Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-01-18

true OF Franklin ana Nfand Isle couhtlce ui'
SO and thus all the complaining counties arc
forced into the dilemma Of admitting either
that their real estate was not put too high by
the averaging committee or ;hat their personal
property stands in the grand list too low. We
had worked out this demonstration last week
as to these counties, excluding both Che list.
and population of the unorgnnzed towns and
cores so as to make cur figure, apply to the
list for state taxes only The results were ;
average personal property per head of popuIa.
ton in the state, SOS 2S; Chiucuicn county.
s540l; Franklin, e3S17i Grand I.D
s41l7. We have since received from o.
member Of the averaging committee more
detailed statement Of personal property made
on the list as reported by the committee
that is, embracing both organized aud unor-
gauizcl towns-and measuring by Che entire
population. For this reason the results vary
slightly from our own, bat SO slightly as TO
prove both estimates to be substantially core
rect. The table Is as follows.
'iiFib6F i5rtLNrioN-AND rH0aoUrijN on
p,prl,. Personal An, Amirr rau
ooanie'. u9n fgr.'N .'r n.'1 P
Addison ga6ol5llCG331Cl 33l Sc COLI BOZ
Bennington 2l3i3 97isooed 2iss9 1900 i79
Caledonia 22l5l l9Co5e9 90 500 ~ $500 i.i3
- "''.'''''' ' eco, soo-,9 W. ,,5 ~ %, 90 4, ~
rrontl, qooso 1l5lsiooo 1l.siss1a5s9
Grand Isle 4oss lo92ol go 1855 lli7 sos
Lamoille 1880 le522Ioo lis.2l 2i3l 1872
Orange 25o7' l5oOlooOo 4l'' o9.io l'"-
Urc0n' 4los9 0,,o.o'' , i Nv. a.,, ,'.
- ''''. aeyqe ,c-o,5o on a-q ao o., a., lo,
Win1bom eeo25 qoso5l7oo 3il 90 soes 4 20
Windsor $1,000 29o60ll 90 3jo0l $500 80
State 33O5sj al55ji2, -9 3l3M 0j.eo l.sl
1t will be seen that counties are above
the average proportion Of polls to popula-
ton, and that of the 3 other counties the 5
complaining as to their real estate have the
very lowest proportion of poll, to population
The Free Press asks why the great ropu-
lation of Burlington is used TO double the
value Of lands in Underhill Il could quite
as pertinently ask why the small population
of Underhill is used to reduce the real estate
of Burlington; or Of Bolton 20 reduce the
land value Of Uuderhill or Of 81. George to
reduce the land value of Bolton None Of
these questions are pertinent, since We were
measuring the land Of Chitenden Comfy by
its population its towns lf wo shall
ever apply our theory to toira lists, we shall
Of course try each town by its own population
and acreage. What the effect would De upon
Burlington, the sparsely settled town. of
Chittonden can tues. pretty we'll hy the light
We have been trying to give; or can guess if
the Free Press will give them this lieht.
BY a like mistake the Free Press has
again and again CHARGED the Averaging Com
mittee with appraisinr the farm land of Chit
tenden double that Of Addison County. Now
it is true that when the Committee was
Obliged to add so per cent ta the real estate
Of Chittenden County to bring Il up to the
standard adoptcd for the rest OF the state. It
was a hardship TO every town in which the
real value is below the average value put on
the county and so in every county which was
raised But this was not the fault of the