The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-31
gsu,iamd County L,.ters Convention

Agreeable to the call made by the listers
of Rutland to the listers Of Rutland
county to meet in Rutland on Monday af-
ternoon, some thirty-five from different
parts Of the county assembled at o'clock
OH the afternoon mentioned at the Town
House.
Mr.. A. f. Davis of Rutland called the
meeting to order and stated that he with
others of the board in this town had called
the meeting for the purpose of establish
ing if possible basis of taxation that
could he used by the assessors throughout
the county.
On motion Mr.. w. B. Shaw of Pitts
ford was chosen chairman and Mr.. A. +.
Davis of Rutland, secretary.
Mr.. y. w. Goss of Brandon suggested
that a committee of five be appointed to
take list of personal property and arrange
some price by which to be guided in max
ing an appraisal and present it to the'meet-
ing. He referred to the fact of inequality
throughout the county in appraising per-
sonal property, and that some property
was taxed in one town which was ex-
empted in others such as Watches pianos,
etc.
Mr. VIM Kimball of Mendon said all
listers conversant with the laws of Yer
mont for 1869 mnst know that all manu-
factories whose value exceeded S 1000 was
exempted for five years. 1t was some
trouble to find what constituted manufac-
tories and this meeting should decide upon
some plan which may be agreed on through
out the county.
statute directed the listers what to do
that listers varied in Judgment and
that the object of the convention
should be to equaize the appraisals of
personal property. For instance in
regard to stock the meeting could
establish basis and agree upon
an average price according to the value of
the kind of stock. The question of real cs-
tate was difficult to get at or make equi!a-
be Locality was always considered a
great point, and perhaps too much SO. He
considered that an acre of land near the vii.
lage which would produce fifty bushels of
corn was worth no more than the same
amount of land of like productveness a
few miles farther from town, less the cost
of transportation. The Listers in several
counties of the state had agreed upon a sys-
tenn of taxation and this meeting should do
| the same.
Mr.. Kimball wished to hear from the
listers of the different parts of the county
in regard to the taxing of manufactures.
The list of towns in the county were
called and tho following towns were found
to be represented as follows
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| Benson-Unrepresen
| Brandon--A w Goss, f Sanderson, T b
Smith,
Castleton-John Wyatt
| Chittenden-Hiram Baird.
observation-disclosures Stewart
Danby-L G Paris. A S Baker.
Falrhayen-Wm w Pitkin, Heman Stan
nard.
ton-Unrepresented.
lra-Messrs Johnson, Carpenter and
Mann.
| Mendon--J E Seward, Vim Kimball. W
Murdick
wn-Unrepresented.
Mount Holly-F l. Frost, p Carlton.
Mount Tabor-Unrepresente
Pawlet-Curtls Reed, o II Simonds,
Wilcox
Pittsfield-Unrepresented.
| n 4
Hendee.
Poultney-Frederick Ruggles.
Rutland-A + Davis. W Mead, Wn
Ross, b Greene.
Sherburne-John johnson.
Shrewsbury-Allen Barney
Sudbury-Fayette Holmes.
Tinmouth-Lyman Cobb, Clark Norton
Wallingford-Ed Chilson.
Wells-Unreprescnted.
West ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Mr.. Baker, of Dandy, referred to tn
coal-kins in that town, which were las
year assessed, while the cheese factorie
were left out of the list Mr.. Tabor ha
exempted its kilns, He thought the lister
were legally bound to follow the law
, Whether the manufacture of coal was con
templated in the law of exemption, he wa
not prepared to say. This was questio
to be decided, and not whether the lister
! were to set aside the law
2 Mr. Greene, of Rutland, referred to til
c matter Of cheese factories as one hard
determine, and which should be decide
/ upon.
Mr. IIendee, Of Pittsford, thought III
7 towns ought to take vote instructor
, their listers what to appraise and what
| exempt In such cases