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TOWN REPORT V ERSHIRE ERMONT
Year Ended December 31, 1949
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Annual Report
Town of Vershire, Vermont December 31, 1949
INDEX TO REPORTS
Town Officers
2
Assets & Liabilities
2
Selectmen
3
Road Commissioner
7
Overseer.
12
Treasurer's Report (General)
14
School Department.
15
Tax Collector
21
Vital Statistics.
29
BRING THIS REPORT TO TOWN MEETING
Chelsea Job Press. Printers, Chelsea, Vt.
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TOWN OFFICERS Moderator, Edwin S. Pearl Clerk and Treasurer, Ethel C. Harding Constable and Collector, Melvin C. West Selectmen, Clarence Grant, Edwin S. Pearl Edith Johnson School Directors, John Coburn, Don Orr, George L. Windsor Listers, Philip Johnson, Arthur Comstock, Fred Morgan Road Commissioner, Don Orr Overseer of Poor, Ellis S. Wood Town Agent, Bunker B. Hill Auditors, Thos. H. Rose, Delbert R. Bradbury, Bertha Wiggins Trustee of Public Money, Edwin S. Pearl Town Grand Juror, Edward C. Grant Sexton, So. Vershire, Edith Johnson Sexton, Center, Lewis Nye Sexton, Village, Selectmen Fence Viewers, A. L. Smith, B. B. Hill, Walter Straw Pound Keepers, Don Orr, Floyd Mattoon, Walter Straw J. F. Morgan, L. B. West, Philip Johnson
Assets
Delinquent taxes
$
2,869.21
Cash on hand
402.84
$
3,272.05
Liabilities
National Life Insurance Co .-
Bonds bearing 3% interest $ 19,000.00
Outstanding town orders 96.15
$ 19,096.15 $ 15,824.10
Excess of liabilities over assets
List of Town Property
2 school houses and equip.
$ 10,000.00
Town Hall 3,200.00
Town Clerk's Office 800.00
$ 14,000.00
GRAND LIST AND TAX RATE 1947 Grand List $2,115.43 - Tax Rate $4.70 1948 Grand List $2,145.10 - Tax Rate $5.47 1949 Grand List $2,121.10 - Tax Rate $5.57
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Real and Personal Grand List $ 1,971.10 150.00
Polls
$ 2,121.10
Town Tax
$1.50
$
3,181.65
School
2.60
5,514.86
County
.02
42.42
Highway
.85
1,802.935
Debt
.60
1,272.66
Total Taxes
$5.57
$ 11,814.53
150 Polls
$
835.50
Old Age Assistance
375.00
$ 1,210.50
O. A. A. and Polls col. by Treas. $
976.47
To M. C. West for collection 234.03
$
1,210.50
Real and Personal-
Grand list $1,971.10 Total tax
$ 10,979.03
School Lease land
40.00
$ 11,019.03
835.50 10,979.03
Total taxes
$ 11,814.53
Collected by Treas.
$ 9,329.40
Discounts
236.56
To M. C. West Collector
1,453.07
$ 11,019.13
Tax book total
11,019.13
SELECTMEN'S REPORT General Account
Order
No
1 Bertha Wiggins, services as auditor $ 12.00
2 Thomas H. Rose, services as auditor 12.00
3 D. R. Bradbury, services as auditor 12.00
4 School Dept., transfer to bal. 1948 taxes 480.89
5 Montpelier Nat'l. Bank, payment of note 3,000.00
6 Earl Metcalf, hauling plank stringers 18.00
7 Edith Straw, services at primary election
6.00
8 Joe Stannimore, 7 hrs. work on Mero bridge 4.90
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9 Earl Metcalf, 4 hrs. truck, 6 hrs. man, 21/2 hrs. man and team 17.50
10 Chelsea Job Press, printing 175 Town Reports 93.50
11 Ethel C. Harding, bill rendered
16.24
12 Earl Sleeper, two civil authority meetings 2.00
13 Earl Sleeper, one civil authority meeting 1.00
14 Tuttle Stationery Co., 3-440 name tax books 7.50
15 Henry Fairbrother, work on bridge 3.26
16 Ethel C. Harding, bill as rendered 16.00
17 Arthur Comstock, 4 civil authority meetings 4.00
18 Earl Metcalf, killing dogs per order of constable 2.00
19 Nat. Life Ins. Co., Interest on bonds
300.00
20 Melvin West, Lewis Sweeney tax $2.78, Alice Farnham $5.52 Est. 8.30
21 C. W. Grant, 2 meetings, 25 hrs. work in cemetery 19.50
22 Chelsea Job Press, bill rendered
8.90
23 Hugh Tuller, tending lights at bridge 2 nights 1.00
24 E. S. Pearl, services as Chairman of Board and postage for 1948
20.00
25 B. B. Hill, 6 meetings
6.00
26
A. A. Comstock, services as lister 35.00
27
Philip Johnson, services as lister 35.00
28 J. F. Morgan, services as lister
35.00
29 Ethel Harding, bill rendered
35.91
30 Chelsea Job Press, printing and 175 cards 4.12
31 H. N. Mattison, County tax 42.90
32 Levi R. Kelly, State Treas., int. on U. S. deposit money 34.18
33
Ethel C. Harding, work on 1949 tax book, cards, tel., postage 22.15
34 S. D. Paul, spike
3.95
35 School Dept., transfer 1948 lease land
40.00
36 Earl Metcalf, 47 hrs. work on bridge, 29 hrs. use of truck 76.40
37 Joseph Santimore, 391/2 hrs. work on
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bridge, 41/2 hrs. use of truck 33.40
38 E. S. Pearl, meetings and work on bridge 21.60
39 Ellis S. Wood, one days work on bridge
6.30
40 Ethel Harding, 2% on $5,717.05 taxes and postage 115.33
41 Bertha Wiggins, 1/ day auditing 3.00
42 Earl Metcalf, 1000 ft. lumber 33.00
43 Philip Johnson, 1 days work on bridge 6.30
44 E. H. Peet, insurance 25.00
45 James Lyford, three days work in cem. 18.90
46 James Lyford, Five days work in cem.
31.50
47 Earl Metcalf, 6 stringers @ $5.00 saw bill 13 hrs. truck 60.00
48 Nat. Life Ins. Co., payment of bonds and interest 1,300.00
49 Geo. H. Amidon, State Treas., highway tax 297.10
50 Earl Metcalf, bridge work plank etc. $17.54 on taxes 23.46 .
51 Melvin West, Earl Metcalf tax 17.54
52 Geo. H. Amidon, State Treas, Old Age Assistance tax 337.50
53 C. W. Grant, 34 hrs. work and one meeting 24.80
54 Montpelier Nat. Bank, interest 22.50
55 Floyd Mattoon, 987 ft. bridge plank 49.35
56 Don Orr, tractor 15 hrs. last year in Center Cem. and 3,082 ft. lumber 163.28
57 Ralph Ricker, 450 ft. plank and sawing
1,450 ft. 40.00
58 John Ricker, 8 hrs. work on town hall 5.60
59 Ethel C. Harding, 2% taxes, tel., postage etc. 82.07
60 Daniel Ervin, 9 hrs. work in So. Cem. 6.30
61 Wayne Darling, 141/2 hrs. work So. cemetery 11.15
62 Wilmer Rhodes, 8 hrs. work on town hall 5.60
63 Vt. Agric. Ext. Ser., Farm Bureau Dues 67.24
64 F. S. Mattoon, 1,324 ft. bridge plank and siding stringers 72.20
65 Eva Sleeper, cleaning town hall and office 3.75
66 Tuttle Stationery Co., adding machine
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material 1.67
67 W. W. Underhill, tax books, order bks., notice 8.68
68 Ethel C. Harding, salary, vital sta., tel. postage 78.69
69 Lowell McLeod, road material
16.68
70 Earl Metcalf, 15 hrs. man, 91% hrs. truck bridge 23.95
71 E. H. Peet, insurance
30.00
72 Montpelier Nat. Bank, hired money
3,000.00
73 Wilson and Keyser, legal services
16.00
74 School Dept., transfer Bal. of 1949 tax due schools
1,448.56
$ 11,950.10
Orders 64 and 70 outstanding $72.20 and $23.95
$ 96.15
$ 11,853.95
Respectfully submitted, C. W. GRANT, E. S. PEARL, E. A. JOHNSON,
Selectmen
Snow Work
Order
No
1 Harry Shores, 31 hrs. snow work $ 21.70
2 Ellis Wood, 22 hrs. snow work
15.40
3 Don Orr, truck 43 hrs., tractor and plow 13 hrs.
165.90
4 Earl Metcalf, 13 hrs. snow work
9.10
5 Harry Shores, 6012 hrs. snow work 42.35
6 Ellis Wood, 601/2 hrs. snow work
42.35
7 Don Orr, 561/2 hrs. tractor and plow
291.61
8 Lawrence Cummings, 25 hrs. snow work 17.50
9 Harry Shores, 52 hrs. snow work 36.40
10 Ellis Wood, 471/2 hrs. snow work
33.25
11 Don Orr, 431/2 hrs. tractor and plow 4 hrs. man and truck
226.30
12 Harry Shores, 27 hrs. snow work 18.90
13 Ellis Wood, 25 hrs. snow work
17.50
14 Don Orr, tractor and plow 561/2 hrs. man 3 hrs.
284.60
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15 Ellis Wood, 311/2 hrs. snow work 21.70
16 Harry Shores, 321/2 hrs. snow work 22.75
17 Lawrence Fairbrother, 181/2 hrs. breaking roads 25.90
18 John Stillman, 20 yds. gravel
1.50
19 Town of Chelsea, plowing to W. Druge wood lot 24.88
20 Lawrence Cummings, 61/2 hrs. snow work 4.55
21 Lawrence Fairbrother, 3 hrs. breaking roads 4.20
22 Melvin West, 21 hrs. with truck 46.20
23 Don Orr, 8 hrs. snow work
5.60
24 International Salt Co., salt for winter roads 19.20
25 Delbert Bradbury, 41/2 hrs. hauling gravel 19.58
26 Gile Kendall, 41/2 hrs. hauling gravel 14.18
27 Willard Martin, shovel, trucks and men 46.36
28 John Stillman, 140 yds. gravel
10.50
29 Maurice Kennedy, 41/2 hrs. hauling gravel 14.18
30 Ellis Wood, 26 hrs. snow work
18.20
31 Harry Shores, 28 hrs. snow work 19.60
32 Don Orr, 26 hrs. tractor, 20 hrs. plow 124.00
$ 1,665.94
Respectfully submitted, E. S. PEARL, Chairman State Aid Town Roads
P. D. Johnson, 30 hrs. @ .70
$ 21.00
P. D. Johnson, 21 hrs. @ .70 14.70
W. H. Orr, 20 hrs. @ .70 14.00
W. H. Orr, tractor 20 hrs. @ $1.50
30.00
Lawrence Cummings, 18 hrs.
12.60
Edward Grant, 52 hrs.
36.40
Clarence Grant, 17 hrs.
11.90
Wayne Darling, 4 hrs.
2.80
Don Orr, 123 hrs.
86.10
Don Orr, truck 80 hrs. @ $1.50
120.00
Don Orr, tractor 62 hrs. @ $3.00
186.00
Lewis Nye, 77 hrs.
53.90
James Lyford, 16 hrs.
11.20
Ellis Wood, 43 hrs.
30.10
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John Stillman, 128 yds. gravel @ 71/bc 9.60
$ 640.30
Respectfully submitted, DON ORR,
$25 mile Back Roads
P. G. Johnson, 80 hrs. @ .70
56.00
P. G. Johnson, 10 hrs. team 7.00
W. H. Orr, 14 hrs. man 9.80
W. H. Orr, tractor 14 hrs. @ $1.50
21.00
Ellis Wood, 1611_ hrs. @ .70
113.05
Lewis Nye, 961/2 hrs. @ .70
67.55
Lewis Nye, Jr., 90 hrs. @ .07
63.00
Harry Shores, 10 hrs.
7.00
Lawrence Cummings, 281/4 hrs.
19.95
Edward Grant, 17 hrs.
11.90
Clarence Grant, 3 hrs.
2.10
Don Orr, tractor 141 hrs. @ $3.00
423.00
Don Orr, 701/2 hrs.
119.35
Don Orr, 291/2 @ $1.50
44.25
John Stillman, 44 yds. gravel @ .071/
3.30
John Coburn, 18 hrs.
12.60
John Ricker, 54 hrs.
37.80
Merton Ellsworth, 12 hrs.
8.40
New England Culvert Co.
133.20
$ 1,160.25
Job No. 1 Resurfacing
1 Ellis Wood, 59 hrs. work
$ 44.25
2 John Ricker, 34 hrs. work
25.50
3 P. G. Johnson, 38 hrs. work 28.50
4 Lewis Nye, 10 hrs. work
7.50
5 Ellis Wood, 9 hrs. work
6.75
6 P. G. Johnson, 27 hrs. work
20.25
7 Harry Shores, 18 hrs. work
13.50
8 Don Orr, truck 5 hrs., tractor 34 hrs. man 52 hrs. 148.50
9 Ed Lafley, 9 hrs. hauling gravel
22.95
10 Don Orr, 9 hrs. hauling gravel 28.35
11 George Hayward, 9 hrs. hauling gravel
28.35
12 D. R. Bradbury, 9 hrs. hauling gravel
39.15
13 Willard Martin, truck 9 hrs., shovel 41/2 hrs. 47.60
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14 Lyle Smith, 9 hrs. work
6.75
15 Robert Cummings, 9 hrs. work
6.75
16 Robert Young, 9 hrs. work
6.75
17 Guy Moxley, 280 yds. gravel
28.00
18 Oliver Burgess, 9 hrs. use of truck
37.80
19 Stanley Davis, 9 hrs. hauling gravel
28.35
20 Melvin Deroleau, 9 hrs. work
6.75
21 George Lyford, 9 hrs. work
6.75
22 Ellis Wood, 291/2 hrs. work
22.13
23 Ellis Wood, 13 hrs. work
9.75
24 Claud Cummings, 4 hrs. work
3.00
25 Ralph Ricker, 18 hrs. team, 66 hrs. man
63.00
26
New Eng. Metal Culvert Co., culverts
25.09
27
Edw. Grant, 14 hrs. work
10.50
28
Lewis Nye, 5 hrs. work
3.75
29 Ellis Wood, 9 hrs. work
6.75
30 John Ricker, 9 hrs. work
6.75
31 Ellis Wood, 9 hrs. work
6.75
32 New Eng. Culvert Co., culverts
116.52
33 Don Orr, 4014 hrs. tractor, 18 hrs. man
135.00
34 Delbert Bradbury, 9 hrs. hauling gravel
39.15
35 John Stillman, 8 yds. gravel
.60
36 Gile Kendall, 9 hrs. hauling gravel
28.35
37 Willard Martin, shovel, truck and men
77.40
38 Maurice Kennedy, 9 hrs. hauling gravel
28.35
$ 1,171.89
Respectfully submitted,
E. S. PEARL, Chairman Job No. 2, Eagle Hollow Road
Order
1 Ellis Wood, 26 hrs. work 19.50
2 Claud Cummings, 26 hrs. work 19.50
3 Truman Paishley, 36 hrs. work 27.00
4 Ellis Wood, 401/2 hrs. work 30.38
5 Harold Paishley, 45 hrs. work
33.75
6 Ellis Wood, 54 hrs. work
40.50
7 Edward Grant, 90 hrs. work
67.50
8 Truman Paishley, 94 hrs. work
70.50
9 Clifford Rood, 70 hrs. work 52.50
10 Claud Cummings, 90 hrs. work
67.50
11 Earl Sleeper, 126 hrs.
94.50
12 Don Orr, tractor 103 hrs., small tractor 60 hrs. man 108 hrs. 446.25
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13 Edward Grant, truck 19 hrs., man 26 hrs. 38.50
14 Ellis Wood, 49 hrs. work 36.75
15 D. R. Bradbury, 13 hrs. use of tractor 13.00
16 Harold Paishley, 54 hrs. work
40.50
17 John Ricker, 27 hrs. work
20.25
18 Claud Cummings, 84 hrs work
63.00
19 Ellis Wood, 36 hrs. work
27.00
20 Robert Cummings, 36 hrs. work 27.00
97.50
22 John Ricker, 9 hrs. work
6.75
23 Robert Cummings, 311/2 hrs. work
23.63
24 Earl Sleeper, 27 hrs. work
20.25
25 Ellis Wood, 29 hrs. work
21.75
26 Eaton and Eaton, blasting material
195.63
27 W. H. Orr, 27 hrs. work
20.25
28 New Eng. Metal Co., culverts
194.91
29 Don Orr, tractor 1191/2 hrs., truck 511/2 hrs., man 131 hrs.
580.35
30 Delbert Bradbury 33 hrs., man and truck 9 hrs. tractor 152.55
31 New Eng. Metal Co., culverts
210.31
32 Willard Martin, shovel, trucks and men 734.18
33 Maurice Kennedy, 18 hrs. hauling gravel
56.70
34 Allen Rogers, 54 hrs. drawing gravel
170.11
35 Fred Hayward, Jr., 131/2 hrs. drawing gravel 42.53
$, 3,762.78
Respectfully submitted, E. S. PEARL, Chairman
Job No. 296
Order
No.
1 Harry Shores, 9 hrs. work $ 6.75
2 John Ricker, 18 hrs. work 13.50
3 Ellis Wood, 9 hrs. work 6.75
4 Don Orr, man and tractor 9 hrs.
33.75
5 Town of Orange, 9 hrs. use of truck
21.60
6 Leon Tucker, 9 hrs. work
6.75
7 Walter Grant, 18 hrs. with truck 56.70
8 Maurice Kennedy, 18 hrs. with truck 56.70
9 John Hayward, 18 hrs. with truck 45.90
10 D. R. Bradbury, 9 hrs. with truck 39.15
21 Truman Paishley, 130 yds. gravel @ 71/2c
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11 Don Orr, 3 hrs. with truck 9.45
12 Guy Moxley, 354 yds. gravel
35.40
13 Ed. Lafley, 9 hrs. with truck 22.95
14 Willard Martin, use of shovel 9 hrs.
54.00
15 Edward Grant, 12 hrs. work
9.00
16 Ellis Wood, 9 hrs. work
6.75
17 Albert Lyman, 6 hrs. with truck
18.90
18 George Durkee, 5 hrs. with truck
15.75
19 Robert Cummings, 9 hrs. work
6.75
20 Ellis Wood, 9 hrs. work
6.75
21 Don Orr, 9 hrs. tractor, truck and man
55.35
22 John Stillman, 240 yds. gravel
18.00
23 Gile Kendall, 9 hrs. with truck
28.35
24 Willard Martin, shovel, trucks and men
83.70
25 Maurice Kennedy, 9 hrs. with truck
28.35
$ 687.00
Respectfully submitted, E. S. PEARL, Chairman
Job No. 277
Order
No.
1 Harry Shores, 13 hrs. work $ 9.75
2 Ellis Wood, 4 hrs. work 3.00
3 Ellis Wood 18 hrs. work
13.50
4 P. G. Johnson, 35 hrs. work
26.25
5 Don Orr, tractor 21 hrs., man 31 hrs
0005
6 Town of Orange, 9 hrs. use of truck
21.60
7 Leon Tucker, 9 hrs. work
6.75
8 Geo. Hayward, 9 hrs. hauling gravel
28.35
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Don Orr, 9 hrs. hauling gravel
28.35
10 D. R. Bradbury, 9 hrs. hauling gravel
39.15
11 Edward Grant, 9 hrs. work
6.75
12 Bernice Brailey, 7 hrs. hauling gravel
22.05
13 Willard Martin, 9 hrs. 3 trucks 3 men 41/2 hrs shovel 122.85
14 Stanley Davis, 9 hrs. work
28.35
15 Oliver Burgess, 9 hrs., 2 trucks, 2 men 51.30
16 Raymond Huntington, 9 hrs. work
6.75
17 Robert Cummings, 5 hrs. work 3.75
18 Guy Moxley, 370 yds gravel 37.00
19 Arthur Beedy, 9 hrs. truck
21.60
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20 Claud Cummings, 9 hrs. work
6.75
21 Ellis Wood, 9 hrs. work 6.75
22 John Ricker, 18 hrs. worker 13.50
23 Ellis Wood, 9 hrs. work
6.75
24 New Eng. Metal Culvert Co., culverts
130.14
25
Don Orr, 9 hrs. tractor, 18 hrs. man
40.50
26
D. R. Bradbury, 18 hrs. with truck
78.30
27 John Stillman, 360 yds. gravel
27.00
28 Willard Martin, shovel, trucks and men 115.20
29
Maurice Kennedy, 9 hrs. with truck
28.35
30 Allen Rogers, 131/2 hrs. with truck
42.51
31 George Hayward, 131/2 hrs. with truck
42.51
32 Fred Hayward Jr., 9 hrs. with truck
28.35
$ 1,129.96
Respectfully submitted, E. S. PEARL, Chairman
OVERSEER'S REPORT
1949
Orders
1-2-3-4-6-7-8-9-10-11-13-15 Dept. of Social Welfare $ 792.98
5 Ellis S. Wood, services as Overseer 5.00
12 Edith Straw, lodging for tramp
2.00
14 Town of Thetford, Aid for Kenneth Lund family
52.33
$ 852.31
George Astbury rebate
48.80
$ 803.51
Respectfully submitted, ELLIS S. WOOD, Overseer of the Poor
VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE Montpelier, Vermont
In accordance with established custom, we are pre- senting a summary of State assistance payments dur- ing 1949 to individuals applying from Vershire.
These payments are financed entirely from State
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and Federal sources except Aid to Dependent Children in which the town or city participates to the extent of 121/2 percent and committed 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 Am- erican Dollar in terms of purchasing power and its effect on savings and investments.
Approximately 80 percent of all welfare and assist- ance in Vermont is now paid by the State. Vermont has proportionately fewer individuals receiving aid and smaller average payments 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 adminis- tration. No other State has a better record.
Old Age Assistance $ 2,385.90
Aid to the Blind
Aid to Dependent Children 976.50
Adult Crippled Aid
Committed Children
1,630.08
Total
$
4,992.48
W. ARTHUR
SIMPSON,
Commissioner
DOG LICENSES
11 dogs at $6.00
$ 66.00
52 dogs at $2.00
104.00
4 dogs at $3.00
12.00
$ 182.00
Commission 67 dogs licensed @ 25c 16.75 $ 165.25
Respectfully submitted, ETHEL C. HARDING, Treasurer CEMETERY TRUST FUND
Balance in checking account from sale of lots and accrued interest $ 168.54
Received from Mrs. E. E. Ward for lot 10.00
Received from interest on trust funds 14.35
Respectfully submitted,
$
192.89
ETHEL C. HARDING, Town Treasurer
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Received From
Balance from 1948 $ 172.13
State of Vt., Town Highway 4,724.12
Dog licenses issued 165.25
Rebates 57.71
Poll and Old Age Assistance taxes 586.47
State of Vt., Maintenance St. Aid
Roads and Winter 792.42
Montpelier Nat'l Bank, hired money 3,000.00
Ethel C. Harding, Treas., 1949 taxes 5,849.66
State of Vt., Porcupine bounties
81.00
Nat. White River Bank at Bethel, interest on Saving Acc't .86
State of Vt., Unselected Highways 4,822.65
E. S. Pearl, hall rent 18.00
State of Vt., State Aid
1,604.46
M. C. West, Col., Delinquent taxes 1,617.86
School Acc't, Bal. from tranfer check 155.90
$ 23,648.49
Expenditures
General Account
$ 11,853.95
Winter Maintenance
1,665.94
State Aid, Town Roads
640.30
Match money, Town Hwys.
1,160.25
Job No. 1
1,171.89
Job No. 2
3,762.78
Job No. 276
687.00
Job No. 277
1,129.96
Overseer's orders
852.31
Check Book
3.71
Discounts on taxes
236.56
Porcupine bounties
81.00
23,245.65
$ 402.84
Credits-
Savings Account
$ 200.86
Cash on hand
201.98
402.84
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+ SCHOOL FINANCIAL REPORT Jan. 1, 1949 to June 30, 1949 Received From
1948 balance $ 3,490.95
Town of Vershire, Bal. 1948 taxes 480.89
State of Vt., State Aid 1,475.64
H. N. Mattison, Co. Treas., lease land rent 10.03
Town of Vershire, lease land rent
40.00
$ 5,497.51
July 1, 1949 to Dec. 31, 1949
Town of Vershire 1949 Polls $ 390.00
State of Vt., State Aid Ed. 5,083.11
Village Schools, 1/2 paper payment 5.00
Barre City School Dept., rebate 62.50
Town of Vershire, 1949 taxes
5,124.86
Town of Vershire, lease land rent
40.00
10,705.47
Total receipts Total orders paid- Jan. 1, 1949 to Dec. 31, 1949
$ 16,202.98
9,479.74
Cr. by checking acc't $ 6,723.24
Respectfully submitted, ETHEL C. HARDING, Treasurer
EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS School Year 1948-49
Supt. salary
$ 272.76
Supt. travel
39.00
Supt. office expense
16.16
School directors
32.22
Teachers' salaries
4,950.00
H. S. tuition
1,041.73
Textbooks
32.96
Instructional supplies
212.87
Library and Reference books
0.00
Janitors and cleaners
314.00
Janitors supplies
28.55
Fuel
451.90
Lights
35.24
Repair and upkeep
194.70
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Furniture and equipment
9.80
Transportation
972.09
0.00
School lunch Census
6.30
Receipts
Balance on hand July 1, 1948
$ 387.89
State Aid 1/2 school year 1948-49 $
1,475.65
Taxes Miscellaneous
8.82
Total receipts July 1, '48 to $ 6,580.84
Dec. 31, '48
6,580.84 $ 6,968.73
Orders paid to Dec. 31, 1948
3,477.78
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1949
$ 3,490.95
Transferred for balance 1948 taxes
480.89
State Aid
1,475.64
Lease land rent
50.03
Total receipts Jan. 1, '49 to $ 2,006.56
June 30, '49 2,006.56
$
5,497.51
Orders paid-Jan. 1, '49 to June 30, '49
5,195.00
Balance on hand July 1, 1949 $ 302.51
EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS School Year 1949-50 Including Estimates to July 1, 1950
Expenditures Estimates July 1,'49 Jan. 1,'50 to
to
Jan. 1,'50
July 1,'50
Supt's salary
$ 146.76
$ 150.00
Supt. travel
30.00
30.00
Supt. office expense
5.90
10.00
School directors
2.34
35.00
Teachers' salaries
1,920.00
2,900.00
High school tuition
541.67
1,150.00
Textbooks
6.37
75.00
$
8,610.28
5,096.37
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Instructional supplies
113.12
20.00
Library or Reference books
15.66
0.00
Janitors
157.90
200.00
Janitors supplies
36.09
25.00
Fuel
191.30
200.00
Lights
0.00
50.00
Repair and upkeep
764.94
0.00
Furniture and equipment
0.00
0.00
Transportation
351.80
525.00
Census
0.00
6.00
Health and medical
.89
.00
$ 4,284.74
$ 5,376.00
Total for school year paid and estimated
$
9,660.74
Receipts
Balance on hand July 1, 1949
$
302.51
State Aid additional for year '48-'49
$ 1,088.48
Taxes
5,514.86
Lease land rent
40.00
Rebate (Barre tuition)
62.50
State Aid year '49-'50
3,994.63
Miscellaneous
5.00
$ 10,705.47
10,705.47
$ 11,007.98
Orders paid July 1, '49 to Jan. 1, '50
4,284.74
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1950
$ 6,723.24
Estimated cost for Jan. 1, '50 to June 30, 1950
5,376.00
Anticipated balance end of school year, 1949-1950 $ 1,347.24
BUDGET FOR SCHOOL YEAR July 1, 1950 to July 1, 1951 Estimated Expenses (two schools)
Supt. salary $ 300.00
Supt. travel
60.00
Supt. office expense
30.00
School directors
40.00
Teachers' salaries
5,700.00
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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
High school tuition
1,800.00
Textbooks
100.00
Instructional supplies
125.00
Library or refer. books
10.00
Janitors
350.00
Janitors' supplies
50.00
Fuel
500.00
Lights
50.00
Repair and upkeep
250.00
Furniture and equip.
50.00
Transportation
800.00
Census
6.00
Health and medical
10.00
$ 10,231.00
PUPIL PROGRESS 1948-1949
Total pupils en-
rolled for year
No. promoted one
grade or more
No. promoted
one grade on
condition
No. not promoted
a grade
Transferred to
other public
schools
No. dropped
out of school
Grades
1
6
5
0
0
0
1
2
5
4
0
1
0
0
3
5
5
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
5
7
7
0
0
0
0
6
3
3
0
0
0
0
7
5
5
0
0
0
0
8
7
7
0
0
0
0
Totals
41
39
0
1
0
1
Enrollment 1949-1950
Grades
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
Totals
Village Primary
4
4
5
3
0
0
7 0
0 16
Village Grammar
0
0
0
0
4
5
3
5
17
South Vershire
2
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
8
Totals
6
6
5
5
4
7
3
5
41
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VERSHIRE, VERMONT
ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT
To the Citizens of the Town of Vershire:
There have been several changes in our schools this year both in personnel and improvements. Two new teachers joined us this year and we appreciate their cooperation and believe in their sincere labors to pro- vide learning experiences for the children. Several ob- jectives have been achieved this past year toward the betterment of our school facilities. The Village school received paint on the outside which both preserves and beautifies the exterior. New curtains were provided for the primary room, these being a "must" on our pro- gram.
At South Vershire with the assistance of Mr. Young the interior has been redecorated. This im- proves conditions here tremendously. A replacement of both chemical toilet tanks and some of the other ac- cessories was found to be necessary and this has been done. It has cost more than was budgeted to care for this added repair work but still had to be taken care of, somewhat to the expense of other parts of our budget. If we continue to run two schools we must plan to paint the exterior of the South Vershire school and provide electricity since the power line passes within a com- paratively short distance.
There is one item that makes our finances look very good at this fiscal year ending, this being the re- ceipt of our entire amount of State Aid before the end of the Town Fiscal Year. We did receive an increase in our basic aid this year but this will be offset by the additional aid received the past two years, given to bring the teachers' salaries up to State requipments. We can- not anticipate a lessening of costs for our school year ahead, as it is still a difficult problem to obtain teachers. Vershire has been extremely forunate in having resi- dents in town qualified and willing to teach. We cannot however continue to expect to hire teachers who do not meet minimum requirements as set forth by the State and be eligible to receive State Aid.
Our State Aid is still as in the past dependent upon daily school attendance, but of extreme importance also is the percentage of total taxes raised as to amount spent for schools. The higher this percentage is the
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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
more State Aid we receive. This year schools received approximately 46% and it is reflected in the increase of basic aid of $1,043.34. Only on continuance of com- parative school tax can Vershire hope to receive as much aid in the future.
We therefore respectfully submit our various re- ports and suggest a tax rate of $2.60 on the Grand List. Respectfully submitted, DON ORR, JOHN COBURN, GEORGE S. WINDSOR, School Directors
FAY G. WHITCOMB,
Superintendent
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VERSHIRE, VERMONT
TAX CALLECTORS ABATED MARCH 7, 1949 Polls Abated
To Collect
1941
$ 91.72
$ 38.22
$ 53.50
1942
81.68
32.35
49.33
1943
50.55
12.94
37.61
1944
44.03
6.57
37.46
Real Estate
1928
$
5.98
$ 5.98
$
1929
8.40
8.40
1935
4.54
1.85
3.69
1936
45.64
14.65
30.99
1937
71.07
16.96
54.11
1938
59.75
25.15
34.60
1939
66.90
24.01
42.89
1940
111.54
44.84
66.70
1941
78.04
34.30
43.74
1942
84.33
24.30
60.03
1943
108.31
5.36
102.95
1945
162.27
3.44
158.83
BACK TAX STATEMENT Polls Rec. for Coll. Collected 149.42 24.06
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