The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-30
VERMONT SHOWS GAIN
IN GRAND LIST
While the Total Offsets Have Decreased.
There Is Also a Small Gain in
polls.

Grand list returns for the year 1909
from all the towns and cities in Vermont
have ben received at the office Of Guy w.
Bailey, secretary Of state. IN one par
ticular only, two towns are reniiss in
that they have not reported any offsets.
These towns are Croton in Caledonia
county and Wateryille in Lamoille eoun-
ty.
The total for the state show 52as sos
acres Of taxable land with an appraised
valuation Of slli92o05l The personal
property listed for taxation aggregates
Sf3 S07 ,747, and the total offsets are S3l 4
392ll3 The total number of polls IS
g2,57s These figures as compared with
those Of 1908 make an increase IN land
valuation Or 1887 ,l04, and an increase
OF personal property s5277s3. In the
same period the total offsets have De.
creased S300,fa and the number OF polls
has increased by s2s.
AS regards personal property these
figures show that while TINS class Of
wealth has increased one and two tenths
per cent, offsets have decreased one and
thirteen hundredths per cent, This ar.
gues that listers on the whole have found
more personal estate and, also, that in
the state As o whole tax lodging through
the offset privilege Is decreasing slightly
rather than Increasing
III the number 81 polls as compared
with the number III the last census year,
1900. may Indicate the growth 10 popula
~. Hf.4 NaE. 4 Ha .5tsf
population Of the state should represent
an increase over the population Of 1900
Of six and a half per cent Such an
increase would give Vermont a present
population Of 966.l4e, or sn increase n
- sos since the last census If the Ia.
crease has been as large as this X ey
ceeds every ten-year inerease since the
period between 1920 and 1870, it heing
slightly IN excess OF the growth between
1870 and 1850
The grand list Of Washington county
for 1902 according 10 figures issued
from the Office Of Secretary Of State Guy
rs. Bailey yesterday, is 1927 ,847.55. The
grand list Of the county for 1908 was
S222, ,T2412. this years figures showing
an appreciable increase 81 S492843. The
lNLhA NAluattuH OF poilS " tlt county
this year Is s22s74; the total acreage.
303 OH; the real estate appraisal. si5,-
7s06l7 the appraisal Of personal prop
erty, s4,6a8,78s; one per cent. dedue-
tion, s20s.773.55.
Montpelier's total grand Est IN 1909
is s6l s38.52. Her list IN 1908 was 85s.-
6g302. the years gain being set at s.,
l4l.5N The appraisal Of real estate in
Montpelier last year was s374l 225; tie
appraisal this year il sas2s,540, eain
ia value Of ss7.3l5 The personal prop.
erty appraisal. which stood at al 1885
ii 1908, Is set AZ sI sI.e46lI2 this year.
nm increase oi s2l2.8S5. The valuation
of polls last year was 1914 This year
valuation l. 40ss a Eain of IA
Barrs's total grand list IN 1900 i $50.
1876 Her list IA l00s was s5n.a80 g,
ne years eain amounting to S2,Iis4s
The appraisal of real estate III Barre last
year was sssls428, the appraisal last
made IS e3s7e,655, = gain 10 Taine of
s5s.l35 The personal property appraiser
which stood at ss3e6ls IN 1905 Is set
at s6sl52l this year an increase of
sl4l ,903 The valuation Of polls last
wear was $3.50 The valuation of polls
in this years list Is s8,5as, an increase
az llQ