Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01

"a. Inc village tax was 1Oc. and il had
balance of ss5.23 over expenditures of
So, 990.95.
The March meeting OF 1898 called out
431 voters, who voted 55c. tax and
elected J. B. Eldredge town clerk to sue
coed N. L. Boyden, who had just rounded
out term of 25 years in that Office. It
was resolved to allow the Normal school
to use the town house until such time as
the town should wish to take it again, ON
the understanding that the Normal
should keep the building in repair and
allow the town schools to use it at
proper times. The grand list that year
was $50, S23.43.
In 1894 it was thought best to sell the
schoolhcuse in the Morgan district and
to pay the liquor agent 81 per working
day for his services. The 4Oc. tax voted
on a list of S21, 1877 80 included the state
school t5c.), state road (5c. and county
tax. Village expenses were reported as
4 S4,394.15, making debt of s4371S. The
sum of s1455. 80 had been paid out for
concrete work. The water debt was
$4,000. 1t was voted TO raise tax of
15c. for current expenses, &c. tax for
concreting, s25 for Memorial day and $50
for the expenses Of committee on cleo
trio lights. George H. Temple was chosen
street commissioner.
The sum of $50, 752.2s represented the
grand list OF 1895, on which Ace. tax
was voted. The school directors were
authorized to dispose of the schoolhouses
in districts 81 and "a. The village in
debtedness (aside from water Department.
had decreased from S470 10 S117. In the
street department SO, 695. 10 had been ex-
pended. The receipts that year amounted
to S5537.37 and disbursements to $685.
81. 1t was decided that a village and
highway tax of zoe. would yield enough
to keep everything up in good shape.
In 1926 the selectmen were instructed
to buy a new fireproof safe at cost not
to exceed $500. One hundred dollars was
appropriated for the establishment of a
free public library, state aid of 500 and
$50 from the Kings Daughters being
available for such purpose. An Rppro-
priation of S75 was made for Memorial
day. A tax of 38c on grand list of
s21, 510.32 would provide for current ex-
penses, state, county, state school and
state highway taxes. The village appro-
priated 500 to rent rooms for the new IL
brary and voted 10c. tax. Its expenses
I figured SO, 42s.10, Of which 81 $40. go was
for street work, and il had balance Of
s54.C3 in the treasury.
The grand list in 1897 was S21, 1882
and 45c. was the tax voted. One hundred
fifty dollars was Appropriated for the
support of the library, and the library
trustees were instructed to establish
branch libraries at the East and Center.
villages. Some disgust Of the long ballot
was expressed as favoring star chamber
/ politics in. the choice Of town officers.
The village voted 500 for support of the
6 .~sNH
structed not to use over $500 of the high
way fund in the construction Of concrete
walks. A tax of 15c. was voted for cur
rent expenses. The receipts that year
we're S3,5S2.73 and the disbursements
! s4,O19.62. The receipts of the water
department aggregated s5,499.30, but
"a, 40 had to be spent on the reservoir.
Y The tax OF 1898 was 45e. on a grand list
( of S21, 402.S4 and this tax included every
thing. The town appropriated $500 for
/ the library and $50 for Memorial day.
/ The village tax was 15c. and 200 was
appropriated for the library. Five springs
/ from c. F. Morse's we're piped into the
reservoir, making Is springs in the
system. The bonded Indebtedness was
/ S21, 200 at per cent and the trustees
were advised to pay $1,000 of that
amount.
The entire tax Of 1899 was 40c. on a
grand list OF $21, PAS. "a. The usual
appropriations were made for library and
Memorial day. The village again voted
15c. tax and 1900 for sprinkling the
streets according to plan outlined by
w. b. Wall. This plan was to use q
specially constructed cart and $50 feet of
hose and water the streets from hydrant
I to hydrant, located 800 feet apart. The
oh Of haor Of hat 20,
sprinkle the streets in this manner would
cost less than half as much as any other
way. The village cleared in the water
department $2,772 to apply on water debt
of $4,000 and pay the interest. The
total expense CT the water department
was S5O5.57. The trustees orders amount
ed to S1,506.s9.
Bad weather kept all but $50 voters
from March meeting in 1900, but those
$50 made appropriations of 900 for the
{ library and S75 for Memorial day,
accepted the volume of Civil war records
from U. S. Grant post and voted 40c.
/ tax on the grand list of S21, s24.64. They
also raised the tax collectors fee from
/ per cent to i a per cent.
The village voted to appropriate the
S645, which had previously been paid for
hydrant rentals, to concreting walks, and
that hydrant service should be furnished
/ free by the water department. Street
sprinkling was to cost 5000 the same as
the year before and to be under W. B.
/ Wallis direction. 1t was voted'to trans
fer $500 from the highway fund to the
electric light fund. The water debt was
reduced to $4,000 at ~ per cent and a
I 15c. tax was voted.
4 A 4Oc. tax was in order in 1901 when
the grand list was s21, 1893. 90. It was
voted to build q new schoolhouse at East
Randolph and to appropriate $50 for
Memorial day aud 5000 for the library.
The village restored the hydrant rentals,
used for concreting walks the previous
year; appropriated 800 for the library;
reduced water rentals % per cent; voted
to macadamize Main street and to amend
bylaws SO that village COWS would have
to be led to and from pasture. A tax of
zoe. was hxed for macadamiZing and it
was voted to use half OF the highway
fund in addition. A regular tax of zoe.
was voted, making the total tax Soc.