Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-29
WlLLIMANTlC
Work of Board of Assessors Nears
mpIetion-Grand List $6,858, 675-
Increase of $1,514,4f1 Over 1910.

The members of the board of assess
ors of the town of Windham have
practically completed their work OF
making out the tax list Of the town for
the year 1911.
The three aSsessors-Dr. George E.
Wilcox, ]. Godfrey LaPalme and
George Hatch-have done much work
in connection with the tax list and no
board of assessors in years attempted
to ascertain the value of the taxable
property to the same extent or at
tempted a fair valuation on a basis of
so per cent. than has the present board
in the time which it had at it's dis
posal.
DR.. Wilcox, chairman of the board
made a personal canvass Of all the
merchants and manufacturers in the
city in order to gain such information
| as they might give him, that the as
SCISSORS might be able to treat the mat
| ter of property valuation with IS much
justice as possible. While he was do
ing that, the other two members work
ed in the Office, going over the lists
filed and other work.
The result of the assessors valuation
has raised the grand list $1,514,41 over
| the list of 1910. The grand list of 1910
was S5.344,264. The grand list this
year is s6,s58,675.
The grand list has four divisions, the
residents of the west division, the nom
| residents of the west division; the
residents of the east division and the
non-residents of the east division.
| The west division consists of proper
| ty within the city limits, and the east
division takes in the property outside
| the city limits.
The largest increase made by the as
SCISSORS was on the list of the Ameri-
| can Thread company. Last year the
| conn any was in the list for 81, 100000.
| Whether or not il was the case as the
! result of the agitation for revaluation
| Of property within the town, the COM
| pany of its own Volition raised its list
| 100000. The assessors then added a
| million, making the total list $780,
| 600.
The others to be increased were the
! balance of the manufacturers and a
| great portion of the business men.
| There were some additions on houses
and other property. but the main in
crease was in the manufacturing and
mercantile lists.
The figures of 1910 and 1911 in the
various divisions are as follows:
1910, west division residents, $4,-
| 903,5S7; 1911, $5,777,440; increased
| $1473,853.
1910. west division, non-residents,
| $41a928; 1911, $42S,8S8; increased $780,
! 9G0.
1910, east division residents, s455, 4f4;
1911, $479,027; increased $23.613.
1910, east division non-residents,
| $167.S 55; 1911, $17S,32o; increased 49,
In the whole list there are several
instances where large decreases are
| noted. These are explained by the fact
! that the people have sold part if not
all of their real estate holdings. AS an
| instance, one man paid taxes on a val
uation of over $4,000. This year lie is
in the list for s125, his personal prop
erty, the man having sold his real es-
tate.
The close attention to the going over
the list and property brought to light
number Of things that were or will
be probably remedied in the future. It
was found by one of the board there
were many places of business which
had never been in the tax list at ALL
In five instances places that had been
doing business fro mtwo to five years
had never paid any tax. These were all
added to the list this year. One bust
ness man, supposed to be one of the
wealthiest in the town, at least in
available money if not property, was
In the list for only $500.
The property owners whose lists were
raised were notified Saturday by the
assessors through the mail of Their
action, but the amounts of raises were
not stated.
The notifications were given out tc
allow those affected to appear before
the board Of relief, should they deem
it advisable to make a kick over the
, raises. and to hear all appeals from
the doings of the assessors.