Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-06
" EGualiZation."



,isl,tr,re NOT ONLY 10 relieve us from the burden
inposed By this unqualified committee, but to
dsvise and establish ! system by which taxes
NAV be more Justly assessed and equanzed.
Ii is known 10 most men that our lists repre-
sent very imperfectly tie property iaoie 70 AK Ak
alton in the different towns, but II mas OseH '7l'
for this committee to demonstrate no" III
fec,ly and unfairly property may be equS ~.
for taxation under the present system ~. ~
eiaculstious and protestations sgaInst HULL
cation Of our present grand List laws are 'Siy
frequent. Il is said that We have hved uHI5i
them Twenty-Five years, and they are very go'u'
but the fsct remains that they are just loose
enough to allow a selfish man, disposed to shlsA
his fair proportion OF the public burdens 70 ~
right through thcm, leaving nothing behind out
bis estate. We are getting &c know these grand
list laws by their fruits
Have We any reason to expect ths- movement
for an extra session has any prospect OF oe.hs
endorsed by eleven counties in the State IN
der this system most men have learned now 70
Get listed lower than their neighbors and each
town lower than the other towns in the county.
and now these eleven counties have equal-e1
themselves that for C term OF nye years theJ
are in the list much lower than the three coun-
ties aforesaid and they are Of course perfectly
satisfied with the situation, aid We need not eZ-
g
forced to give Us To confirm this view 80 One
Of the Majority closes an article TO the i'Hi-
land Herali by saying " 1t would be pleasant
10 re-assemble again TO renew our acquaintance
and spend = few weeks in getting up NJ" Hs'-
iac law, bu; what probability Is there tna' 'Ae
same Legislature that refused suc1 aciloh ia
November will in two months after grant H.
This correspondent possibly wrote the article
signed ''Canlor that appeared n the saae
paper come time since, AID now a. q" one % lAe
majority - thinks great many INQUIRIES were
answered il that article. II was the otyecl OF
.. Caudor' TO Quiet sud soothe Us under bis DIS
rensatioa, but % one OF tie msjorty,' co1A.eLi
fhs. he ueichbor will hot favor an extra seascn,
now that we have entered upon &c oenuia-s'
puts The heavy hand upon US lie says no, gen
tlemeu. the people are not IaciIue1 TO iA5or an
extra session for dHy cause H0r k10rli ana
they have too much conlleuce il the good Jll g
Iueut Of the powers th-t be, TO entertain the
slightest fear that any such sccom1o lali.n az
this will be granted.
There are 10 doubt but VIC axe largely in-e- e.
ei 10 BE- CSnios, one Of the majority for sui
s.auti4l Improvements to Judge Park r1so-u-
ton and its final adoption by the committee
and We get lead 70 the peculiar views Of inis
astute manager, from his unguaTle1 statements
that had they made an invest cation as Co tie
appraisa. AMI equalization IN 1000, tney H. s-'
have found that some counties had since been
paving largely more than then proportion oi
The state expenses while others we're paying iess
Rightly ;nterura.ei. this means that some conu-
ties are now being punished for some imaginarr
inequality In the equalization Of l,lj, AM Hltn
this ves Of tie subject i- IS NOT strange tl2i me
committee l4.lei 20 take the oath reglirei by law
before they entered uf9n their dutgs lie says
further e /, is vel zuoFu 90 Mr. " hittsmore'
presume, 20 iels; 10 most o. The committee,
that the State Treasurer Ras exceedingly anxious
that the Committee should establish the grand
Lat st the earliest possible moment, 10 o-ier taat
heuielt know shat his estimates were SAFE, cr
that ne .a.-ht have ti.le 90 change them before
il wac TOO l-cs.' E-w, action hy this commit
tee Undoubtedly O. relieve the state treasurer
Of auxiety.) vas commenced as early as she
Thurs lay before tire adjournment, and las-l-y
dosai before t-e morning session OF --1n-lT,
Co -ls great surprise Of Mr.. h5tcLaiss, vi Do -tt
made arrangements fl- size Chairman Oh h--
county convention If listers % give them some
information upon thar Afternoon.
From THURSDAY uutI Monday V-s - --n- sane
10 keep that L5u9ret oli..l' suz.1us. lat 10 Tis
q sh0r. time 10 Which 90 arrive 81 I'll The i-siar-
isl f.--s ~ ! es.t5l.sl lie LETS 0. f-1rt5eu c-L-
ties. e--lra-iu. property O. Tie su1-1tct over
one LaUllei million dollars. DO % E11Tl %
d.
Treasurer never used the grand list IS establish
"a ty This committee; tll- during The eveat-ai
time, la vas calm aai composed The din
spectre of tLe tiI. 90 c-11o iIa-s the cu-s,ln-1;
BONDED lehr o- he S-stc AID li4rilate the same
lut Ieyes. more perfectly bis peaceful r5s---lll-
ticu .lr Immediately after the county et tl-'-
te-Ieu rerortei IFS lists 90 averaged by spccis.
enactment, his ,st.ustas were made. urCa tle
ta.= Of t1e E--rgcata q tle cgslI Isis 2s r--
ported rs The counties and was found t7 TIE
committee Of ways and means. that the ta- Of
1I.. for 1871 ana i5c. ilr l>--. as1el io-, " l.t
be ample rrov.s-,1 f.- EXPENSE app-orria-
,1us AMI ,le payment Of she Safe deb,
uugro1tsI -- ard maturing during tA'se
years leaving p La7z-a il1 l- l1------ VI
'---s ASKS = me -------'--i' "-,.I ~ 10
EAs no. ~il--i ia'eL ly any e--' '--- l'' ~
ls-' necessary "A-i- De -o4.I --.-- s- ,-7
upon yeAily TX no, q -es'4l- ~ ~ 5 ,-
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lists MI he ,-Ip-iss ,tbs- IN, Cbi.,-.is-.
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