Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-06

the OVerBeerS salary ana the interest /
on the U. S. fund invested in the farm
gives the amount of s13,4i0.S6. The
credits show the amount of the in
ventory January 10 this year to be
$6,764d1 and there was paid to the
treasurer $2,10596, making n total of
credits of $S,S70.37. In the previous
year there was paid to the treasurer
by the oversecr $2,1S237.
The disbursements for the town-farm |
amounted to $7,10O4S while the receipts !
showed total of $2,51306. But of this |
amount there was furnished wood from |
the farm for the poor amounting to |
1920. 10 and there was consumed on the |
farm s13S.j0 worth of milk. The largest |
amount received on the farm was from
the milk sold, which was s1,32l.1s.
The selectmen have drawn orders on
the treasurer during the last year to
the amount of A2,6T.14. divided as fol-
lows: Claims, etc, s1,95635; State taxes,
SIC, 587.70: interest on u S. fund. St.148N;
county tax, s22.66; school money. s147.2s;
health department, sisS.6O; highways and
bridges, $ll, $50. II; miscellaneous. SIC, O31. 50;
snow work on highways, s5524S: dog dam
age, so.
The road commissioners orders drawn
on the treasurer during the last year
ending February 4, 1919, amount to
si,635.52, and there was paid out on road
commissioners orders, old and new,
| 50, 671.62. The receipts including the
amount Of cash on hand at the beginning
1 of the year were s9,7l59j. The work of
resurfacing the south side of Hollow
road amounted to sl.502.37; construction
work on the Lamoille sluice amounted to
$2.o46.Ss, while the town highway depart
ment amounted to s161is9.
Health officer j. G. Thabault reports
that the health condition of the town
is very good at the present time Dur
ing the year of 1918 the town was the
victim Of two epidemics. One of typhoid
fever in August resulted in four deaths
out Of 38 cases. In October the influenza
. epidemic was at its height, there being
300 cases reported and probably as many
more that were not. There were % cases
that proved fatal There also were -
cases of diphtheria, "A cases of measles
and n smaller number of other diseases.
The water supply of the village has been
tested and found to be in good condition.
The sewer system will be looked after
by the board of health. which will in
sist that sewer connections be made dur
ing the coming summer
The ninth annual report of the town
port show the total receipts for the year
to be s7,5i3s9; and the total amount of
orders drawn S6,67175
The school auditors report shows the
amount of cash on hand at the begin
ming of the year to be $7SS94 There was
received from all sources s6754.95. There
was paid out in school directors orders
old and new, the amount of Sc, 442 II. leav-
ing balance in the treasury of 81, 101. 70
The amount of unpaid orders is 1904 A.
There is due in uncollected taxes 81, on. sc
Mrs. Lawrence McCarty of West Aler
street has returned from the Fanny Aler
hospital, where she underwent success
full operation.
The funeral of Mrs. Leona Chaste.
nay, wife of Armand Chastenay. who
died Sunday in Jericho after a Ions
illness with tuberculosis, and who's,
remains were brought to the under
takng parlors of A. b. Lavigne Sunda,
evening, was held Tuesday morning a
st. Francis Xavier's Church at eigh
o'clock. Mrs. Chastenay was born Q
., years ago, and besides her husband
i she is survived by three children
' Norma, aged eight, Genevieve, age'
four, and Reginald aged two years
The annual town meeting of the tow
" of Colchester was held Tuesday il
Horizons hall, when the various Off
GERS of the town were elected. Mod
orator Louis Alapa called the meet
ing to order and the town clerk rea,
the warning. The first business of tn
meeting to be done was to act upoi
the reports of all the town officers
which We're accepted. 1t was vote'
l, that the early collection of poll take
u be dismissed. 1t was voted to pay al
e urer. Mrs. NJ. H. Shaw was elected
: trustee of the town free library I
II serve five years. It was voted to APP
s propriate $75 toward the maintenance
q of the town free library. A tax of Z
q cents on the dollar on the towns gran
n list was voted A tax Of 40 cents o
e the dollar was voted on the grand lis
s. of the town highway. tax of 6
l. cents on the dollar was voted on tn
s. grand list of the town school district.
e The meeting was very quiet consid
+ ering the contests The most interest
a ing contests were those of selectma
It and lister. as the candidates for thes
offices were considered as strong candi
W dates and it was a question as to whic
i would be elected For the office O
Is selectman ON the republican tickle
Is Hector Huard appeared as a candi
r b. Dubrule was the candidate Nj
d Huard had served three years as Sc
A lectman and had given very goo
4 service to the town and from all re
:, ports his supporters felt that anothe
= term should be given to him, NJ
a Dubrule. his opponent. gave him
~ hard fight, as the vote showed but |
majority for Mr.. Huard. Mr. Uuar
was elected by vote of 500, while NJ
= Dubrule received 2ST votes.
. The next contest was that of oversee
9. of the poor, and as there wer$fvo car
70 didatcs for this Office it was felt that tn
=, vote would be split up. The men out fo
. this office were Wilfred Bosley, democra
- who received 1877 votes; Octave Cormie
20 on the union ticket received 100 votes
,, Henry H. Deforge on the citizens tickt
g received AZ votes Frank F. Gokey on III
an independent ticket received 1874 votes viii
90 l.. W. RaYlln on the republican tick,
- received III votes. Mr. Gokey was cleo
10 ed overseer of the poor. The next excl
ing contest was that Of lister, the cand
dates being Louis Mongeon. who had bee
nominated on the republican and I'll
democratic ticket and Bert r.. Dubuc, VII
was a candidate of the union ticket, Tn
was a very close contest as Mr.. Mongeo
received $40 votes, while Mr.. Dubuc n
IN ccived 2S3, Mr.. Mongeon winning by IN;
or jorty of 27 votes. Both Mr.. Dubuc an
OF Mr. MonGeon We're considered as stror
as men, as Mr.. Dubuc has held the office
IT.. village president and other offices in II
to town, while Mr., Mongeon is the preset
he village president. Mr.. Mongeon Ia