Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Report Of Towns Financial Condition.

Report Of Towns Financial Condition.
The auditors report for the year which
ended Feb Is shows net liabilities of
S21,131.07, which Is a decrease of SS44.7.
The report of the treasurer, II. l.. Bailey,
shows cash on hand amounting to $l46.9S,
his accounts balancing at S29,51925. The
actual cost Of poor was $l096.19. The
cost of the highways was $25O6.94. The
total amount of the seectmens orders
was $2664.74, which included orders for
town officers account of $4,000 orders
for bridge account of $2577l and orders
for expenditures of town hall of $2i9.O1.
Town property is valued at S2l.S90. The
report of the public library shows cash
on hand of S6636.
Under the head, Grand list 1910" are
the following figures: Real estate,
S3S11.15; personal property not exempted,
1888 SO 221 taxable polls, SAP; total,
s5236 g5 The tax rate is made up of
25 cents highway tax, so cents school
tax. and 1875 cents town tax, and out of
the town tax is paid the state and coun-
ty taxes" The actual cost of schools
was s400155. The school directors rec
ommend to the selectmen a tax of so
cents on the grand list for the coming
year.
Health Officer Bugbee reports the usual
standard of sanitary conditions, with
much improved conditions at the slaugh-
of a few contagious diseases brought to
us from out of town. we have shown
the normal progress of modern SANTA
ton"
John d. Whittier, district superntend-
ent of schools, says that on account or
a change in the law he is not expected TO
make a report until June Is, but he
submits brief report in which he sug-
gests some improvements. He says, in
part: 81 suggest that the following i'm
provements be made on the school build
ings during the next year: That the
heating and ventilatng systems be I'M
proved in the rural school buildings; that
a hardwood floor be laid in the building
in district No. 5: that the foundation to
the building in district No. be relaid;
that the out buildings at all rural schools
receive many much needed repairs
The report of the library trustees Is
as follows: THE appropriation for the
library this year was very nearly ade-
-uuate to the demand for books and the
number added was PIG volumes, of which
Is were donated. Three thousand -FOUR
hundred and siXty-five books have been
issued by the librarian during the year
The catalogue has not been printed al
though the librarian has 1t completed
ready for the printer and the exact num-
Der Of books uncatalogued is IO6. me
amount of money to cover the expense
of having the catalogue printed is saved
for that purpose and Will account Tor so
large a sum of money in the treasury.
On town meeting day the license ques
ton will be voted upon as usual, and IN
addition to the routine business the war
rant contains articles to see If the town
will empower and authorize the selectmen
to appoint one or two road commissioners
for the ensuing year instead of elect
ing by ballot: to see if the town will vote
to have medical inspection of the schools
of the town: and to see what part. II
any, of the taxes paid by +. r. Andrews
under protest the past three years the
town will vote to repay him.