The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-24
Financial Summary
$0S1,9O6.s4
6S1,9O2.64
s921,9oss4
Secretary Of State.

secretary was moved from Essex juno
ton to Morrisville, several employees
seyering their connection with the Of
flee at that time. The resignation Of
Guy w. Bailey from the Office Of sec
rotary OF state took effect the last day
of August and on the same day Fred
erick G. Fleetwood assumed the duties
of the Office During the month the
engrossing of the acts Of 1917 has been
completed. There have been three
creamery licenses and two Oleomarga
rine licenses issued and four domestic
corporations have been chartered In
the automobile department there have
been 1897 cars reglstere az contrasted
with 321 for the same month FIVE years
ago. There were 1925 operators IL
censes issued, G72 chauifeurs licenses
issued and 13 licenses suspended or
revoked during the month There have
been 1000 new number plates ordered
during the month making q total or
dered for 1917 Of 10000.
State Highway Commissioner.
The policy OF the department in re-
cent years has been TO do as much
permanent Improvement work as pos
sible early in the season but this year
because OF the scarcity Of labor, much
of this work was not started as early
as usual However. up to and includ-
ing the month of August permanent
improvement work had been started In
152 towns Special attention has been
given TO maintenance work. there hay
ing been established 15t patrol routes
in 129 towns covering 102Sih miles Of
road The expenditure for this work.
previous to August first was $50 ,275.7C
and during the month of August
S12,297.5S was expended.
The federal aid road law provide;
for the expenditure of federal funds In
cooperation with the state in perIna
neat road work. Under the regula
lions, projects must be submitted tc
the federal government for approval
after which plans and specifications
are prepared. OF the projects sub
mitted by the state. there have been
accepted and plans and specifications
for the work on these projects are
now being prepared.
During the month Of August the de
partment has furnished engineering as
sistance on IL bridges and has re
ceived applications for state aid on
bridges.
An act CT 1917 made an appropria
ton of $4,000 for unsolicited high
ways This money has been appor
toned to the towns for their unse
lected highways each town receiving
$3.50 for each mile Of such highway.
Commissioner of Agriculture.
During The month there has beer
taken postal card census OF the pur,
bred live stock in the state to ascer
tain the number OF pure bred cattl,
for sale. Fifty fields OF potatoes wer'
inspected with . view 10 qualifying 70
seed purposes. The marketing agen
has looked UP markets for cheese an,
honey; assisted creameries in dispos
ing Of butter; assisted dealers In ID
eating supplies of butter, cheese. egg
end poultry; looked up dealers il
beans. potatoes. etc, for the purpos
Of securing the names Of firms VIII
win receive these products In Vel
mont. Seventy crenmesles, cheese FAC
tories and shipping stations and 30
EARNS were inspected by creamery II
spectors. In the live stock inspection
work 10 herds containing 2S3 head @
cattle were tested by the state veter
marian and herds and 436 head G
cattle by the federal veterinarian.
Commissioner Of Taxes.
The completion of the compilatio
Of iho grand let shove that The tot,
grand Is; OF the at.to IS $3.50, S60.il
The largest grand Est IN the history {
the state, indicating an increase {
nearly four million dollars of taxabl
property over 1916 The commission
err has determined and certified to IN
various towns the proportional amour
10 be paid by the various towns an
cities for the support OF the count
agent work as provided for To- numb,
1903 Of the acts Of 1917 The commit
sloner has issued since June 3ist
peddlers' licenses, 10 auctionoers
censes and i42 partnership registr
lions.
Public Service Commission.
During the month OF July the publ
service commission issued orders r
lating to railroad rates, Investigated
accidents on railroads. disposed OF 70,
matters relating to telegraph and tel
phone companies, issued orders or &C
tihcatcs IN eases, and informally 1
yestigated complaints relating
service and practice OF utilities. Du
ing the same month there were Issue
and delivered TO telegraph and tel
. phone companies new forms OF q
counting and inrociol reports and :
vlsod forms and ataadards OF aocoun