The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-16
What work haven't you charged 70 ?

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Dues ID Vermont Veterans Association
Don't know why the State should pay it.
Have had no State order to join tn asso
| citation.
| Must have had ssders to incur tn se ex.
traordinary expenses, but haven't any at
hand now. Five hundred and nine v -four
dollars and sixty.five cents postage explain.
ed by writing around" $158 q travelling
| expenses in two years. came to Montpelier
pretty often, 800 for writing invitations to
muster 80. '92. Explained by at mus,
have been large attendance that year, the
Bennington centennial"
Buying copies of tactics and giving them
away. They were furnished to troops.
Pictures and frames, no authority, only Gus.
tom. The pictures are in the adjutant-gen-
erals office. The tactics have been sen
around to schools. From '92 to 81, large
correspondence, S2,452 in postage in ten
years, S35 so for Army aud Navy journal
for one year. Must have been furnished e.
field officers. Must have bee some reason
for it. Several hundred copies OF one issue
were sent around by me to officers and
members of National Guard Ii might have
been because it contained notice of my.
self
The statute SAYS my salary shall include
all clerk hire. can have clerk, but at
my own expense Charged for clerk hire,
but unauthorized. Twenty-seven dollars
and eleven cents expenses to and from
Montpelier was charged by me, but disal-
lowed
During Gov. Fuller's term we went to
New York and Brooklyn to Vermonter's
banquet, 1874 81 charged for this for my ex.
penses, and went by order of the Governor
These were on two diff rent occa iors
Was also at Trenfon, expenses were S38 L.
70. At Washington, S75 8S. Don't know
what ] went for, Voucher reminds me
that 1t was on Gov. Fuller's order. $685.
70 personal expenses In term of Gov. Full
ler's. Gov. Woodbury. cut down very large
ly on my expenses, aud nothing was neg
lected $109.61 charged for stenographer
Had Governors approval. Did not know
anything abont authority. Charged for
Revolution ROLL covered by salary. Ma
tional Tribune and Military News suit
scribed for and paid for by State. For car
riags to camp ground when going alone
psid ST. 80 or $500 Some times as much as
$4O0
How was your account three times az
much in Governor Gront's term as it was III
Governor Woodbury's term?
The extra expense was largely connec.
ted with the war.
Six books at SO co each sent to U. s. army
officers at expense OF State. Admitted
that they had no connection with \ atonal
Guard. Probably by order of the Govern
or. They were copies of Gen. Miles book
1t was done for courtesies shown us BY
these officers.
Photograph taken at ex pense of tho State.
Had no authority. (Hesitsted to aaswer)
Paid E N. Peck for copying $15
$3.50 for surry. Must have been IN bust
ness. DON'T remember, or who wei : with
me.
In February OF, S133 40 for visit tt Wash
ington al Inauguration. Large CARR ge bill
because / had lots of running to do Gov
ernor disallowed accident ticket. second
trip to Washington was something about
the troops, don't remember. Thrt three
dolla-s and eighty i've cents charged for
expenses to Boston and New York Gov.
ernor Grout and staff were in Boston, and
went over from New York to meet them
| Paid expenses Of two others back to New
York.
Seventy dollars at Old Guard ball. Fig
ures with no item must mean this. Thought
1t was our duty and privilege to go and
charge to State. L. was frst-class affair
as far as could see. Had complimentary
The $40 was for box at the ball. No ex-
penses were charged. Paid $40 for box al
opera house to witness the dance.
Q. Do you think it right to charge this to
the State?
| Ans. That depends. 1t was for party
July, 9S S65 for carriages for commence.
ment exercises at University of Vermont,
must some of it he for that; all but IS
Several of the staff enjoyed the luxury.
$2,760 only covers y year and three quar-
| ters.
Mrs. Peck, my wife, owns the ,om rent
at Burlington.
All livery teams have been paid for by
me in money.
Have no books to show expenditure for
the State, only vouchers Fl ave no data
from which accounts are made up. They
are all destroyed as soon as quarterly set
Element is made.
1877 copying muster rolls. No appropria-
ton. Nothing said about one,"
AS to the maple sugar.. 1t was given to
railroad officials who pushed our train
through to Washington, and for courtesies
received.
$500 for invitations to muster. We hired
it done and paid for 1t. Addressing envrl-
opes. $40 06 for room rent at Burlington,
and for States work. Governor directed
that it be done there instead of Montpelier.
Are still using 1t.
"Do you regard your salary as only COW
ering when you have little to do, and all
other work is extTa?"
"No, did not say that"
1 now have pass on the Central Yer
mont Have had for year and half.
Gov. Grout thus stated:
AS to Gov. Pages expense account, the
items were COpied from the auditor's re-