Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-10-31
1904 929. SO
Tax Commissioner

Tax Commissioner
The department issued bulletin
early in the month relating to the
peddlers' license law, as a result OF
which additional licenses to peddlers
have been issued. The work Of COM
ping data relating to the tax rate
has been completed and shows that
the average tax rate throughout the
state for 1917 is So. 16, an increase
over the rate of 1916 Of Is cents.
During the month there have been
issued six peddlers' and five auction
GERS licenses and fifty-one partner
ships have been registered.
Secretary of State
The secretary of state issued ten
creamery licenses, accepted service
of process in twelve cases, issued
thirty-nine oleomargarine licenses,
authorized eight corporations to-
ira. -Sact business in the state, issued
and recorded one OsteOpathiC license
and recorded twenty-fOur certificates
OF registration Of nurses and che
trade mark. The copy for the SEES
sion laws has been furnished to the
printer ard prOof-reading completed
thereon, and it is expected that the
books viii be delivered during the
month Of October Material has been
gathered for a book on the Lakes OF
Western Vermont" by the publicity
department, as a companion volume
to the Lakes of Eastern Vermont"
During the month $50 packages Of
publicity matter have been sent out.
III the automobile department there
have been 639 automobiles and TWEEN
ty-six motorcycles registered, 1858
operators and 339 chauffeurs Ii
censes issued and twenty-five licenses
suspended. Fees for licenses and
registration in the automobile depart
ment during the month amounted to
S9259. Sc. There have been received
and distributed copies of the automo-
bile registration books and of the au-
tomObile laws.
Commissioner of Agriculture
During the NORTH arrangements
have been made for the publication
in the daily newspapers Of Verl~.nt
or potato market reports obtained
through the federal bureau Of mar
kets. The marketing division has
also obtained lists of merchants de-
string to purchase Vermont potatoes
and other farm products. The dairy
manufacturing specialists visited
twenty-seven creamer1es and cheese
factories. Inspections Of seventy
two dairy plants and 317 farms have
been made during the month by
creamery inspectors. The state vet
erinarian has given the tuberculin
test to 267 head Of cattle and the
federal veterinarian 1922, eighty-six
having been condemned. There have
been also reported to the department
181 private tests, as a result of which
twenty-five cattle were condemned.
During the first part of the month
the forester has made a general sur
Vey OF the forest conditions OF the
state and Of the state forests. Dur
ing the latter part of the month his
time has been devoted to general
work, particular attention being Civ
en- to the examination of certain tree
diseases and Of tracts of timber
land The work Of eradicating the |
white pine blister rust disease has
been continued and plans have been
made for cooperative work with the |
federal officials in gypsy moth scout |
sng.
Bank Commissioner
Aside from the regular work of in |
vestigating and examination Of
banks, eleven investment companies
authorized to do business in the state |
have been examined. This exami- !
nation has taken place largely in the |
territory where the investments of |
the companies are located, necessi |
tating over Il 900 miles Of travel by |
the commissioner.
Public Service Commission
The public service commission in |
vestigated eleven fatal accidents oc-
curing in connection with public !!
utilities, issued thirteen reports and |
orders on miscellaneous matters, and |
conducted nine hearings at six differ
ent places In the state on matters re-
Iating to utilities.
Commissioner Of Industries
Special investigations have been |
made by the deputy commissioner re-
lating mainly to factory inspection T
"a
eleven employment certificates issued !