The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-22
TAXATION
GRIEVANCES
Were Heard by Civil Author
ity Board Last Night
Is REQUESTS GRANTED
Central Vermont Railroad Claim Of Ex-
compton on cerTi n Property Was
Referred to the citys Legal
Adviser.

Thirty.two petitions for abatement Of
taxes were presented last evening for
the consideration OF the board OF civil
authority and out OF the 32 requests
IS were granted, - dismissed and one
was referred 20 the city attorney to
report at the next meeting Of the board
winch will be held next Wednesday
evening.
The case referred to the city attorney
was that of the Central Vermont rail.
road which asked for an abatement OF
tax of Sl3s, which had been levied on
the Burnham meadow real estate and
the property the company recently
bought OF l.. J. Bolster, part OF which
is used as a freight depot. The company
petitions for abatement on the ground
that the property acquired for railroad
purposes is not taxable under the stat
utes. Many OF the members Of the
board thought that Burnhams meadow
property was not being used for rail
road purposes and mad never been since
the railroad bought it, but that the
company was renting it for a wood
yard. and for this reason II should
be taxable.
The following are the petitions and
the action taken on them by the board
George +. Hill, poll tax doubled. He
said he was out of the city when he
received notice that his tax had been
doubled lie did not know that he had
TO give in an inventory. Dismissed.
Oscar Borg asked for an abatement
of the tax on $3.50 as mistake had
been made in filling out his inventory,
he being credited with $500 in the bank
where it should have been $50. lie
thought the assessors had made the mis-
take in setting down the figures. Abated.
Caesar Caprim poll tax doubled lie
came to Barre from Italy last March
and id not know about giving in an in
ventory. Dismissed.
Guiseppi Mediei, poll tax doubled. He
claimed he was in East Barre from the
middle of April until July and did not
receive any notice. One half of tax re-
bated
Andrew Allen claimed he was in Scot. |
land on April ist but arrived in Barre
May 20. Thought he ought not to be
taxed. Dismissed.
Andrew Freeland claimed he returned
from Scotland in May and ought not
to be taxed. Dismissed.
Norman York, poll tax doubled, He
that he received the assessors
notice to give in his inventory but ne
said his wife was sick at the time and
he overlooked it. Dismissed.
Albert Wheeler had paid poll taxes in
both this city and Montpelier and want.
I'd his tax here rebated lie claimed
that he and bis family were staying at
the home of his parents in Montpelier
Dn April lst and were there until the
middle Of May. His household goods
were left in this city and he was pay
ng rent on tenement while away. He
said he voted in Montpelier last spring
Ind supposed he was resident there.
Dismissed
John Milne, poll tax doubled. lie
'laimed he was working in Williams
own from November until May and
yben he received notice, notifying him
hat his tax had been doubled, he ap-
,eared twice before the assessors and
tated the circumstances and they had
old him that his tax would not be
doubled. Martin Riley stated TO the
,oard that the assessors did tell Mr.
Milne that his tax would not be doubled !.
nut they afterward found out that Mr.. .
'iiIne had returned to this city to work !,
everal weeks before he had told them /
lie did and for that reason they doubled e
lis tax. Dismissed. "
Ambrose Bianehi claimed his house e
ad been over appraised Dismissed 0
William H. Palmer asked to have his v
ak abated as he was lame and unable t
o earn living. Abated.
Il. ID. Coffin asked to have poll tax t,
ebated for the reason that he was in e
ebt and had hard luck and sickness. L
n his family Abated. S
John Cayia asked to have his tax of o
23 abated as he had been sick and uu ii
bic to work for the past two years. Ii
las a family of five children. Was abb et
ted last year. Abated. fl
George Laviolette poll tax doubled q
Iaimed he was ont OF town and did not
eeeive notice. Dismissed. N
G.. +. Worthen OF Newton, Mass. ci
sked to have poll tax rebated as he Al
as not resident Of the state and had ii
OF been for several years. Related. 81
Neddo Brothers had been taxed on q
600 feet OF lumber logs more than d,
wned. Assessor v T. Ayers stated q
lat the claim was right Abated q
John Broderick had been taxed on II
4 OF sand which he did not own. Alb
ted. ci
Nat Boody had paid taxes on horse "
both this city and Marshfield The fo
orse was being kept in Aiarshfed on \
prif lst and the listers in that town an
I'd taxed it. Related in
George Esson claimed that = mistake ra