The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-03-15

bore ont Mr.. Ryder's opinion. j. =;
Stafford inquired as to how much "ouiu
he Gained bv raising 50 per cent YAK
n.,ead nj 35 per cent. tax as formerly.
"a Ms Mr. Keneston answered that ii.Oo
nar cent. additional would be needed 10
inna,a mn the deficiency caused by the loss
of tba interest from the United States
.irnosit fund and that this would moi, pro
,,i6e for fine deficiency OF S920,25 as shown
IN Tho annual report Altogether, with
ont our knowledge" said Mr.. heneston,
1--WE have been cut short about Slow
and we must have an additional tax 20
provide for this shortage. In reply 10
an inquiry from Mr.. bacon as 70 NJ"
much money would be needed !3I ' he
cominp year. Mr.. keneston SAID That ne
had 1T tpllred the amount III dollars ana
cents but had taken into consideration
tLn now statutes in regard to rebates ior
TRANSFORMATION and the standard OF legal
sabooi attendance. I'VE never knew that
We were in the hole 5000 continued MI
Keneston. until we went to the town
treasurer short time before the close
NJ the town year. We asked HIM the
reason for this' shortage and he sald ne
lid not know. We also asked the hTsI
selectman and he said he certainly ana
not know. but we are going TO lhu Guy
about it if there Is any way posislo ,p,,
" l. Walker thought that Mr.. henes-
ton,s statement cast some reflection on
The selectmen and stated that they had
ali figured on the question and found that
tha TOWN school district had spent ABOUT
81 900 more than it had MIR. henestoh
said he had no intention OF castlhg re-
gactions on anyone, but none OF the town
oficers seemed to know why the school
directors had come out short. -.:.,,
After much discussion on the 4uestl93tt
of school money, during which IIttle iigaV
was thrown on the subject, Dr. - ..
clark inquired if a so per cent tax
UluiG cover the estimate for the coming
year and Mr.. Keneston replied thaI II
would give about the same, amount as
,yos used last wear. F. F.! Gleason asked
if if would pay the floating debt OF
abont 5000 and was told by Mr.. keneston
That if would not. DR.. Clark then want
cd to know if it was legal for the meet
inc to vote to raise a certain tax and MI
Stafford said, "Ny idea is that we ,ough,t,
TO know something what we are ABOUT:
| Mr.. Bacon said that law passed III
1906 made it necessary for the town Sch9ol
district to vote a tax before u coulu pg
raised. The opinions Of Mr.. stowe anu
Mr. Racon did not agree on this point and
in order to settle the dispute 1t was nee
essarv to send out for copy OF the SEES
'iI In This volume was found the statute
which bore out Mr.. Bacon's contention
Mr., Keneston said there would be nc
harm in voting a tax in any case and In IN
order to make up the deficiency OF S9Ul
and to raise enough money Tor the eN
nenses of the coming year he moved
tax of 55 per cent. On, two viva Voce
votes y,r the chair was in doubt as to the
result. but when show. of hands was
called for it turned out that the MOTION
was was, lost. w. L. Walker then moved tol
A so per cent. tax and on a show o o.
hands his motion was carried 40 TO 20
i p Sargent was of the opinion that II
5000 had actually been lost, it was the
dntv of somebody to find it.
RI. F. Weatherhead inquired in regaro
70 the necessity of a vote to determine
the question of holding the town schoo
meeting separate from the regular towI
meeting next year. Mr.. keneston sa it
he understood that this matter was Il
tbe hands of the directors, but he woulc
ike to test the sense of the meeting
For For this purpose Mr. Weatherhead made
a motion that the town school meetln!
be held separately and it was unanimous
w carried.