Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-28
Balance in treasury. ..."...."..." Gl22.es
Liabilities. Feb. I, 1902.

l)ue ROAD commissioner for
cohcretng ........"...... $40
$6G993.6l
Liabilities Feb. !, 19o1............$72 S1t. IS
Liabilities Feb. /, 1902................ 66 993.6l
Decrease in liabilities ...............S 5S1S.27
julius L. Stockwell. overseer of the
poor, praises the management of the
town farm by Mr.. and Mrs Fred Fox.
Ten different inmates have been cared
for, five being at the farm now. Mr..
Stockwell urges people to visit the
farmhouse. He acknowledges the
great assistance of the Associated
Charities.
Road Commissioner Perry says the
heavy rains in the spring of 1901
caused $4,000 damage to the highways.
due largely to insufficient culverts and
waterways. To avoid a recurrence of
these washouts large number of cul-
verts and drains have been built. the
commissioner giving a summary for
each district A total of $500 feet of
culverts and drains were laid at cost
OF $500; improvements for 5000 feet
of permanent roads cost $1,000, new
sidewalks $1,000. making $500 in per-
manent Improvements. The commits
sioner believes the extensive system
of drainage and waterways provided
in the past two years will result in a
large saving, that an extension of this
work would make the highways so
storm proof that a large part of the
highway tax could be applied to first
class surfacing. Mr.. Perry says in
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| ments cannot be made and large
amount of surfacing done at the same
time from the proceeds of the high
way tax alone. If the taxpayers wish
to hasten the work. extra appropria-
tions will be necessary, which would
surely be wise economy.
The sales at the liquor agency
| amounted to sS693.14, and the liquors
on hand are inventoried at $1734.45.
The sales were smaller by more than
$4,000 than in some years.
Lillian NJ. Stellman. school superin-
tendent. reports progress along all
lines. The new text books have
proved highly satisfactory. especially
the reading books. Most of the school
houses are in good condition and pre-
sent bright and cheerful aspect.
The houses in districts No. s and II
are the only ones requiring special
| attention. The superintendent lays
special stress on the value of coopera-
tion of parents with the teachers.
The larger part of the legacies of
the late Dorman B. Eaton and DR..
George Leon Walker has been care
FULLY invested in works of permanent
value for the Free Library, while the
generous donation by Mrs. George
Shea of volumes from the library of
her late husband, has been welcome
addition to our store The trustees of
the Brooks fund have also provided an
additional number of book-shelves.
sufficient to supply our need for sew
eral years TO come, thus increasing
the facilities for handling our acquisi-
| tions. Five hundred and siXtv-eight
new books have been added to our
catalogue since January 1901: of these
PA have been bought from the town
fund, thus making a total of 1885
volumes belonging to the library.
When the library was opened in its
present quarters Is years ago there
We're 800 volumes on the shelves.
The public have received 1851 vol
umes during the year.
Dr. II. l.. Waterman. health officer.
reports: During the two months in
which | have served as health officer
an epidemic of measles has broken
out, which has seriously threatened to
close the lower grades of our schools.
| Up to date about 100 cases have been
reported with no deaths. Physicians
and parents deserve credit for their
Willingness to assist in stamping out
the epidemic by their promptness in
reporting cases of the disease. The
! epidemic is now well under control
Having been called upon to inspect the
sanitary condition of the West Brattle-
| boro Academy, | discovered that the
so-called town grade is inadequately
provided for in that building. Too
many children are crowded into one
small room, while the cubic air
| space per pupil is entirely too
small, and the heating and venti-
lating very poor. Specimens of water
| from CrowelPs reservoir, Wesselhoeft
| springs and Western aqueduct have
been analysed at the state laboratory
and all pronounced excellent.