The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-29
The Annual School Meeting.


attendance was very small, scarcely hun
dred of the voters being present. In the
absence of General w. Y. w. Ripley, the
moderator, the meeting was called to order
by s. w. Rowell clerk of the district, who
read the warning. j. NJ. Hayen was elected
moderator, and Sidney w. Rowell clerk
for the year ensuing.
Rev. DR.. Harris remarked that the report
of the president of the board had been pub
lished in the morning papers, and unless
desired he would not read it.
On motion of 7. G. Robbins. seconded
by d. G. Pierce, the presidents report was
adopted.
J. M. Haven then presented the financial
report of the board of trustees, which was
read by the clerk. AS the report was pub
lshed in THE GLOBE of Tuesday, we do
not reproduce it.
On motion of John A. Sheldon, the re-
port was adopted.
Walter G. Landon, treasurer, presented
his annual report, as follows:
TREASURES REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand at the last settlement. sl,s47 II
Cash OF George Wills, on list OF 1870. s,4l, 20
Public money...... .................... 1,2ll "a
Cash Of Judah Dana, tuition. .......... 429 10
sli,576 90
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid 81 orders drawn by the trustees. .slO,7s2 80
Balance In treasurer's hands. ........ 7e3 Us
sii,576 on
W. c. IAsDoN, Treasurer.
Rutland, March 2s, 1876
On motion Of D. &. Pierce the report
was adopted.
The clerk read the following report of
the auditor,
AUDITORS REPORT.
To the Graded School District:
Your auditor has examined the accounts
of your treasurer aud find vouchers for
each item of expenditure. He has also ex-
amned the accounts of your trustees and
find proper vouchers for each order drawn
on the treasurer.
The assets of the districts are as follows
Cash In hands of treasurer. SI92 SO
Due from Geo. Wills, collector. 1856 50
sli2o As
LIABILITIES.
Trustees orders unpaid. $l56 81
Balance. ss72 81
There il also in the hands of the treas
urer $57.33 to the credit of the library
fund,
JOHN A. SHELDON, Auditor.
| Rutland, March 2S, 1876.
On motion the report was adopted.
On motiona committee was appointed
of one from each ward to nominate pres
ident and secretary of the board of trus-
tees, and trustees in wards and Z, q col
lector, treasurer end auditor. The moder-
ator appointed the following named per
sons to constitute the committee
Ward / John A. Sheldon, ward 2 j. II.
Goulding, ward 3 Albert II. futile, ward
Thomas Ross, ward John w. Cramton,
ward Orlando Wooster, ward 7 ID. G.
Pierce.
On motion of L. L. Whitcomb the presi
dent read his annual report during the alb
sence OF the committee.
The committee reported the following
nominations:
Presdent-R DR.. VIM. j. Harris.
Secretary-A. II. futile.
TRUSTEES.
Ward &c. C. Ruggles.
Ward 7-E. l.. Foster.
Treasurer G. Landon.
Collector George Willis.
Audtor-John A. Sheldon.
On the presentation of the report DIR
Harris said that duty to himself and hi
parish would not admit of his accepting tn
position and he saw no prospective way il
which it could be arranged, tor the reaso
that if he again accepted and undertook tn
performance of the duties it would involv
an assistant in his parochal charge, and h
did not desire to be placed in such pos
ton. He desired to perform well an
faithfully any duties which were commit
ted to him, and all circumstances that wer
foreshadowed he saw no way out of tn
dilemma.
J The several gentlemen nominated wei
confirmed.
Henry Hall, esq.,, moved that DR.. Harr
be paid the sum of $500 for his services q
president of the board and superintendent
for the coming year; which was adopted
, DIR. Harris again protested. The matte
was discussed by DR.. Harris, MIR. Juda
Dana, w. G. Walker, Orlando Wooster, .
,, j. r. Randall aud w. M. Fields, and @
) motion, tine declination of Mr.. Harris WI
8 accepted.
, J.J. r. Randall, ESQ.,, was then non
, mated, but Mr.. Randall said, If elected,
a should pre-emptorily decline. Whereupo
y on motion of Henry Clark, Rev. J. v
9 Eaton was elected president of the boal
OF trustees.
J. On motion of V. y. Meyerhoffer, Il
10 compensation of the president was REFER,
a 10 the board of trustees.
- On motion of John w. Cramton a tax
n forty cents on the dollar was voted for Il
8 current school expenses of the year.
y On motion OF w. M. Field the meeiil
y adjourned.
n Tho board of education as now cons
J. tued Ia as follows;
70 fNNM PRECEDENT.
o Rev. J. w. Eaton.
d SECRETARY.
70 Albert II. Tuttle.
y hoard OF TRUsrEEs.
N Ward 1-.Joel M. Haven.
|. Ward 2--JOhn b. Kilburn.
/. Ward 8--Henry Clark.
,e Ward 4-W. y. w. Ripley.
+ Ward DO. O. Ruggles. rfN
o. Ns Ward 6--Aldace f.. Walker.
l. III ux..d r-E L. Eoaiar