Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-03-21
MUNICIPAL FINANCES.
A Survey of the Condition of PrIn-
cipaI Vermont Towns.

and cities having a population of owe
| 1000.
| The following figures show the fl
nancial condition of the principa
towns in this class as reported at thu
annual meetings:
'rhe town of Arlington has liabili
ties amounting to SAB. l30.6T, and re
sources So, 079.35. The liabilities have
decreased so, 1919 in the year.
Barnet has $457.l4 liabilities, and
$57.99 assets.
Barton has Sc, 90O.32 liabilities and
$947.S7 resources.
Bennington has 1882, 305.42 liabili-
ties and 50, 347.70 assets. The debl
decreased So, 2S6.77 in the year.
Berkshire has debt of $4,000.
Bradford has S7,sOl.O7 liabilities.
Brattleboro has $3s,977.36 liabili-
ties, decrease Of S6,575.lS in year.
Bridport has Sl,319.42 liabilities
and $4,000 resources.
! Brighton has Ss,07S.54 liabilities
and 3,093.S7 assets. The debt increas-
ed SO, S45.0l during the year.
Bristol has 800, 2ls.O7 liabilities and
Sl5, 029.62 assets.
Burlington has bonded debt of
1927 900 and sinking fund of $780,
S4l.03.
Cabot has S2,OS9.4O liabilities and
S5S2.03 assets.
Calais has S222.4S liabilities and
S26S.96 assets. The net Indebtedness
last year was S496.l7.
Cavendish has S3,O09.60 liabilities
and Sl,979.09 assets. The debt de-
creased S4,615.35 during the year.
Charleston has S4,45l.l7 liabilities
and 81, 5000 assets.
Charlotte has S767.6l liabilities and
S106 20 assets.
Chester has $40, 1879 liabilities
and ST., lS0.54 assets.
Colchester has Sl4, 2l9,S9 liabilities
and S1,057.6S assets.
Concord has 2,l59.Sl liabilities
and 3,565.96 assets.
Cambridge has debt of S2,027.75,
and 81, 1929 toward meeting it.
Chittenden has $5,S00.62 liabilities
and S2,203.02 assets.
Craftsbury has 4,S24.75 liabilities
and 81, 652.40 assets. The debt was
decreased $524.O2 during the year.
Derby has S9,4l3.l7 liabilities and
$7,372.35 assets.
Enosburgh owes 35,2l6.5S, of
which $32 900 are railroad bonds.
Essex owes 81, 1920 and has assets
of 81, 960.29
Fairfax has a floating debt of
l,925.24.
Ferrisburgh has S7,543. 10 liabilities.
Georgia has a surplus of S77.60.
Groton has SO, 23S.44 liabilities and
$SS9.5l assets.
Hardwick has $4,000 outstanding
in railroad bonds.
Hartford will fund its debt by issu-
ing 100000 bonds.
Hartland has S2,509.73 liabilities
and $497.66 assets.
Hinesburg has S3sS Oh on hand and
no debts.
Hyde Park has an Indebtedness of
80, 599.49 and S2,34s.s3 assets.
Jamaica has S43.375.6O liabilities
and S6,37l.75 assets. The debt in
creased $496 SO during the year.
Jericho has a net Indebtedness of
S4,0S9.2S.
johnson has 81, 27s. "a net liabilities.
Lincoln has balance of S423.0S in
favor Of the town, but it still owes
~, 600 on railroad bonds.
Londonderry has an Indebtedness
of 81. SSl.95 and $3, l24.3S assets.
Ludlow has $6,327.65 liabilities
and $2,639.20 assets. The debt de-
creased S6S9.S7 during the year.
Lunenburgh has $3,053.2l liabili-
ties and $4,735.2l assets.
Middlebury owes 80, 525.06 and has
$6,947.S2 assets.
Milton has 81, 50096 liabilities and
S2,l2l.69 assets.
Montgomery owes Sl,34l.69 and
has $636.59 assets The debt decreased |
S505.92 during the year.
Montpelier has net debt of S64,-
1888, ithaving decreased Sl3,5sl.76
during the year.
Morristown has S3,Sl3.95 liabilities
md $l,9l0.S5 assets.
Mount Holly owes "a, 353.l2 and
has s3,3l7.50 in resources. The debt
ecleased $524.l5 during the year.
Ncvbury has $l6,534.79 liabilities
all assets to cover all but $5,522.s3.
I ne debt increased S2,206.S2 during
the car.
Newport has surplus of S3l7.63.
Mortified has Sl0, 500. 10 liabilities
and $7,951.72 assets.
Norwich has $l,54l.97 liabilities
and assets to cover all but $lll.66.
Orwell has $l76.3l in the treasury.
Pittsford has $l4,962.07 liabilities
and $40, 5l6.30 resources.
Ponltney Has l,669.s6 liabilities
and $l3,027.42 resources.
Proctor has 4,970.95 liabilities and
S5lS.G6 resources.
Putney has $9,465.74 liabilities
and Sl.O2l.62 assets. The debt in
creased 1881. Az during the year.
Randolph has $2,7Sl.96 liabilities
and 81, 252.95 assets.
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