Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-02-28


officers OF Randolph show IN detail the
business Tor the past year and a clear and
concise statement of It's financial eondi-
iion, from which the following Is taken,-
The road commissioner has expended
sa,sed di, classified as follows
For 100 rods OF s,one road, On 10
f" 40 gravel laaD
" tile and putting in, $50
stone culverls, lll0O
general road work, s0i2.Ii
Total, .s2,se66l
Since the settlement last year and before
March meeting, ex- Road Commissioner j.
u. Wells drew orders TO the amount OF
siSo.os. lie also incurred debt OF s70 for
road work that has not yet been paid,
The seleetmen have been 10 special high
way expenses Of s2O6 II. The highway
district Is indebted to the town Tor money
paid sSil.il.
The road commissionsr has charged for
hls services and expenses s99a.I9, making
total expense for highway purposes s3,2la.-
8. Last year The highway expenses
amounted to -, ,2a5.iS.
TIE current expenses OF the town this
year have been s53l H.
There has been expended in the several
cemeteries IN town the past year s5i.70.
| The net expenses for the support Of the
poor have been si,7i0.2s, against sl,G67.37
last year.
| The amount received from dog licenses
this year is sSS6. 90 net for 26i dogs, against
t2s0.So last year, and the amount paid for
damage done by dogs is SIS.
The tax collector has paid into the treas
ury tue full amount OF all the tax bills, as
shown IN the respective accounts rendered
by the treasurer.
The total expense of the town district
schools the present year is si,a54s9. Last
year the expense was SI,7457S. The school
financial account is as follows.-
ASSETS.
Estimated public money for 1897 si.oosOo
and runhrdge, $500
Iash In bank over amount re-
served TO pay ontstand-
ing orders, is2.U 81 2507T
LIABILITIES.
Due Randolph Graded schools
for tuitions-estimated- 500 90
schools 10000 $4,000
sTsOu
The school directors are owing the fol-
lowing Dotes:-
Randolph Nat bank int paid to Jan /, %, ~, 100
A. E Edson Int paid to Feb. 10, 1905, 10000
The town district school debt has been
reduced over 1885 in the last year.
There are no suits pending to which the
town is party.
The general account OF the treasurer
shows in detail zach item recs ived by him
during the year, which, with the amount
OF cash on hand last year, aggregates s32,-
800 80 and he has disbursed for all pur-
bank Sl7S. .62.
The following statement of liabilities
and assets and estimates for 1907 is made
BY the auditors
LIABILITIES
Unpaid accounts allowed by sslssi@en, ,; sleS-ss
Interest on q. s. deposit money MA ~
'eecimens orders outstanding, Feb as o7. 10000
Total sas2su
)ue from highway account, ssilu
lash in bank belonging 20 town, 1879
Total. sssi2s
.eaving net Indebtedness Of town Feb. 2s
1901, Sl76s5l
The library trustees report shows that
% new books have been added to the Ii
'rary, Ill by purchase and Ill by gift dur
ng the last year and 3 bound volumes mag
zines. There have been taken 1926
looks, 124S of which went to the Center OF
he town by carrier; 63 persons have
AIKEN 6l3 books from the branch at East
randolph, and 63 persons have taken $40
looks from the branch at South Randolph
uring the year.
The treasurer of the library reports
ornament fund Of 1900 from the Sarah
ane Crocker endowment and the Addie
he total expenses during the year have +.
cen Ss7949.
ESTIMATES FOR 1907.
stimated expense for support Of poo 81 10000
for repairs on bridges, 10000
for current expenses, 10000
for library, 800 90
ounty tax, payable June ], 1907 io7s2
tate highway tax, payable June 10, 1907 i07s21
tate school tax, payable June 10, 1907, 1725l9
ct Indebtedness OF town Feb. 81, 1907, 176s5i
aking necessary TO provide for by
taxation, ss57976
The grand list OF 1906 was s21, ,560.s3.
orty-two cents on dollar of the grand
st of 1907 will pro badly raise S9055.4S.
To provide for the indebtedness OF the
,wn at this time (sl76S5l) and the esti-
iated expenses of the town the coming
ear, the state school (Sc.), state highway
'c) and county Gc y taxes and for other
urposes, as shown in the foregoing esti-
ates, the auditors recommend tax OF
cents on the dollar.
The affairs of the town are in very good
lape.
DR.. j. p. Clifford the healt officer, states
his report that there have been in town
airing he year one case of diphtheria,
ght cases OF measles, seven OF typhoid
yer, one of whooping cough, two OF
lickenpox and one OF erysipelas. The
tai expense of the department was
14S5. 1t is the purpose of the health
ficer to make public as quickly as possi-
Q all cases OF communicable disease, and
this he has been greatly aided by the CO.
,eration OF the townspeople In health
ork publicity means safety; concealment
I'd suppression mean danger. ~Fumiga-
On by modern methods is more expensive
an the old process OF burning sulphur,
1t it is more efficient and many things
at formerly had to be burned or de-
royed can now be effectually purified.
lmigation in tubercular cases is and will
a considerable added expense, but in
If efforts to suppress the ravages of the
sease, we cannot afford to omit this pre-
ution.
Two Ship Disasters in Europe.
The steamship Berlin, plying the Eng
III channel, was overw helmed by a hurri-
ne off the Hook of Holland last Thurs
Iy and only IA of it's 143 passengers