Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-03-01
TOWNS GRAND LIST, sI7,O55.8 1874
tons, Net Reduction of $13O654-Largest Re-
duction Was 100000 United States Finishing
Company.

| On Monday the board OF relief, con-
| sisting of ]. +. SEWN (chairman),
Henry Gebrath (clerk), and James
Blackburn, completed their work as re-
CURED by law and signed their book,
after having been in session "a days.
There were 223 appeals made to the
board for ATTACHMENTS, but there were
but 81 reductions amounting to $780,
351, which with the blind and soldiers
| amounted to $14O,341- There were %
notifications of intended increases sent
out by the board. There We're IL addl-
tons, amounting to $9,647. Among
those who came before the board there
were six sworn and questioned, while
the board put in eight new lists to the
ments to the amount of of s12,071.
made necessary because of duplication
and errors.
Because they had time to go over
the property the board made number
of small changes throughout the Cliff
street section, which was where the
assessors revalued this year. The Unit
ed States Finishing company was the
one which received the big reduction
and the 100000 which the assessors
put on was taken off. In doing this
the board feels that it did what was
just and proper. The members visited
the plant and spent the good part of
one afternoon being shown throughout
the plant. They found the new build
ing with its machinery to be in good
condition but there are many old
not being worth much more than the
land value. on which the depreciation
must be fully so per cent. There is
large amount of floor space not in use
in the buildings because of their con-
dition. The board labored a long
time before they arrived at their de-
cision.
Last year the grand list was $685.
210, as the board of relief left it; this
year the list as left by the assessors
was S17,1S6,57S, with the addition of
the board of relief, of 1851, made it
$17.196,225. until the attachments
amonting to $140,341 were made, when
it dropped to S17.055,SS4, which is the
net taxable list of the year 1909. which
under different headings is as follows
Dwellings $7729237;' lands $647,SS5;
stores $2,404, $40: mills and manufac-
turing $3,94S.300; horses $76,325; neat
cattle $25,560; sheep and swine 1851;
carriages s64,475; automobiles s7S,150;
timepieces 5000; musical instruments
1895: farming utensils and mechan-
les tools s2,970; furniture and libra
ries $3S, 1855: miscellaneous stock $500;
railroad. city and other corporation
bonds $50 500; average amount en-
pIoyed in merchandise in trade $685.
050; investments in mechanical and
manufacturing operations $754,80O; in
veStmentS in vessels steamboats, and
commerce SCI, $50; money at interest
elsewhere S27,312; all taxable property
not specifically mentioned 1881; ten
per cent. additions s41,712;
The additions were divided as fol-
lows: Dwelling houses $4,000; lands
$3.50; mills and manufactures $500;
horses $1,000; carriages 1915; auto
mobiles $500; average amount en-
ployed in merchandise in trade $4,000;
money at interest 5000; ten per cent.
additions 1922.
The attachments were as follows:
Dwelling houses $32.s50; lands $4,000;
mills and manufactures 800, 900;
horses s745; neat cattle 1920; carriages
$3.50; automobiles 800; musical in
truments 500; average amount en-
pIoyed in merchandise and trade ST.
500; all taxable property not speci-
fcally mentioned $3.50; ten per cent.
S1.O26.
The separate additions and abate-
ments are as follows: