Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-24

Savings hanks ........ 4N,lS.26 4a5, lS..2l
Trust and banking
| companies ........... ftloI6l OIL Sio::t
| Insurance companies 96.Sl7.63 10l, s91.1J
, Loan and building as
| SOclatiOhS .........:. 5oo.9I J-S.do
st,1aee 1858 81, 1y7, $50. 30
! At the last session Of the legislature
a resolve was passed appropriating the
sum of $500 for the year 1905 and a
! like sum for 1906. to be expended by
! this board under the direction Of the
| Governor and Council, ''in verifying
and perfecting as far as practicable
proper description of each parcel Or
: tract of wild land, and the individual
or corporate ownership thereof" in
! unincorporated townships; "also for
the employment of a competent person
or persons to assist the board in maxi
! ing special explorations in Wild land
townships to ascertain for taxation
purposes their just and fair value
There are about $50 unincorporated
townships in the State containing more
| than nine millions of acres of wild
lands. When we consider that the
owners of these townships number
thousands: that their titles are largely
| lItCtlOIldI. that lICII lldClloIldl OWH-
erships are in many instances very
small and that the boundaries and
actual acreage of the same are in
many cases unknown even to the own
ers themselves, it can be readily I'M
derstoOd that the task of securing a
proper description Of each parcel and
| tract Of wild land and the individual or
| corporate ownership thereof is diff
| cult one.
| The complete subdivisions of wild
| lands for purposes of valuation and
| assessment conforming to separate
! ownerships presents questions of con-
| siderable magnitude, a proper solution
| OF which will involve a large eXpendi-
| ture of labor and money While a
general exploration of a township may
give sufficient information upon which
to base a reasonable estimate Of the
value of the township, a subdivision of
the land in lots or tracts will require a
mere careful and detailed examination,
in order to estimate the fair and just
value of each parcel or tract.
In many cases the division lines have
| become partially or perhaps wholly
| obliterated. and proper exploration
/ - loI PuI poSSS VI NdIutltIOn
and assessment will require "a reloca-
ton bf the boundaries and an exami-
nation of the growth on each lot or
| tract separately.
One needs only very limited expert
ence in traversing this vast wilderness
to appreciate the magnitude of the
| task.
No effort. however, will be spared to
accomplish as far as possible the pur-
poses of this resolve.
AS an essential basis for all subse-
quent Investigations and records under
the direction of the Governor and
Council. we have undertaken the
preparation of plans of uniform scale
OF all the unincorpOrated townships of
| the State from the latest surveys OBJ
| tainablc. Many of the owners of wild
| lands have kindly loaned such plans or
surveys as they have, from which we
are able to make copies. and have free
| ~ given information regarding the
description and location of their sew
eral ownerships. A large number of
these plans are now completed, and we
| shall endeavOr to have a plan of every
wild land township prepared before the
| ncXt legislative session in 1907. Under
| the provisions of the resolve referred
| to we have already had about $4,000
acres Of wild land explored by compc-
tent surveyors. These explorations
will be continued and extended during
| the coming years SO far as the appro-
priations will permit.
The city and town assessors in most
cases have been very prompt in for
wardinE their returns containing sum-
| maries Of the several municipal valua-
| TONS to this office and in giving this
board more detailed information when
required to do so. We desire to ex-
press to them our thanks for the many
| Courtesies extended to us and the
| valuable assistance rendered i'm the dis
charge of our official duties.
| The following are the summarized cx-
penditureS of the board Of State asses
sOrs for the year 1905. under resolve,
| chapter ia, acts and resolves of 1905.
appropriating money for the purpose of
obtaining information in regard to wild
lands for the purposes of taxation:
Paid +. d. Hayford. clerical as
| slStdnce 1888 80
| Frank A. Banks. labor in maxi
| ing plans of wild land town
| ships NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 200 so
r. +. Mullaney. labor in making
| plans of wild land townships. 167 10
Coe and Pingree for plans furn-
ishcd and copies Of wild lands. 10 90
TAFT Knapp Co. Loose Leaf
Biaders NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1873 10
| X. NJ. Mason surveying wild
land NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 59i 90
| Il. NJ. Mason for plans Of wild
| lands and labor .......... 81 90
w. II. Toilette for mounting
| plans on cloth ........... IS 10
Loring. Short and Harmon for
paper for plan books ..... IS 30
Loring. Short and Harmon for
| draughting tools ........... 1873 95
keuffel and Esser Co. for
| draughting tools ......... &c q
H. r. Taylor for labor and
| furnishing plans Of wild lands 20 90
James Plummer cash paid for
abstracts of deeds of wild
lands Observation-Disclosures. Is 20