Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-14
OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.
Friday Evenings Meeting Of the q
Council,

Friday Evenings Meeting Of the CITY
Council.
Present, Mayor Hatch, President, Council.
men Alger, Briggs, Brink, Drew, Drury,
Richardson, Sibley, Taylor, Woodbury..
The resolution relating to the tax levy re-
solution was taken up, and the various items
were read, that regarding the appropriation
for extending the water main to Proctor
street, provoking considerable discussion.
Various suggestions were made and CON-
mented upon at length none Of which were
approved. Alderman Brink then moved
two-inch pipe be laid as indicated, and so
incorporated in the resolution, and called for
the yeas and nays, the vote being as follows;
Ieas-Councilmcn Briggs, Brink, Drew,
bury, and Mayor Hatch nays-Councilman
Alger.
The resolution was declared adopted. 1t
is as follows
RESOLUTION RELATING TO CITY AND OTHER TAXES
on THE GRAND LIST OF 1889.
city C Huntingdon: IN the gear one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-tro.
Whereas: In and by the It'll section Of the act
Y 81 @ Of the charter Of the ETY. aPprcSysS
section of the city charter revised the city Coun
Gil may annually In addition to the taxes required
.
assess upon such Grand List q tax for city pur-
poses, (which shall not exceed 200 cents upon the
dollar thereof exclusive Of the tax for the support
Whercas In and by section 81 of said revised
and amended city charter, the city Council are
authorized annually to assess upon the Grand List
OF the city for the use Of schools, tax not exceed
ing the amount (which would be raised by tax"
Of nifty cents upon the dollar OF the Grand List OF
the city and
Whereas: The estimates OF expenditure for the
ordinary administration OF the affairs OF the city
has. l,nnp 10 t,tl.lt u1,n Ia
tccnti annual city report and remained to be provi-
ded for by tax on the Grand List of 1882 therefore
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Resofrcd Oy nc Guy COuncu@ me cay ~ BWthy-
ION, as J"N'"S'
First-A tax Of seventy-nve (I5) cents Of the dol
lar of the Grand List OF this city for the year 1882 is
hereby levied and ell to meet the accrued and
accrulng liabilities Of the city, for the municipal
year ending December 81, lss2, and for the sup
port Of the schools Of the city for the year ell
suing.
second-A tax OF twenty cents t2o) on the dollar
OF the Grand List of the city for the year 1882 Is
hereby levied and assessed for streets and high
ways and repairs OF bridges, and the City Treasurer
to the credit OF the Street Commissioners.
Third-A tax OF 1--WE (jl cents on the dollar OF the
Grand List of the city for the year 1882 is hereby
le,ied AMI assessed, provided in said section "a
o. the city charter, the avas of which said tax the
city Treasurer Is hereby directed to place to the
bonded debt of the city,
Fourth From the avails Of said tax Of seventy
1--WE 40 cents for ,ity and school purposes, the
credit of the School Commissioners for the support
of the schools of the city the OF SIS 9s also
that he place to the credit of the schools the further
sum of sl,20292 to pay its Indebtedness also,
that he place the credit Of the interest account
of that part of the bonded debt of the city incurred
In aid of the Burlington and Lamoille railroad
5000 also that he place to the credit OF the in
ierest account of that part of the bonded debt Of
the city incurred by the construction OF the Water
Works of the city, Sl4 co., less such amount as NAV
be in his hands applicable to the payment of such
interest from the earnings OF the Water Works af.
Ter the expenses OF maintaining the same shall
have been paid also that he place to the credit
of the interest account OF that part OF the bonded
dcht of Inc cty lenom mated .lity Improyement
Bonds" the sum of s2lOO and that said treasurer
from said credits aforesai J., do pay the interest on
said bonded debt, whenever the same shall become
due The CITY Treasurer is hereby further direct
ell TO nay to the said School Commissioners the in
na and 1 inv IN II his . civ as me
ed States Deposit Fund, amounting to si,3I2.9i
also, that he pay to the treasurer OF the town OF
SUa, na ,y" III @ n sa 81 town an
ing to s23.27 tina, he place 10 the credit Of the
panper department for the relief OF the poor Of the
scSer Free h u ar inc ornary m s s