The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-19
City's Estimated Income
From All Sources Placed
at S611,599.23 and the
Expenditures at $751;
395.2O-Proposed Char
ter Amendment Fixes
School Tax Levy at S1.35
on the Dollar.

A total tax rate of $3.50 for 1921 was
recommended by the finance committee
of the retiring Barre city council at the
regular session last night, that figure
being 80 cents lower than the rate for
1920 The proposed rate would be partly
dependent upon the slicing in half of
the direct state tax and upon the main
tenance of the present grand list. The
| report of the finance committee was
accepted by voice and by smiles. Along
with it were accepted score of other
annual reports which viii be printed in
the annual city report about to be pub
lished.
The finance committee did not make
any extended explanatory statement of
its belief in the possibility of reducing
the tax rate TO such an extent, but it
accompanied its report with budget
calling for an income of S6ll .599.23 and
an expenditure of S597 ,305.2O. Some
plans for the coming year were out,
lined too; and the report is hereby APP
pended in large part:
Throughout the country during the
year 1920, costs of all kinds reached
their highest peak and the effects of it
were felt by municipalities and individ-
uals alike; but at the present time ev-
erything tends to show that costs are
decreasing and that dollar will buy
more in 1921 than it did in 1920.
I'm preparing an estimate of the in
come and expenditure for 1921 we real
ize that it is an impossibility to fully
anticipate the future and make provis
ion for all that it may bring forth; but
after consulting with the various com
mittees and heads of the departments
on the work they have planned for the
coming year we herewith submit our
estimates. the same being based on
tax rate of $3.50 on a grand list of
the same size at last
year
Plans for the Year.
1T is planned to construct a much
needed surface and domestic sewer on
Smith street and also an adequate sew
er on Elm street and vicinity to care
for the surface water of which so much
complaint has been made in recent
wears and which is now a matter of
litigation: to complete the South Main
street bridge: build cement pavement
on the northerly side and across the
bridge, and properly grade Jockey
Hollow hills also to double the ordi-
nary amount of permanent work on
streets and do the usual amount of re-
>urfacing
Improvements have been made in
he valve at the reducing chamber in
East Barre but they are not fully com
oleted: If these improvements prove as
successful as it is anticipated it will
Eliminate the necessity of constructing
large reducing chamber.
Must Conserve Water.
Following out the policy inaugural
a by the city council five years ago, il
: planned To install a large number of
water meters, as we feel that effective
measures of this nature must be taken
a conserve our present water supply;
I sherwise we win have to meet large
expenditures IN providing for additional
forage for the more modern methods
4 manufacturing in the stonesheds are
alling for an ever increasing supply Of
gater
I'VE have based our estimates on the
tate Of Vermont levying a 20-cent d.
ect tax (which the retiring governor
tates j. unnecessary. bat the general
pinion i that a 2O-cent tax will be
syied If this is not levied its equiva-
mt can be used in lowering the tax
ate still further, reducing our indebt-
dness ~ using il for much-necded i'm
Of permanent nature.
Estimated Income
The estimated income Of the CITY in
II Judgment Il the finance committee.
iH b. a. follows.
alanee. Jan l. 1921. ~ 5 23.522 q
axatian - $4,000
eiiuquent taxes .-.--- 2o0o
cfundiur bonds authorized g O0O
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