessary expenses for Z
other departments, and were prevent
:, from voting the necessary tax by fe
i extravagant people who pay but very lit
! tax in the village.
i, NJ. HuIIARD.
III AZ.