Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-03
STATE HOUSE
State Board of Assessors Commit
Railroad Tax Today.
Gossip in Different Departments at The
Capitol.

The State board of assessors will
| meet, today, when the railroad tax
| will be committed. AS has been be-
| fore stated, it is anticipated that there
| will be something of an increase from
the fact that the roads have been DO
ing a heavier business than for some
time. No hearings are anticipated on
matters of any kind. 1t is probable
that at the meeting the assessors Will
make some plans for the years work
Of equalizing the taxes Of the different
towns.
The board is planning to go into the
eight wild land counties, this year, and
in addition will also go into the other
counties in the State. The timberland
matter is one that is of especial inter
est this year and the result of the work
of the assessors is looked forwars:
to with great deal of interest
| from the fact that there has been
an increase in the value of the timber
lands which are favorably situated.
| \ glance over the work of the as
SCISSORS brought out some interesting
! facts In different sections of the
! State the local boards of assessors do
not have an equal valuation for sim
liar parcels of property. In many of
| the towns the valuation is placed
much lower than that of the state
| assessors and on other parcels a high
cr valuation is placed.
In the personal property especially
the State board has a standard Of
values on different articles 50 that
! when the returns of the boards are
rnIc M quite a difference is shown
between the value placed by the State
assessors and that placed by the local
boards.
Hon. 5. ". Matthews. commissioner Of
Industrial ana labor statistics. has re-
ccived from the printers the blanks
which will Ne used this fall in getting
the returns If the amount Of building in
the State. The blanks which lie will scpl
out are directed to the local assessors.
| In the blanks these questions Will h'
asked: a How many ana what kinds o.
| factories. mills or shops for manufacture
| ing purposes have been enlarged, com
pleted or are in process Of erection dur
ing 1900 If more than one name each
separately. Cl Estimated cost of the
same. 80 Probable number of hands
they will employ.
Commissioner Matthews anticipates
that the valuation will not show up as
large as it did last year. Then the total
| value of new factories erected was tn"
largest for a number of years. In those
figures We're included the pulp and paper
mills and the value of these was great.
There have been great many smaller
factories erected. but the total valuation
III,
Of the banner year.
The regular monthly meeting of the
railroad commissioners will be held.
Wednesday. The prospect is now that
but little business will come up. But one
decision is 10 be made anu it is not at all
certain that this will be given at that
time That decision is on the location Of
the Atlantic Shore Line. The commits
sioners have approved that part from
Aspinquid park. but have not approved
the location in the city Of Biddeford. 1t
! is understood that the company has
agreed on what parts Of what streets
they wish the road to run and the next
question will be for the road commission
ers to approve the location.
After the meeting the commissioners
will start for Bangor where they are to
have a hearing in the afternoon and then
on the day following they will go to
| Cherryfield where they are to have a
| hearing in the Milbridge and Cherrytield
road
1t is probable that at this meeting the
| commissioners will lay out their work
| for the inspection of the railroads in the
State. But little can be done in this line
! as yet. on account of the snow on the
ground.
! \. ID. Russell has commenced the work
of assembling the blanks for recording
the returns of the town elections.
! The following companies have filed ar
ticles of Incorporation at the office Of
the secretary Of State:
| Consolidated Weir Company organized
at Eastport for the purpose IF dealing in
$lto is paid in. The officers are; Presl-
dent Harry 4. Buchanan Of Eastport;
treasurer. VIII f. Capen q Eastport
| Certificate approved, March p, 1860.
Grasshopper Gold Mining Company
organized a. Portland, for the purpose Of
| carrying on a mining business with SOD
900 capital stock, Of which $75 is paid in
| The officers are: President, LeRoy >
Iieht Of Portland: treasurer, ii. +.
SWcetSir Of Portland. Certificate ap-
proved. March 9, 1860
Lufkin Consolidated Buttonhole Ma
chine Company organized at kitttry tor
| The n,Iruose of manufacturing button
hole machinery with $50O0U0 capital stock
| If which $50 is paid in. The officers are
! President Richard H. Lufkin of Medford,
| Mass treasurer. john W. Lufkin of Bos
| ton. Mass Certificate approved, March
-, 1859.
Eav state Pink Granite Company o.
| Milford. Mass, has been organized at
| S,cn for the purpose OF doing a quarry
ing business with $5oo,oOO capital stock of
which 500 is paid in The officers are;
| President Geo. otis Draper OF topcuin'
| Mass; treasurer, Lewis Britain OF N"r-
| crstrr Mass Certificate approved
| March Is, 1910.