The Newtown bee., 1907-11-22

mutation Tax" or the "Sum Total oi
 each Persons Tax as given to the Col
 lector of Taxes" The Assessors book
 is arranged with proper columns tt
 show the above and they have been en.
 tirely disregarded. In my opinion it is
 very important that the Assessors
 book should be complete, and in full
 detail of the amount of each persons
 tax from which the Tax Collectors
 book should be made, an exact dupli.
 cate.
 The method of including the amount
 of the "Ten Per Cent Additional" ir
 the column Property for Assessment
 for Grand List" on the Assessors book is, in my opinion, wrong, as the "Ten per cent Additional" is not part of the Property and the arrangement of the columns on the Assessors is in- tended to show same separately.
 The Tax Collectors books do not prove to be exact copies of the As- sessors' books, as shown in report on Tax Collectors accounts. Great care should be taken to have the Individual and total amounts exactly equal to the amounts on the Assessors book.
 The method of payments by the Col lectors to the Treasurer, without the filing of a monthly list of the collec- tions, as prescribed by law, has been a gross mistake on the part of both the Collector and Treasurer. Had such lists been filed, this examination would have been determined to a certainty the standing of the items entered by the Treasurer as received on account of taxes, in excess of amount claimed paid by the Collectors before referred to.
 The matter of interest on taxes: T have considered only the amuont. en- tered on the Collectors book as inter- est collected. Where taxes have shown collection after interest bearing date, without payment of interest, 1 have not considered it necessary to this ex- animation to make any statement of interest due and not collected.
 1 would respectfully call attention to list. under separate cover, of liens filed and released. .The town records do not show any liens have been filed on 1905 taxes, and there are a number of taxes paid, for which the release of lien is not recorded.
 Statements of Outstanding taxes con- tain all amounts on the Collectors books not collected, and therefore in- clude such amounts as the selectmen may have agreed to abate. would respectfully recommend that an abate- ment book be kept with the Town re- cords, on which all abatements be en- tered by the Selectmen giving reason of abatement over their signatures.
 would also recommend that the Treasurer show in his report in the printed town report each year a state ment of the outstanding taxes.
 Respectfully submitted and attested to, -[ Frank E. Soule.
 So far as the small deficiencies in the accounts of Messrs Beresford and Clark are concerned, The Bee believes it will be found to have resulted from possible errors in bookkeeping, or because of the mixed-up condition of the ex-treas- lrer's accounts. The rugged honesty and sound integrity of these two men is well known, and that they will be able to make satisfactory explanations at the proper time, The Bee is con- fident.
 The foregoing report was obtained from the selectmen at the earnest re- quest of The Bee, thinking that it would be expected by the taxpayers to appear in this weeks issue, so that when they came to the town meeting, Saturday, they would be familiar with t and prepared to take intelligent action on the same. The selectmen however, disclaim responsibility for my inaccuracies or mistakes that may oe in it, which might, unintentionally, ,r unwittingly, do anybody who may ,e mentioned in it, an injustice. The 'eport is so voluminous, that for want if space, The Bee has been obliged to ,onfne itself to MT Soule's general ummary. which is given in full. Ed tor The Bee.