The Somerset reporter., 1891-10-08

The S'a'e yaluhuon Commissioners
Charles G Imam, OTIS Iqyford aud +
Cha bourne We n town yesterday AN,
had rooms at Hotel e-cllon.
The Seleatmen waited upon them az,
afforded hem every possible opporuui'y
to strive 1T n il,t snd true y.lnati II ui
thn estates OF the town They TOOK Il
DIR We al u town n the morning sni held
meeting at the Court House, commenc-
ing Al o'clock.
At The Court House hearing was given
TO several tewns
Sch ctmen Snow and Enary, Agent
Gould, Senator Walton, L. y NJ rrill.
E-q and l. Anderson, President Of tue
Board of Traie, Were before the Com
m s. i)ne's. The hearing WIS inform
Hon. S J. Walton spoke IN gener !
teIms of the "a uatirn the tom. Csll.
ing attention to the valuation If Show tc-
gan Ms compared with tie cities OF the
State. Abnut one 1alf Of IT, CITIES II .ho
State have lover valuation thu Sapw 90.
gar. The valuation OF SHOWN. gan il - o.
S5l for each poll which IS mrea above tire
average faI the ties, TO say nothing of
the II WIS of the STATE Thi- exceeds the
valuation per pali OF Every Maine ci.y
exec pt Portland and Augusta
Cpmdi. sioner Chadbobrle txp aimed
how the vlluaiion OF Skun he1an wa ar.
rived al by the Vllu lion Commissioners.
f.. =, Merrill Ed, made comparisons
If personal and real estate win other
towns and explained The valuation of the
SCISSORS for ls9l, showing that the valu-
stton was full cash valuation, citing in
STAGES where it was considerably above
what could be obtsued for tne property
today. MIR. Lewis Anderson spoke Of
The v9lua' on paerd upon Tit Woulen
Mill, sos 0an. IL citc,. salea If wooden
mills IN Maine All other NV England
states, by when this class Of property
appears to be >pla a. very l3a rttes The
Skowhegau mil Is tax d at the rate Of
$4,000 per ,et "hlr the average sales
have been about 50 600 FER set.
5, W. Gould, IoWn Agent, explained
lhe discrepancies III foimet teiuru- made.
upon which the State valuation va, made.
fhe addition OF - per cent to bring The
valuation To caeA valuati5n he showed
10 have been tXcessive and in some ito ms
.ntirely wrong, particularly that Of cash
At interest.
VIM. Folsom, Esi,, spoke briefly Of the
yaiuat ~ token - tile a>so ors this yesr
and from TIM argued that the valuation
placed by the culamls siCurfs must be eX-
crssiye.
q. ". Glwtr, L t., OF scion aud Geo.
g. PatteG, CT Il! 49, If ..e bJard Of re.
ieclmeu Of nhdon sppeGf,d before the
cunmissioLe. > > p! o.tst sg@ihst thu val.
nation OF that town. The sum Of ; % e.
geo appears 10 h.vc been ACTED because
1 ,h2 erection OF gu.P mil by the
Moosehtad Puir ompauY They gave
ne rairoed debt e. Tie town az 50, zoo.
The pul p mil VAS ext np- rom taxation
~ the Town ali. had not eausud the cXaC-
lion Of an additional bu1l!iag Ia .fe town.
Whatever benefit j. Wac Scion iece yJd 1T.
L. G. Town, +. ID. Sahoy and ID. +.
Hobart, selecimen OF Madison, appeared
befOre the commie sionegs snd nauc Ger
ain statements in regard 10 their Vslu8-
ion but ulade 10 della te claim for reduc-
Ion.
ID, G. Han, chsrman of the board of
eiectmen Of Fairfield stated that in his
own they taxed to the owners Of logs
hose up river April lst but III dsrstood
nat towns do not utlly include logs in
valuation. He desired the opinion OF the
commissioners. Gne, s'1 ed tAey under
5.ood the lsa very clearly rqIised the
aXation # loIs 10 the town where owaed.
The conlMissloner4 tOeh lie Train TO
b hgham where they give hearings to
towns in tint vicinity 70 day.
Great drive in ladies' e.pbtolderod
handkerchiefs, 10 cents each, at M b.
Heselton's,