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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
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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
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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
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$ 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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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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