Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-18
True, Bethel; Frederick S. Walls, Vim
alhaven; Marshall H. White, Bowdoin-
ham,

alhaven; Marshall H. White, Bowdoin-
ham.
The Board of State Assessors COM
pleted last week the fourth series OF
meetings which have been held by the
board since the beginning of the year,
the meetings having been held at
Calais, Machias, Ellsworth and Bar
Harbor with the boards of assessors Of
those places and others in the adjacent
sections, and also with the timberland
owners. The attendance was large
throughout the series and the amount
of interest manifested was very salts
factory.
James Plummer of this city, secre-
tary to the board, reports that they
found conditions in Washington and
Hancock counties very satisfactory.
The people of Bar Harbor claim that
there are more summer visitors at that
resort than ever before. 1t is also
said that they are not spending as
much money as usual and that there
is more general aspect of rest and
quiet about the resort than has for
merly been known.
In addition to its regular meetings
the board visited Lubec and PASSPORT
The members went up in Township
No. 10, and also held an interesting
meeting with the timberiand owners
at Cherryfield. Mr.. Plummer states
that they find it very difficult in
townships like No. Z and No. 10 und2r
the present system of describing eacn
mans property, where there are many
lots on a township perhaps occupied
by men having their little homes, to
describe each separately and fully for
purposes Of taxation.
They find this conditiOn-that for
merly the State taxes have been very
small and that the large owners have
paid the taxes of the small owners
without complaint. AS the taxes have
increased and the assessors are re-
quired to describe each parcel separ-
ately they find much trouble in making
these descriptions. These small own
ers are anxious and willing to pay
their taxes but they find trouble I'M
less they are fully described and taxed
separately in finding what amount is
due. The assessors find many Of
these small owners in different parts
of the State and are making q de5-
perate effort to reach them and deS-
cribe each mans property so that HI
may fully understand his amount of
tax.
Along the coast the assessors find
the fishing industry this season, sar
dine packing and all fishing with lines,
to be very good. Fish are plentiful, dog
fish have thus far troubled but very
little. and the fishermen are having q
prosperous season, Taken all in all
Mr.. Plummer states, the prospects of
the laboring man along the coast seem
seem to be fully as good as those OF
| his brothers in the interior of the
State.
During their travels the assessors
noted the number of automobile par
ties which We're traversing that sec
ton of the State, and the report that
these vehicles never We're so plentiful
| in Maine They found them everywhere
| except at Bar Harbor, and at that re-
sort the horse still reigns supreme
The people of Bar Harbor have no use
for the automobile. They are deter
| mined that it shall not come in. and so
far they have carried out their deter
mination They pride themselves on
their good roads and the fine turnouts
which are to be seen there in the sum
mer, and it is not their intention to
have the horses frightened, the roads
torn up, nor the atmosphere polluted
with the smell of gasoline. all of
ing of the automobile.