The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-19
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In mentioning last week the repairing of the bridges
credited the plank furnished those who did the work We
informed that this 1t that the
furnished the plank probably included in Seectmens order
No. A to c. D. Farnum lumber and building road known
Farnum street, $4,000 This makes it much better for the
bridge builders Without doubt $12 90 would good
price for the work done and the shorter spanned bridge 49,
would have been fat ob but the town paid $3.50 for the
two, much it repair three similar bridges
like when eectman Dudley gave his personal
on Some has said that public office is public but
who ever it away off if you this in In
Londonderry public office
Is PRIVATE SNAP
to be used for personal advantage If the office holder hap
pens be running he should make it clearing house
and all the town business possible, through it Thereby
the store will get great gain and wax and grow strong.
Now school directors L. T. Landman, is of the best
fellows and is blame that he always keeps
weather eye for "Luke WE'LL for the past years he
has practically the school business this end of the town.
In the matter of repairing the school house in this village he
had complete control given him by the other directors and
nearly the whole bill of repairs through the L. I.
W. H. Landman clearing house. Men employed
of them from Rawsonye who either indebted to the
store would their pay from its shelves. We quote from
last years report the head school directors report
of orders drawn
50 L. L. Landman, books, tablets and cash paid,
freight and express "a 20
81 L. T. & W. H. Landman, cash paid for repairing
school house No 12, ss3s
IS L. T. & W. H. Landman, cash paid for wood,
cleaning school house and goods, 3S15
81 L. T. Landman paying for wood, Nos and H. 10 63
s1soS6
Here $3.50 Sc that the paid the cash to the Landmans
and they turn paid for work. wood etc. for the town with
old debts goods from the store There nothing little
about this 1t human nature to look out for ones SELF But
the question such deals in the interest Of the town.
We quote from this years report under the head
ing:
116 L T. Landman labels in school books and de-
liverng book cases, $500
127 L. T. Landman wood of A. S. Hayward for
No - and 8. 1926
12S L. 7. Landman, tablets Of Capp & Jones' 1900
26 L. T. Landman paint and oil for school house
No. G. 1928
SO L. 7. & W. H. Landman, goods and cash, 1857
81 Mrs Maria johnson, teaching ten weeks and
board No. 8 5000
s16ss5
Here $6985 to be set down in the category the tos
tai for the two years being $350.21.
1t will be noted that credit the Landmans order No
81 drawn to Mrs. Maria Johnson. This the where
school director Landman told Mrs. johnson that she could
have the school provided she would turn the order to him
pay old debt due from her husband To this she assent
ed and when the order drawn she endorsed it, passed
over the director who took to the treasurer endorsed
drew the money This fact be ascertaned by any
citizen who will take the pains inquie he has right to-
of the town treasurer or clerk
We wish remark, right here, that far know
objected to Mrs. johnson teacher and have heard
complaints to the school, which without doubt good.
The point all these matters is the rghtfuness of
school director the town to pull his chesnuts out Of the
freto collect his old bills and sell his goods The town of
Londonderry good for all its bills pays cash 100 cents
the dollar. We not that it desires. to pay in
goods if it did should certainly the goods and the
profit Again such policy is 10 be adopted the furnishing
should be passed around and all merchants given chance
collect in few old bills and increase their trade sales.
We believe the of Londonderry will repudiae such
affairs and will regard insult for of its
that they work for the provided they
will their pay out of his store No reputable town will
do business in any such manner
not believed above figures embrace everything
There strong suspicion that other Matters that do not
it upon their face been through the MILL
the SITTER wishes nothing but what is tace
We of the little matters that figure largely
in "orders drawn by school directors" namely
PENCIL TABLETS.
In their wisdom our school have fit provide
scholars with pencil tablets to take the place of the old fash
joined slate old foggies had to when went
this matter fearfuly abused