The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-12

irresponsible board in favor Of friends.
Abolish board of relief and have
board Of assessors perform their dut
les.
No changes should be made by board
unless whole board Is present
Abolish board of relief; put abating
power in board of selectmen.
Party who appears for abatement
of real estate should be obliged to
make sworn statement Of its cash
value and place price on grand list at
its valuation, less ten per cent.
Another set Of question is regard
ing the difficulties of performing the
duties of tax collector. The state
ments Of these are varied and enter
tanning as we'll as instructive. For
instance, here are some Of the difficult
ties:
To get taxes from poor people.
The years are too short.
Poverty Of taxpayers.
Farmers hard up for money.
Waiting on false promises.
Mistakes in putting poll and military,
names In book; those who are on
complain that others often do not have
to pay
Indifference of taxpayers and failure
to be prepared and then wanting to
know what makes the tax so large.
selectmen, board Of assessors and
board Of relief Sinking their duty.
Too small pay.
Another section of a kindred nature
considers the whole subject of col
lection Of taxes. Some hints under
that head are as follows:
One collector for all taxes in town,
including school district, fire district
etc. There should be a small hand
book with laws relative to txaation.
Pay collectors more remuneration.
Each and every time taxpayer
makes false promise to a tax collect
or that he be fined not less than 81
and costs, said fine to be paid to the
town treasurer.
Collectors should be allowed to levy
on real estate before personal proper
ty, If they wish, as that is always in
sight
Collectors should have stated SAL
airy where the amount collected ex-
ceeds $4,000.
Suggestions as to additional sources
of taxation include the following:
street railways should pay taxes to
all the towns they pass through.
Tax water power and works Great
ing water power in towns where To-
Gated.
All public service companies using
the streets should pay tax or license
for use Of the same.
Income tax on $4,000 or over.
Towns should have a share Of rail-
road tax to compensate for amount
taken off grand list,
Towns should receive percentage of
tax on trolley lines passing within
their borders.
Tax incomes and money in savings
banks of any depositors having more
than $4,000.
Street railways pay tax to towns
they run into on amount they have in
vested in said town.
Tax insurance, banking and broker
age business on volume Of business
done.
All church property bringing reve-
nue. should be taxed full value same as
other property, with no rebate.
Tax Injuries more and necessities
less.
Increase license fee for automobiles
to pay for the damage done to roads
Tax local. trolleys, electric light COM
panies, etc, for using highway.
Water and other power should be
taxed where power is generated at fair
value for power purposes and not as
farm land,
Make the corporation tax Is mills in
stead of 10 which is about average rate
over the state.
Hunting and fishing associations
should be assessed at high rate.
Tax all property of non-residents
that remains continually in this state.
A good many answers also advise
cutting off the state tax on intangible
assets. like notes and bonds, which.
now pay four mills and formerly never
paid a cent. Mr.. Corbin has in his
bunch of replies the makings of an
essay on how taxation is conducted
or on now it should not be conducted.