The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-06
Most Of Them We're Polls
and For Reason Of Death
SESSION HELD LAST NIGHT
Accounts Of Former Tax Collector Bu-
chanan for Year 1901 Were
,Abated With a Single
= Exception.

A meeting Of the board Of civil au-
thority was held last evening in the
city council chamber for the purpose Of
abating taxes. Only seven members of
the board were preseat, and James Mac.
kay was elected chairman of the meet.
ing. But three men appeared personally
TO ask for an abatement of their taxes
and the rest OF the as cases which the
board acted on were taken from the
books of the tax collector, NJ B. Mich
OILS.
A total Of 81 taxes were abated, IL
petitions were dismissed and one was
put over until the next meeting Of the
board. Former tax collector W. II. Bu-
chanan appeared before the board and
asked for an abatemeut of his tax book
Of 1901, and it was abated. with excep-
tions Of tax OF Mrs. Annie Rivers, which
has been secured by court. The fol-
lowing is list Of the cases, and tho
action taken on them by the board:
1905 taxes--Fred Davis, not able to
pay on account of i'll health; abated.
James Kelley. not here on April lst;
abated. c. DiBona claimed his tax list
had been made our wrongly, having
credited him with $500 in the bank which
he did not have; dismissed. Frank #.
Calder claimed that he had been credited
with having 500 In the bank which he
did not have; dismissed Peter Cocchi
had paid taxes in Town of Barre; abated.
A. Q. Miller, formerly manager of the
Barre Telegram, poll tax; abated, as he
had left the state.
1905 taxes.--Leslie and Willis Bean
claimed that they were not here on April
lst; cases dismissed. George Davidson
claimed he was not OF age; case put over
until the next meeting, for him to APP
pear personally. Charles A. Drew claim
ed he had paid taxes in Hardwick; mem
bers Of the board said that he was here
on April lst, and the case was dismissed.
Walter Emerson, deceased; abated.
James Cali listed twice; abated. Grow.
er Hall, claimed lie was not Of age;
abated Peter Martin, claimed he was
mot here on April lst; abated. George
Martini, deceased; abated w. S. Cam
nell, out of the state; abated. H. L.
Taylor paid taxes in the town; abated.
1907 taxes.--G. Bianchi, deceased;
abated. Gus Carlson, duplicated; abat-
ed. Patrick O'Connell, duplicate; abated
Charles A. Drew, claimed he had paid
in Montpelier; members of the board
said he was living here on April LIST, and
the case was dismissed w. Il. East
man, deceased; abated Elmer Farnham,
not able to pay; abated. John Ferara,
duplicate; abated Peter Galfetti, not
of age; abated Charles Goulet, dupli-
cate: abated. Dominica Guidiei, not able
to pay on account of sickness; abated
for 1907 and 1908. A. j. Jondro, de-
ceased; abated. Worden Lampman, not
of age; abated. John Marion, not OF
age; abated. Peter Baidini, duplicatej
abated G. Colombo, deceased; abated.
l90S taxes.--E. d. Clley, deceased;
abatcd Eli Cavelli, in insane asylum;
abated Martin Catelli, claimed he had
paid in Montpelier, tax been doubled
here; dismissed. Harry F. Doe, claimed
his home was in Newbury, where he had
paid, was here on April 1st; dismissed.
Samuel Kingston, claimed Barre was not
his place of residence, was staying here
last winter and spring; dismissed. Gau-
denzio Maforio, deceased; abated. Ken
meth Mcdonald taxes for l908-7-s. large
family in poor circumstances: taxes for
1906 and 1907 abated Martin Martini,
1865 tax, duplicated; abated.