Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-19

There was paid to veterlnarics for serv-
ice $3.50 ana for expenses SILICA total
Of s., 0o7.C4
As yet all cattle tested and found dis
eascd and killed have either been buried
or burned Il the premises of the owners.
The provision of law giving the com
missioner discretionary power to ship
condemned cattle TO fertilizer or render
ing plant Will not he taken advantage
Of except from actual necessity and when
desired by owners or account OF frozen
ground.
SUMS PAID NETERINARTES.
In the work Of testing which has been
more extensive than ever before Com
missioner Wilson has followed the wise
plan OF securing the best veterinary
available in the section where the work
was to be .One instead OF employing two
or three veterluar!es to do all the work
throughout the State as was done by
some of his predecessors. The sum paid
10 the several veterinarics and covering
both services and expenses from January
!, 1870, to September i. 1900, were as fol-
lows: w. l.. Adams, $3.50; W. j. Acker-
man, sl79.1i; l.. y. Bcttinger. sl17.30; c.
\. Barber, sl7S.2l; T.. c. Barrett, s32s 72;
r. w. Boyce sZl3. 50; II. w. Burgess,
S90.45; c. NJ. Campbell. S30.45; W. II.
Corey $50 10; L. A. Evans 500 %; f. II.
Mills, sGS2 30 j. +. Page, s1Sl.3O; w. II.
Chamberin, sS3.O5, J. c. Parker. $42S17;
G. ~. Prouty, sH.93; J. L. Rathbone.
$3.50; T. II. Stearns, $32290; George
stephens. s37453; L. II. Scott, .4l26;
George T. Stephenson. slo373: John
Thomas, Sl970l; r. J. Vosburgh. 300 SO:
G. ~ Welsh 1882 60, Robert Weir. sl39.S4;
f, c. Wilkinson. 5000; total s5.oN.Gi.
The following accounts have been al
lowed by the auditor and paid, for work
done I'm 1906 and before Mr.. Wilson took
the Office l.. a. Evans, September and
October. 1905, s31. go, John Thomas, Septem-
Der / to January /, 1907 $500 G. ~
Welsh December 3. 1906 to January :,
1870, SZO4.
WORK IN MASSACHUSETTS,
The following is statement Of the
sums ana to whom paid for the milch
COWS shipped ont of the state and killed
in Massachusetts: II. W. Richardson.
Attlcboro, Mass, S23 y; ]. W. Blanchard,
Brookncld. $l1s2 W. A. Kicker, St.
Iohnsbury, $GS.o2; Il. "A. Coombs. East
Berkshire, So. 49, w. A. Kicker. St. Johns
' >
$500 W. a. Kicker, st. Johnsbury, 1901;
William r. Fling Gardner. Mass SECS;
F.. A McIntire, West Fftchburg, So 10;
Il. A. Mclntire West Fftchburg, $500:
w \. Kicker, St Johnsbury. S27I6; j.
H. Coombs, Berkshire. S395l; w. A Rick
er, st. JohnsDury. s1.56; w. A. Kicker,
st, Johnsb ry, s32.9l; f. G.. Piper Middle
| bury. s3237; George w. Hall, Chester.
lcrn aN.
| W. A. Kicker. St. Johnsbury s2oSi D.
| Thurber Ward Dighton Mass, $23. %;
| =. Crosby, Whiting, s2214; ". A. Kicker,
| ST. Johnsbury, SS6.74; d. O. Noonan, Fer
risburgh, slS.M; w. A. Kicker, st. Johns
bury, $3.50; Fred Savage, Windsor, SCI 80
w. A. Kicker. St. Johnsbury, N099; II.
| W. Richardson, Attleboro. Mass. 1856;
D. o. Noonan, FerrisburGh, s22.2l; John
| Hartwell, oxford, " H.. sl5,42; W. A,
! Kicker, St. Johnsbury S33O9; b. Crosby
| Whiting a3.16: ". 4. Kicker, ST. Johns
| bury $3.50; Fred Savage, Windsor, N2.&
| T. A. McIntire, West Fitchburg, $500
| Patrick Gleason. Richmond, slS,2G; W. A
Kicker, st. Johnsbury, s4O25; Fred Saw
age, Windsor, sos %; A. Z. Needham, Yer
gcnncs, sl549; W. a. Kicker, St, Johns
bury, s24.55; Fred Savage, Windsor, 1913 90
| w. A. Kicker, st. Johnsbury sS.3i; X. Il
French, Whiting, $l4.25; f.. $. Atwood
| Woodstock, Sl6.SG; w. A. Kicker, st
Johnsbury, $33G6; Fred Savage, Windsor
S3OM; II. e. Clark, Brattlcboro, S33 80
". a. Kicker, st, Johnsbury, sl6o2; total
81 35S.45
OFFICE EXPENSE AND SALARIES.
on taking the office Mr.. Wilson wa
compelled to fit up an office which cos
him SlS7. The law provides for his EN-
ployment of an office assistant and
stenographer The total office expens
for the eight months including the salar
of himself and his two assistants ha
been S2,2l363.
The cattle testing has been in all part
Of the State and Commissioner Willso
has been kept on the hustle all the tim
except for short period during the tim
the farmers were haying HIS experience
has shown the need OF a few changes I
be needed in the law especially in tn
matter Of shipping cattle out of tn
State and perhaps as to bringing stoc
in here for exhibition and sale during IN
fall fairs In his biennial report to tn
l Legislature next year he will go Int
these subjects more in detail and be pre-
pared to make certain recommendations