St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-03-10
Clerk-P ID. Blodpett,

COllector-Josiah Ward.
Listers. G. Hovey, Geo. Ranney,
J. NJ. Alvord.
Auditors May, E. A. Walker,
\. NJ. johnson.
Trustee of public money!. d.
Blodgett.
Fence Viewers Selectmen.
Grand JurOrs-Calvin Morrill,, E.
II. Stone.
Inspector of Leather-D. NJ. Bacon.
Surveyors of Wood, etc.-M. f. Bar
rett, F. V. Powers.
Highway Surveyors Dist. No. l,
Edwin Harris; No. ,, c. J. Humphrey
No. 4, G. ID. Gould No. ), Hiram Rus
sell No. I, Ezra |. Hawkins No. 8,
Warren Sanborn No. 10, Josiah
Ward No. IL, Charles Cobb No. II,
j. H. Applebee; No. l3, H. n. Roberts
No. ii, Oscar Brown No. Is, Henry
Hill No. Ii, o. F. Russell +; No. IL,
John Hosmer NJ. Is, A. A. Pierce
No. 10, A. B. Howard No. 20, Chan
dler Severance No. 81, Beauman But
Ter: No. %, Lambert Packard No. "a,
w. T. Wright No. %, Joel Roberts
No. %, j. r. Stevens No. %, Geo. n.
Smith No. %, l.. G. Wheaton No.
80, Joseph Nichols No. -, E. |. Hal
lett.
Grand Jurors-JOhn c. Potter, j. r.
Stevens, n. NJ. Johnson, L. p. Cheney.
Petit Jurors. II. Applebee, A. ID.
Pike, Geo. S. Williams, II. F. GriswOld,
p L. Pierce, d. NJ. Bacon, b. F. Rol-
Inns, VIM. Higgins, Edwin Harris,
Chas. Packard, T. NJ. Howard, w. b.
johnson.
Agent-Wm. Higgins.
Sup't of Schools Z. II. Sand
ford.
There was a lively discussion over
the question of collector and the col
lection of taxes. p. ID. Blodgett
thought it matter of greater interest
than the filling of almost any other of
flee in the town; it had cost the town
from $500 to $500 every year to collect
the taxes, and he thought some more
economical method should be adopted.
He accordingly made motion as fol-
lows: "That the collector pay into the
treasury all money legally assessed,
and that is collectible, for the sum of
$500"
Josiah Ward proposed to collect all
taxes for 5000 and one per cent. com
mission. A. j. Willard moved an
amendment to the resolution, fixing
the compensation at 5000 instead OF
$500; this amendment was voted
down. Mr.. Ward said he had had
some experience in collecting taxes,
and would collect as he had offered,
guaranteeing that all attachments would
not exceed one per cent. if they fell
below that he would give the town the
benefit of it. n. NJ. johnson offered
to collect for 5000 on the same basis
as proposed by Mr.. Ward. A. d.
Pike would collect for $500 and be re-
spOnsible for all taxes after the book
was placed in his hands. A. j. Will
lard didn't believe in legislating al
town meeting; he thought the pres
ent law was good enough to hold /
e collector and secure a faithful per
. Torrance of his duties, if it was enfOrc
ed. n. NJ. johnson moved to amenC
Mr.. Blodgett's motion by adopting the
act of the legislature of 1880 which en-
ables towns to put the collection o
!, taxes into the hands of the treasurer
giving four per cent. discount up to ;
y certain time and then making bill o
costs for delinquent taxpayers.
Mr.. Blodgett didn't like this, since
it wouldn't work well in this town, be
cause taxpayers were not obliged t.
pay until after three months, and dur
ing that time the town would lacl
funds and would have to borrow t.
a meet payments due March LIST. w. II
q Wright thought the inducement of TIN
four per cent. discount would brin!
II most of the taxes in promptly. VIM
l, Higgins feared the town would los
(, too much during that interval of tire
- months, and did not favor the amend
ment. ii. G. Ide made an earnest pie
" against the proposed amendment. H
re thought the act of 1880 would work i'll
y Justice to the poor man who cOuldn'
IL pay his tax in time to get the four pc
~ cent. discount; and thought, more
over, that this act would tend to in
crease the expense of collecting. Th
1 IN IN Mr. Inbnann'S amend men
1t was then put, and it was voted down
70 Calvin Morrill, then offered a
at amendment to Mr.. Blodgett's motion
a to the effect that the collection of take
X should be auctiOned off to the low
it est bidder. After some discussion
he Mr.. Blodgett's motion, with TIL
amendment, was adopted, and the co
ic lection awarded to Josiah Ward at til
ne snm of $50. Mr.. Ward was the
at elected collector and second cOnstabl,
Il. with jurisdiction of the state. I'll
ly same jurisdiction was given to the fir
K. constable.
I'd n. p. Bowman then offered the 70
e. lowing resolution, which was unan
he mously adopted it deserved to bt
t. Resolved, That it is the sense of tn
meeting that the selectmen be instruc
u ed to expend sum of money not
u exceed one hundred dollars to defra
al the expenses of the national Memoirs
On day, for the decoration of the graves
rs our fallen soldiers.
n The selectmen were authorized
a. refund some $500 to n. NJ. johnson,
k being extra expense incurred by hi
he as collector. Adjourned.