The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-14
A LIVELY SESSION
TO HEAR APPEALS
Attorney Hoar Cross-examined Assessors
as to Grounds for Raising Various
Appraisals Of Property
in the City.

~ lhS Nlty.
The monumental task of the board 81
lciviI authority il hearing the appeals
ot taxpayers who are aggrieyed over
their quadrerinial appraisal grows with
each evenings session The board held
its third meeting last night and still has
about thirty appeals to hear, 50 that adj
jMnnment was taken until tonight at I
O'Clock.
Last evenings session was enlivened By
sttorney Richard A. lioar's presentation
of The appeal Of Charles II. Campbell
and the Perry & Scribner water system.
On the former Attorney Hoar declared
that the assessors had raised The ap.
Fraisal d Mr. Campbell's house on Elm
street from $500 to $4,000 without
knowing how much ground he owned,
how many rooms there were III the
building, what the finish was, In fact,
hn couldn't find ont what the assessors
ibid know about the property. He thought
/ the raise excessive and began I'd cross
1NNfNiAAHN Nif tA1Nt~nblrY tAfA0 fANoNH~Bt
\ Page objected Chairman Howland ruled
that MI Hoar could question Tie asses
Esors, and the latter then declared he oh
4 lieeted 10 having Assessors Page and
4 Scott, both Of whom are justices Of the
peace, sitting in Judgment on their own
/ iappraisals. Mr.. Hoar was told that
lneither Of the two men had taken the
oath as justices Of the peace and so was
not a member Of the board Of civil au-
tthofity
Attorney HoaT thought the appraisal
Of Mr.. Canpbell's half Of the Granite
black was out Of proportion with other
property.
4 When the appeal Of Perry & Scribner
on the raise Of their water system from
Sl, 800 to $4,000 came up Attor-
Aney Hoar began quizzing the al.
SCISSORS again. He asked them on what
grounds they jumped the appraisal S2,-
1000, and the assessors, after some watt
Ling replied that it was what they consid-
Tered right they had made ii on Che
lpipes IN the ground, cost Of construc.
ticn, superintendent, etc that they
had tried to secure accurate information
and could not Then Attorney Hoar le.
I ticiNA Ahot tAN tOllt jas .Htfu tfltfE Afl
laequeduet consists Of the pipes in the
l2round and that appraisal could not be
made on work of construction, cts. He
was backed up by William A. Boyee
ho also took u turn at cross -exanlin-
ing the assessors on the Mcfarland &
Boyce water system.
Other appeals We're heard as follows
Airs. G. D. Carpenter. house 81 Brooklyn
street raised 500 to SI,l0O, thought
$500 enough.
Fred Waters had paid taxes for Al
years and Ind never protested before
bit was compelled to on raise Of South
Main street property from ST 500 Il
$4,000. thought $1,000 right n M
knsstll thought $500 appraisal iii Hi
Eastern avenue house was 500 too
linuch ii comparison with surrounding
property.
Il o. Il Sheplee wanted his home place
4 16S North Main street cut from $1,000
10 $500 because II can't be sold 81
leased, being tied up by will and going
70 his grand children. His house on West
street was raised from $500 to 81,
H s.00 ana should be reduced to $500
4 William Brown, Grant avenue thought
a raise Of ST 200 to 81 500 was toomuch a.
they didn't have any Of the improve
imcnts, not even seeing the mayor NJ
their way. Alex u Stephen reported
that the old appraisal $3.50 was enough
on his Bcckley street property, wherea.
The assessors had put it up TO si,s0o.
B. H. Wells, home place 46 Merchant
street, raised from $1,000 70 $4,000
thought not in proportion 70 surrounding
lpropeity $4,000 fair appraisal Johf
Btodericly wanted Old assessment OF
Hale street house. which was S400: hal
been raised to 5000. Fritz jackson
thought sl roo a fair valuation Of Iii.
Hill street residence; assessors hadraise
Il from 81 500 to 1900. Robert Knox
home place on Beacon street. raised 5000
to 81 500. thought 81 400 sufficient. c. !.
Bates, two houses on Third street
thought he should have old appraisal a.
water from sewer got into cellar OF ons
ios houses.
III A. Holt compared his house OF
Wellington street with Assessor II. "
Scott's. thought Scott's was better bui
was in the list lower lie was raise,
from $1,000 to 81 200, would not Object
Ito $4,000
A. H. Buzzell presented the followin.
lappeals; 45 Merchant stret. raised from
SO 900 to $3,2O0 should be $1,000: Nos
3 and Addison street. should be oil
appraisal Of S1,700 instead Of sl,S00: Of
penrl street, house would sell for $500
had been raised from $500 to 5000. II ]
Slayton had one house on Quarry stree
and three on Hill street. old appraisal o
An $4,000, thought shonld be cut down
from new figures, $500. Miss Carrie I
Bemis wanted old appraisal Of S70t
(raised Ss00) on North Main stree
house. Mary Jane Durkee asked for re
dUctions on one house. Railroad street
two houses on Durkee plncc. house OF
West street and block on Main street
laitcr's old appraisal Of s4,000.
T. q, Kent, 35 Wellington stree
thought old appraisal Of 81 i,s65 enough
whereas rev figures were $500. Thi
ll'nieersalist society wanted Miles gran
ite block land reduced from $4,000 t
lsi2 900, as had to pay out about hal
income in taxes. Miss y. G. Isham askes
ior reduction from $1,000 TO $1,000
hpuse l8 Sheridan street. DR. J. 5
De1iel, Merchant street property raise,
from $4,000 to $4,000; wanted old
withdrew appeal Oh Foss street property
/ wanted old appIaisal of $500 On Have
place property, now listed at $500.
n The Allen Lumber company though
5000 enough for storehouse on leaset
i land. Depot square, raised FROM $500 t
J n 900; mill at North Barre, should b.
i IS 800 is $4,000 rests ON leased land
lease expiring next November S. y
Allen would be glad TO swap his housl
! on Franklin street for Mrs. Taplin'
! house ana hers Is listed ot 5000. Will
, lis IS IN ot $500 Irving Whitehea,
/. Thought tis Beacon street house was toi