St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-19
VERMONT NEWS
double TAX Commission .

n members OF the COMMISSION are Degfn-
r,ro 10 wonder as to the outcome of the
n ,,ark in hand, to regulate the system OF
ovation in such a manner as to cut out
IN. offsets, equalize for the people the
'o.s of the offsets, and bring the money
rl he state which is due is task. The
-.oort Of the commission is supposed to-
be ready by June l.
The assistant secretary of state spoke
of errors in valuation caused by careless
work Of the listers An instance was
r4ntioned Of a farm valued at $4,000
and upon which savings bank held a
mortgage for $4,000. Mr.. Slayton held
that this inaccurate listing was respon-
lille lo- considerable loss to the
revenues of the state. George H. Ran
dahl ST., of Waterbury suggested that if
man was detected in causing his
4 Droperty to be undervalued, tax rate
Of double should be imposed. Mr..
n Randall was in favor of longer
terms for the listers and their election by
ballot. Among the people of this state
whose opinion have been expressed the
majority advocate cutting out the off
sets. Nearly as many advocate cheaper
A money at dlCS VI psi NSil " FI2 pei
cent money loaned in Vermont. About
halfh have advocated direct inheritance
tax State tax commissioner J. E. Cush-
man of Burlington is checking up what
CORPORATIONS have thus far paid their
taxes. Corporations have until April Is
TO pay these taxes before they forfeit
thcir charters for not so doing.
Campaign for Clean MILK.
The campaign which the state board
of health has been wagng the past two
wears against dirty milk has been sue
cessfu to a marked degree, but there
appears to be a certain proportion of
dealers who are not undertaking to COM
ply with the statutes covering the subject,
and for that reason the board of health
has enlisted the services of the attorney
generals department. Atty.-Gen. {, c.
Fits has sent a letter to each states
attorney urging him to see that milk is
anayzed Dr. Henry D. Holtou, secre-
tary of the State Board of Health, says
that the first general analysis showed
that two-thirds of the milk sold in YER
mont by dealers was dirty while the last
analysis, made in December, showed
that two-thirds was clean. But very
few samples were below the standard in
n other respects. The board has issued
to dealers a set of so rules relative to
q stables, COWS, milking utensils, and the
care of milk, which, it followed, it is be-
n lieved, will entirely do away with the
A nuisance of dirty milk.
New Superintendent for Kurn Hattin.
The board of trustees for the Kurn
\ Ilattin home for boys at Westminster, is
widely known as one OF the leading
philanthropes of the state, which recent
q " accepted the resignation of Mr.. and
u Mrs Charles E. Bishop, has now filled
n the vacancies by the appointment of Mr.
II and Mrs. N w. Packard of Barre. Mass.
n who will come to Kurn Hattin as
n superintendent and matron.
Mr. and Mrs. Packard were very high
II " recommended to the trustees for the
u positions. Mr.. Packard has had valu
n able experience in boys work, having
u been engaged in the work for about five
4 years at the reform school at Providence
4 r. |. He has also been connected witt
Il the Stetson Home for Bows at Barre
q Mass, for several years. His bushes:
& experience of several years will be o
much value in promoting a busness-lik'
s. and economical administration of thu
Il institutions. The high reputation o
q kurn Hattin for the excellent moral anC
q religious training given the boys will b.
continued under Mr.. Packard. Mr.
4 Packard is an accomplished musician
and can train the boys along musica
lines.
q Settlement of Col. Cannon's Estate.
u A settlement has been made in probat
4 court at Burlington by the executor ant
administrator of the estate of the lat
d Col LeGrand B. Cannon, of Burlington
Il The accounts show that a total of So
q 071,607.16 has passed through tn
4 hands of the executors and administra
tors. There are several public requests
d The sum of $15, 900 goes to the rector
8 wardens, and vestry of st. Paurs pal
q ish, Burlington, the income to be devot
n ed to general parish expenses. The sur
81 OF $4,000 goes to the same parish, tn
q income to be used in the maintenance {
the vested choir. The other publ
bequests are: To the Domestic an
4 Foreign Missionary Society of the Epi'
Il copal church in the United States, So
II 900; to the Society for the Increase {
A the Ministry of the Protestant Episcopt
d church, $4,000; to the Home of Rest fc
u Consumptives of New York, $4,000; t
a the aged and in6rm clergy fund, So
900, These latter requests are subjeC
u to a collateral inheritance tax of FIVE pc
Il cent to be paid to the state of Vernon
Springfield Daughters of Vermont.
An effort will be made by the Spring
held, Mass, association of the Sons an
II Daughters of Vermont to secure tt
presence of Gov Fletcher D. Proctor 6
banquet of the association to be bel
the second week in March, probably II
il 18th. The association has also decide
20 hold its annual sugar-eat the secon
week in April, probably the 9th, and
will be thrown open to Vermonters an
VI their friends. This will probably be II
II last opportunity for \Vermonters outsc
al the association to attend these annui
affairs. 1t has been voted that, beginnin
with 1909, men shall be taxed ST fl
their membership and women fifty cent
1t is believed that in this way tt
treasury can be so well supplied wit
funds that the various functions can
carried on without making charg
and that Vermonters will be influence
tojoin the association if they are e
81 cluded If they do not belong to it.