Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-18
GRAND LIST RAISED S252, ,I85
Assessors Have Completed Their Task the 1910 List
 Leaving It at the Total sl7 307 969Will be at Office Daily Hereafter for Two Hours--Over $lOO00O Taken From Lists, But Additions More Than Made It Up.

The board of assessors have com pieted their work upon the grand lis. for 1910 and will sign their report to- day The board has gone over tho full consideration. No attempt at re- valuation of any particular section of the town has been made this year, but there has been, however, an ap preciable increase in the list to the extent of oyer 2 quarter of q million: The board for the past year consisted of Chairman Lewis R. Church, Clerk Alexander E. Reeves and John F. Murphy. They have finished their work ten days earlier than last year by rea- son of the fact that the outside work has not been of the same character as in the past several years.
 Some Losses.
 The list as left by the assessors shows the amount of taxable property of residents and non-residents to be s17,307,96 which is an increase over the list of 1909 as left by the board of relief of $252, 1885. The 1908 list was s16,748.130. The amount of exempt property is valued at s7.3e3,073. There are soldiers exempt to the amount of $I51. sos.
 There were several good sized losses during the year, which included $40,- GOO worth of bonds which were taken to Hartford and on which q state tax will. be paid. The yacht of c. H. Os- good, by reason of it's being kept at New London seven months in the year, must be taxed in that city, and Nor wfch loses thereby s20,000 from the tax list. The going out of existence of the Davenport Fire Arms company s20,000 less on hand in money besides numerous other smaller losses.
 Many Additions.
 On the gain side, which counteract- ed the loss by several hundred thou sand, there was good sized addition to the list by the new weave shed of the Ponemah company at Taftvilla, the Shannon building, which again re- turns to the list. $100,001 on the Chel- sea savings bank. not yet finished. and S125.000 for the Thames National bank. There is also an increase from the First National bank, while there were several other good sized increases from ma manufacturing companies. fn- clutiing the Uncas Speciality company, and from the addition of 10 per cent. to the lists the amount was increased. There were some small decreases in real estate, there being reductions in such places as the Henry Bill, the Mowry estate and residences at Thamesvflle.
 sent out this week by the board of in creases, while there were perhaps a dozen taxpayers who were called be- fore the board for inquiry about their property.
 Card System.
 Next year the card system will be taken up. and on the cards will ba placed the street number of the prop erty, with the owners name, a de- scription of the lot and the number oi tenements in the building. Then is will be possible to find out at once about the property in any section.
 There are probably only one-third o1 the taxpayers who have bounded their property according to law. It was im- possible to have it thoroughly done this year, and 1t was not required be- cause of lack of time. Before another list is perfected postals will be sent to all taxpayers who have not bound ed their property, infroming them that they must do so, and the year follow ing if it is not done, thus giving them two years more in which to accom- plish this task, which to some seems almost impossible. the lists will be Id per cented.