Annual report and financial exhibit town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont 1947, Part 1

Author: Saint Johnsbury (Vt. : Town)
Publication date: 1947
Publisher: Saint Johnsbury, Vermont : Town of Saint Johnsbury
Number of Pages: 106


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FINANCIAL EXHIBIT


TOWN OF ST. JOHNSBURY VERMONT


1947


Municipal Telephones


Office of Town Clerk and Treasurer 232


Office of Town Manager 640


Office of School Superintendent 1214


Town Farm 831-W


Town Farm Garage


831-M


Overseer of the Poor 640


Water Company 353-W


Water Company Night Calls


975


POLICE 320


FIRE DEPARTMENT 327


Superintendent of Highways Night Calls


309


Tax Collector 748


Town Physician and Health Officer


27-J


Town District Nurse


442-M


St. Johnsbury Athenaeum 835-W


Fairbanks Museum 1256-W


Index


Page


Town Officers 2


Report of Treasurer 4


Treasurer's Report, Town School District


8


Auditors' Report


15


Town Manager's Report


16


Recapitulation by Departments


31


List of Personal Property


31


Fairbanks Museum Report


33


Librarian's Report


35


Town Budget


38


Vital Statistics


39


School Report


73.


School Officials


74


School Calendar


75


Teachers


76


Graduates


78


Report of School Directors


80


School Budget


83


Report of Superintendent


88


Warning


99


Municipal Telephones


Inside front cover


Town Officers


HENRY W. ELLIS, Moderator


SELECTMEN FRED W. KNOWLTON, Chairman FRED G. JOHNSON CARL D. HOVEY


WILLIAM A. BEMIS, Town Clerk


CALVIN H. KNOWLTON Assistant Town Clerk


FINANCIAL WILLIAM A. BEMIS, Treasurer EUGENE R. ROSSELOT, Sr., Tax Collector


ADMINISTRATIVE


CHARLES S. SUMNER, Town Manager and Overseer of the Poor


ALVIN C. NOYES CHAS. G. BRALEY


G. W. JONES Trustees of Public Money


DR. JOHN TIERNEY


Health Officer and


Town Physician


C. E. LAFOE


Assistant to Overscer


MARION BARNEY Secretary to Town Manager


JAMES CHRISTIE


Second Constable


CHAS. G. BRALEY


Grand Juror


ARTHUR L. GRAVES


Town Agent


HOWARD BICKFORD


Road Superintendent


MARTHA M. CLIFFORD


District Nurse


CHAS. S. SUMNER Road Commissioner


BARBARA LEWIS


Secretary to Treasurer


MR. AND MRS. C. E. LAFOE, Almshouse Supt. and Matron


2


E. A. GRAY FRED C. GILSON WALTER C. HALL Listers


FABIAN S. REED NATHAN B. RICKER M. J. JULIAN Auditors


THOMAS H. BLOW EARL L. WEEKS HAROLD W. BUCKLAND School Directors


EUGENE R. ROSSELOT, Sr. First Constable


H. STANWOOD BROOKS Grand Juror


JUSTICES OF THE PEACE


MATTHEW J. CALDBECK


JOHN M. PERHAM (Deceased)


G. EMMETT COSGROVE


FRED H. RODLIFF


HENRY W. ELLIS


RALPH D. SHERRY


ROBERT E. FRENCH


MABEL L. SPENCER


VICTORIEN NADEAU


GEORGE H. STEARNS


GRAHAM NEWELL


C. WESLEY STEELE


MARIE NOLIN


GRACE B. WITTERS


MILTON MONTGOMERY JAMES H. WOODS (Appointed)


TOWN REPRESENTATIVE FRED W. KNOWLTON (Resigned) JUTTEN A. LONGMOORE (Appointed)


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FRANK R. ADAMS


TOWN FOREST FIRE WARDEN CHIEF JOHN McGILL


FENCE VIEWERS


FRED W. KNOWLTON CARL D. HOVEY FRED G. JOHNSON


INSPECTOR OF LUMBER, SHINGLES AND WOOD ROBERT ARMSTRONG


TREE WARDEN CHARLES S. SUMNER


LOCAL INVESTIGATOR OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE MARION BARNEY


POLICE


JAMES CHRISTIE, Chief ALBERT BOUTAIN, Asst. Chief FLOYD EASTER


GERRY COBURN JOSEPH FAUCHER HAROLD PIPER


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Report of Treasurer


Of the Town of St. Johnsbury for the year ended December 31, 1947


Receipts


Cash on hand January 1, 1947-General $ 29,490.62


Cash on hand January 1, 1947-School 2,496.88


$31,987.50 174,262.51


General Receipts


Miscellaneous income :


Village taxes collected by Town and repaid to Village 14,712.01 23,259.70


Highway income (including taxes)


School income (including taxes)


271,261.95


$515,483.67


Expenditures


School Department


$266,602.10


Highway Department


38,409.38


General Department


172,297.19


Village share of Highway taxes


14,712.01


Balance on hand December 31, 1947-General


16,306.26


Balance on hand December 31, 1947-School


7,156.73


$515,483.67


RECEIPTS IN DETAIL


Taxes


Collection by Treasurer :


Town General Taxes


$ 61,573.98


Old Age Assistance Taxes


11,262.50


Unassessed Taxes 164.74


Unassessed Old Age Assistance Taxes 212.50


$ 73,213.72


Collection by Tax Collector :


Town General Taxes $ 957.80


Old Age Assistance Taxes


1,615.20


Unassessed Taxes 7.52


Unassessed Old Age Assistance Taxes 22.84


$ 2,603.36


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


Overseer of the Poor


Miscellaneous credits as per record on file $ 1,350.40


Dog Licenses


W. A. Bemis, Town Clerk, for 667 licenses issued


. .


$


1,458.95


>


Beer and Wine Licenses


Received from sundry licenses as per record on file $ 1,275.00


Miscellaneous


L. R. Kelley, State Treasurer :


Snow Removal-Selected highways $ 368.50


Snow Removal-Unselected highways 1,260.50


Ministerial land rentals 79.76


Village of St. Johnsbury for proportional part of Manager's salary and expense


1,300.00


Refund of Federal taxes-trucks


286.98


Telephone calls 3.75


Ralph Johnson-ADC


20.00


Porcupine bounties


19.50


Veterans' Project Administrative expense Rent


513.96


175.00


Employees' Health and accident insurance


317.04


Miscellaneous taxes from Village. .. 16.09


4,361.08 $


Loans


Mar. 5 Passumpsic Savings Bank


$ 40,000.00


Apr. 11 Passumpsic Savings Bank 25,000.00


May 5 Merchants National Bank


25,000.00


$ 90,000.00


TOTAL RECEIPTS


$174,262.51 -


Cash on hand January 1, 1947.


$29,490.62


29,490.62


$203,753.13


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


DISBURSEMENTS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE


Interest


Merchants National Bank $ 135.43


Passumpsic Savings Bank


473.63


$


609.06


State and County Taxes


Milton L. Julian, County Treasurer $ 1,629.80


Vt. Agricultural Extension Service


1,645.47


L. R. Kelley, State Treasurer


State Highway Assessment


3,545.70


Old Age Assistance Tax 11,522.25


$18,343.22


Overseer of the Poor


Maintenance and operation of charity


department $ 11,232.36


Add: Share of salaries Mgr's Office chargeable to Poor Dept. 1,000.00


$ 12,232.36


Selectmen's Public Welfare Funds-ADC


1,646.31


Appropriations


St. Johnsbury Athenaeum $ 5,499.99


St. Johnsbury Museum


1,800.00


Family Welfare Association- District Nurse


1,500.00


Decoration Day Observance


191.48


Additional for State Highway


2,068.02


Transfer to Village, part of beer license funds


$ 11,059.49 1,000.00


Departmental Expenditures


Salaries $10,852.23


Less : Share Mgr's Office


Salaries charged Poor 1,000.00


$ 9,852.23


Car allowance and insurance-Town Manager 397.00 Office Expenses 892.40


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


Listers


1,591.80


Auditors


120.00


Liquor Control Commission


110.00


Election expenses


231.64


Printing and postage


851.15


Health and sanitation


1,000.98


Rent of offices


750.00


Doctors for reporting births, etc.


176.00


Trucks and equipment


8,007.05


Bridges


3,357.90


Snow Removal


2,093.53


Cemetery Associations


134.00


Dog Account


100.63


Tax Collector's Expenses


158.92


Advertising


51.10


Bond Premiums


50.00


Care of Town Clock


40.00


Tax Refunds


63.47


Distribution of land rentals


76.44


Plan file


174.93


Porcupine Bounties


13.00


Veterans' Housing Project


831.96


Legal Expenses


205.61


Connecticut General Life Ins. Co .- Group insurance


987.53


Furniture for council room


59.70


Miscellaneous


27.78


$ 32,406.75


Total Disbursements for Operation and Maintenance $ 77,297.19 Loans Paid


Merchants National Bank


$ 25,000.00


Passumpsic Savings Bank 65,000.00


$ 90,000.00


Loan Made


Village of St. Johnsbury


$ 5,000.00


$172,297.19


Transfer


Highway Dept. for deficiency of revenue


$ 15,149.68


$187,446.87


Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1947 First National Bank General Funds


$ 16,306.26


16,306.26


$203,753.13


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Treasurer's Report


ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT


Cash on hand January 1, 1947 $ 2,496.88


Receipts for the year ended Dec. 31, 1947


$273,758.83


Expenditures for operation and maintenance


266,602.10


Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1947


Receipts in Detail


Town Treas., collection of 1947 Taxes $156,359.15


Town Treas., taxes not assessed


418.11


Tax Collector ) 2,300.33


18.99


Tax Collector, unassessed


$159,096.58


State and Federal Receipts


State Aid


4,354.75


Refund T. S. Salaries


751.76


Arts & Crafts


942.50


Home Economics-Academy


555.00


Canning Center


$ 27,315.85


Miscellaneous Receipts


T. S. Tuition


$ 7,770.26


T. S. Books


511.34


T. S. Supplies


201.64


T. S. Radio


380.00


T. S. Registration fees


96.13


T. S. Athletics


215.93


T. S. Elec. Dept.


9.49


T. S. Woodworking Dept.


575.93


T. S. Machine Shop


412.52


271,261.95


$ 7,156.73


$ 20,711.84


1,032.03


T. S. Ex. Cur. Activ.


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


T. S. Locker Fees


93.00


T. S. Shop Fees


1,280.50


T. S. Pro. Rental


16.70


Canning Center Supplies


19.68


Rental School Property


176.00


Land Rental


52.88


Elementary Tuition


767.25


Manual Training Supplies


100.50


Elementary Home Economics Sup.


16.50


Equipment Sold


117.00


Schoolroom Supplies


.05


M. & R.


1.02


Furniture & Fixtures


14.44


Sales of Bonds and Interest


55,309.15


Insurance Refund


39.93


Supp. Books


79.63


Sale School Property


1,560.00


Federal Funds New Building


14,000.00


Adjustment on voucher incorrectly entered


.02


$ 84,849.52


$271,261.95


TREASURER'S REPORT, HIGHWAY ACCOUNT


Receipts


Treasurer's collection of Highway Taxes


($24,484.15, Village portion $14,519.10) $ 9,965.05


Tax Collector, ($356.63, Village portion $192.91)


163.72


Town Treasurer, unassessed taxes


65.50


Tax Collector, unassessed taxes


2.95


$ 10,197.22


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


L. R. Kelley, State Treasurer :


Resurfacing


$ 206.43


Unselected Town Highways


5,310.92


Surface Retreatment


1,903.41


Town Highways-$25.00 a mile


2,072.06


Dust Laying


$


9,598.60


Town of Concord


Gravel


$ 37.80


Town of Barnet


26.30


Town of Kirby


66


3.00


Town of Waterford


66


130.20


George Davis


66


29.75


Eugene Hevey


66


150.50


The C. H. Goss Co.


181.00


Miscellaneous sales


139.40


Town of Waterford-plowing


163.80


Village of St. Johnsbury-Work on rinks


79.90


Canadian Pacific Ry-Refund on freight paid


3.37


Northern Auto Supply-Colas and chloride


22.10


Alex Tremblay-Colas


60.50


W. W. Sprague & Son-


Refund on boiler insurance


27.82


Cen. Vt. Public Service Corp .- Chloride


21.50


Tempered Maple Corp .- Plowing


27.15


Mary E. Peckett-Damage claim


10.35


H. P. Hood Co .- Chloride


50.00


Aetna Insurance Co .- Compensation insurance


6.67


Eugene Fifield-1 roll siding


4.00


Warren Motors-Use of grader


12.00


Wallace E. Bryer-Crusher and parts


70.00


Tarpac Paving Co .- Old tractor


100.00


Appropriation made at Town Meeting of $25 a mile


2,068.02


$ 23,259.70


Deficiency of Receipts


15,149.68


$ 38,409.38


Disbursements


Expenditures for operation and maintenance $ 37,265.00


Transfer to Village for proportional part of State Aid


1,144.38


$ 38,409.38


10


$ 1,395.86


66


38.75


Arthur Camire


105.78


ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


STATEMENT OF COLLECTION OF 1947 TOWN TAXES BY TREASURER Town Grand List, $86,656.00 Tax rate $2.96 less 4% for early payment Debit


Treasurer is charged with :


Town General Tax Rate Bill @ .75


$ 64,992.00


School Tax Rate Bill @ 1.91 Highway Tax Rate Bill @ .30


25,996.80


Old Age Assistance Tax 5121 @ $2.50


Total Tax Levy


Credit


By Collection, Town General Tax School Tax Highway Tax


$ 61,573.98 156,359.15 24,484.15


Old Age Assistance Tax


$242,417.28 11,262.50


$253,679.78


4% Discount allowed early taxpayers


10,061.25


Uncollected Town Taxes


4,023.23


Uncollected Old Age Assistance Taxes


1,540.00


Total Taxes Collected, 4% Discount and Uncollected Town and Old Age Assistance Taxes


$269,304.26


98.43% of Town General Taxes collected by Treasurer in the 60 days allowed by law.


TOWN CLERK'S STATEMENT OF DOG LICENSES ISSUED DURING YEAR 1947


Debit


667 licenses issued as follows :


607 licenses @ $ 2.00


$ 1,214.00


37 licenses @ 6.00


222.00


17 licenses @ 3.00


51.00


3 licenses @ 1.00


3.00


2 licenses a 30.00


60.00


1 license @ 9.00


9.00


$ 1,559.00


Credit


Cash paid to Town Treasurer


$ 1,458.95


Clerk's fees on 667 licenses @ 15c


100.05


$ 1,559.00


11


165,512.96


$256,501.76 12,802.50


$269,304.26


ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL EXHIBIT OF TOWN 1945 1946 1947


Town School Building Bonds,


$125,000.00, 11/2% $104,000.00 $ 97,000.00 $ 90,000.00


Town School Bonds $55,000.00, 11/4%


55,000.00


$104,000.00 $ 97,000.00 $145,000.00


TOWN QUICK ASSETS


1945 1946


1947


Cash on hand-General


$ 27,710.38 $ 29,490.62 $ 16,306.28 2.10 2,496.88 7,156.73


Cash on hand-School


Balance from Sinking Fund


2,660.15


$ 30,372.63 $ 31,987.50 $ 23,463.01


OUTSTANDING BONDS AND COUPONS TOWN OF ST. JOHNSBURY 4% Bonds due April 1, 1944 One $500.00 bond still outstanding-not presented


for payment


$500.00


Payable April 1, 1942


$10.00


Payable October 1, 1942


10.00


Payable April 1, 1943


10.00


Payable October 1, 1943


10.00


Payable April 1, 1944


10.00


$ 50.00


Contra


$550.00


By deposit in Passumpsic Savings Bank Dec. 31, 1948 $550.00


Funds on deposit First National Bank, St. Johnsbury, for payment of Town School bonds and coupons


Balance on deposit Jan. 1, 1947


Deposited for payment of coupons :


June 30 $ 727.50


December 26


727.50


1.455.00


December 26 for bonds


Due Jan. 1, 1948 7,000.00


$ 16.235.00


Coupons paid :


January 1, 1947


$


780.00


July 1, 1947


727.50 $ 1,507.50


Bonds paid (Jan. 1, 1947)


7,000.00


$ 8,507.50


Balance on deposit at First National Bank $ 7,727.50


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$


7,780.00


ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


RECONCILEMENT OF CHECKING ACCOUNTS


First National Bank, St. Johnsbury, Vt., December 31, 1947


Balance as shown on bank statement $ 18,945.08


On hand not deposited


10,355.92


$ 29,301.00


Less outstanding checks :


Check No. 5876 $


.50 Check No. 8874 $127.71


13591


6.72


8876


4.05


1602


1.60


8877


16.95


1925


2.55


8878


2.77


1483


359.48


8879


1.90


2755


1.00


8880


3.20


2818


1.00


8881


3.49


6857


.60


8882


430.25


8132


4.00


8883


.56


8589


32.60


8887


229.74


8723


143.95


8891


229.17


8728


101.60


8892


594.03


8747


88.32


8893


234.95


8756


5.00


8894


243.75


8796


1.20


8895


15.00


8808


1.00


8900


28.40


8822


7.50


8901


33.62


8844


143.99


8902


41.90


8845


1,009.34


8903


41.00


8846


969.28


8904


31.00


8857


2.35


8907


24.22


8862


41.65


8908


23.90


8865


3.00


8909


40.22


8871


30.00


8913


253.90


8872


6.00


8914


53.89


8873


124.21


8915


40.00


$ 5,838.01


$23,462.99


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


Recapitulation of Accounts of Eugene R. Rosselot, Sr., Tax Collector


Unpaid taxes January 1, 1947


$


4,162.35


Unpaid taxes turned over to E. R. Rosselot :


Poll Taxes 1


$ 1,854.16


Old Age Assistance


1,540.00


Property


2,203.57


$ 9,760.08


Collected by E. R. Rosselot


$ 5,282.26


Less unassessed


52.30


$


5,229.96


$ 4,530.12


Abatements (Board of Civil Authority 6/17/47)


$ 522.35


Balance due as shown by cards Dec. 31, 1947


$ 4,007.77


Totals of Unpaid Taxes. December 31, 1947 As per Ledger Cards :


1934 and previous


$ 213.28


1935


45.34


1936


56.22


1937


40.45


1938


146.45


1939


116.15


1940


162.67


1941


197.50


1942


366.25


1943


232.37


1944


407.11


1945


509.57


1946


343.77


1947


1,170.64


-


$ 4,007.77


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


January 31, 1948


The undersigned have examined the accounts of William A. Bemis, Treasurer of the Town of St. Johnsbury, Vt., for the year ended December 31, 1947 and find the same correct. All income has been checked wherever possible, and proper vouchers show- ing the nature and propriety of all expenditures were exhibited and have been examined.


.


The report of the School Directors of the Town School Dis- trict of the Town of St. Johnsbury has also been audited and found correct.


We have verified the accounts of Eugene R. Rosselot, Sr., Tax Collector, for the year ended December 31, 1947 and the same are in correct balance with the records on file at the Town Treasurer's Office.


Milton L. Julian Fabian S. Reed


! .. ..


Nathan B. Ricker


Auditors, Town of St. Johnsbury, Vt.


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


Town Manager's Report


St. Johnsbury, Vermont, December 31, 1947


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of St. Johnsbury, I herewith submit for your information in detail expenditures, receipts and credits for the Town De- partments under my supervision for the year ending December- 31, 1947.


Rising prices and shortages of necessary equipment and supplies are as serious problems to your town government, with its fixed budgets, as to the individuals composing it, yet with the substantial surplus of cash on hand and with a larger grand list due to new buildings, we will be able to operate with- out any tax increases during the coming year.


The support of the Selectmen, private citizens, and the. faithful efforts of town employees have made a successful year possible.


Respectfully submitted, Charles S. Sumner Town Manager.


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


STATEMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1947


Department


Budget Gross Appropriation Expenditures


Credit


Balance


Poor


$12,000.00 $12,232.36 $ 1,350.40 $ 1,118.04


Selectmen's Public


Welfare Funds


2,500.00


1,646.31


20.00


873.69


Highways


26,468.02


38,409.38


10,994.46


946.90


Bridges


2,500.00


3,357.90


857.90


Snow Removal


500.00


2,093.53


1,629.00


35.47


Trucks


3,500.00


8,007.05


286.98


4,220.07


Manager's Office


4,050.00


5,750.54


1,813.96


113.42


General


10,056.18


14,842.22


3,345.09


1,440.95


Health


900.00


1,000.98


100.98


Special


9,500.00


8,991.47


508.53


$71,974.20 $96,331.74 $19,439.89 $ 4,917.65


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND TOWN EXPENSE


Office Salaries


$ 4,780.56 120.00


Service of auditors


Bond Premiums


50.00


Town election expenses


231.64


Burials-St. J. Cemetery Assoc.


56.00


St. J. Ctr. Cemetery Assoc.


16.00


Mt. Calvary Cemetery


54.00


Grove Cemetery Assoc.


8.00


Electric lights and telephone


135.69


Rent


750.00


Office Expense


474.84


Postage and Printing


276.15


Town Reports


575.00


Advertising


51.10


County Agricultural Tax


1,645.47


Legal Expense


205.61


Listers


1,591.80


Liquor Control Board, services


110.00


Tax Refunds


63.47


Care of Town Clock


40.00


Village share of beer licenses


1,000.00


Tax collector, supplies, etc.


60.31


Tax collector, 4% collection fees on poll taxes


98.61


Doctors, for reporting Vital Statistics


176.00


Distribution Ministerial Land Rents


76.44


Porcupine bounties (To be repaid by State)


13.00


Veterans' Housing Project


831.96


Employee's Health & Accident Insurance


987.53


1/2 cost of Plan-file


174.93


1/2 cost of chairs for Council Room


59.70


Miscellaneous


27.78


Dog account :


Claims paid for turkeys


$20.00


Licenses, taxes and advertising


37.63


Paid for disposing of dogs


43.00


100.63


$14,842.22


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


Credits :


Beer & wine licenses


$1,275.00


Dog licenses


1,458.95


Ministerial Land Rents


79.76


Telephone


3.75


Porcupine bounties (from State)


19.50


Veterans' Project rent


175.00


Employee's Health & Accident Insurance


317.04


Miscellaneous


16.09


3,345.09


$ 11,497.13


1943


$ 8,654.39


1944


9.262.56


1945


7,640.27


1946


11,848.16


1947


11,497.13


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


BRIDGE AND CULVERT DEPARTMENT


Labor Materials for repairs


$ 237.95


Freight on materials


2,034.57 110.74


Lights on Town bridges


974.64


Total Expense


$


3,357.90


1943


$2,653.27


1944


1,930.54


1945


2,985.46


1946


2,319.61


1947


3,357.90


Temporary repairs have been made on the Goss Hollow bridge and ten pieces of 8" x 16" x 26' long leaf yellow pine Stringers have been purchased, are now at the bridge site and the complete floor structure of this wooden bridge will be rebuilt this coming season. Twelve large cedar posts were used in bracing the present structure and 258 ft. of 3"x8"x16' yellow pine plank were used in re-decking the weak spots making this bridge safe for 8 ton loads.


On Crow Hill two 10" Galvanized Culverts 46 ft. in length were installed.


Three new Culverts were built on Bible Hill using 36 ft of 12" galvanized pipe, 36 ft. of 15" galvanized pipe, and 40 ft. of 8" galvanized pipe.


Another new culvert was built on the New Boston Road using 36 ft. of 15" Galvanized Pipe.


A new culvert 36 ft. in length was built in the Spaulding Neighborhood. This installation is near the top of Spaulding Hill and each spring a bad road-wash condition prevailed in this ยท area. After considerable study a small underground waterway was uncovered and it was this underground brook that was causing all our trouble. This brook was tapped and this new 12" galvanized culvert will now run this water under the road into a larger feeder brook. Cement headers were built at this installa- tion and a much improved condition should be noted in the coming season.


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At Four Corners section of the town a 12" galvanized culvert 40 ft. in length was installed. This new pipe replaced an old broken-down plank culvert.


A new 18" x 40' culvert was installed in the Stark Neighbor- hood. This was a new installation and cement headers were built at this culvert on the upstream side.


On Brooks Street an old wooden box culvert was replaced with an extra heavy 48" x 26' Galvanized Culvert. A ton of cement was used at this installation on the up-stream side, building an extra heavy header.


On Parker Avenue an 8" Galvanized Culvert 24 ft. in length was installed replacing an old broken down wooden culvert.


The bridges in the community were given the usual annual inspection and necessary repairs were made.


SNOW REMOVAL


Payroll expense for


Snow Removal $2,093.53


Credit :


Selected Highways $ 368.50


Received from State,


Received from State, Unselected Highways


1,260.50


$1,629.00


Net Cost


$ 464.53


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


HEALTH OFFICERS'S REPORT


I herewith submit my annual report as Health Officer of the Town of St. Johnsbury for the year ending December 31, 1947.


Following is the list of contagious diseases reported, and in- spections and investigations made :


Contagious diseases :


1


Chicken Pox


66


German Measles


1


Measles


331


Mumps


11


Poliomyelitis


10


Scarlet Fever


15


Whooping Cough


31


Diphtheria


1


Inspections :


Nuisances, Rubbish and Refuse


25


Sanitary


12


School 2


Samples of the drinking water were analyzed twice weekly and found to be good, except for a short period of contamination during which time the water was analyzed daily.


Respectfully submitted, John P. Tierney, M. D. Health Officer.


HEALTH


Paid Health Officer Printing and Advertising 31.25


$ 969.73


1,000.98 $


1943


$ 803.01


1944


465.27


1945


518.09


1946


509.13


1947


1,000.98


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


MANAGER'S OFFICE DEPARTMENT


Manager's salary


$4,500.00


Manager's office payroll


1,571.67


Car allowance & insurance


397.00


Supplies, etc.


281.87


$ 6,750.54


Charged to Poor Account


Supervision and Office Work


1,000.00


$


5,750.54


Credit :


Amount received from Village


$1,300.00


From Veterans' Project


513.96


$


1,813.96


$


3,936.58


SELECTMEN'S PUBLIC WELFARE FUNDS


Paid to Department of Social Welfare, State of Vermont, for Aid to Dependent Children, and Child Welfare Service Credit


$ 1,646.31


20.00


$ 1,626.31


SPECIAL DEPARTMENT


St. Johnsbury Athenaeum


$5,499.99


Fairbanks Museum


1,800.00


District Nurse


1,500.00


American Legion (Memorial Day Observance) 191.48


8,991.47 $


TRUCKS


Labor at Town garage


$1,129.97


Repairs and materials


1,591.71


1/2 cost of new Chevrolet truck, & heater


769.19


New Dodge truck


4,516.18


$ 8,007.05


Credits :


City Motor Sales,


Federal Tax on truck refunded $ 69.01


C. H. Goss Co., Federal Tax on


100.22


C. H. Goss Co., Federal Tax on


truck purchased this year refunded


117.75


$ 286.98


$ 7,720.07


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truck purchased last year refunded


Administration Expense


VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE 120 STATE STREET MONTPELIER, VERMONT


Since payments by the State have a considerable part in lower- ing local tax rates the following information is furnished as a public service for inclusion in your Town Report.


PAYMENTS TO PERSONS FOUND IN OR APPLYING FROM ST. JOHNSBURY CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1947


FOR OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


$40,104.50


BLIND ASSISTANCE


852.00


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


2,731.76


ADULT CRIPPLED AID


437.00


COMMITTED CHILDREN 6,525.88


Total


$50,651.14


The newly established Department of Social Welfare ad- ministers programs formerly administered by the Department of Public Welfare and the Old Age Assistance Commission. It is responsible for the determination of eligibility and continuation of eligibility and within the limitations of money available, for the payment of financial assistance to approximately 9,000 in- dividuals in various categories from youth to old age. In- crease in the cost of living, unemployment, family insecurity, divorce, sickness, lack of housing, inadequate social security benefits, exhaustion of savings and a longer life span are factors in applications for aid and the amount of need.


This agency endeavors to function with kindly considera- tion of human needs and the practical and efficient expendi- ture of public funds. We appreciate the information and advice of so many who have cooperated with us in the past twelve years.


Very sincerely yours, W. Arthur Anupson W. ARTHUR SIMPSON


COMMISSIONER


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POOR DEPARTMENT


The Overseer of the Poor again desires to bring to the at- tention of the citizens of St. Johnsbury the continued assistance given this department by the members of our local Kiwanis Club. Especially commendable is their Christmas Party given to the inmates of our local Almshouse each Christmas morning. Without this humanitarian act the inmates of the Town Farm would have just another drab and endless day, but when Santa and his group of Kiwanians enter the Almshouse singing their Christmas Carols and decorate the tree with many useful gifts, the real spirit of the day is exemplified.


The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks contribute generously to our unfortunate poor and the distribution of baskets of delicious goodies at Thanksgiving is most note- worthy. Their Christmas Children's Party which they have been conducting for the last twenty-seven years is now a local insti- tution.


Also the assistance given by our veteran's organizations and their auxiliaries does much to lighten the burdens in many homes in our community.




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