Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-21

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years? The board elected now would be
| Of much more value to the State two yesrs
from now, by reason OF their experience,
then they would be il 81. csed Two years
hence.
Mr.. Peaks-As understand the amend
! ment proposes that We enact Law that 10
entirely imperative for two years, which
the next Legislature must adopt and elec. u
board OF assessors to &c. ulder this law.
Tbs next Legislature would have 1t in their
power to repeal the bill or Ie-anact it ard
charge it in any way they ss~ FL. If it is
right to have State hoard of assessors let's
have it nov. take the grouud that i. is
impossible 70. us TO tell whether it Is best
or not ard that we should vote it down and
then refer the whole matter TO the next
Lsg stature, ana not enact 4 law snl under
take to force our ideas upon the next Legi.-
istuve. My constituents all agree with me
that it is hest 10 do this ard am no. in
favor of the amendment tn The bill
Mr.. Porter Of Bangor offered the follow
ing amendment:
Amend section 2, line 6, by Inserting
"shall be elected after the approval of the
act by the Legislature How in session.
The question was then oa the xmendmtn nj
offered by then'leman FROM Wilton.
Mr.. Caliaha LII We are in favor of this
board of STATE ASSESSORS believe in eiectiug
them now, when they csn have all the in
formation compiled by the valuation com
mission object to the ansadmeIt.
MIR. Hersey Of Bnckhein--I represent q
farming community and beivs voice the
sentiment of my constituents ~hrn [ ssy
that am In favor Of Il State board of ass.
essor.. would iik, tn state the situation
in my district BIctf,ld has been run
ming d0wa. The State valuation thera for
the last tea years has been 1897 600; $751;
600 is The extent If our valuation by the
assessors ~ a tair cash value. Niae-tenths
OF the real estate in Buckfeld can be
bought today for the assessment. The
next town Of Paris has been growiny
town. They have grown D"r. thsn $780,
GOO in thu past ten yeAra AID still the state
valuation has been prevsilng right along,
working great injustice When { sac such
inequality how csn 90 oiheswi,a than 10
po,e for some bosrd tina. III YEAR by year
FIX our valuation aud III s"me form ! sm
in favor OF State board of ASSESSORS.
Mr.. POrtef--I was Aston.slel the other
day when the assessors gave me tho nsm.s
4 valuation OF over $500, coo. These MAJ,
rs far ss krow, are in favor OF some sys-
TEN Of this kind. l could 40 on aud quote
for an hour il ch6ie, u show the inju,-
tice done under the old System ia the cise
Of wild lands. Ispesk for ,h4 city of Ban
gor and believe my constituency want this
measure.
Mr.. Smith OF TurDsr--I represent
4. - - L.
ers in my town are calling for this State
board OF assessors because. in the frat
place it is masking radical change in the
mode of tsking the valuation Of our State.
This bill follows the Massa ahuset.s meth.
cd Of valuation ard believe that the
present system Is satisfactory 10 the maj ~
ity of the voters in this Safe. The cry
has been going up sill over the State for
the last few years thst the cities we're not
taxed ia proportion 10 the rural districts
and thst tue Wild lands were not valued 10
proportion to oil the farming Il stricts in
this State.
This valuation commission has seen ft to
advance The value Of The wild lands and
timber lands to = consider able extent. No
portion Of our State, except Bar Haib,r, is
undergoing rapid changes in valuation. AZ
IL the case in Massachusetts. IL we want
this board of asst ssors we can rave Si6 900
by waiting and referring this to the next
Leg stature.
Mr.. Msrston Of skoxhs yau-Skow gan
wishes to re- rec irded az amoug the minority
that the gentleman refers II. Hs saws
that ls,ge maj ,tiy of the people Of his
SAFE believe tnat the vaiuaiion that has
been taken is right and just. Now, Skow-
hogan protests against the v4iustion ,hu
hiss been placed upon her He speaks oil
viii lsods, and j1x one Instance would I
like TO quote from this report. and I could
give dozen more similar and squivsleu,
TO It. ssk you to lock on the 5Oth page
vivid lands ia Somerset coansy.'
Hecodd item, No. 4. Range /. Tier. are |
224O acres ard valued at only s55, 100
Nov. l an an Interested party tn ons. |
half, or tbereaoonss, of that township |
The owners Of the other townehip have, |
within the pas: six months. told their inter. |
est, ard ~hen a iumbermsn sells ,iece OF |
timber land he &c, sYsliy eodesvors to get |
what there 10 ia IL, and the or ef undivided |
half Interest in tba. land WAS toli for so |
cents an acre, ard its valuation Is 81 so.
Mr.. SavAse--It Is very evident that there |
is a widespread feeling that there ought 10 |
be change Ii our system OF State vslua-
hon. As 10 how that should be done aud |
when it should be done there are divergent
opinions, bn. that the p,eseot syst m Is sD
un~ise and iasquisaoe one I think very
feg within the sound Of nly voice will deny. |
II is said that the Legislature a. this late
hour will be compelled 10 accept the report
OF the valuation commission, becxu.e is We
open the door for one town every other |
town in the State will try 70 crawl ia
through the same door. Assume tina, the
report OF the vaius' Commission is &C..
cepfe1. The State b BARD, If one tie chosen a,
tho present session of the Legislature, will
have nothing TO d. with that a. a basis for
the assessment Of taxes for tbese two years
II there should be boAId elec.ed nov The,
at t3,s tiae aud with the dasa
which have been Collected BY The vslus.ion
snd viii the result of their
experience for two years, aod especially
with the .eposts Of the assessors, sach ire
sn!sri:ies IS may occur from time TO time Gao
he righsed, and there never was time wl,sa
the stat. board OF assessors csuli begin
their work under more favorable auspices
than 81 the present time. We will assume
that this goes over to the mex: LegisIsiafe
AID they deem is wise to Adop. this asa
part OF cue fundamental plan Of valuation.
sGd new State board Of assessors il cleo
Ted OF appointed, -wha. have they to be ein
sith! Not = valux:i0n from q town
IN the State; not = report from an
assessor In the State; notbiog what
ever except the report Of the valuation
with reports from assessors on
nie here which will then be three years old,
md !. seems to me that il We are ever 20
have State board Of assessors. nov is the
Time. 50 far 50 the matter Of expense i,
there are very many towns win
! vaiuAtion Of half million dollsrs, and 1
Tes TO : ;ovn having half million doilsrs .
BE additional expense - computed for me
oy gentleman on the tax commission ia | il
IS than $40 year. I think thai a, q | 1
natter Of justice and right between t,wo .
.nd town We shoald have new system asd
his system tsvs no doubs will give bet. :
ef ssiisfsaion taan anything We have
,ver bad before.
Discussion was continued By Messrs
NTH and ID csey Of Fort Kent. who were