Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
WINOOSKI.

ne LJTu dilnudl TtIOTl VI the NllldSe
trustees and other officers OF the village
of WnoosM made it's appearance Satur-
day, showing the business up to the first
Of April.
The debt Of the village has been in
creased about $4,000. and is now 800, 500 T.
The liabilities are made up of unpaid or
ders amounting to $3,32G.S5, sewer oonds
SIS 600, water bonds $4,000, and the village
refundlng bonds taken up last year $4,000
totalling $l35, 32GS5 There IS cash I'm the
treasury, general fund A,3l9.S, cash in
water department. sinking fund, $40, iS9.1,
cash In hands Of water commissioners
sj2l 90, due from uncollected taxes, 81
5oS25 due from water department $iQl.4,
due from sprinkling tax S5S3.3S and due
from side walk assessments, S696.3l. The
fixed charges to be met the coming year
as set by the trustees amount to approx
mately $1,000, and to meet these
charges and other necessary expenses will
require a tax Of ~ cents on the dollar on
grand list equal to last years which was
Sl9,35O75. The sidewalk assessments for
last year still due is $4,000
The fire department last year cost ST.
2S5.77 and the report of Chief Halloran
shows the department responded to 10
alarms The most serious was the Pate
naude house January l.. They also re-
sponded to the fire a. the Burlington
FIGURING company on the Burlington side
of the bridge.
Tho cost of the police department was
s., 1862 Chief of Police Barber has re-
ceived from municipal court fees amount
ing to s1,122.3o and from Justice court
1854. making total received by the
department of s1129.9i. The street de-
partment expended S3,763.67, the sewer
department cost $iSS.41 and the street
sprinkling was S9SG09. Water for
hydrants. hose houses and water
trough. $5S9.50. The electric lights
cost the village s2.SS7,74. The inter-
est account was S4,TS1.64. Miscellan-
eous accounts amounted to s1,962.o2.
The licenses issued ar, ounted to $74,
There were 2o6 arrests made by the
police department, the greater num-
Der of which was for intoxication,
which was 203.
The report of the library trustees
shows the number of books in the Ii
brary, not including state and nation
n reports, to be 2,761 and the number
Of cards in force was 1882. The cir
ruary Is was 9325 The library has
received many good gifts from promi-
nent citizens in town and from out OF
town parties, for which the trustees
are very thankful. The report of tn,
treasurer showed the amount of cast
ON hand at the beginning of the yeal
as S2S.34. the amount received from
the Ladies' Progressive study clut
$50. and from the village trustee!
5000. as voted at the village meeting
Rental of the library room cost s216
and there was paid for books anC
magazines $g29.95. This with tn,
other expenses reached n total o.
S704.72 and left a cash balance OF
hand of $3.G2.
The water commissioners repor
shows an expenditure of $Gi34.G0
which included interest ON bonds
amounting to 81, 400, The assets arr
made up of the property including
wells $4,000. superintendents inven
, tory S5,267.S7. sinking fund $19,4S9.77
This with the cash on hand and tn
amount due the department amount
to $65,6S0.6O, with water bonds
amounting to $4,000. This leaves
, ment of 31,6SO6O.
The treasurer's report showed casl
balance on hand March Is, 1913, of $9lO7
and the receipts from all sources amount
cd to Sj.2366j, making total of sS6, ~ Al
The disbursements amounted to 2,s1S3
leaving a cash balance on hand o
$3,319O6
The refundinG bond account is as fol
lows; Received from Merrill, Oldham 4
. Co. check and accrued interest amount
/ ing to SG7,lo93o; from the same firm, de
post at bid $1,000 and from the Villag
general fund $l25 81, amounting in all t
fS,25t9i. The disbursements follow: Pal
First National bank of Boston for certify
ing and preparing $1,000 refundlng bond,
$40; paid orders taken up and interes
at the Winooski Savings bank S34,3l9 6.
while the Champlain Trust company re
ceived $50, 74O32.
The water department account follows
Cash ON hand beginning OF year wit
,, water commissioners, $l5SG2j, while tn
: receipts brought the amount to sl2,355 Al
There was paid ON commissioners order
; S773t60 and paid into the sinking fun
$4,0q9.59, leaving a cash balance on ham
Of S52l29 The sinking fund at the be
ginning OF the year was $li,6N2.S
There are trustees orders still out
: standing, both old and new amounting
r to $3.396S5.
, Miss Madeleine i. brigham, Il year
. old, died at five o'clock Monday after
noon at her nome on Weaver street. Sh
had been an invalid all her life, bu
death was due to acute bronchitis, Mis-
Brigham was the only daughter of Mrs
Ida A. Brigham. widow of the late Edsol
c. Brigham, and for one who had suffere
such failing health she always bore he
lot with "A lovable and sweet disposition
; Besides her mother she leaves tw
brothers, Harry Brigham and Clar
Brigham. The funeral was held at he
! late home this afternoon.
Thomas Niquette p years old, son O
Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph Niquette of Mai
street died at two o'clock Nonda
afternoon following an illness of nearl
, two years with tuberculosis. He is sur
t vived by his fsther and mother, four sis
q ters and five brothers The funeral wa
held at ST. Francis Xavier Church {
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