The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-16
Board of Civil Authority
Acts on Petitions.
FOURTEEN NOT GRANTED
Former Tax Collector w. H. Buchanan
0Yerpaid S57.39 on Ac-
counts Of 1897.

The board Of civil authority completed
only part Of the work left over from the
previous meeting, at the city court room
last evening. Others appeared before the
board so that the total number Of az
grieved persons Is 3S.
OF this number 10 had their petitions
agreeably considered BY the board while
IA others will be notified that their re-
quests could not be granted
Fifteen members of the board met IN the
city court room and the cases were taken
up In order Before beginning S. H. For
syth, one Of the board, asked If there was
any way Of getting back OF the appraisal
Of 1902 Mr. Forsyth thought he was pay
ing too much taxes and he brought IN list
Of the appraisals Of his neighbors who
were paying less than he
After Mr. Forsyth had sat down, one Of
the city assessors, G, A. Smith, spied the
newspaper seribes busily making copy and
he had a whispered consultation with the
chairman, f. q. HOwland, with the result
that motion was made that the board Of
civil authority do now 20 into executive
| session The motion was put and in
/ spite Of at least two loud noes the motion
was declared carried and the newspaper
men and the one solitary citizen in the
/ hall filed ont to allow the board to do its
work in private with the following results;
/ T. L. Martin.in 1902, was told he had no
poll tax, later W. ii. Buchanan demanded
the taxes or his body; decided to give for
mer. Wanted the collection interest re-
/ turned. Request not granted.
Sanford Smith taxed on something not
erected until after list was taken given re-
bate OF S1.45.
Z. G. Veal given rebate on 500 for
| the same reason.
Nathaniel Ennis now living in Webster
vile, objected to paying poll tax on ac-
count OF age limit Taxes abated.
Clarence r. Woods petition dismissed;
| claimed residence was not ia Barre April
4; wife living here at time; said residence
was wherever he happened to be, showed
tax receipt from Randolph.
The petition of w. G. Quinlen for an
abatement on his block on Main street
was laid on the table and viii be taken up
at an adjourned meeting this evening.
| Board decided to return TO George A.
Ross total of $3.50, taxes Of 1897 and
1898. he having been a member Of Co. E,
| v. n. g.
| Mrs. Felix Prestini will be given back
IS rs, amount Of husbands poll tax, he
/ being an invalid
The petition Of Mrs, Josephine Rusoa
| for a rebate Of two years on property on
property on Short street was dismissed, as
was also the petition Of Mrs. Margaret
Pirie whose property is on QAarry st.
| Dennis ClearY objected to increase in
appraisal Of his property had no city priv
! ileges, sewer, etc. F.; case dismissed,
| William Cameron paid 50 III under pro-
/ test, because he didn't come here until the
second day Of April Taxes will be re-
/ turned.
William Donald thought be was taxed
too high on two lots on the Ward & Doug
| lass plot; paid $50 for them and was taxed
on $50; case dismissed.
/ @. Cardi considered that he was ASSESS
ed too high on property on Center street
and board decided it had no jurisdiction
| over that. Petition dismissed.
H. b, Baldwin was assessed under that
name aud also under the name Of Henry
Baldwin Objected to paying taxes in
Barre twice or even once as his home was
in Barton at time OF appraisal. Taxes
abated
w. Ross did not come to this country
from Scotland until April 4 did not give
list and it was decided by the board to re-
turn his tax.
Three men who we're not q years OF age
last April and who we're assessed poll
tax this year were granted "a abatement;
IL. Caleagnl, tax Of 1898 abated; L. Rossi
was not 81 until last September, paid un-
der protest; Paul Zorzi, only 20 years old
last month, tax of S7.15 will be returned.
4 James Cashin thought his quadrennial
appraisal was too large. Case dismissed.
i G. Conf went away two years ago and
did not come back until June, yet was as
sessed S7.l3. Tax win be returned.
a. Tomasis petition for reduction on
his property on the corner of North Main
and Merchant streets was dismissed by
the board.
William Carson paid his taxes in Con-
cord, N. H., aud didn't come here until
September 10, family also just moved TO
Barre. Granted request.
j Petition Of O. s. Cassalani, who
thought his property on Maple Avenue
was taxed too much, was dismissed
George Thompson was not 2 years Of
age until August 9, vet he was taxed /;
brought witness to prove hts sge. His tax
will be returned.
Fred K. Cleveland paid taxes In Chel-
sea and did not come TO Barre until April
!. 90, aithoughshe had previously lived here
many wears Tax abated.
. James MoWilliam considered that his
+ assessment Of 81, 100 was $500 too much,
, Petition dismissed,
S Segel s. Brady were taxed ON fun face
4 Of their insurance policy on property burn
& ed IN last winters big FIRE TO amount Of
!. s17, 400. They got Se, $50 and wanted re
!, bate which was not granted
w. d. Kidder had lot Of bills out