Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-25
A TAX OF 100 CENTS
Amount Voted at Meeting of the
Aldermen Monday Evening.
Increased Appropriations for Most of
the Observation-Disclosures and Water
Dcuartments Cut DOwn-RcsOlu-
lions and Petitions.

A tax rate of S1.50 on the dollar was
voted Monday night by the board of alder
men at a special meeting. thus conforming
with the rate that has been in vogue
for several years. Mayor Burke recon-
mended, in his message, that the tax be
made sligo but after celebrating several
hours and carefully estimating tho ex-
penses of the several departments the
board determined that s1.50 would suffice
to conduct the affairs of the city and
accordingly voted that sum. The ap-
propria tons for the several departments
and for expenses are as follows:
Highways, 20 cents on dollar of grand
list; sinking fund. five cents on the dol
lar; State highway tax, $G596.19: State
school tax, eight cents, $40, 553.9l county
tax. sl.97SS2: schools, $4,000: library, 81
600; police and criminal departments. sl1,-
O0: fire. $li500 buildings and parks. 81
100; street lights, H4,5o0; health, 5000;
incidentals, 5000; sewers, s2o0o filing
library grounds, 1925; paupcr department,
$4,000; salaries $1,000: interest on bonds
and notes, less amount paid by water de-
partment. s2250o; open air concerts, 81 600;
hSdrant tax, $3.50: water department for
current expenses si2,Sl717; extension of
King street, $1,000.
a comparison of the appropriations of
last year with those made last night for
the present year shows a decided increase.
The library appropriation is increased
from $l,5V to $1,000; police and criminal
department from $1,000 to 81 900: fire de-
partment from $14.0O to $l4,500: buildings
and parks from 81 600 to 81. 105; street lights
from s1596G.50 to $1i.5oo; incidentals from
$1,000 to sG,0o0; sewers from $500 to $1,000;
pauper department from 50 600 to $4,000;
interest from $4,000 to So 800; county tax
from So. &c to sl,97Ss2.
A decrease is shown as follows: Health
department from $500 to s. 600; water de-
partment from 81 SO to si2,S17.47.
a resolution was passed granting the
license committee of the Fourth of July
celebration the use of the vacant land on
the east side Of the City Hall square for
July and upon the payment of one
dollar for each license with the provision
that after the payment of expenses II
there is surplus it shall be paid to the
! city treasurer for the benefit of the city.
The board Of school commissioners pre-
sented n communication asking for the
| passage Of the following resolution:
| Resolved. That the board OF school com
| missioners of the city of Burlington here
| by recommends to the city council the APP
preparation of the sum of $4,000 for tho
use of the public schools of the city for
| the year 1903 in addition to all other sums
credited and to be credited to the schoo
| department and the assessment OF a tax
| sufficient to meet such appropriation.
This sum was asked for on account Of
new equipment needed and repairs neces
sary on the old high school building. The
| communication was placed on file.
resolution was passed authorizing the
city treasurer to borrow a sum not to ex
coed $4,000 to pay the accrued and accru.
| ing liabilities of the city.
The resolution resembling the resolutor
| passed January ;, 1903 fixing the length OF
a days work of day laborers and mini
| mum wages of day laborcrs and team
drivers in the city departments was veteo,
| by Mayor Burke who stated that legisla
ton had already been enacted covering
| the subject
a petition for sewer in Elmwood ave
nuc between Cedar and North streets was
referred to the street commissioners to re.
| port
The board Of park commissioners tC
whom was referred the resolution relative
| to n site in Battery Park for a monument
| to Samuel de Champaign. reported that
| when notified of the kind of a monument
to be erected they would take the matter
under Amusement and could no doubt
agree upon Il proper site.