Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-02

ed just for the sake Of having money 10 loan9 I
think not had not fully looked the matter up he
fore the meeting, but think stated there that tax
OF 40 cents, same as last year, would pay all rum
ming expenses and leave surpui Of $500 to $1,000.
Let us see how this Is. In defence OF the position
which took against raising over Az cents, sub
NIT the following statement Of receipts and eN-
pendltures for the coming year. based on last years
expenses and statements by some OF the commit
tee as to what they would be this year:
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Cash in savings bank At present time, t9500.0O
ln treasurer's hands, $50 ~
Estimated receipts from tuition scholars, 10000
Tax for 1885 as voted,45c on the dollar 100000
This tax Is based on last years list, and
with a growing school district IL will
surely be no less, while the chances are
that Il will be more
Interest on deposit I'm savings bank, 1880
year., 5000 90
Total, i1O,HO09
ESTIMATED EXPENSES.
Salaries, same as last year, ss,igo7s
Care OF school houses and cleaning, .62hOO
Fuel, 5000
Printing, 1900
Supplies, as stated by committee, 10000
Insurance. as stated last year although
Understand there is none coming due
Interest on debt OF $4,000, 2,1SOOO
Water rent, 5T5O
Committee, 10000
Collecting and making tax, 1890
Clerk and treasurer, 5000
Repairs Zone OF the committee thinks IL
win not exceed 5000 10000
Note due July I, 1885, 100000
Attachments and errors, 1850 more than
last year) laOOO
Miscellaneous expenses, 1900
Amount voted for books, 10000
Total tb,oi7,B
Thls would leave a balance March 80, 1851, Of
S899.7o, which Is enough to pay the notes due Ju-
lyl 1881, July l. lsSS, July 1889, OF $500 each,
and about 5000 more, providing we raise enough
TO pay running expenses; and while 1t Is not the
extra per cent. care so much about, don't be-
trct pay their debts AS fast they become due II
Is all they should do. our committee told US II
Impossible to pay the notes any faster than they
became due. Then why raise so much Just for
sake Of giving the district money to lom2 II
there is any money to loan believe individuals
would rather loan their own funds and raise "A tax
SUFFICIENT to pay all bills and running expenses, aud
no more. As the matter now stands the tax could
have been reduced to 80 cents on the dollar this
year and still have had good fair balance left.
Still, found no fault with 40 cents on the dollar,
thinking that as the committee had managed to get
a little money ahead II best to let It remain In
the bank until needed but when a body Of men
refrain from voting ON tht question and let 30 or 30
out OF 200 or more decide for them In matter like
this, must conclude that money Is nush with all
and that all will pay their taxes without grumhlng,
even II they are larger than they should be. dO
not write this to mud any fault with any one except
the voters who did not vote aud | think II they
had fully understood the matter so that they could
have had full expression, they would have decd-
ed that It was not policy to increase our taxes this
season when 1t was not needed and was entirely
uncaled for. From all can learn the committee
hardly expected that over 40 cents on the dollar
would be voted, but thought they would be sure
and ask for enough. l trust that at our next
school meeting we shall get Il full expression from
the voters of the district on this matter Of raising
more money than is needed, even If the Colonel
does advocate and believe In voting money regard
less Of the needs Of the district. or as he said, The
more the better" IL may be all well enough for
some, but not for a large share of the taxpayers,
who, | believe, would say, let the taxpayers Of
SS1-S-9 and 80 pay what belongs to them for those
years and not make the list OF 1885 pay for three or
four years ahead I may be mistaken. but this Is
my idea at the present time. +. G. CROSBY.