Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-22
ANOTHER JUMP IN TAX RATE
It Will Be $1.75, or Five Cents
More Than Last Year.
With This Increase II Is Hoped to
Wipe Out Some of the Floating
indebtedness of S2i.55c-City's
budget Presented.

Burlfngton's tax rate this year will be
N75
Poll taxpayers will be assessed 81 80
instead Of $40
The tax rste was fixed Friday at q
Ipecial meeting of the board of aldermen.
The rate as fixed IS five cents more
than last year tho increase being con-
Eidered necessary for the purpose of
meeting the estimated expenses of NUM-
cipal administration based upon the ac-
tuai expense o. the last year and also to
substantially reduce the accrued floating
indebtedness, the payment Of which
Mayor Roberts believes should not be
imposed upon posterity," to quote his
own phrase.
This ast-named floating indebtedness
is now s2i552.53. and while the increased
tax rae will not entirely clean this debt
off the slate ii is expected that II will
materially reduce the amount. The tax
rate was included in resolution adopted
last night by the board. which also
approves the estimated expenditures to
he made in various departments as con-
tanned in the estimated budget prepared
by the board Of finance.
This budget Of estimated expenditures
for the coming v"9r WAS presented
by Mayor Roberts and contains
a number of items fixed by law. The res
oution is as follows:
That tax of one hundred and seventy
five cents on the dollar of the grand
list for the year 1911 is hereby levied and
assessed to meet the accrued and accrr,-
ing expenses and liabilities of tho city
for the year ending December 81 191l
That the city treasurer is directed to
place to the credit of the school commits
sioners for the supper. of the public
SCHOOLS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900 %
PUBIC library ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. i.4ii.37
Police and criminal department 900 20
FIRE department .................. a5.00oO0
Park commissioners .............. 3.2Sl0 90
Public buildings ............... ZOO 90
street hGhts Observation-Disclosures. 1850 60
Health department ........... S50o on
incidental fund ................... $500 90
sewer department ................ $4,000
Charities department ......... ii no1 on
eaIarleS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
Interest account ........... % 0o, M
State school tax............. - 10 90
state hlShway ta%.,...... ......... 1949 76
oun'E TAX ..''..'..... .............. 7949S
iydrant tax ......... ............ 1900. 90
water department ......... ...... 49l45.7o
banh concerts ............ ........ 1000 0D
street department .............. 80 800 90
SINKING fund Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Overdraft 1910. ....... .. "a .552 ~
-
Total estimated expenses in
ciuui's oNeI"iail '''''.'''.'. 's54i 2i''oo
That the city clerk is directed to make
out a rate bill of the foregoing tax as soon
az maybe ana When completed TO place
the same In the hands OF the city treas
"rer LOT cohection' properly certified ac-
oorolns 70 law.
No''taiiieu Ill 'his es'ifna'e by the board
o1 hf'ahce Is also statement OF the esti-
mated receipts as Follows
r'cfltS.''.''.'''' ''''''...... .........S l.Im~
Licenses .'''..... ........ ........... 100 n
Dog licenses ....... ................ 5000