Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-21
LIABILITIES REDUCED
Report Of Village Commissioners
Shows They Are $500 Less
Two Traffic Posts to Be Installed-An-
nual Exhibit of Finances Issued Sat
urday-40-C Cent Tax Rate Suggested.

Printed copies of the annual fnan-
cial exhibit of the village of Brattle-
boro have been delivered to the village
by the Vermont Printing Co. They
show a reduction of $4,000 in the liza
bilities of the village the past year.
1t is suggested that a Accent tax rate
would pay expenses the coming year
and slightly reduce the liabilities. The
commissioners report is given here
with in full:
To the Citizens of the Incorporated
Village of Brattleboro:
The village commissioners respect
fully submit for your considerat ion
the following report and call your. at
tention to the reports of the treasurer,
chief engineer, chief of police, and
superintendent of the fire alarm sys-
TEN, hereto appended.
Police Department. - The commits
s.ioners have purchased two traffic
posts to be placed at the junction of
Main and Elliot streets and Main and
High streets, which will be installed
within a few days with hope of
handling the increasing automobile
traffic at these congested corners. 1t
is possible that the services of a day
policeman will be needed for a few
days when these posts are first in
stalled. The police station is in a sat
isfactory condition and the commits
sioners take this opportunity to COM
mend the efficient work of Officers
Wilson and Worden.
Tree Spraying. - AS instructed by
the voters at the last village meeting
the commissioners caused the elm
trees on the public streets and com
mons of the village to be sprayed as
n protection against the elm tree
beetle. The net cost, as shown by the
report, was $252.11. 1t is not thought
that this spraying will be necessary
the coming year.
Sewers. - There has been very little
new construction work called for dur
ing the past year and only one ex-
pensive repair job. During the coming
year it will be necessary to build about
1000 feet of new sewer on South Can
al street.
Street Sprinkling. - In accordance
with the vote of the village, the COM
missioners arranged for laying the
dust upon streets where majority
of the property owners petitioned for
the same. The cost of laying the dust
up " INC lllHe VI ClOslHR tulS ItpOIt
was $3,976.66 upon total of over co.
900 feet frontage; the tax per front
foot will probably be about the same
as last year.
Fire Department. - Two new by.
drants and one fire alarm box have
been installed during the past year
Several hydrants have had to be re.
paired during the past year. The vii
lage has on hand several spare by
drants for emergency uses including
one eight inch.
Street Lighting. There are now
800 sO-candlepower lamps in service
throughout the village, for which we
pay $40 each per year. In addition
there are the arches in the business
section of the village during the early
part of the evening and several lamps
upon the common in the summer
months.
Finances. - The treasurer s report
shows that the liabilities of the vii
lage have been reduced $500 during
the past year. A tax of 40 cents OH
the dollar, with the other resources as
reported, should pay the expenses of
the village for the coming year and
slightly reduce the liabilities.
Estimated Expenses for Coming Year
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