Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-01

commissioners orders paid, g. 051 n;
school directors orders paid, f36f r.
interest on temporary loans, sl72.73;
other items, s33 IS; and cash on hand Feb.
20, 1900, $3.50 IL; making total, $50 29i 30.
The separate accounts OF the treasurer
showing the town account and the high
way and school money accounts, separate
ly, are given in the report. The school
account shows Sl1.14 due the town with
unpaid orders outstanding of s611 So, and
the highway account owes the town $685.
81, with unpaid orders outstanding OF
S56.s2. Selectmen's orders outstanding at
this time are s2,0l7, which amount Is
S525 less than one year ago, and the in
terest paid this year is over FOO less than
last year.
The net Indebtedness OF the town at
this time is only 1865 05, which is the small
est amount for many years. The town
has no other Indebtedness.
The auditors give the following state
ments as to the liabilities and assets OF
the town at the present time, with esti-
mates for the coming year.
LIABILITIES.
Unpaid accounts above By seleetnen, SIS IS
Interest on U. $. surplus money, $40 81
seeotmens orders outstanding Feb. 20 1880, 2ol7OO
Total, s2,ss1I4
F." due from highway account, 363.52
Liquor. an casks SHo on hand Feb l. 1900 1is5si
Balance due on :. Carpenters note, 1903 IS
Due from state fox bouuties paid, 1850
Total, sa,58Og
Leaving net indebtedness Feb. 20, 1909, s36s.O5
ESTIMATE FOR 1900.
Estimated expense fer support Of poor. $500 90
for repairs on BRIGGS 400 90
for current expenses, 500. 90
State school tax due June 10. 1900, l,0i2.43
one-haif OF state tax Of zoe on grand
list Of 1889, payable June 10, 1900, 2,i2is7
June ], 1900 ' H24s
Total, s7Osla
Net Indebtedness Of town, s6sO5
Making necessary to provide for, Hi3OH
II the value OF liquor on hand Feb. !,
81 1856 GA, be treated as an unavailable asset,
as has been done the last two years, then
this amount should be added to the above
estimate, making the amount necessary to
be raised by taxation, ss,6l5 "a
The grand ST of 1893, S2i, 243 81
40 cents on a dollar OF the grand
list OF 1900 will probably raise, IS, $4,000
70 provide for the Indebtedness OF the
town at this time (s36S.05) and the esti-
mated expenses Of the town the coming
year and the state, state school, state
and county taxes, as shown in
the foregoing estimate, the auditors rec
ommend tax of 40 cents on dollar.
The report OF the trustees OF the public
library states that there are at present
2 SOS books in the library. During the
year, 124 volumes have been added, SO OF
which were purchased and I'll presented;
III different persons have taken out 1887
books, a portion OF them from the
branches at the Center and East Ran
dolph. On an average, 140 books are
Ia ken out at the library rooms each Sat
urday. This is a gratifying increase.
Over 500 worth of new books are shortly
to be added by purchase, under direction
Of the trustees. The library received IN
all f4S0.4 AS last year and has now Sl73.26 on
hand.
The total expense OF the town schools |
his year is S3,696 OF, which is sl60 more |
than one year ago
The report OF perintendent Gilmore |
relating to the town schools is rather |
critical in tone. He finds that Ran.
dolph's common schools are not max ing /
be progress they ought. For this state /
he signs a mum Der Of ressons-poor pay |
Tor teachers, negl ct In hiring them early /
enough, lack OF proper courses OF study, |
general indifference of directors and par
ants.
There are no unusual articles in the 4
except the one 10 see IL he town |
v III exempt the property of the Randolph /
Co., tenanted by b. Souto & Co |
This has elready been exempted once and /
action will be merely an endorsement OF
former votes.
No active Interest is manifested in town
,tfices.