Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-07

The selectmen have drawn orders on
the treasurer during the past year to the
amount Of S34,39493 divided as follows:
Claims ETC., g. 054.2S; State taxes, $10.3S9.1 10;
interest on U. g. fund, 81 1857: county tax.
3222. co.; school money, 1861; health depart
ment, $412.5o: highways and bridges, $s,-
1855; miscellaneous. $i1.117sS.
The road commissioners orders drawn
on the treasurer during the past year were
S6,134.99 and there was paid on road COM
miseioner's orders $4.13256. The receipts.
including the amount of cash on hand at
the beginning Of the year. we're $5,7ol69.
The work by the old chimney amounted to
$2.5S0.31: the town highway department
cost S1,59223 and the selectmen and the
highway department cost was s9si.ss.
In the receipts 1t is shown the tax
payers had paid into the treasury as the
Sunderland Hollow tax $5.435.s2. This was
the amount received from the special tax
voted at a special meeting to meet an
equal amount from the State to repair
this main throughfare which repair when
completed will be a great Improvement
for automobilists. The work there was
started last fall and was stopped for the
winter. There had been several meetings
Burlington automobilists to contribute to
this fund. but they had done nothing. 1t
is said, to keep their promise to the COM
mittee in the meeting. B. r. Gale, who
was very prominent In the work of getting
work Of repairing the Hollow road started,
had collected from Milton and South Hero
residents $1o4 which was turned over to
the treasurer to be be used on the hollow
In submitting his repart the overseer of
the poor, P. H. Chicoine, calls attention
of the voters to the fact that during the
year ending January 20. 1918. orders to the
amount Of $2,397.15 had been drawn to pay
bills contracted previous to the time he
took charge Of the office. March TO- 1911
He states that extensive repairs have
been made at the town farm, the interior
being renovated throughout, the wallpaper
| being replaced with murescoed walls. 1t
took one ton Of pulp plaster to patch UP
the walls and ceilings. The mattresses and
springs have been renewed in all the beds
and the beds have been re-enameled and
the house to-day Is much improved in
health conditions. He states that they had
to purchase potatoes to carry them
through and the expenses of the farm
were somewhat increased, owing to pur-
chasing grain. the farm not raising any
during 1916. The report says there will be
no repetition in that line. improvements
have been made in the dairy which will
tend to better results from this source
Considerable machinery has been pur'
chased for the farm, necessitating quite
an expense, but as a result the farm
will not have to depend on outsiders tc
do the work and the investment is con-
sidered a good one. He concludes his re-
port by stating that all bills had been pait
up to the time Of auditing the books. The
disbursements for the farm amounted tt
$S.490.S5, while the receipts showed a tota
Of $2,46ss7 But Of this amount there was
furnished wood from the farm for tn,
poor amounting to s196.5O and there wa
consumed on the farm $50 worth of milk
The greatest amount received on the farm
was from the milk sold which was 81, 547.3
Health Officer ]. G. Thabaults repor
shows the village schools to be in goo
! order. The district schools call for repair
There were reported 25 cases oftliphtheri
for the year and II cases of fumps an
20 cases of measles and smaller number
Of other diseases.
The eighth annual report of the tow
district school directors in the town re
port show the total receipts for the yea
: to be $7,S49.03 and the total amount G
orders drawn $7.5SS.5S. They recommen
a tax Of IS cents for the support of tn
town district schools. which, they stat
. is not any too much since there has bee
. an increase in the cost of operating.
The school auditors report shows til
:, amount of cash on hand at the begin
ming of the year to be $1.413S9. Their
. was received from all sources IS, 435.1
There was paid out In school director
, orders. old and new, the amount {
. $7,060.09, leaving cash balance in tn
treasury $7ss.94. The amount Of unpai
orders is $593.42. There is due In unco
lected taxes $Sss.13.
Frank MAXI, a Finlander, 81 years oil
died at the Fanny Allen hospital Februal
y. q and his remains were brought
~ the undertaking parlors of A. B. Il
!. vigne, where the funeral was held at t.
a o'clock Friday morning. Burial W;
q in the Merrill cemetery. The your
!. nam died Of pneumonia. He was 70
= mer resident Of this place. but had bet
a away and had returned only recently.
"a William Normandin died at his home
N upper Main street at $50 o'clock Thur
;. day morning Of bright's disease.
N was 6s years old and leaves. besides h
/. wife, a son. Edward. one brother in S
a Remi, p. O., and one sister In Montre;
~ The funeral was held at St. Franz
:. Xavier Church Saturday morning.
Horace L. Thomas. 81. son Of Mr.. al
Mrs. H. L. Thomas of Main street, di
suddenly in Hartford, Conn.,, Saturd
morning shortly after four o'clock,
acute indigestion. The news Of his dea
arrived Saturday morning and came as
: shock to his many friends here. He W
n In perfect health the night before. VIII
m he was in the company Of some of I
=, officials Of the General Fire Extinguisf
u company with which company he W
,,y employed. He entered the employ of t
no company II years ago as filters hell
a., and gradually grew in favor with II
n. company, until. at the time Of his dea
"a, he was Contracting engineer. He was fl
~ employed with headquarters at Schen
1t. tady. NJ Y. and later was transferred
Albany, n. Y. About February 20.
was transferred from the latter place
Hartford, Conn.,. and this transfer v
considered promotion. Mr. Thomas v
born here in July. 1880. and received
early education In the public schools.
was employed for time with the B
"a lington Light & Power company. III
nd he was 20, when he left town to go W
a. the General Fire Extinguisher compa
,ar He is survived by his parents. three
IN tiers. Mrs. w. E. MacBride. Mrs. w.
|. 16 Howard and Mrs. g. c. McKenney of
, 1. place. and two brothers. r. f. Thomas
lue Newport. Me-. and Fred Thomas Of
,en lington. He was a member Of Webs
oil Lodge No. 81, F. and A. M. and
9lS. vout member of the Episcopal Chul
g.. The remains arrived Monday morn
Dad on the early train and were accompar