Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-13
VALUATION COMMISSION
Final Adj ournmsut Today Brief
Sketches Of the Members.

| The present State Board Of Valuation
fnsily sdjourns today. As il 10 possible
that this will be last commission to make 8
valuation OF the State on the presen. plan,
brief sketch Of the commission will b
found Of interest.
State Board OF Valuation.
As is well known the constitution of thi.
State requires that, "a general valuation
shall be taken At least once in ten years.
10 1860 a valuation commission consist
ing Of seven members; one from each coun.
eilier district WAS appointed by the Cover.
nor add the valuation then made. nc,
| including wild lands, was $i62. 15S, $50 and
the number of polls 1877, 1893.
In 1870 the commission again consisted
of seven and the valuation of the State then
inside was 1924 .s22 91s number of polls
| I43 1853.
In 1880 the commission numbered sixteen
one from each county aud the vRlustion
then made WAS S2S5 1913 7lG, and the num-
Der of polls 100, 500. upon which the State
and county taxes have siuee been assessed.
In February 1889, commission of Is
members wss appointed by Governor Bur
report TO the present Legislature.
The board commenced its lsbors at Au-
gusts in March, 1889. and after q session
of one month 1t adjourned to December of
the same year ard continued until March
1890
The commission again met Nov. 6, 1890,
ard have continued 10 session until today.
They have carefully considered the value
Of all taxable property of the State and
have endeavored to fix the valuation OF all
the cities, towns sod townships at a full,
fair cash value, nskiug use Of every avail
able means OF information to enable them
| 10 arrive st just results,
The commissioners report that the value
of the State at the present time is $500. =
1879, i0l, aud the numbsr of polls I72.779,
| showiog an increase In the past 10 yesrs Of
s7s lac, 1885, ard in the polls of IL, $50.
Following srs brief sketches of the
members in the alphabetical order OF
counties they represent:
ANDROSCOGGIN.-MAxwELL, J. W.
Secretary. Born In Webster; age
40; married; farmer aud land sur
veyor; religious preference. Free Bsp-
fist; Republican. 0btsinsd bis edu-
cation in the common town schools,
Edward Little Institute and Maine State
Seminary. Taught school winters from
1859 to 1875. Member of the Legislature
In 1876. Town clerk of Webster twenty
fonr years; supervisor and Supt. School
committee about twenty years, and county
| commissioner Of Androsc oggin county nine
years. IL sctively engaged in agricultural
interests. Mr. Maxwell has been secretary 10
81 fk. -
Hon Nicholas Fessenden.
ARooSTooK.-- OAK, CHARLES Z
Born in Garland, Penobscot county, and
educated at the Maine State College, grad.
usting With the degree of NJ. E., in the
clsss of rs. Married; sge So yesrs.
Since graduation has been In active bust
ness in Caribou. Occupation, lumber
man.
CUMBERLAND KSowLTos, HIRAM
Chsirmsu. Mr.. Knowlsou Is q native OF
New Portland sni Is nov in bis sc h year.
He has resided in Portland since 1874 and
by profession Is an sttorney and counsellor
at law Mr.. Knowlton has held the offices
Of selectmsn, assessor and school committee
was twice elected county treasurer; twice
| elected clerk Of courts, served As q mem.
Der OF the executive council in 1871; was
member Of the Legislature in 1874, and 8
member Of the Valuation Commission OF
1880. Free Baptist.
| FRANKLIN. - BEAs, DEARBoRS G
Was born in Jay, Maine, 1884; married
Republican; religious preferences, Cougre
gationsliss. Manufacturer and farmer
Residence, East Wilton. His early year.
we're spent on the farm; was educated q
the common town schools, High School and
Pennington Academy, and BY contact viii
the busy world. Employed as teach
er in the town schools from tbs
age CT eighteen to twenty-four
Has been engaged in the manufactur.
ing business ~ selling agent; general man
sgsr and partner for EnYe thaa twenty a 81
years, bis travels extending through
nearly all Of the states east Of tbs
Rocky mountains. He has traverssd thG
State OF Maine many lines, visiting
every town and village in the State from
1856 to the present time. Few men havi
bad such vide personai kno rle5ge Of ths
State Of Maine in all iss details for the
past thirty years. Appointed inspector OF
triions ard jAils by Cor. Daniel +. Davis
Feb, 1850. and reappoinsed By Gov
Frederick Robbie. Feb. 1884. Was frs
lieutenant OF Wilton Lixht. ARTILLERY Stats
Militia from its organization until il VA,
disbaa9ed 10 1850. at the heziunine Of
the iase war was member Of the firm Bear
4 Brown in the manufacture Of sey.hes q
East Wilton. Did not enter tia army
rs soldier having been rejected by exam
iciug surgeon. ~ not an able bodied man
bus vss loyal rrsn in TIRE rear. Residet
Ia Bangor from 1854 to 1868, returning Il
East Wilton 10 take charge of Al edge
taol manufacturing establishment. Ths
Lightning Hay Knife which il acknoviedses
to be the bees 10 the world. taking the Gelt
Medal at The Centennial Exhibition 1876
was named and improved from the origins
invention u IL present form and intro
duced BY him personally into nearly ever
dAte in the Union. It has been patented
u the United States. Canada, ENGLAND All
] Germany. Has not been IN cficc holder
| ter pirate business paid better. Il /
member Of Wilton Lodge r. A. NJ. Frank
lin Royal Arch CHAPTER and Pilgrim Com
maudery Of Knight Templsrs, Frmiugton