The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

Having got old railroad debt everyone looking
for relief for the lifting of the burden that had been paeoy
borne FOR many years. and had weighed heavily upon all
ests This pleasing vision to be myth; illusion,
like the will wsp of the swampso and yet far
seemingly at your feet but within your reach.
Now there be for this In humble opinion
it far seek We believe that close study of the
reports the last years supplemented BY intelligent
fearless inquiries will develop the fact that for that time
things have been with reckless. disregard of the peoples
rights and pockets This is shown mostly in small things which
taken separately mpurt but little but aggregate consider
able sufficient for the past year, wipe the S65.
that the town behind AS illustrative mention few
things farmer reports the loss of sheep by dogs The
seectmen haven't time look but the bring
his bill Now the law makes it the duty Of the selecmen,
when notified of such proceed ascertain
the sheep killed by dogs and to find the dog possi
bic. of this kind us, from good authority,
where the sheep evidence ALL 1t had simply dis
appeared No knew whether had been killed by dogs
had sayed been stolen. The reported his sheep
killed by dogs the first selecman couldn't possibly at
tend toit but told the bring in his bill This he did, of
got his little order and for all knows the sheep
may be with the cattle that 'graze upon thousand hills"
Take the matter of little bridges They and
often need repairs How is done Usually the eectmen
nothing about their condition and don't have time
and They take the representation of others and let the
job upon these representations tell go
and fix the bridge and bring in bill We instance
bridge of about twenty feet span needs strngers
and few plank. Two men, it reported worked
three quarters of day after the snge and plank
upon the ground Now what ought this cost We figure
the stingers worth two dollars piece This will make
s1O they used five, which do know To this add
$3.50 for plank and allow 49, for laying stngers and plank
making total cost 80 There doubt hut this would
have been good compensation for all
the amount of the bill paid $22.OO
Another of a much shorter span needed only string
and the reayng of the old plank 1t cost the town sl3 So
These are but two There others
few years ago when H. A. Dud y of the select
he superintendent the repairing of three bridges the
that the above repaired
greater span than the first mentioned the the
but SIT CO.
Voters these items in the reports, ofienmes
without looking into them apprecatng the they ag
gregate Many times covered in way that
mortal tell anything about it, Take for example
following found under school directors oders page
report
No SO L. T. & w. H. Landman, goods and cash, SAG 81
Could Philadelphia lawyer tell what this means? Were
the 81 cents cash and the s46 goods the 6 cash
81 cents goods And what the goods and who they
for Did the goods embrace for the school
candies and nuts for the little ones ? Who knows !?
Occasionally crop out of downright avoism dis
position upon the part the officer cultivate good will
of family class in the communty-looking for in
the sweet byeandbye. The latest of this kind briefly
reer1ed to last ssue did not appear the report
though the matter accrued last fall 1t kept
port the that the order had been issued when
auditors met but given shortly afterwards We refer
the s45. given Rev. W. A. Bryant
For GRADING HIS Door YARD.
This designate it. Nothing else fits the
Rev Mr. Bryant purchased of his wife lo side
of which borders Church and the end the
leading from this street to the From this
the lot hill in westerly direction and its
NIT the Baptist meeting house. This point the gentleman
selected for his house and built it. But when completed he
could not get to with However this easy The
door yard needed grading sadly and all necessary
scrape of the dirt the dump
end of the lot and road built This be did and gen.
erous selectmen gave him s45 for doing it
OUT OF THE PEOPLES MONEY.
No greater outrage of the kind pepetraed 1t
without the sanction of law precedent
be found for it anywhere Had it appeared the
report would had not been purposey delayed, London
derry would have exocers than she has.
This probably we'll understood The people were relied
to forget all about by time another year rolled around
There's nothing like management when you dealing with
the public.
There joke connected with this matter that is most
too good keep 1t is reported that Mrs. Bryant told
neghbor that the grading only cost them S30 Without doubt
this true That should judge would the
tire cost But this does not initiate against the generosity Of
selecmen Evidently they intended the extra fifteen dol
lars defray the expense of lawn and for seeding
down in the spring.
TURN SEARCH LIGHT.
We believe the only rid of this State of things
the light Reckless incompetent officers dread
the light of publicity above all things The people entitled
full knowledge of the dons of their They
chamber proceedings Broad daylight good enough
for them This the SITTER proposes that they shall have
far lies within its power and calls upon all good citizens
by the fight and give all the information poss
be have a reduction of taxation.
Next shall take up another branch of the subject
give all and figures obtanabe These
ar the fact, heretofore mentioned, that