Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-09

S9.-1o.tp
OF he headed debt the siuk.n fund
holds .--.-.----------- - .i7l-.o
10 VIII he observed that most OF the above in
dehtedness is Tor construction OF water works. In
this department the total recep pts for water rates
the past year have been .Il4 o. cost Of pumping
7.6j, current expense, S3l9l.o5 thus c0ntrihu-
ting after paying eN penses, s,,hi154 toward paying
Interest On bonded debt. The city author Lcd on
the I'D day Of July last, further bonding to the
amount 90 Slt0utn ln and OF the Burr ngton and La
mn.uc Railroad, provided certain conditions are
cImpl .ed ith, which has been done. ana the bonds
are o. bee ssued, all dated April LIST. ,s5, and pay
able after i've years and within twenty years at
the option O! the city, tn interest semi annually
90 * per cent This have from the iirst,regarded
4> a move that III conduce 10 the immediate pros
perty o. burlington, as well As enhance the value
az the whole Lame. He valley.
I anticipated one year ~ when entered upon
NV o.Icia 81 duties that there would be detc eucy
Cd. t9i, AS Will be seen by referring 10 my mes
sage the tenth city report page 30, from the fact
that my predecessor, in making up the mates
for the year lo' 1, made them about this amount
less than had been required for city purposes the
proceed I- ear Of l,73. did not know at that time
that he had also omitted one item OF s992, in Civ
Iu.- the liabilities of The city. This amount mat
WAS om tied was due the AK M fund and IN honor
the city was bound o. make il up, il being moneys
belonging 90 that fund, which had been drawn
upunduun- the year l,'3, 10 pay eNpend.t lures N
other departments luis sum added 10 the eN-
Uected deficiency of s96sl, make total detc.en-
G., ot slg.6l- add 10 Ia the amount that WAS
rmIted Tor, of Sluug}. .see gth city report page
lfff. % wy "a NNt1- "a 9-'- as o. 80 '-e"-t &c
gu red ,or the year 1874 that should have been est
mated i'l Toy my preuece77iF 10 'IleI To nave paiu
4A' yes anu expenses l'l tAat g'A' anu
would have required a tax ION grand list OF Sid.-
0t c i5- cents ON the dollar. instead 20. 40 cents
taat Nl- ieF -ei. lli.7 itI-e ah'uhl "- sif.lU'
passed over from the previous administration
o. the present o. Doe provided idr, in add ton 10
lis own le- mate expenses, placed il in en-
Har-assel ana n!aNof1hle O. nat %, anu necessl-
tttt1 4r'. NJ ueaNt CITY tdA iar inc ear 1872
on tile present reduced -rdnd list.
have been tuu- mute In NrIer that all Inc
.irts M -ht Toe p4t.ni4 seq t"rlhr anu nope IA so
dong mag q Lhe error ~ 'Ae luiure may I've
iei E.1li i'I'i Il l.-,l s'''u.. 'eiI ~ gNH
N1loel' AiI "e' al" .-e-ii ~ 'o ~. a.
lHse " Iu are not tluuldhle ilr Sucl lu4ehte4-
ness. Permit me u say ln 'u.- connection ~ re
-Afd o. lhe 7ihAih= luuu, 'ilat tue pIacuce o nav
.u- upon th.s iuni ioT NHil readS money u may
chance q nave uhiiiN esteA 20 supply teA ,
other ueI tHeht7' u se'ili7 % inc j most can
zer'us one as theIe p 40 one except te MAl anu
4fiAS'lel 'li' 49,. 'o 49, ~ ~" -'a
clLl-i-'A' ana win the Svl7'A4' oIAH=es III tIo
mana uncut %. 'ur ~ ana l4's .uuI 'huu.l PC
Aelt .-iael at a.. llAe'- '''1 10y pc rLANA ".
uuaer AnA CIRCUMSTANCE, P'i quarry N.tlout
the consent o. lAe b'dlN- IL ,. 'usto4lAI. 70 ulaN
temporal. y rom anl una o.. tne seteIAI depart
ments' put me uther Seiii tiaeA.s nave tnelI re
-it'l-' @ 1..i.-ll "ie 80 10 f. - -
tac amount That belongs to tlrf depart meh', 10
order 10 KNOW wat -.' re-, l''s nay ~. anu ~
o''o '.. ~ ~ The
drew upon the sinking fund. To the amount 90, So
ti-I nlt will be seen by re.errn n L. the tenth
. | T.. Z A-H
ether tH. t.cs "a INST the city. and is prov ded
for r Tie present city tax. The eNpeud lures have
been large. the past lew years, bur the necessties
I hive been numerous. requiring puH-ic improve
lI.ats and believe 10 Is generally conceded that
they h4N. been Iud cous AS o whole. In view oi
our bonded debt Us .t stands to-day, howet en- we
should guard against rillu- for further appropra
tons lv bonding OF othcrw Sc. when present out
l4v can be avoided without nru. a. u the future
o. have been iuudic.ous economy. o. tlIs q Will
.e for You 20 judge. Our city has shared % some
extent IA the general depression 90 trade, and stag
nat on OF hu- ness entcrp Oh have pert AIDED
/ the ertre country. The du-y tu1t presses most
urgently upuu u IS the str ete-t economy T. the
/ mana cement o.. our muulc4 pal AFFAIR.".
STREETS, tAhho IND Si'EM ALA7.
/ Each war 3. derelapins some lmurovefle.t az q
rerfIisn.Df character Ill our streets Wccanuot eN
i.,r ,..-v -r9lf amount at permanent work Z.
be- ,ione VIM only the hi .lwav tax 10 eNuend but
istbe present sFsfen o afpIne all the funds that
can he splred,un gwen poiuisis adhered to.we may
reasonably pect some Nurh o permanent nature
] "a ~ -. -. rf -,4 - 49,,
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N- 30 80. ,,,,,..i-5t,r,- ,.,st ~ I,,,' s;-esf
, ' ~ 90 ~ - ..s ,,--,, --a, ~ -,r, mn
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I Gus A'i-Ns ~ ~ VS.