The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-06
t-alrlIeld H!oc9K COMPLETED ON
 FAlRFIELD'S TAX LIST
Some Interesting Comparisons With
 Last Years Figures.

Some Interesting Comparisons With
 Last Years Figures.
 Special to The Farmer.)
 Fairfield, March 6-Nothing now re- mains to be done on the tax question but to lay the rate and mail the bills and collect them. Fairfield'S grand list, as revised by the Board of Re lief. now totals s5,472.S35. As origin ally turned in by the assessors the amount was s5,5s2, ,560. The Board of Relief made reductions amounting to $32.470 Church property which is eX- empt amounted to S31,92O, and soldiers exemptions amounted to S26,535, which made a total reduction of s9O.925. The Board of Relief then added $1,2O0 to the list, leaving a net reduction Of sS9, ,725
 Last year Fairfield boasted of 1,493 buildings, valued at g, S92, $50. Dur ing the year seventy-five new build ings, with a valuation of s167,700, have been erected, so that the books now show 1.5eS buildings, valued at S2,56O,- o5o. This year 16.S37 acres of land are assessed at s1,477,770, while last year only 16,565 acres were valued at si.4SO,145. Of money at hand or on interest, there is shown s132,055 as against sl17. last year. Railroad, city, and other corporation bonds amount to s43.9oO, an increase of ex- actly S1O,OOO over last year. The amount of money employed in manu- featuring business in town is now s6s, GOO, which is an increase of S5,0OO while the amount employed in retail merchandising and trade IS S3O 0oO, which shows an increase of SS,3O0 All other taxable property, not other wise classified, amounts to $202,305 which is the only item on the list which shows decrease, last year this item having amounted to s2A,530. Probably the most interesting item on the list is the amount of money on hand over S1os and the money at in- terest, which as shown above, is S132,- O55 This amount is several times he total shown on the books of any other town or city in this part of the State, being at least four times as large as the amount shown by Bridgeport, with a population many times as large as Fairfield
 The amounts on which some of the larger taxpayers will be assessed are as followi,: s Oliver G. Jennings, ............. $28S, 075 Miss Annie B. Jennings, .-..... 234,265 Mrs. Mary B. Jennings, ........ 10000 Oliver G. and Walter Jennings, 10. 100 Frederick Sturgess, ............ 93,t6) John H. Perry and wife, ...... 74,6 Filvood S; Hand, ...... 54,20o Henry C. Sturgess, .. 1850 DeVer H. Warner, ............. 40 OlO I DeVer Warner 37,935 Charles Read 13,3So
 Of the above list, it is interesting to note that the total amount assessed to the Jennings properties is approXl- mately ninth of the entire grand list It should be noted also that some of the heaviest taxpayers are non-residents, and that the Warner property was formerly assessed at $70 t~cr fn Warner voluntarily raised the assess ment to s250 an acre. making totals ass eho-n.
 The tax rate has not yet been laid. but at the regular meeting of the Se- lectment to be held Friday, it is ex- pected a special town meeting will be called for that purpose.
 The personal tax list is also com pleted, showing a total of 1,537 names. BLACK HAND LETTERS
 RECEIVED IN TOWN
 Police authorities were notified yes- terday of a series of threatening let ters, signed by the Black Hand, re- ceived by Leonard Grasso, of Lenox Heights. The police believe the let ters to be the work of boys, but MT. Grasso is very much concerned about the matter and detectives will be placed upon it. Several letters and post cards have been received by MT. Grasso, and last week damage was done to some of MT. GrasSo's pror erty in Bridgeport, which he considers as a warning that the letter writers mean business. MT. Grasso is employed as foreman for Casey & Hurley, contrac- tors, of Bridgeport.
 MEETING or SCHOOL BOARD
 The regular meeting of the School 1,oll af in the Memorial Library. Supt. E. J. Graham was chosen secretary pro- tenn, in the absence of Rev. MT. Bee man. After d;sposing of the bills and other minor business, the resignation of Miss Julia A. Francis was read appointment of a successor. Her po- Sition was offered to Miss Theresa Marquardt, of Watertown- The queS- ton of establishing school savings banks in town was turned over to MT. Graham for investigation, with in structions to report at the next meet ing. The matter of the proposed ad- dition to the Sherman school was dis cussed at some length, and William c Kinsella and Simeon Pease were appointed to inspect other schools and report at the next meeting, as it is the wish of the beard to have the ada dition. if it is built. thoroughly mod ern and up to date.
 POMONA GRANGE AT
 GREENFIELD HILL.
 Fairfield County Pomona Grange met today at Greenfield Hill. At 1O30 this morning the fifth degree was conferred. and at noon a mOSt0boun- tiful repast was served by the ladies of Greenfield Hill Grange. After a social time, the lecturers hour began at D. m., and discussions on Market Gardening took place. During the afternoon an excellent musical pro- gram was rendered.
 The most important business which came before the regular meeting of Greenfield Hill Grange, which was he'd in their hall, last night, was the in- stallation Of a new lecturer, Mrs. A. L. BuIkley
 The regular meeting Of the Fairfield fire department was held in the hose rooms last evening. Routine buSi- ness was transacted.
 The Junior Holy, Name Society will go to confession Saturday, and on Sunday morning will recenve commun- ion in Q body. On Monday a Polish priest will be present at St. Thomas Church to hear confessions of the Po- fish people.
 The first of a series of six lectures upon Current Events was given last night Tn the Mem orial Library, by Mrs Neil Mitchell Of Westport, under the auspices of the Fairfield Equal Franchise League. Mrs. Mitchell is e talented speaker, and gives many is.-as upon Current Events" The