Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-28
CORPORATION TAXES.
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| Acting IS n board OF equalization, we
,.r.,y;tb p, nort he ninth biennial V'tlu-
aticn Of the Sta:c. as fixed b. the Eoafl.
as follows: .; 30. ~ KIN
! c Mi," hon, or, the public Lots ... 1,lSo''
fetal ;cr,.,,S.. Of
! This valuation rrpr'SrisS an i,,,i n;
| s2s,l>3,9!G above the State faiuat'oh -
! 1904.
i Regarding the work of placihs
! values on the wild landS Oh 'I''' s''''
according to the provisions Oh "li ~
passed by the last lcsisi;i'"rr' Wv
! BOARD of Assessors have this !" say III
! their report:
: As nrovided by the resolve of the
seyenty-second legislature TINS poaru
has attempted, under the dlreclloh vi
the Governor and council to secure d
proper description of each parcei vi
tract of wild land in the unorganlZeu
townships, and has. in accordance WIN
the provisions of the resolve, empioSeu
nersOns who have had many years eN-
neriencc in cruising timberlandS TO cx-
,Ioro q norton of the wild lands LOT
tho purDose of ascertaininS their
present value. Very soon after enter
| ing upon the work it became evident
hat IN order to obtain intelligent and
proper descriptions it would be abso-
! lutely necessary 10 secure plans vi
mans of each unorganized township,
showing the location of the lndlVlouai
ownerships. before the timberlands
could be completely explored and the
stand of timber upon each parcei or
4: tract determined. In the past TWO
years we have succeeded III securing
and now have in the office OF the state
! Assessors. a complete set of maps Oh
each unorganiZed or wild land town
shin in the State. There are four
hundred and thirty five of these maps
and they were made from the latest
surveys obtainable and are of UNIFORM
scale. They are made upon ciotE-
backed paper bound by counties III
loose leaf binders, and indicate. IN
many instances, separate oWnershlpSi
as we'll as outlines of all lakes. ponds,
rivers, streams or waterways. together
with location of the public highways
and tote roads, the knowledge of winch
is so essential in determining the value
of timberlandS.
The townships cruiSed We're situated
in Somerset. oxford, PiscataQuiS ana
PenobscOt counties, and their total
acreage is 1928 acres. The amount
Paid to the surveyors for making TINS
exploration is $1,753.S7, or an average
of a triile under one cent per acre. IL
lis only fair to state that these town
ships which we had explored are con-
yeniently located and accessible, so
that the expense is much less tnan
would be the exploration of more re-
mote townships. At this rate per acre,
, however, the expense to the State for
making an exploration of the entire
wild land area in the unincorporated
townships would be approximately in
round numbers $4,000. The State
valuation made by the Board this year
on these townships. which was based
on the information gained from the eX-
plorations. is $909.420. or AZ per cent
in excess Of the State valuation placed
upon them two years ago, while the
State valuation this year on the entire
wild land townships has been in
creased 25l. per cent over the last
State valuation of two years ago.
In conclusion there is 4 brief sum-
mary of the work of the board. the
/. personnel of which. +. NJ. Simpson OF
Bangor. Otis Hayford Of Canton anC
George Pottle of Lewiston, has no.
been changed during the past 81,
years.
G The State valuation made in 1906
I was 1886 .699.G49 and the State valua
ton made by the board this year i:
: 1894. 691 800. which shows Il total in
r crease during the six years admins
Y tration of this board of $57,99S.341. o.
q 11.3 per cent. OF this increase il
n State valuation the cities have con
II tributcd $14,259.450. or approximate!
n 24H per cent: towns and plantation
+ in Aroostook county $5.391,O99 or 9E
f per cent; manufacturing and summe
e resort towns $l7,593.115. or 301s pc
2 cent: all towns and plantations in TIL
n fifteen counties outside of AroOstOOl
=. in which the principal industry i
n farming and which are known a
L farming towns s2.S64,453, or pc
d cent; and the wild lands or unincor
q porated townships have contributed
# sl1,9e7.Go4, or 30E per cent.
e The State valuation on wild LAM
s townships has been increased in tn
o past six years over the preceding
! valuation as follows: 1902. $6,649.021
4 or approximately 3S per cent: 1901
IS $3,590,OSS or approximately 1879 pc
= cent; 1906. $7.6SS,515. or Approximately
e5la per cent. making Il total increase
l. as above stated, of s17,927 ,624, or NOR
ID than 81 per cent.
While the Legislature in the past fe,
! years has increased the appropriation:
g due largely to additional aid rendere
~ to cities and towns in the constructio
!. of highways, for schools and Stat
" beneficiaries, it will be seen that tn
=, tax levied against cities towns an
~ plantations has decreased since 100
- and the revenues required to meet TIL