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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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ST. JOHNSBURY TOWN REPORT
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
21 6
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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