The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-18

attain a lea days, The slaiement shows
thai iho ga-E Aas ohe IA shiel, man, IN
loFseen eApsnses came ~, including several
items moi gwen IA last years estimate, and
an that account The srloelmen leeoininrhd
a Tax oi as CENTS, The financial condition
ii the loNn aud the need OF an inefrased
laA - PLAINLY eAplained ia the report Of
the srlrulnen which follows,
seleetmen's Report.
iour baaHi Of selevtmsn submit herewith
their annual Iepoll for the year ending
January 81, 1910, There Is a balance IA the
hands II the Treasurer ol ssg,n, with two
~ lhne small bills unpaid. Extensive tc'
pairs have been made ON the town house,
The boiler room and coal bun have been
SEPARATED iron the fesi IT the basement ~
the construction OF a brick hreprooi wall
A new ire escape from the dressing room
and a new drinking fountain has been
added, the ioor 0l the principal toilet
room rebuilt OF ceneni, aud a hre hydrant
PLACED on the stacy of the auditorium. 10y
lhe installation oi the latter the insurance
rate Is reduced two dollars and fifty cents
on a thousand. The outside should be
painted aud the ireni porch repaired ior
the coming year. The income Was H,2goi
expenditures, Ni,1ss, Il, The town hall
building has never showed It's full earning
capacity ior the reason that no account
has bctn made ol the rooms occupied By
The manager ol the auditorium, the select
men, aud the town clerk, These rooms are
furnished with heat aud light and should
hc Icekoned at least at $50 year. An en-
tir-ly new Neniiiaiing system has been IN,
stalled at cost Of - ,2U6.52. One hundred
and iiiyeighi dollars and nineteen cents
came over from lasi year and there should
ilc sAi.l credited for motor sold, There h
on hand iaineh fan 10 be sold. The s!s' |
TEN was installed by direction OF the state |
board Of health and with the approval OF its |
secretary, DIR, II. u, iiolton, and the state
engineer, Pnoi. Noiey' OF the University Of
Vermont. The tests made are very salts
factory. Every taxpayer is invited TO a
personal inspection.
All bridges have been carefully repaired.
Extensive repairs were necessary ON the
West river bridge. II is now in process OF
being raised and put in place by the Con
necticut River Power company. The en-
gineers employed by the power company
and by the town advise that when the
bridge is in its place and some additional
repairs made il will be good for 20 or 30
years at least. Your board have used their
best judgment and vita the best engineer
ing advice believe Il for the best interests
OF the town that this bridge should be re.
paired. The Connecticut river bridge
should be painted this season.
The stone crusher plant has been moved
gravel bank of the best kind Of road
material has been leased and the rental re-
duced $50 a year. We think this one OF
the best moves the town has made in many
years.
d. 4. Perry was appointed agent TO con.
struct the state road of about 1900 feet
from the concrete bridge TO opposite the
creamery at Centervile, at cost OF
$, 1856.
Arrangements which seemed advisable
were made by which Carl Hopkins has
served as deputy town clerk. There was
much valuable information that the town
should have and this seemed the best way
TO obtain the, same, the cost to the town
being sl7s.25
Your board settled the Barber xinton
suit at a cost of Si22 .02. Seven additional
incandescent lamps have
been ordered and partially installed, two Y
on Chestnut street. four on Gullford street, {,
and one on Marlboro road. The taxes for ii
the year have been collected within about :,
$500 @,
The finances of the town are in good con u
lition, considering the extra expense dur d
ing the past year: Ventilation, - 1862; Il
mates; extra repairs in town hall building b
,bout $780, West river bridge, $780, state m
'oad not in last years estimates, $500; Vi
case, SI2202; moving stone o,
,rusher plant, s26l.2l; extra town clerk SER in
ice, Sl7S25; North Main street sidewalk Il
md gravel on road S9399; bond due Jan. !, b,
9l0, United States deposit, $1,000 not in
stimates last year. Your board borrowed er
2 900 to pay this bond with. This is in in
luded in the $1,000 of temporary loans, We
making the temporary loans same as last at
eport. In addition to the Accent tax last tn
ear the increased grand list raised about
800; sale of horses, $685. sale of lumber ii,
nd wood, S243.63, and motor, $3.50. The We
rand list is S59,4SS.5S. There is floating be
ebt of $1,000, which came over from last ell,
ear. After careful consideration your
GARD thinks it advisable that this should of
e paid this year and would recommend co
tax Of 45 cents on the dollar. The school ha
irectors recommend tax of so cents on a
ne dollar of the grand list of the town ste
'hool districts. Estimates for the coming dill
ear are as follows no