Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-07
A TAX OF 15O CENTS.
Rate Adopted by the Board of Aldermen
For the Current Year.

The Board of Aldermen met Thursday
night and for 2ia hours wrcstlcd
with the tax levy. Aldermen Hayes and
Kelley were absent. The result of the dis
resolution:
Resolved, by the City Council of the
rity of burlington, as follows:
That n tax of 80 cents on tho dollar of
the grand list of said city for 1895 IS
hereby levied and assessed to meet the
accrued and accrung expenses and La
hilitios of said city for the year ending
Dec 81, 1898.
OF this sum 20 cents on the dollar of the
grand list of said city for 1898, is hereby
appropriated for streets and highways,
ana the treasurer of said city is hereby
directed to place the same to the credit
of the board of street commissioners, and
five cents on the dollar of the grand list
of said city for 1893, is hereby appropri-
atcd, as provided by the city charter, and
the treasurer of said city Is directed to
place the same to the credit of the sink
ing fund of said city; and five cents on
tho dollar of the grand list of said city
for 1898, Is appropriated, as provided by
No. Of the laws of Vermont. entitled
IAN act providing for the assessment Of
a State tax" approved Nov. q. 1876, and
the treasurer of said city Is hereby direct-
cd to pay the same into the treasury of
the State. on or before the tenth day Of
June A. d. 1888.
That the treasurer of said city be dlrcct-
cd to place to the credit of the school
commissioners. for the support Of the pub
ic schools OF said city, the sum of ~, $50;
the credit of the Fletcher Free Library.
$3.50; TO the credit of the police and Grim
nal department. 5000. to the credit IF The
fire department, $4,000; to the credit If
public buildings ana parks $1,000; TO the
credit Of street lights. sl2,'OO; to the credit
of the health department, $500; to thc
credit of the incidental fund 5000; to the
credit Of the sewer department, $1,000 to
he credit of the pauper department, $780,
O the credit Of salaries. $500: to .the crcc-
t of the interest account, $lS7Oo, TO pay
reservoir and water notes. $500; to the
credit of tho state school tax, S439.97; TO
the credit Of the state road tax, $6i3l97
to the credit Of the county tax. $6ii; to the
credit of tn hydrant tax for fire protcc-
ton, $3.50; TO the credit of the water de-
partment for current expenses and replace
ing cement pipe, i5,lS3.32; and for con-
structivc accounts $500 10 the credit of
outstanding liabilities on January /, 1893,
$3jjij.i5; TO provide for the expense
of open air free, musical entertainments
II the city, by the Sherman Military band,
$1,000
That the city clerk is directed to make
out a rate bill @: the foregoing tax. a.
soon rs may be. and when completed, to
place the same in the hands of the city
rcasurcr fer collection, properly certifi d
according to law.
Incidental to tho levyinE of the tax the
following licenses were granted: To G.. T.
Arcand Joseph Shequin, j. II. Wyatt as
cartmcn to J. w. Daley, Henry Diloway
Joseph Pine as hackmen to NJ ID. Daniels
for exhibition of museum of anatomy for
one week.
The city treasurer was authorized to
borrow $4,000 to meet the liabilities of the
city.
The yearly resolution providing for the
issue of street Improvement bonds to the
amount of $4,000 being the last portion
OF the 100000 voted at city meeting
May T. 1894, was adopted.
The mayors warrant was ordered for
the remaining third of the State tax,
amounting to S6439,N.