Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-09
OF S1,4O0,0O0 Granted
H.&W.Co.by Wins|ow.
This Means the Early and Large
Extension Of Our Mills.
A Wise Move, Which Will Bring Us
All Great Returns.


| ing u consider the proposition Of the
! fixed valuation.
J The proposal was granted for 10 years
on the valuation Of 1906. which was APP
| proxmately $1,4O0.00O. The meeting, al
| though marked with some opposition,
was harmonious.
The meeting was called to order at
| 2.o5 p. NJ. by Town Clerk J. W. Bassett,
who read the call.
The ballot for moderator resulted in
the unanimous choice of Charles H.
| Drummond. ana he stepped to the plat
| form ana read the second article Of the
warrant, to see what action the town
would take relative to fixing a value
on tho Hollingsworth & Whitney prop
erty for 10 years.
| Horace Howard moved that the vote
on the Hollingsworth & Whitney Co.
extension be- taken by paper ballot Nj.
Howard said that previous town meet
| ings had been unsatisfactory in respect
to viva voice voting. The motion was
! lost.
George s Paine. Esq. moved the
adoption Of the following motion:
In recognition Of the fact that the
ncy Cos. mills ana machinery is much
! higher than that Of other like property
! in this state. the assessors of the town
Of Win Sow are hereby directed and in
| strUctcd To- fix the valuation of the said
Compary's real estate and machinery
at the valuation made by the local as
SCISSORS Of 1906 for Il term Of 10 years
after the present year. Provided that
| tn" valuation Of the town is raised by
| tie state asEcssors at any time during
| said ID wears IN account Of additions
| t. the HullingsWOrth & Whitney Cos.
| mills. said company shall pay Whatso-
over amount the state and county tax
| is Increased by said additions"
! Albert Fuller wished to understand
whether the valuation was to rest on
tn" amount found by the local assessors
| in 1906 or by the state assessors.
Mr. Paine wanted to ask Mr.. Fuller
4 question.
ASK easy ones" said Mr.. Fuller.
Mr.. Paine wanted to know if the 10
al assessors were not meant in town
affairs when the word assessors" was
used.
! Mr. Fuller said that that was just the
question he wanted to know about.
| The moderator said that there could
he no question that the local assessors
! were Ine@nt.
MIR. Fuller said that the State asses
eors had left out the $t5000O valuation
Of the machinery found by the local
assessors. ana had assessed only the
real estate. It made z difference which
| body the language Indicated.
Charles Warren moved that the word
town" be inserted. 50 that tn" motion
| would be read town assessors" The
! amendment was accepted by Mr.. Paine.
MIR Fuller said that six years ago the
| town had abatcd the tax one half on
| the sulplite mill; the abatement on the
| old mill had run out, and the abate-
mcnt on the new mill had three years
| to Jun. He wanted to have IN under
| standing with the company in regard to
| the matter.
Norman T. Bassett. ESQ, Of Augusta
| sail M hal been asked to appear for
! tho IIollinesworth &: Whitney CO.
He said that full valuation vas now
being assessed On the old mill. The
company desired certain additions,
| new paper machine q new heating
rom. a new printing plant. II water
power could be secured new mill
might he erected. A fixed valuation
was desired on buildings and machin-
ery. The valuation for 1906 was desired
for the next 10 years.
IN this event the state assessors
might increase the valuation and if this
should occur it was the wish Of the
comnanv to reimburse the town.
"Tha HolIingsworth & Whitney Co.
is omDlv satisfied and have not one bit
of fault to find with what has been
done in the past" said Mr.. Bassett af-
ter he had read newspaper clipping to
the contrary.
Mr.. Passett read figures showing the
comparative assessments of various
towns. jay. Me, with a mill running IL
machines and valued at $5.o00,O0O was
taxed III s7S5. 600; Rumfcrd Falls with
i machines and property valued at
so 600 coo was taxed on S100,000; Brew
~ with three machines, the property
valued ut 81 100000 taxed on $l1i.O";
NIiluuuckett with eight machines and
rrorartv valued at $5,000.00o. taxed on
s.oO ora. Madison with 10 machines and
rronnrtv valued at 100000. taxed on
$500 OCT: RaiIeyvillc with two machines
and proacrtv valued at 100000 taxed
on Slon0i0.
With Tho So figures W lllTl'" N''4A'
rarci ;ufavnrably. The Hollingsworth
i Whitney mill. the speaker said. has
three machines. and the property IS
assessed on valuation Of $1.3G3OVo. In
the opinion Of the speaker this was one
reason why Winslow should do the
fair thing by the company.
Mr. Bassett said that there would De
an increase in the number of men en-
ploycd The present number OF en-
pIoyes is ESQ. This number would be
increased Ivy 125.
When the Maine Central came INTO
| Watcrville the company was gwen
site with 20 years exemption from taxa
ton. In Augusta the corporations had
been granted similar CONCESSIONS
WaterviIle is now offering a site, a
siding AMI Il guarantee of power at
certain figure to Il pie plant industry
! Mr.. Bassett spoke of the develop
men which has reen made. In 1S92
| only the water mower eviSted, paying