Annual report and financial exhibit town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont 1949, Part 1

Author: Saint Johnsbury (Vt. : Town)
Publication date: 1949
Publisher: Saint Johnsbury, Vermont : Town of Saint Johnsbury
Number of Pages: 114


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THE ANNUAL REPORT


AND


FINANCIAL EXHIBIT


TOWN OF ST. JOHNSBURY


VERMONT


T


S


OF


TOWN


CHARTERED


M


NOV. 1,1786


ERMONT


1949


Municipal Telephones


Office of Town Clerk and Treasurer 4331


Office of Town Manager 3926


Office of School Superintendent 2801


Town Farm 4513


Town Farm Garage 4408


Overseer of the Poor 3926


Water Company 4413


Water Company Night Calls 4686


POLICE 3211


FIRE DEPARTMENT 4600


Superintendent of Highways Night Calls 2812


Tax Collector 3871


Town Physician and Health Officer 4440


Town District Nurse 3014


St. Johnsbury Athenaeum 4691


Fairbanks Museum 3413


In Memoriam


JAMES COSGROVE


Born September 21, 1874 Cladbeg, Ireland


Died September 2, 1948 St. Johnsbury, Vermont


Municipal Service


Town Representative to General Assembly


Selectman


1932 to 1946


1942 to 1944


In Memoriam


EDWIN A. GRAY


Born February 15, 1874 St. Johnsbury, Vt.


Died


May 14, 1949 St. Johnsbury, Vt.


Municipal Service


Town and Village Lister 1921 through 1949


LUCIEN E. LECLERC


Born July 24, 1874 Kingsey, P. Q., Canada


Died January 10, 1950 St. Johnsbury, Vt.


Municipal Service


Moderator 1945


President, St. Johnsbury Family Welfare Society November 16, 1938 to January 10, 1950


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Town Officers


HENRY W. ELLIS, Moderator


SELECTMEN


FRED G. JOHNSON, Chairman MILTON F. KUMPF STEPHEN C. CREE


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


G. W. JONES ALVIN C. NOYES


I. A. BEMIS Trustces of Public Money


WALTER C. HALL


E. A. GRAY (Deceased)


MELVILLE R. MOULTON


FRED C. GILSON Listers


M. J. JULIAN RUSSELL A. REED NATHAN B. RICKER Auditors


BENNETT GLOVER DOROTHY C. CRAMTON LOWELL SMITH School Directors


EUGENE R. ROSSELOT, Sr. First Constable


H. STANWOOD BROOKS Grand Juror


CHAS. S. SUMNER Road Commissioner


DR. JOHN TIERNEY Health Officer and Town Physician


C. E. LAFOE


Assistant to Overseer


MARION BARNEY Secretary to Town Manager


JOSEPH N. FAUCHER Second Constable


JOHN H. DOWNS Grand Juror


ARTHUR L. GRAVES Town Agent


HOWARD BICKFORD Road Superintendent


MARTHA M. CLIFFORD.


District Nurse


CATHERINE G. SPENCER Secretary to Treasurer


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


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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE


GASTON BACHAND


MATTHEW J. CALDBECK


LEO J. DESROCHERS


FRED H. RODLIFF


MABEL L. SPENCER


GEORGE H. STEARNS


HUGH E. IMPEY


C. WESLEY STEELE


GRACE B. WITTERS JAMES H. WOODS


TOWN REPRESENTATIVE FRED W. KNOWLTON


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FRANK R. ADAMS


TOWN FOREST FIRE WARDEN CHIEF JOHN McGILL


FENCE VIEWERS


FRED G. JOHNSON MILTON F. KUMPF STEPHEN C. CREE


INSPECTOR OF LUMBER, SHINGLES AND WOOD ROBERT ARMSTRONG


TREE WARDEN CHARLES SUMNER


POLICE


WILLIAM E. BURGESS, Chief ALBERT BOUTAIN, Sergeant FLOYD EASTER BRIGHAM THOMPSON


JOSEPH FAUCHER, Asst. Chief GERRY COBURN, Sergeant HAROLD PIPER GEORGE WILKINS BENJAMIN SHAFER


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JOHN H. DOWNS


HENRY W. ELLIS


MILTON E. MONTGOMERY


MARIE NOLIN


RUSSELL A. REED


Report of Treasurer


Of the Town of St. Johnsbury for the year ended December 31, 1949


Receipts


Cash on hand January 1, 1949-General $14,708.27


Cash on hand January 1, 1949-School 4,121.41


$ 18,829.68 258,588.00


General Receipts


Miscellaneous income :


Village taxes collected by Town and repaid to Village


20,868.80


Highway income (including taxes)


30,272.57


School income (including taxes)


271,283.46


$599,842.51


Expenditures


School Department


$251,100.49


Highway Department


52,529.48


General Department


252,411.15


Village Share of Highway taxes


20,868.80


Balance on hand December 31, 1949-General


1,371.79


Balance on hand December 31, 1949-School


24,304.38


$599,842.51


RECEIPTS IN DETAIL


Taxes


Collection by Treasurer :


Town General Taxes


$67,620.06


Old Age Assistance Taxes


11,810.00


Unassessed Taxes


33.03


Unassessed Old Age Assistance Taxes


52.50


$ 79,515.59


Collection by Tax Collector :


Town General Taxes


$ 1,047.06


Old Age Assistance Taxes


1,055.00


Unassessed Taxes


6.45


Unassessed Old Age Assistance Taxes


20.00


$ 2,128.51


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


Overseer of the Poor


Miscellaneous credits as per record on file $ 887.76


Dog Licenses


WV. A. Bemis, Town Clerk, for 696 licenses issued . $ 1,532.00


Beer and Wine Licenses


Received from sundry licenses as per record on file $ 1,400.00


Miscellaneous


State Treasurer :


Winter Maintenance- Selected highways $ 368.50


Winter Maintenance-Unselected h'ways 1,963.50


Ministerial Land Rentals 85.25


Village of St. Johnsbury for proportional part of Manager's salary and expense 1,300.00


Telephone tolls


4.36


Porcupine bounties


80.50


Veterans' Project :


513.96


Administrative expense Rent


300.00


Employees' Health and Accident Insurance


684.50


Proceeds from bond savings account 566.66 $


5,867.23


Loans


Jan. 29 From Village of St. Johnsbury $25,000.00


Mar. 3 From Passumpsic Savings Bank 65,000.00


May 3 From Merchants National Bank 35,000.00


June 4 From Passumpsic Savings Bank 20,000.00


$145,000.00


Total Receipts Cash on hand January 1, 1949


$236,331.09


14,708.27


$251,039.36


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


DISBURSEMENTS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE


Interest


Merchants National Bank


Passumpsic Savings Bank


$ 245.00 736.25


Village of St. Johnsbury


34.38


$


1,015.63


State and County Taxes


Milton L. Julian, County Treasurer $ 2,292.15


Vt. Agricultural Extension Service 1,733.41


State Treasurer :


State Highway Assessment 3,545.70


Old Age Assistance Tax


11,587.50


$ 19,158.76


Overseer of the Poor


Maintenance and operation of charity department


$12,385.43


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


$ 13,385.43


Selectmen's Public Welfare Funds-ADC


2,331.57


Appropriations


St. Johnsbury Athenaeum $ 6,000.00


St. Johnsbury Museum 4,200.03


Family Welfare Association-District Nurse 1,500.00


Decoration Day Observance 200.00


Additional for State Highway 2,073.00


$ 13,973.03


Transfer to Village, part of beer license funds $ 1,000.00


Departmental Expenditures


Salaries $12,782.30


Less Share Mgr's Office


Salaries charged Poor 1,000.00


$ 11,782:30


Car allowance and insurance-Town Manager 384.50


Office Expenses 955.80


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


Listers


1,521.65


Auditors


150.00


Liquor Control Commission


109.00


Election expenses


236.41


Printing and postage


798.29


Health and Sanitation


632.29


Rent of offices


750.00


Doctors for reporting birth, etc.


256.25


Trucks and equipment


7,418.43


Bridges


1,119.99


Winter Maintenance


4,349.93


Cemetery Associations


222.00


Dog Account


57.72


Tax Collector's Expenses


193.46


Advertising


45.48


Bond Premiums


100.00


Care of Town Clock


40.00


Distribution of land rentals


76.44


Porcupine Bounties


81.50


Veterans' Housing Project


756.50


Legal Expenses


196.04


Conn. General Life Ins. Co .- Group insurance 1,375.94


30.90


Miscellaneous


$ 33,659.82


Total Disbursements for Operation and Maintenance $ 84,524.24


Loans Paid


Merchants National Bank


$ 35,000.00


Passumpsic Savings Bank


85,000.00


Village of St. Johnsbury


25,000.00


$145,000.00


Outstanding 4% bond due Apr. 1, 1944 redeemed


$500.00


Outstanding coupons redeemed


130.00


-$ 630.00


Transfer


Highway Dept. for deficiency of revenue


$ 22,256.91


$252,411.15


Deficiency as of December 31, 1949


1,371.79


$251,039.36


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Flood Control


19.00


Treasurer's Report


ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT


Cash on hand January 1, 1949 $ 4,121.41


Receipts for the year ended Dec. 31, 1949 271,283.46


$275,404.87


Expenditures for operation and maintenance 251,100.49


Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1949


$ 24,304.38


Receipts in Detail


Town Treas., collection of 1949 Taxes $194,652.31


Town Treas., taxes not assessed 88.74


Tax Collector 2,788.66


Tax Collector, unassessed


17.34


$197,547.05


State and Federal Receipts


State Aid


$ 45,981.95


Refund T. S. Salaries


9,295.25


Arts & Crafts


813.23


Home Economics-Academy


1,140.78


$ 57,231.21


Miscellaneous Receipts


T. S. Tuition


$ 9,168.93


T. S. Books 1,054.63


T. S. Supplies


879.80


T. S. Shop Fees


1,495.00


T. S. Woodworking


916.93


T. S. Machine


162.26


T. S. Reg. Fees


407.00


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


T. S. Radio 70.56


T. S. Ex. Cur. Activ.


89.51


T. S. Athletics 437.60


T. S. Automotive


1.30


Elementary Tuition


860.50


Manual Training Supplies


143.15


T. S. Locker Fees


140.00


Projector Rental


8.00


Insurance Refund


4.99


Rental of T. S. Building


109.00


Canning Supplies


26.70


Land Rental


46.38


Schoolroom Supplies


6.40


Textbooks


23.87


Elementary Music


139.79


Elementary Transportation


212.50


Rental School Property


30.00


M & R


17.75


Refund Subst. Teaching


32.00


Elementary Home Ec.


17.65


Janitor Service


3.00


$ 16,505.20


$271,283.46


TREASURER'S REPORT, HIGHWAY ACCOUNT


Receipts


Treasurer's collection of Highway Taxes


($31,986.59, Village portion $20,676.07) $ 11,310.52


Tax Collector, ($389.25, Village portion $192.73)


196.52


Town Treasurer, unassessed taxes


12.39


Tax Collector, unassessed taxes


2.43


$ 11,521.86


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


State Treasurer :


Resurfacing


$ 200.00


Unselected Town Highways


7,553.48


Surface Retreatment


2,656.33


Town Highways-$25.00 a mile


1,973.50


Dust Laying


89.24


State Aid Highways and Income Tax


2,511.88


$ 14,984.43


Town of Danville, Gravel


$ 21.00


Town of Concord, Gravel


55.00


Town of Barnet, Gravel


143.00


Town of Waterford, Gravel


200.00


Treasurer of United States, Gravel


7.50


A. Guyer, Gravel


4.00


Harold Johnston, Gravel


2.10


Village of St. Johnsbury, Plowing Portland St. Rink


10.50


Town of Waterford, Plowing


66.95


St. Johnsbury Cemetery Ass'n-Colas


68.75


W. J. Emery-Colas


41.25


St. Johnsbury Trucking Co .- Use of bulldozer


197.46


Cray Oil Co.,-Federal tax refund on gas and oil


862.95


Harvey Placey-equipment and labor


3.82


Miscellaneous-gravel


9.00


$


1,693.28


Appropriation made at Town Meeting of $25 a mile $


2,073.00


$ 30,272.57


Disbursements


Expenditures for operation & maintenance $50,506.23


Transfer to Village for proportional


part of State Aid 2,023.25


$ 52,529.48


Excess expenditures over receipts


$ 22,256.91


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


STATEMENT OF COLLECTION OF 1949 TOWN TAXES BY TREASURER


Town Grand List $95,608.95 Tax rate $3.25 less 4% for early payment


Debit


Treasurer is charged with :


Town General Tax Rate Bill @ .80


$ 76,487.20


School Tax Rate Bill @ 2.15


205,560.48


Highway Tax Rate Bill @ .30 28,682.63


$310,730.31


Old Age Assistance Tax 5150 @ $2.50


12,875.00


Total Tax Levy


$323,605.31


Credit


By Collection, Town General Tax


$ 67,620.06


School Tax


194,652.31


Highway Tax


31,986.59


Old Age Assistance Tax


$294,258.96 11,810.00


$306,068.96


4% Discount allowed early taxpayers


12,261.70


Uncollected Town Taxes


4,209.65


Uncollected Old Age Assistance Taxes


1,065.00


Total taxes collected, 4% discount and Uncollected


Town and Old Age Assistance Taxes $323,605.31


98.64% of Town General Taxes collected by Treasurer in the 60 days allowed.


TOWN CLERK'S STATEMENT OF DOG LICENSES ISSUED DURING YEAR 1949


Debit


696 licenses issued as follows :


618 licenses @ $2.00


$1,236.00


53 licenses @ 6.00


318.00


20 licenses @ 3.00


60.00


2 licenses @ 1.00


2.00


3 licenses @ 30.00


90.00


$


1,706.00


Credit


Cash paid Town Treasurer


$1,532.00


Clerk's fees on 696 licenses @ .25


174.00


$ 1,706.00


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


COMPARATIVE FINANCIAL EXHIBIT OF TOWN


1947 1948


1949


Town School Building Bonds,


$125,000.00 11/2% $ 90,000.00 $ 83,000.00 $ 76,000.00


Town School Bonds


$55,000.00 11/4% 55,000.00


44.000.00


33,000.00


$145,000.00 $127,000.00 $109,000.00


TOWN QUICK ASSETS


1947 1948 $ 16,306.28 $ 14,708.27


1949


Cash on hand-General


$ 1.371.79


Cash on hand-School


7,156.73 4,121.41 24,304.38


$ 23,463.01 $ 18,829.68 $ 22,932.59


OUTSTANDING BOND AND COUPON ACCOUNT TOWN OF ST. JOHNSBURY


Balance on deposit First National Bank,


St. Johnsbury, 1/1/49 $19,018.75


Amounts deposited for payment of coupons


With First National, St. Johnsbury


Coupons due 7/1/49 on


11/2% bonds-School 622.50


11/4% bonds-School 275.00


Coupons due 1/1/50 on


11/2% bonds-School


622.50


114% bonds-School


275.00


Trade School Building bonds due 1/1/50 11,000.00


Town School Bonds due 1/1/50


7,000.00


$ 38,813.75


Coupons paid :


Jan. 1, 1949-11/2% Jan. 1. 1949-11/4% July 1. 1949- 11/2% July 1, 1949- 11/4%


343.75


622.50


275.00


Bonds paid :


Jan. 1, 1949-11/2%


11,000.00


Jan. 1, 1949-114%


7,000.00


19,916.25


Balance on deposit Dec. 31, 1949- First National Bank


$ 18,897.50


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$ 675.00


ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


RECONCILEMENT OF CHECKING ACCOUNTS


First National Bank, St. Johnsbury, Vt., December 31, 1949 Balance as shown on bank statement


$29,313.97 Less outstanding checks :


Check No. 5876 $ .50


Check No.


5545 $


2.26


13591


6.72


5546


8.92


1602


1.60


5547


137.70


1925


2.55


5548


15.88


1483


359.48


5549


15.94


2755


1.00


5550


11.00


5068


6.80


5551


50.66


5195


1.00


5552


33.06


5231


5.00


5553


4.00


5351


.50


5554


7.91


5381


3.40


5555


3.08


5401


3.50


5556


45.87


5414


89.57


5557


13.30


5422


25.00


5558


22.64


5437


116.90


5559


98.80


5453


11.24


5560


299.25


5476


8.00


5561


.56


5478


2.00


5562


40.00


5488


37.28


5563


5.00


5496


37.81


5565


60.00


5506


28.00


5566


56.94


5507


2.50


5567


7.60


5508


1.00


5568


.45


5513


348.93


5570


52.24


5517


59.59


5571


12.92


5520


55.76


5573


224.09


5521


55.69


5574


21.06


5525


2.00


5575


325.60


5526


51.18


5576


92.13


5530


38.38


5577


84.29


5536


284.34


5578


130.00


5537


1,165.89


5579


1.00


5538


9.39


5580


14.18


5539


16.84


5581


965.60


5540


8.80


5591


145.00


5541


11.10


5592


175.44


5543


45.37


5593


200.90


5544


40.00


5594


51.50


6,381.38


$ 22,932.59


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


Recapitulation of Accounts of Eugene R. Rosselot, Tax Collector


Unpaid taxes January 1, 1949


$ 3,229.10


Unpaid taxes turned over to E. R. Rosselot : Poll taxes-1949


$ 2,828.80


Old Age Assistance-1949


1,065.00


Property Taxes-1949


1,405.80


5,299.60


$ 8,528.70


Collected by E. R. Rosselot Less unassessed


$ 5,326.19


46.22


$ 5,279.97


Adjustment of tax overpaid in Village and underpaid in Town


.10


5,280.07


Less overpayment by E. R. Rosselot December 7, 1949


.05


5,280.02


Unpaid Dec. 31, 1949 as shown by cards


$ 3,248.68


Totals of Unpaid Taxes December 31,1949 as per Ledger Cards :


1934 and previous


$


123.52


1935


25.67


1936


38.07


1937


33.75


1938


61.65


1939


96.45


1940


135.37


1941


154.75


1942


287.45


1943


178.73


1944


298.83


1945


385.20


1946


165.80


1947


227.51


1948


583.19


1949


452.74


$ 3,248.68


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


January 28, 1950


The undersigned have examined the accounts of William A. Bemis, Treasurer of the Town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, for the year ended December 31, 1949, and find the same to be cor- rect. All income has been checked insofar as possible, and proper vouchers showing the nature and propriety of all expen- ditures were exhibited and have been examined.


The accounts of the School Directors of the Town of St. Johnsbury have been examined and found to be in balance with the accounts of the Town Treasurer.


We have also verified the accounts of Eugene R. Rosselot, Tax Collector, for the year ended December 31, 1949, and the same are in correct balance with the records on file at the Town Treasurer's office.


MILTON L. JULIAN RUSSELL A. REED NATHAN B. RICKER


Auditors, Town of St. Johnsbury, Vt.


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Town Manager's Report


St. Johnsbury, Vermont, January 1, 1950


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of St. Johnsbury :


I herewith submit for your information and guidance my report of expenditures, receipts and activities of the Town De- partments under my jurisdiction for the year ended December 31, 1949.


I also wish to express my appreciation for the cooperation and counsel which has been given me by the Selectmen, citizens and employees of the Town of St. Johnsbury who have shown such an active interest in the work and accomplishments of the departments.


Respectfully submitted, CHARLES S. SUMNER,


Town Manager.


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


STATEMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1949


Budget


Gross


Department


Appropriation Expenditures


Credit


Balance


Poor


$14,500.00 $ 13,385.43 $


887.76 $ 2,002.33


Highways


17,812.50


52,529.48


16,677.71


18,039.27


Bridges


2,897.85


1,119.99


1,777.86


Winter Maintenance


2,460.50


4,349.93


2,332.00


442.57


Trucks


4,000.00


7,418.43


3,418.43


Manager's Office


4,650.00


6,565.88


1,818.32


97.56


General


13,539.00


16,306.71


4,082.25


1,314.54


Health


1,000.00


632.29


367.71


Special


12,700.00


11,900.03


799.97


Selectmen's Public Welfare Funds


3,700.00


2,331.57


1,368.43


$77,259.85 $116,539.74 $25,798.04 $13.481.85


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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND TOWN EXPENSE


Office Salaries


$5,936.88


Service of auditors


150.00


Bond Premiums


100.00


Town election expenses


236.41


Burials-St. J. Cemetery Assoc.


98.00


St. J. Ctr. Cemetery Assoc.


20.00


Mt. Calvary Cemetery


94.00


Grove Cemetery Assoc.


10.00


Electric lights and telephone


172.88


Rent


750.00


Office Expense


446.96


Postage and Printing


164.29


Town Reports


634.00


Advertising


45.48


County Agricultural Tax


1,733.41


Legal Expense


196.04


Listers


1,521.65


Liquor Control Board, services


109.00


Care of Town Clock


40.00


Village share of beer licenses


1,000.00


Tax Collector, supplies, etc.


127.06


Tax Collector, 4% collection fees on poll taxes 66.40 Doctors, for reporting Vital Statistics 256.25


Distribution Ministerial Land Rents


76.44


Porcupine bounties (To be repaid by State)


81.50


Veterans' Housing Project


756.50


Employees' Health & Accident Insurance


1,375.94


Flood Control


30.90


Miscellaneous


19.00


Dog account :


Licenses, tags and advertising $51.72


Paid for disposing of dogs 6.00


57.72


$16,306.71


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Credits :


Beer & wine licenses


$1,400.00


Dog licenses


1,532.00


Ministerial Land Rents


85.25


Porcupine bounties (from State)


80.50


Veterans' Project rent


300.00


Employees' Health & Accident Insurance


684.50


4,082.25


$12,224.46


1945


$ 7,640.27


1946


11,848.16


1947


11,497.13


1948


13,116.25


1949


12,224.46


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


BRIDGES


During the past season it became necessary to completely re-deck one of the town bridges on Town Highway #60 known as the Bryer Road, and 560 ft. of 3" y.p. treated Bridge Plank were used on this project.


Early in December a retaining wall on the north-west side of the Hastings Street Bridge collapsed, and although this sec- tion of the wall was not a part of the bridge abutment it has been necessary for the town to make temporary repairs for the protection of the bridge itself and the highway leading to and from the bridge. The District Highway Engineer from the Vermont Highway Department and the members of the State Highway Board have been called in and looked the situation over, and the State made an emergency appropriation to assist the town in making the necessary temporary repairs. Up to the close of the year approximately $1,300.00 has been expended, although the Town and the State do not assume responsibility for the replacing of the retaining wall that collapsed. It was necessary as stated above to protect our bridge and highway and these temporary repairs have been made.


As it became necessary, repairs were made to several of the wooden deck bridges in the Town, and 300 ft. of Plank Decking was used in these repairs.


Applications will be made for State moneys to assist in cleaning and painting the Hastings Street Bridge on Route US 5 this coming summer.


BRIDGES


Labor Lights on Town bridges


$ 164.79 955.20


$1,119.99


1945


$2,985.46


1946


2,319.61


1947


3,357.90


1948


2,783.79


1949


1,119.99


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


WINTER MAINTENANCE


Payroll expense for Winter Maintenance $3,079.48


Freight on salt 379.76


Repairs and parts to snow removing equipment 290.69


Paid Village of St. Johnsbury, share of


Winter Maintenance money from State 600.00


$4,349.93


Received from State,


Selected Highways


368.50


Unselected Highways


1,963.50


2,332.00


$2,017.93


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT


I herewith submit my annual report as Health Officer of the Town of St. Johnsbury for the year ending December 31, 1949.


Following is the list of contagious diseases reported, and inspections and investigations made :


Contagious diseases :


Scarlet Fever


11


Chicken Pox


15


Measles


142


German Measles


116


Mumps


2


Meningitis


1


Poliomyelitis


1


Inspections :


Nuisances, Rubbish and Refuse


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Samples of the drinking water were analyzed twice weekly and found to be good.


Respectfully submitted, JOHN P. TIERNEY, M.D. Health Officer.


HEALTH


$ 611.09


Paid Health Officer


21.20


Printing & Advertising


$ 632.29


1945


$ 518.09


1946


509.13


1947


1,000.98


1948


950.29


1949


632.29


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Sanitary


ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


MANAGER'S OFFICE DEPARTMENT


Manager's salary


$4,999.92


Manager's office payroll


1,845.50


Car allowance & insurance


384.50


Supplies, etc.


335.96


$7,565.88


Charged to Poor Account


1,000.00


6,565.88


Credit :


Amount received from Village


$1,300.00


From Veterans' Project, Adminis- tration Expense


513.96


Telephone


4.36


1,818.32


$4,747.56


SELECTMEN'S PUBLIC WELFARE FUNDS


Paid to Department of Social Welfare, State of Vermont, for Aid to Dependent Children, and Child Welfare Service $2,331.57


SPECIAL DEPARTMENT


St. Johnsbury Athenaeum $6,000.00


Fairbanks Museum 4,200.03


District Nurse 1,500.00


American Legion (Memorial Day Observance) 200.00


$11,900.03


TRUCKS


Labor at Town garage $1,359.76


Repairs and materials 2,058.67


New Dodge purchased from C. H. Goss Co. ($6,085.40 less allowance on 1936 and 1947 Dodge trucks, $2,085.40) 4,000.00


$7,418.43


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE MONTPELIER, VERMONT


In accordance with established custom, we are presenting a summary of State assistance payments during 1949 to indi- viduals applying from St. Johnsbury.


These payments are financed entirely from State and Fed- eral sources except Aid to Dependent Children in which the town or city participates to the extent of 121/2 percent and com- mitted children for whom the municipality reimburses the State for one-half the cost. The cost of all programs reflects to a large degree the economic consequences of the devaluation of the American Dollar in terms of purchasing power and its effect on savings and investments.


Approximately 80 percent of all welfare and assistance in Vermont is now paid by the State. Vermont has proportion- ately fewer individuals receiving aid and smaller average pay- ments than the National average. Over 95 cents out of each public assistance dollar is paid to recipients and less than 5 cents is used for administration. No other State has a better record.


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE $46,698.15


AID TO THE BLIND 1,218.00


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


7,452.35


ADULT CRIPPLED AID


1,122.00


COMMITTED CHILDREN


5,003.96


TOTAL $61,494.46


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W. Arthur Anupson


W. ARTHUR SIMPSON, Commissioner.


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


POOR DEPARTMENT


During the past year this department has received and granted more assistance than in the past five years. The num- ber of transient persons traveling from one section of the coun- try to another shows a steady increase and our expenses in assisting these people has been the cause of most of our in- creased expenditures. Another condition that causes consider- able concern is the number of old people who have applied for admission to the Almshouse because the Old Age Assistance grants were not of sufficient amount to pay for their board and meet the higher living costs of the present era. Apparently the grant money from the Federal and State is not sufficiently large enough to pay for their board and lodgings in outside homes. Within the last month three elderly people who had been receiving Old Age Assistance grants have been admitted to our Almshouse.


The members of our local Kiwanis Club continued as in the past to give their Christmas Party to the inmates of our Almshouse.


The local Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks gave their usual Children's Christmas Party, and also generously dis- tributed food baskets at Thanksgiving time.


Our local Rotary Club as in the past years gave many food baskets to our less fortunate families at Christmas.


Our veterans' organizations and their auxiliaries have don- ated food, clothing and money to assist and lighten the burden in several homes in our community.


Our local chapter of the American Red Cross and the Sal- vation Army have as in the past generously contributed to our unfortunate poor.


The church group societies continue to generously contrib- ute and give assistance to our needy. This group of humani- tarian spirited citizens are always keen and alert to give speedy assistance whenever requested.


Again this Christmas Season the St. Johnsbury Mother's Club did an outstanding service to this community when they sponsored and so successfully completed the collection and re- distribution of hundreds of toys and useful garments. Their goal was to see that no child was neglected or forgotten at Christmas and this splendid group of women with the assist- ance of our fire laddies, merchants, local truckmen and all others who participated, successfully accomplished their mission.


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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT


To the above groups and other individuals who continue to contribute to the welfare of their unfortunate neighbors we manifest our deepest appreciation.


Poor relief, extended to families comprising approximately 85 persons.


Expended


Received Net


Rents paid to St. J. Village




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