Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15


rents, meter rates. s7,549.74; fiat rates, "
$2,40496; and miscellaneous, $76S67; t.
making the total receipts, sl1,244.59 "
They have paid orders to the amount 8
of $7,419.1S; into the sinking fund.- 7
s2,G26.52 and have s11991s They @
had in the sinking fund at the be- 0
ginning of the year s19,tS9.77. This I
amount added to what they nut in 6
this year and the interest On the fund |
received during the year. SS900S. +
makes the total amount s23,0O7 There
arc outstanding accounts due the
water department amounting to SAG
49, The summary shows the amount
of cash on hand to be $24,52642
The orders drawn on the treasury \
iby the trustees for the year ending
March 20. amounted to s35.4s6.O5 Old
and new orders outstanding amount to
s11,70O.o3. There are delinquent taxes
in the hands of the collectors, dating
since the year Of 1902. amounting to
S2933.7l. This sum was lessened since
the auditors report by s61.0l. which
was paid in by J. D. Yandow, collector
for 1905, which closes his account
/ The outstanding sidewalk assessments
remaining unpaid amount to $S1G17
Tho sprinkling assessments unpaid
from 1905 to 1910. amount to S25S49,
and during the years since then this
amount Increased to S692.47.
The liabilities OF the village are: Tn
paid orders, $l1.700.03; sewer bonds
$4,000: water bonds, $4,000; village
refunding bonds, $4,000; total of
s143,7O0.O3. This is lessened by the
amount OF cash on hand i'm the var
ious departments, amounts due from
luncollected taxes and other sources,
amounting to s2o,47G.43 making a bal
ance OF s114223.6o.
The report OF the superintendent of
the water department shows $40 meters
In use. There are IS public MIGRANTS
and 81 private hydrants in use. Tho
inventory of the superintendent shows
a total of s5,505.55. The treasurer Of
the library shows receipts Of ScG112,
with a cash balance on hand Of s1012
The library has 2972 books, 2,o37
. registration cards. and a circulation
for the year up to February %. $3.50.
Gifts were received during the year
from Miss Elsie Brown. Mrs j. W.
Goodell, Mrs +. T.. Bipwood, Frank r.
Wells, Frederick H. Wells, Mrs Bertha
> Wells Jackson. Norwich University,
Miss Mae Smith and the Rev. and Mrs.
S. G. Barnes.
- The police department made 237 ar
rests during the year. of which ~
- were for intoxication, G3 for breach of
the peace and II for larceny.
The recapitulatio of orders shows the
cost of the fire department to be S11Si67,
:, police department. s.. 7737 -; street depart
!, ment, sio':s7GS; sewer department. $40
2Sl.62; street sprinklns, S7lo9l; water de-
n hVGrDnfc h
, watering trough, sl,543a5; electro laht-,
:. $30sl.1S; interest account. s&5Ga"l. and
miscellaneous, sl517.,2; amounting to
$780, o3s2 The fixed charge to e met
the coming year amount to $1,000. To
meet these and other necessary expenses
y the trustees say it will require A tax Of
" 30 cents on the dollar OF the grand list
for the village as last year, which vas
49, 10 They report that the sidewalk
assessments. estimated at S@.5lG, will be
determined at the SPECIAL meeting April
Is. which amount then will constitute
village asset. Owing to an amendment of
70 the village charter the above assess
II ments could not he made before this
y meeting. The police department paid into
n the village treasury s7S901. which in
e cludes all fees, except during the month
e of February. which will not be received
until after June ! This i owing to a
n change in the law soyernln- the 1ate
i OF the state audit.
e The funeral OF eX-Judge joseph ".
- Lavigne, was held Monday afternoon at
m st Francis Navier Church. The requiem
ls high mass was sung at $50 o'clock
- Monday morning. Burial was in St
II Francis cemetery. Mr. Lavigne for MANI
IS years conducted grocery store ON MAJ