Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-29
GRAND LIST RAISED
 s4as,54s ABOVE LAST YEAR
Total Is Now $f7,172,67e Against $16,- 736, ,13o for Last Year-Work on the Exempt List Now Under Way.

The board of assessors completed their work on Friday and signed the assessment of town property for the
 year 1909. showing the grand list as I year the amount was $16,736,130, the increase this year being $436,54S. and
 this despite heavy losses during the year by fire and removals, such as | the shannon bui1ding, Chelsea Savings bank, Boston store, Davenport Arms l Co, Tobin Arms Co., while consider able had been placed in the exempt list These include the addition to
 the courthouse Mohegan park and
 land for reservoir purposes. Bonds to
 the amount of $60,000 were sent to Hartford.
 With two exceptions the additions have come from the gradual adjust ment of lists. The two largest in creases are the United States Finish ing company, $100.000, and the J. IS. Martin Co., $S7,000. The other ln- J. B. Martin company set gne ex- ample in revealing their business to the assessors as no others have done 1t was a big help and thoroughly ap- preciated. This company pays taxes for the first time this year in ten, al- though they have been included in the grand list each year. There were about 400 lists raised and they received in their list this year lower than 1t was last have invariably been returned to the former figure, but have not been notified.
 Property in the vicinity of Cliff street was found particularly low, and in their travels the board found four buildings which were. not in the list at all, and one had not been since 1897.
 The assessors now feel that despite their effort for adjustment that much of the property is in at full value. other at three quarters, but the ma jority is not above two-third Valua- ton.
 The board feels that they have not been able to get all the autos since there was no list furnished by the state since last May, and 1t Is difficult to get track of of many of them In expressing themselves the board stated that they hoped those whose lists had been raised would not appear before the board of relief unless the property is above the three quarters value, and not until the whole town has been coV- cred
 The board will require every taxpay- CT to bound and describe every piece of property on the back of the list hereafter for information for the board. During this session the terri tory north of Franklin square and east of Franklin street has been looked over by the board, although they were not able to cover it all.
 The board has started on their work of getting the exempt property listed and it is estimated is will require two months to do this work and possibly ten weeks. With this year the poll taxes go out and personal tax for all between 21 and 50 will take the place of it hereafter. Next year the board will start a week earlier, on Oct. g.. The conference with the Franklin square owners was profitable one and will probably be continued next year.
 The abstract book was written up this year by Tyler D. Guy with the usual accuracy and neatness which al . ways characterizes his work. The tax list and the summary of the work done appear in the supplement of this issue. The assessors are A. E. Reeves, chairman. A. w. Dickey, clerk, and l.. R. Church.