Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-17
STATISTICS
Collected and Published by the Connecticut
Bureau OF Labor.

Hartford, CT, Dec. 1.-THE greater
portion of the report of the Connecticut
bureau of labor statistics for 1S96iS de-
voted to the subject of assessments of
real and personal property in the state
for purposes of taxation, treating the
matter of inequalitieSaS found toexiSt in
Il clear and lucid manner More particu
larry ii refers to the faulty methods of
making up the assessment lists by
boards of assessors in the different
towns of the state. making many ref
erences to the lack Of uniformity pre-
vailing in most of the towns. Tn" re
port gives the grand list Of the state
as at present assessed as being $4i43 -
927.00, and adds that had all property
been assessed at fun value as the law
directs. the total grand list would have
been $637 .95y 1000. and shows in tabu-
lated form the grand list Of each town
in the state the assessors estimate of
the per cent. of true valie at which
property in the several towns is as
sessed. and the grand list of each town
as ii would be if assessed nj full value.
showing by comparison that the pro-
portion of true value at which all pro-
perty in the entire state is assessed is
500 per cent.
The report strongly urges the crea .
ton of state board of tax commits
sioners. and reprints proposed law
which was before the general assem-
bly, of 1887
The report says. that the average
assessment of appraised value of the
whole number of estates in probate
vas 81 per cent.
Taxation Of joint stock corporations
is also subject which the report treats
upon in a manner calculated to show
he inequalities of the assessments
made against them. and for purposes
If comparison the sworn statements
IF the condition of 23l corporations.
made by them to the secretary of state.
we're taken, together with the assess
nents laid against the same corpora
ions in the towns in which they We're
located. This comparison shows that
the sworn cash value of the real and
personal estate of the whole number
examined was so 800, $500. and the
amount taxable, plus credits, minus
debts, was S23,6S5. 205,0o. The amount
assessed against these corporations,
the report saws. was $40. sos. S2l 90 this
being 444 per cent. Of the actual
amount taxable.
Other Investigations made and re-
ported lIpon by the bureau We're the
conditions of cellar bakeries. from a
sanitary point of view, and the hours
If labor and wages paid in the several
9ake shops which We're examined, and
rom the account given in the report
It appears that condition OF filth eX-
lists in many of them which ought not
to be permitted in any we'll regulated
community The report contains an
abstract of proposed law on this
subject. which it states will be intro
duced at the incoming session of the
general assembly. which bears a close
resemblance, the report says. to those
IN force in some of the other states.
The report briefly refers to the law
concerning alien laborers. which was
enacted a the last session of the gem
eral assembly. making a recommends
ton that it be amended that more pro-
lection may be furnished employees ig
norant of the English language.
1t also makes reference to the mat
ter of protection of motormen from the
nclemency of the weather during the