News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-02-27
STIRLING Facts and Triggers. :"

SlrlklHS Iacls anu IiEbefs.
A hasty glance through the work
of the town Auditors in their annual
report covering the finances of the
different departments in town affairs
the past year, enabl US to bring out
"A few points of interest in a brief
summary that will reach the eyes of
many in advance of the annual re-
port in full, the publication of which
has been pushed as rapidly as was
possible since the receiving OF the first
copy sheets from the hands of the
Auditors.
TOWN HALL FINANCES
are said 10 reach a total of one hun
bred and one dollars in receipts. o.
this amount fifteen dollars and nine
ty-nine cents finds way to the treas
ury and the rest goes to running eX-
penses. The pertinent comment on
these figures would seem that the
town is not getting what it ought to
in this connection. With the number
of shows which come in, during a
year, and the rental or privilege
price that they should be called upon
to pay or 90 without showing, the
town might reasonably add some
thing to its income. As low a price
as possible for home or public benefit
is right.
THE ORDERS DRAWN
by the road Commissioner amount
to $1995. 50 aud the total of orders
drawn bv the board of selectmpn
reaches $19,124 %. BY overseer of
the poor Sl1O3.17 and hv the Board
of School Directors, $S, $40 06.
PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY.
commissioners have received from
the sale of lots in that burial ground
S440.5O, have paid all their indebted
ness incurred by improvements and
have $4GO in their hands as a cash
balance. Let the good work of this
board 60 on.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
report, given by the librarian, shows
a largely increased circulation over
past years. There are now 1918
volumes in the library aud 1907 DIFF
ferent patrons were recorded during
the year. This worthy institution is
deserving Of the most generous treat
ment that the town of MOrristOwn
may be abe to give. 1t is a public
benefit, OF which every citizen may
well be proud.
THE LIQUOR BUSINESS,
while indicating a tendancy not to
creep up to the big figures of some
former years, shows total sale of
"a ,O52 worth, or $500 in excess of
last year. Ga this total sale the
town has realized a profit of some
thing like $3l6 over and above the
agents salary of $3.50, shop rent,
water and light rents, fuel, etc. AL
though the town is'pavIng a govern
ment license of $25 90 and possibly
getting 80 it shows better on paper
still we are d considerable distance
from carrying out the spirit and let
ter of the law, which demands sale
by agents for mechanical. medicinal
and chemical purposes" and at a
margin o. lent TO cover eX-
all tor ~ school house at
Morristo VI liners, together with
the site and furnishing, made an ex-
pense of $1078.23, believed to be d
reasonable amount, judiciously ex-
pended. This, the tirst-year of free
text books, has made a bill amount
ing to $97S.62, including the several
book cases. Repairs costing $1S3 Ct
were made in Dist. No. 10. The cost
of schools in the village corporation,
under the town system, less the tu-
itions and Grammar School money.
has reached $2,457S4. The cost of
all other schools in the town, S2,-
52S 26, The grand list of the village
being 1904 90 aud the number of
scholars of school age 1876, while the
grand list of the town outside of vii
Iage is 81 99700 and the number of
scholars of school age 32S, figures
food for reflection.
THE FINANCES
OF the town treasury anG tTeasurer's
report show that there are outstand-
ing orders against the town amount
ing to Sc, 1906. The assets, figured
as partial Offset, are placed at So
996.12. Of this amount, $2,011. SO
represents uncollected taxes, some of
which can not be said to be A No. 1
bankable assets, but with all thrown
in as an Offset, there remains an in
dsbtedness of $3,123.94. In the
past year the treasurer has paid in
terest money on outstanding orders
amounting to $34S.10. SO it would
seem wise for the town to raise a SUI
ficient tax to clean up and avoid
further payment of interest, and hav.
ing provided means to pay with, cal
in such orders and be squared with
ourselves and everybody else. The
Auditors make no recommendation
but state that a total of 165 cents OF
a dollar of the grand list will accom-
plish the desired end.