Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-02-25

munities. Aud now as | have referred 10
the action of the Town Auditors in 1870,
| will further add that they then as a
Board when they had the subject of re-
trenchment aud economy Of our town I'M
der consideration did not hastily or care
lessly jump at conclusions, but otherwise
had in view the importance Of their duties
and tried 10 discharge them faithfully.
But as son have often criticized both
our tow and its Auditors for making the
change above named, l will name accord
ing to my best recollection and belief the
reasons that induced me to believe that a
change was necessary. Yet while l SO do
| only speak for myself. In the first place
it appeared to me that our taxes exclu-
sive of these growing out of railroads,
were increasing every year and becoming
unnecessarily large and almost unbqara-
bic with at least many Of our taxpayers.
Yet when first refsctipg upon the propri-
ETY. of reducing the pay Of town officers, |
thought | discovered an almost unsur-
mountable obstacle in the way, for | was
well aware that town business could not
be done safely and well withou; experience
and that 10 town could afford to have its
business done poorly, and at the same
time | was well aware that only a few Of
our iownsmen had ever had much expert
ence in tow business, which few could;not
reasonably be expected to furnish public
spirit for the whole town, OF, in other
words, if the town relied upon a few bus
mess and professional men to do all their
town business the town should be willing
to pay them as much for their services as
their time would be worth to them in their
own legitimate business but upon further
reflection, a thought suggested to me the
fact that our men of experience we're once
inexperienced. and that they could not
last always, and upon further reflection
was satisfied that scores of our townsmen
lwho have ever been toe modest to ask for
a town o%ficel would be quite as competent
after having a little experience as those
who are called cur business men. which
new men | was well satisfied would, if
asked, take their turn in the discharge OF
official town business, upon an economical
principle, being stimula ted by the thought
that by honesty and strict integrity they
had tho honor Of having gained the conf
dence of their towvsmen, And | also un.
derstood that the expenses of our town
for the services of their officers were much
higher in proportion to the services ren-
dered thar in other towns in our county.
And as a still greater inducemept for rec
commencing more economy in town mat
tiers, | found by referring to certain town
records that but'a few years ago the offices
of Selectmen and Listers Of Hyde Park
we're filled by some of the most careful and
competent men in town whose charges for
services per annum were ordinarily from
five to ten dollars each, and then whenev-
ever such offices were to be filed, careful,
honest, prudent men with good judgment
were the ones sought after to fill them it
being well understood that a Board con.
sisting Of such men would not permit the
interest of their town to suffer for the want
Of experience, or of a ready writer,--and
Hyde Park during the last twenty-five
years has never lacked competent business
men who would willingly assist new town
officers in the discharge of their official du-
ties for a fair compe %nsation. R. $. pAGE.
The Grange of Patrons Of this viii
lage meet at their hall next Saturday,
Mr.. A. V. Wiswell has resigned his
position as station agent here to take eff.
feet on Monday next, and Mr.. Eli Town
Of Cady's Falls has been appointed his
successor.
The children of the Spiritnalist So
ciety will give an exhibition-consisting
Of music, rccitations &c. at the Town
Hall in Hyde Park on Thursday Eve,
March 9Th, 1874. Admittance 10 cents.
For further particulars see Programmes.
The Union of the Good Templars Of
the county held here yesterday was one
of the most interesting sessions yet held.
Iu the evening Hon. p. X. Gleed of Nor
%risville made some stirring and interesting
remarks, after which Richard Grogan of
Rutland the lecturer Of the evening, de.
livered an interesting and effective ad.
dress. 1t was expected that Mr.. Grogan
would remain in the county during the
week, but the contest now going on in
Rutland, caused him to return Immediate
iy. A full report Of the Union will be
given hereafter.
All of the children of Capt. Frederick
Keller residing in this vicinity, with his
only surviving sister, Mrs. Mary Sawyer,
widow of the late Joshua Sawyer of this