Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-03
Board of Civil Authority.
Meeting Largely Attended Last
Evening.

lho board OF CIVIL aulnOrltN nclu
meeting last evening in city court room
to hear the appeals from the appraisals
of the assessors. The room was filled
during the evening and everything pass
cd off smoothly. The meeting was
called to order by City Clerk Wells and
George Lamson was nominated as chair
man but declined. He was excused and
Frank G. Rowland was chosen.
After the call for the meeting was
read by the chairman, A. NJ. Jackman
was the first person heard. Judge Bar
ney moved that every person. teslifying
should be sworn in, and it passed.
Mr.. Jackman's residence at the cor
ner of Main and Merchant streets was
appraised at $500 and his block ut
$4,000. Mr.. Jackman stated that he
thought $4,000 fair price on the house
and 10000 on the block. The whole
property was assessed at $4,000 and
was formerly $4,000.
S. c. Shurtleff appeared for A. F..
Sortwell. The appraisal on the whole
property was $45, 200, and 224360 four
years ago. Mr.. Shurtleff objected very
strongly to the property on North Main
street, near the depot being assessed so
high. He stated there was no plumbing
or cellars to the houses with one excep-
tion.
Mrs. Mary II. Daniels appealed TO APP
praisals OH property on Maple avenue
and Harrington avenre. The new ap-
praisal was $500, add the old $2325:
Harrington avenue property is assessed
at $500, and Maple avenue $500. She
considered the property was assessed
higher than her neighbors.
LYMAN A. Gale took appeal to prop
erty on River street and North Nam
street, the former was assessed at
23OO but the new one is 1000. lie stated
that the property was decreasing II
value and considered $2500 fair price
to place on the five houses. The NortE
Main street property was assessed a
$40, 900, and in comparing the value o.
his property with that on the other side
of the street farther up north Main St
he considered the new appraisal toe
high. He stated it rented at the prescn
time for sos.
George p. Boyce took an appeal t'
appraisal on Academy street property
The new appraisal is $4,000, and the ol'
one S25OO. Mr.. Boyce stated that
was assessed 81 900 more than prop
erty in the same ncighborhood and OF
which better houses had been erected
The listers considered that he had NOR
land and better location.
A. G. Blanchard took appeal to ap
praisal on block on North Main street
The new appraisal is $4,000 and tn
old $1,000. lie considered that his bloc
had been assessed much more than l.
NJ. Averill's block and the Granite Sav
ings Bank. lie said il was not asscsse
more than the cash value but was whe
compared with adjoining property.
l.. j. Bolster appealed from appra'si
on South Main street properly. 1t
now assessed at S3200 and was former
ly S2lOO. There are four tenements
Elmore street property is now asse-se
at s2sOO. formerly $4,000. On th
: property are two tenemen's and BARI
The trotting park with band stand, bar
and q shop are assessed ut $4,000.
was formerly $1,000. All this proper'
Y is on lease land, and he considered IL
: appraisal on all this property too hlgl
The meeting adjourned until o'clo'
this evening.