Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-02-27

liers, adequate to the demands Of tho lop
should replace the patched-up affairs nov 4,
use-and, in short, there should be CONF,
Of general renovation judiciously carried On,
at moderate expense. One great dravloc,
to the proper care Of the hall is the total lsoI
of water. It is next to impossible to hoo,
such an audience room clean where ever
gallon of fresh water must be carried up AMI
the slops brought down in pals. SO far a,
the decorations are concerned, we have COCA
reason for believing that $500 in the hand.
Of the parties who have done such tasteful
work in the Brooks House and the new bapL
block would make the hall so handson.
and fresh that its old friends would M,
| know it. Five hundred or six hundred dol
lars would probably do the whole business
and then, instead Of piece Of virtually dead
property, as has been the case the past year
the town will have hall yielding handsom.
revenue. Is not this sound business doctrine
for every taxpayer!
During the coming year some change,
will be necessary in the lower part Of The
building. Before the close Of the year prob
ably, the Methodists will vacate the lowe,
hall, and the authorities should be in condi
ton to make some advantageous disposition
Of that room when it becomes vacant. II
seems to be settled that the post Office will re.
main where it is. Such being the case ia
quarters should be so repaired, enlarged and
renovated as to make them at least comforts.
BILE and habitable. The present lighting is
nearly the worst possible for the postmaster
and his clerks, and with only thin sheath.
ing between them and the hall outside. il Is
absolutely impossible in cold weather to main.
tain comfortable temperature. The room
opposite the post Office is now nearly value
less to the town, and an effort should be
made TO make that available for rental. We
do not attempt to point out the remedy or
the changes which may be desirable in each
case cited, but only TO call the attention Of
the taxpayers, in detail, TO the fact that,
on plain business principles some general
form of repair and renovation of this piece
of public property should be intelligently IN.
dertaken, and that the selectmen, or a suita.
BILE committee, should have positive instruc
tions TO decide on such plan and carry it
out. The article in the warrant covers the
whole ground, and under it all necessary &C.
ton can be taken.
Finally, we believe that, with the repairs
once completed, and the property put in re-
spectacle condition, the care of the town
building should be placed in the hands Of an
agent, whose business it shall be to take care
of it, keep it clean, keep it in order, and keep
it from going to decay and ruin.
BRATTLEBoRo TOWN AUDITORS REPORT.
The report of the town auditors, which
will be ready for general distribution to.
morrow, shows the total expenses for the
past year to have been S2j, 1863 Sc, of which
sum Sl3, 444.2O has gone to highways and
bridges, 81, sG7.3G for the support Of the
poor, $3.50 for town hall note and interest
S1l5.56 for expenses on town hall, Ss5g.ll
for town officers, S59914 for school fund
SGi2.74 for railroad coupons; for extra e1
penses on Halliday road, 1929. 2s; on Mari.
boro road, S33j.OO; for miscellaneous ex-
penses being payment of borrowed money,
etc, Sj,69747. The uncollected taxes due
the town appear to be, from j. W. Simonds.
collector, S2,23S.3j; from A. Starkey, COL
lector, Sl!O.lO from C. H. Stevens. collec-
tor, 81, j42. G9-the last item being for tax
lists placed in Mr.. Stevens's hands since the
LIST of September. The auditors submit the
following statement showing the amount of
taxes which have been raised each y,9s E.~--s'
1863, inclusive, and the amount of indebted
ness of the town each year, exclusive of town
hall or railroad indebtedness: