The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-26

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That desirable to reduce taxation will deny And
that is the sole object of these articles We believe they will
be sauary the way of making officers more care
full and causing to hold them scer accountability
Men, in all positions, liable grow and in gem
eral way when have other peoples money pay with we
not interested in the size of the bill when compelled
to draw from pockets Human fraty per-
sonfed and sometimes get to think that are masters
when reality only servants This be the
whole trouble and not dishonesty of purpose Again the small
matters looked 1t is but small anyway let it
go. Five dollars small sum for but, nevertheless
twenty of them hundred dollars. Here is in
point:
On page 12 of report, will be found school directors
116 L. T. Landman, labels in school books and de-
liveng book cases, SO 90
118 F. a. Tyler, labor school books, 90
The latter informed numbering the labels and
assisting in pasng them into the books take that two
and team engaged in this Of s14. Now
would have done business in this way for himself
One could have delivered the book left the
bells with the teachers who would have willingly put them into
the books without thought of But had they been paid
it expense would have been three dollars and it
could not have eleven dollars for team to
have delivered the book and left the labels day
would have been sufficient As days taken un
less the charges The charge could
not include cost of labels find them 10 order 22 Tute
Co.. labels and order book, 50." 1t will be by
selecmens order No 65 that the order BOOK 81 co.
ing $3.50 for the labels. So goes and will
through the report We only give specim cases.
We to matter that is always bone of conten-
tion,
The LIQUOR AGENCY REPORT
There has been that found fault with,
whether there will be remains to be That the
correct is seevident We quote from the report
Liquor and cash on hand Feb. TO- 1896, $12S.22
Purchased by selecmen 669 IA
Freight and ncidentals, ID SO
Agents salary license u 81 liquor and rent 100 90
Net Profit, 83 "a
1894 7a
On hand Feb. lO '97 $169 81
= Reed. from sales 1928 80
Cash In agents hand l Sc
1894 is
The trouble here is found throughout the report
denness Who paid the agents salary u S. license,
of liquor and rent, down $780, paid all There
is seectmens order for and could have been paid
of the sales the entire of sales, $780,
turned into the town treasury at different times, will be
by reference the easures first and second
pages How it If is not paid then there $100 to be
added the towns Indebtedness If paid where did the
money come from !?
In connection with this matter there end Of talk about
the price paid for the liquors. 1t is said that at the prices sod
lowed it, the price paid be way above market
rates. This to inquire, often hear, "Does
the buyer get commissions he put off with occasional
for his use p
ARE We PAUpERs WHEN WE DIE?
Recently short time citizen in looking the town report,
read seecmens order No. "a, 'sMeendy Bros, driving
hearse funerals, $780," said another citizen
as Londonderry buried paupers enough to to that "
The reply
''We are all paupers in Londonderry when die"
This matter of annual expense the about the
above amount besides occasional bill for repairs for the
gruesome vehicle The SITTER would like to know there is
another town in all this region the State, that furnishes
its undertaken with hearse and then pays him for using it,
If there any such would be delighted know and
pleased to make publication of the fact.
At the present day this matter of furnishing hearse and pay
ing the undertaken for using is gang inconsistency and
outrage upon the tax 1t would be just proper to
furnish the sexton with spade and pick and then pay him
for using them he charging the usual price for digging the
grave just undertaks do charge the usual price for
caske and services the furnishing the hearse and
ing for driving it, while neghboring underakes dive their
own hearse without pay only they get it in the full BILL
This they well afford to do tremendous profit attaches
to the business. All advantage of circumstances taken
and casks that from six eight dollars sold for
twenty-five and thirty dollars this locaty-margn enough
without the town chipping in
Forty fifty years ago. when there undertakers
only in the large places and cons made occasion
qured by local workmen very graceful thing for
town to furnish hearse and some one for drv
ing it, But living under different order of things
In all ceners here among the mountains have
detakers who keep supplies in stock and furnish their
hearse necessary adjunct to their business
The of Londonderry in furnishing hearse and paying
for driving does lessen funeral penny but
makesus all, to a extent "panpeis when we die"
'e learn that Judge Newton OF SH-.- H:0l>~
tteboro got another chance at the dIII.NIIOu