The Somerset reporter., 1899-01-19
State Assessors Report.

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We have received with the coppli-
ments Of Hon. " illiam G.. NJ ,rsiIall of
the board OF State Assessors copy Of
the annual report upon which the State
tax is 10 be based for he two years next
ensuing.
From this 1t appears that the number
OF polls taxed 10 the State is 1920 :;
polls untaxrd, 10 1913. total resident real
estate, $3.50, BIZ; nor resident, $40.
524, 237; personal estate resident, S59,-
800, 806; nonresident. SO, 7S3 SOS; total
of values, $685., 800, 25s.
In Somerset county the number of
polls taxed is 9,2l6; untaxed, 620; real
estate resident, s,463, 1876; real estate
nonresident, 81 .2l5, 455; personal estate
resident, 81, 1877, 1873; personal estate non
resident. $7l 1926; total value of estates.
$12 ,4s7715.
The returns for the State for four
years past aggregate rs follows: 1895,
s276. $50, 424; 1896, $27S, 1858, 654; 1897,
S2Sl $40 Sol; 1898, 1924, 500, 25S. Somer-
set shows gain for the four years of
s37 $50. This comes largely by reason
of the plantation of Pleasant Ridge be-
ing including in the last valuation aud
not in the former ones. 1t has valua.
ton of $40, 255.
Following is the valuation for the
apyeral Sompraot tnwno and nlontotione 1.
Arson, 1852, 652; Athens. 1921 ,099; Bing-
ham, $23S, 064; Cambridge, Sl12,29S ;
Canaan, $2S3,794; Concord, $50, 305 =;
Cornville, $2S6,030; Detroit, Sl27 ,523 ;
Embden, S2l0, 43l; Fail field, 81 ,267 ,995 ;
Harmony, S6l; Hartland, $40l 1868 ;
Madison, $l,226, 243; Mercer, $l53, 76l E;
Moscow, $67 sos; New Portland, $685.
S25; Norridgewock, 1915, SOL; Palmyra,
1915, 1882; Pittstield, 81 ,02l, $50; Ripley,
$ll9, 800; st. Adams, $375, 33l; Skowhe-
gan, $3,089, 260; Smithtield, $l32, 1886
Scion, 1928, 29s; Starks, $3.50, 500; Brigh-
ton, S62,320; Caratunk, 2,493; Dead
River, $22,Sl4; Dennistown, $50, 1872
Flagstaff, $2S, 99S; Highland, SIS 1858
Jackman, $50, 250; Lexington, Sal 1929
Mayfeld, $52, 430; Moose River, S64, 656
No. /, X. 2, w. X. r., 1922, COS; Pleasant
Ridge, $20,255 The Forks, $47 093
West Forks, S37,727.
The values OF live stock as returned by
the assessors of towns amount to Sill
$4,000 substantially the same as for
1897 but nearly "a million and half
dollars less than in 1895. Somerset
towns return valuation of $3.50 1876 of
| live stock, a gain of about $4,000 over
the year btfole but falling off of more
than $780, 600 from the figures of 1895.
The wild lands in the State are valued
at SIG, 53S .S25; those in Somerset county
at So ,039,3O
The assessors make this statement in
closing their report; 1.-The total valua-
ton of the cities, towns and plantations
for 1898 rs returned by their assessors is
AS follows, real estate 1921 300, 754, per
sonal estate 500, la, sol, total S2S4 800,
25S, an increase over similar returns for
1897 of $2,623, 457. To make COMPARE
son with the amount returned in 1896
when the last equalization was made we
find an increase of So, al ,604. Nearly
one-fourth of this increase is on account
of property which in 1896 was returned
as exempted from taxation, and which,
partly in 1897 and the remainder in
1898 was placed in the taxable lists.
There was in 1896 returned as exempted
by vote s., 1923, 455 and 10 1898, 81 ,495,
455 decrease of 81, AIS, 0l5.'