The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-26
Some Marked Public Enter.
priSeS We're Started
BONDED DEBT REDUCED
Still FURTHER Cut in Tax Rats Is Pro-
posed for ioio--Mayor Robins
Presents His Third Success
i've Message.

Mayor John Robins presented his third
annual message to the board Of alder.
men last nights the finance COMMITTEES
furnished its budget for the year 1906
the school treasurer the city treasurer
and the directors Of the French library
reported. Besides those reports small
amount Of routine work was done.
IN reviewing the past year, Mayor
Robins dsplores the unfortunate stop
page Of work. in the granite industry
and expresses the hope that when ths
present difficulty is settled it viii be tb<
last for many years
He reports that permanent strest
work was stopped By a difference of
opinion as to what kind Of street should
be laid; but he hopes the work win b
steadily pushed this ysar BE favon
setting aside water department sink
ing fund Of $4,000 annually to acceler-
ate the reduction cf the water depart
ment debt. as the interest on the bonds
makes a heavy drain on the city. Ths
FIRE department is IN good shape, he be-
leves. The net cost Of poor decreased.
showing Improvement Of conditions The
report of the police shows steady im-
proyement" In the moral conditions.
Mayor Robins thinks 81 l,200 was wen
spent for public band concerts.
The work Of changing the river. he
says. ought TO be carried out the present
year, the city taking such precantion-
sry measures as will insure the work
being carried out within certain limits
as to the proportiouate share Of the ex
psnse. which shall be paid out of The
public funds"
The schools have been maintained aoa
the same hiqh standard OF efficiency that
has bees characteristic Of them ia the
past" and it should be possible under
promised conditions to conduct the de-.
partment Oh 4 reduced tax rate.
Mayor Robins reports that the city's
bonded Indebtedness has been reduced
$4,000 bv the redemption 81 sewer h0nds
maturing July /. but It nearly wiped out
the sinking fund. there being now but
$4,000 He speaks for renewed siak-
ing fund
He says that If the proposed budget
Il carried out. there should be a caah
balance of $4,000 at the close Of tiss
year, enabling the city to start the fol-
loving wear without borrowing money n
anticipation of taxes re also favorn
the setting aside 81 81 600 toward a SOL
diers' aud sailors monument.
IN concluding his report Mayor Robins
said we have tried to have the affairs
of the city carried out in conservative
and efficient manner during the year and
IN doing SO " have had he hearty
support of the board Of aldermen. the
heads Of the vsrious departments and
the city officials. 70 al Of whom I desire
TO express my thanks and appreciation
Tor their faithful services
The French library directors reported
that they now have total Of 2.2T0
books, at q cost Of s8,l53.s7 There
we're added during the year 3s volumes.
Of the French fund there now renafna
1907 .gs
According to the report Of the school
treasurer, the total receipts for the year
were S65s7s050. and the expenditures
s656s0S0, leaving a cash balance at tha
end Of the year Of Sls9T0 The city
report Is a recapitalatioH 81
the figures Of the other departments.
city's Financial Statement.
The annual report Of tho finance com,
nittes arranges budget Of s274ssl.s4
Ior expenses during the year 1910 with
IN estimated income Of s297 .e96F0 has
ng the latter On tax levy Of $685.
which Is five cents less than last yesr
The committee, Aldormou Alexander
rhurston and Hoyt state that the city
lad to meet unexpected expenditures
luring the past year, because the citizens
5oted to construct storage reservoir
md a new schoolhouse; also because an
ixtrs county tax Of 81 500 was demanded
o help pay for repairs On the county
courthouse.
In order to meet these extraordinary
the city had to increase Il
by issuing notes to the
mount Of $4,000, the balance Of the
money required being provided from un-
lsed appropriations intended for streets,
ewers, sidewalks, ETC., and the changing
if the river The cost OF the reservoir
md seh0olhouse projects are uIti@@ tely
G be refunded BY bond issues, 80 that
he city viii be enabled to carry ont its
,riginsl intentions Of last year. relating
o changing the river and doing more
permanent work on the streets
In making q comparison with tho
itvs standing of year ago, says tho
eport further, st viii be seen that
Though the assets Of the city have de-
roasad Ss662gTe, that our Indebtedness
as decreased 1900 and opr real 81
ate and personal property increased
I'd 1879. or net gain during the
-ear of ss6, ,s07 40, which We beliera
houd be satisfactory 70 the citizens
5 whole
The committee reports that 1926 ought
q carry the city along next year com-
oftably. allowing 4 considerable sx
dture Oh permanent street work
fair cash balance and permit of
rty per cent sinking fund tax, te
care OF school and wafer bonds
concluding, the committee reports
lat II ths estimates for the expenditure
1910 are followed there will be enough