Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-01
be perusei with satisfaction.

The report further states: The State
assessors were not able to enter fully
upon this years work at SO early
a date as was desirable or as In previous
years, and thereby have been compelled to
earnest and continuous effort in order to
perform the duties incumbent upon them
| IN Il manner at all satisfactory to them
selves. We have, however, in this limited
time, succeeded in holding more county
sessions than n.anyjpreviousjyear with
an enlarged attendance of local assessors
and others, in every instance due largely,
plainly, maniiest in all parts of our,State
not only among the assessors but also
anne NC the prominent and representative
business men and tax payers, to render
any and all aid initheir power that may
assist this board in eq ualizing to the fullest
extent, the values of all classes Of prop
erty for purposes of taxation. A greater
number of the assessors has appeared be-
fore Us, very many towns and cities being
represented at our meetings by their full
board.
We have also been aple to devote more
time and attention to the manufacturing
interests of all kinds and classes through
out the entire State, which we confess
have not heretofore received from us such
consideration as was desirable, but we
were compelled to this course from lack
of time and means.
While holding our regular sessions in
the several counties we have endeayored
to visit each and every manufacturing
plant of Importance, of whatever char
acter, and learn all we could personally
from the proprietors and managers Of said
industries, as to the true and relative
values of the same.
In this time of depressed prices Of all
kinds and classes Of property, more
plainly seen and recognized perhaps, In
personal property, such, for instance, as
our live stock, class common to each
and every town and city, and the present
value of which is most readily known,
with marked decrease 10 the past year,
of S67S, 7S7 from last year $ returns, on an
aggregate total Of about $l4 600. 900, and
a corresponding decrease in all our ship
ping property, this year, shows an in
crease of over 81, 500, COCO above 1894
Bicycles, which have never to any great
extent been taxed by the State. should be
taxed relatively with ether property
There are estimated to be from Il, 600 to
Is, 900 of these in the State, representing
more than $500. 900.
The report concludes
1--WE cannot complete this report with
out paying our tribute Of respect, love and
esteem. to the memory Of our late asso
| ciate, Hon. Hall c. Burleigh. He served
upon this board the three years of the I'M
expired term of our former associate, the
late Hon. Frank Gilman, and had been
elected by the Legislature of 1895, fer Il
full term of six years from April follow
| ing. He was not permitted to meet with
! his associates after the commencement of
| his second term, bnt was suddenly taken
from lis when seemingly in the prime of
! life, and in the midst OF his usefulness.
| His great love for this, his native State
and for the work in which he was en-
gagged, together with his extensive per-
sonal acquaintance of its people and their
varied interests, strengthened and en-
larged by his three years experience in
the work of this board, rendered him emi
nently fitted for its duties. to which he
was devoted with all his we'll recognized
energy and superior business capacities.
Possessing largely the love and conf
dence of the people his loss is deeply felt
by all. but Inv none more keenly than by
his late ass ocln.es who had so long held
! such close, ntim tie ard tender relations
! with him