Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-02-17

THE AUDITORS REPORT.

The report of the town auditors for ,bo
year ending Feb. 10Th inst. has been con,
pleted and is now ready for distribution Tbs
account with the town treasurer, with which
the report opens, shows that the amount m
town funds passing through Mr.. Dowl4v's
hands during the year was $40, 11G So on
this sum SS140 was on account Of the Bratlls.
boro aud Whitehall railroad bonds, town han
notes, and interest on railroad bonds and
town hall notes; Sl51 81 was for bills of 1874
remaining unpaid and Sl7707 &c for unpaid
bills of 1880. Both the debit aud credit side.
OF the treasurers account are given in mi
and the account may be readily understood
The amount received from savings bail
taxes is stated at the very handsome sum m
S3,120.2l In spite of the complaint in soma
quarters about the smallness of the SAVINGS
bank tax it is more than doubtful whether
any such sum as this could have been realized
in any other way on the property represented
by these figures.
The cost TO the town of the Hinsdale BRIDE
hearing appears to have been S45702 Gte5s
on page and 81. OF this sum $3.50 was paid
d. II. Woodward for lawyers services Sj5.72
TO Jacob Estey for expenses and S152 20 to
Jacob Estey on account Of expenses of the
bridge commissioners.
The net amount received from 1873 dog L.
GEnheb WIS 2 lOf w. vi lllb huiUuuL EBf
paid out on account of damages to sheen by
dogs, leaving a balance of 800. 20 to be car
ried to general account.
S. N. Herrick's tax bill Of 1880 has been
settled in full. On the j. W. Simonds I'm.
collected bills of 1S75-76-77, amounting 10
81, 1885, $3.50 was collected during the
year by Mr.. Herrick at an expense to the
town of $25, making the net amount about
S25S. A balance Of only $685.. 62 of the town
tax OF 1881 remains unpaid in the hands Of
G. II. Stevens, collector. This sum is SUBJ
ject to attachments, 80 that the bill of 1881 ia
in as good condition as could be asked A
full settlement has been had with Mr. Stevens
on the tax bill of 1879.
The amount Of tax bills in the hands of E.
E. Stockwell, highway surveyor District No
2, is stated at IS, 700 go Taking out abste.
ments, expenses of collection, aud taxes IN.
paid (Sl1S2 49,, it appears that the amount
expended on highways during the year was
SGs15 Of this sum $3.50 was paid for side
walk improvements.
From the statement of the account with A.
Pettee, liquor agent, it appears that the town
has realized profit of Sls1.22 from the agen
cy up to this time.
The report of the cost of the town Door
during the year shows a total expenditure Of
Sl574. 96-S5G6. 81 of which was for the
poor at the IArn anu SlUUo. 81 Tor the
poor not at the farm. There was sold from
the farm, products amounting 20 SGG2-
"a, which deducted from $l574.9G leaves
S9l2.22 as the net cost of support of the
poor, if the interest on the town farm invest
ment and the wear and tear of property is not
taken into account.
The town hall receipts for the year were
about $500. As $500 of this was from the
Methodist society, an item not to be here.
after received, it will be seen that the pros
pect for receipts from the hall for the com.
ing year is very small, unless some measures
are taken, as they ought to be, to advertise
the hall and cause its rental 10 travelling
companies