Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-15
COLChESTER'S TOWN REPORT
Liabilities of $54,337.29 and AS
sets of SIG, 951.47 Stated.
Tax of 10 Cents Recommended to De-
fray Estimated Expenses of S14,-
438.4O the Coming Year and
ray q Part Of Debt.

| nc f3I1 dnHusti ICDOIt OIL Lne SeleCtmen
and other officers of the town OF Col
chester made It's annual appearance in
Winooski Friday afternoon. The town
school district directors report Is not in
cluded owing to the change in the school
year which now ends in June. The eau
Gus will probably be held about the latter
part Of next week. The annual election
will take place in Concert hall, Winooski
block, Tuesday, March 5. the polls open
ing at nine o'clock in the morning.
The town debt to be provided for by tax
is $37 1882 as compared with $50 473.6S at
the first Of February a year ago. The
report Of the town auditors gives the
overseer Of the poor's accounts as fol-
lows: Property on hand as per inven-
tory February 1. 1911, S2,o49.2o; orders
drawn to January II. 1912. S5,579.a9. This
with the overseer's salary and the inter-
est on the Y. s. deposit fund invested in
the farm brings the total to s9,o74.2o. The
credits show the amount on hand jan
uary s. 1912. as per inventory. was $2.9l6.5o
cash paid to. treasurer. s75S.69; total cred
its, $3G7519: cost of poor depa rtment, So
S9s,01, saving over last year Of sl.1S9oS
The amount OF orders left unpaid totals
s3S7S.S7 as against S,25.67 last year.
treasurer this year were 81. 11o27 and the
amount of orders remaining unpaid $685.
790.90; last year orders drawn amounted to
sl1, 7a3SS and orders left unpaid were $685.
SCI. l6. BY these figures it will be noticed
that the orders drawn this year amounted
to $35.3 more and the orders remaining
unpaid this year exceed the. amount of
last year by s2.923.74.
RECOMMEND sO-CENT TAN
The road commissioner expended this
year $3,Sl3.4l, and the orders remaining
unpaid amount to $500; expense of this
department last year $2.69l.15, and but
SIS remaining unpaid through orders
outstanding.
Dog licenses this year netted the town
Sos3.1o, which is 5000 less than last;
number licensed this year, 80: last year,
2SS. The United States deposit fund
amounts to S1o.4D.62.
The treasurers account shows the cash
on hand February IL, 1911. was s6,5l1.I+
receipts from all sources. s26.77?7l; total
s23, .91.25. orders paid to January. 1912.
amounted to *25,37O.S. leaving cash
balance of $,G9O.4O The receipts Of the
town for the year cnding February 10.
1911. were sl.9S435 more than the year
ending January. 1912. but the orders paid
for the year ending January. 1912. were
less by $761.34 than the amount paid dur
ing the year ending February 49, 1911.
The liabilities OF the town amount to
s54.337.29 The assets are $l6,95l.47 in
Guiding delinquent taxes in the hands Of
collectors amounting to $2,66S.N. and 6at-
ing back to 1901. The estimates are as
follows: For town officers. 5000: for
health department. $780, for town poor,
$1,000: for miscellaneous, 5000; for five
per cent. on L. s. deposit fund, S5o1 03;
for county tax. s115.37: total. 1i,4S6. 20.
To meet these estimates a tax of 20
cents on the dollar of the grand list
is necessary. The tax recommended is
50 cents on the dollar. 10 cents to he used
TO pay part of the town debt.
COURT. HEALTH, SCHOOLS
The Wnooski municipal court for
the year ending January %, 1912. had
"A prosecutions in which the town was
liable for the costs of prosecution.
Ten of the "a respondents were dis
charged and the fines and costs OF 80
cases amounted to $339.SS In II cases
the respondents were committed and
in three the fines and costs are in
process Of collection. Costs amount
ing to s323.11 have been drawn from
tho treasury and have been paid to
the persons entitled thereto The
prosecutions were divided among the
Following offenses: Breach of the
peace. 40: tramping. .; non support, S
petit larceny, Z.
Health officer J. G. Thabault NJ d. |
reports that there We're in the town |
the past year 30 cases of measles, nine |
of whoOping cough. one OF scarlatina |
IL OF diphtheria, five of typhoid fever |
three Of chickenpoX and eight of small !
poX The doctor claims the general !
health Of the town TO be good There |
has not been much severe illness. Tho |
strict quarantine during the smallpox |
cases prevented the disease from !
spreading. The water supply has been |
tested and found 10 he excellent Or. |
Thabault recommends changes in the |
Fewer system as Il Is no: extensive |
enough In some parts OF the village. |
inspection Of the meat markets ana |
slaughter houses show them to be in |
good condition.
The schools have all been examined. |
and the district schools especially are |
not what they should be. They lack |
proper light and ventilation, and are |
without any conveniences whatever. |