The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-01

slas aissasssoa sAd lhs alsiniaa rtsssliad
ahAl Il Ghs sail aas ssl 90 Ga leased lsa4d
Iof Inc paEF.ass u eiaATlhs = lfses - laid
Il sls0al bs hslad a. IsAl estate. "A a.
II ) diysnion duTsns the sflsnpoan solAs.
Oas Asksd mhslhsI . ese4M sxtaiasaE qeald
be eailpd . tod % be hsied - real 60
tate. i.
Ca.lonsl HaskiHs said that Tbs lnsilsF u
ssgGins ~ q sT2hd llsi AS slllelll l,as.
lsT " eonseisnee On The part u basid =
lislsfs and that an -aaSlssolan h@ekboae
wouldnt ain the .ppivhAiien u The all'
srns o, a icsn, sfr said thai - aiiSinE
10 appIalse real estate upon the bAsis u o.
per csnl u lie ssins ~ ls dohs ~ cav
inss bank shsn making loan 1i'on s1sh
pIopeIiy would nol tesait N making =
grand list satisfactory 10 all concerned,
lie pointed oul the isri thai 80 savings
hanks arc trustees for nidoss. efphsns
and other, whom the lss assumes need
a Guardianship ii their funds. i, 10 ALSO
nlsly necessary for such institutions 10
have a lasd 6asls upon which 10 make
loans.
Hoih Colonel Hasklns and Mr.. cashman
aid they believed the only Nay 10 arrive
at the rial money value oi piece al rsAl
estate was TO decide what such pieoe Of
real estate Was worth 10 a nslehbor, TOT
instance, IN the payment Of a debt, Mt
Cushman told the ilsieTs that u they
wished 10 make ~ grand lis, IN fairness
10 everyone they ought 10 classify each
farm OF piece al real estate under a par.
tieular valuation. lie said that be should
pat all $1,000 properties under one head,
Inc sss0o parorls under the next, and ~
on up the sale. Having thus classified
ali az the real estate in town he would take
each farm aud discuss Il before the whole
board as 10 whether Il was worth the
price put upon Il o. whether Il should 50
into the classification above or below that
Ia which il had been PLACED, He aid that
II every board Of listers IN Vermont would
adopt such a method this year the grand
lists 81 the various towns ~ Vermont
wosld come nearer being true lists,
The state tax commissioner spoke al
considerable length upon the iax doiser'
lie believed that Il the listers showed thai
they had "hackhone" aud insisted upon
asking questions the lodging OF iaAes
would bc a matter OF small concern 60
pccially Il the listers impressed upon every
maker Of an inventory the solemniiy 81 The
oath 90 which he must subscribe Mf.
cnshman told the lister. that II they had
reason 20 believe that any taxpayer had
record Of all Of the property upon which
the maker Of the inventory would be la
Die 10 taxation the lister had a remedy
He said that the listers need only give such
an inventory 10 the states attorney aud
ask him TO present IL 10 the next grand
Jury In case there should be offsets given
IN such an inventory and the listers should
ask questions concerning such offsets OF
some bank official believed TO be acquaint
ed with the facts in the case, Mr.. Cnsh'
man said il would be well for such bank
official 10 tell the listers all that he knew,
for il he did not do so the grand jury
could summon him before il and make him
tell. Mr.. Cushman called attention TO the
average valuation per acre that prevails IN
the various towns Of the county and the
tax rate in such towns lie said that the
list was not given for the purpose Of dis
GUESSING the matter Of equalization. but
simply for use 81 the listers The list was
as follows,