Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-10
Lowest Tax Rate In Years.


The seectmen have completed their
duties of appraising and assessing and
have fixed the tax rate at $16O per
800. decrease of As cents from last
year and the lowest rate known here in
years. The cause of the decrease Is
due to the increase in the valuation of
the town, which this year equals $2,149,-
493. The laws laid down by the state
tax commission in insisting upon each
person being taxed for the full amount
of his property has had the general re-
suit of raising the valuation, but the
greatest Increase was in the case of the
Connecticut River Power company,
whose valuation has this year been In
creased from $3.50, 900 to $1,000, 000 Last
year this company paid on s650,oOO and
protested the remaining 800, 900, and the
case is still pending. Neither the town
nor its officials have any disposition to
overtax them, but they do wish, in JUS
tice to the rest of the town, to rate
them at their true value which has
been stated by their representatives to
be much larger than the valuation now
given. Moreover the selectmen are in
duty bound to give, as near as they
know, the true valuation.
While the inventory blanks required
for the first time this year have been
In many cases help in assessing, they
have been the means of raising some
questions requiring investigation. In
some cases the blanks gave the valua-
ton too high, in others too low, and the
selectmen have been obliged to rely up
on their own judgment.
Village property generally has been
raised in valuation. Timber lots in
many cases have been greatly increased (;
in one case from 5000 to $1,000. The
amount to be raised by taxation this
year is $34.391.S3.
As the railroad navs 10 70 Tho
state for the land utilized as a railroad,
some have questioned as to what ad-
Justment would be made for the large
amount of land not so used. The Sc
lectmen have assessed the railroad COM
| pany for $27,314 for land outside the
road limits.
Miss Lois Meade visited Saturday in
Greenfield.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Fisher were in
Keene Sunday.
Miss Evelyn Stewart was in Green
| field Saturday.
Mrs. c. A. Pearson spent Saturday
| and Sunday in Keene.
Miss Winnie Tilden visited Saturday
and Sunday in Greenfield.
| Mrs. Charles NJ Pike of Worcester is
visiting at F. w. Tilden's
| Ernest Kilhart of Orange was here
| with his parents over Sunday
| Dr. Edward Lachaine has been ir
| Keene a few days this week.
Miss Margaret Dempsey of Springfield
visited at her home here last week.
Harold Bosworth of Winchendon wa.
a guest at Mrs. A. W. Mead's last week
Mrs. A. E. Torrey and Mrs G. S
Smith visited a few days in Springfield
recently.
Mrs. w. s. KimbalI and Miss Grac,
Roberts were in Springfield few day!
last week.
Miss Jessie Rabbit OF Worcester Wis
tied at David Owens from Thursday un
til Monday.
Mr. Hatch of Gardner, Mass, is in
stalling a Royal heater at F. w. Til
denis house.
Miss Ruth Qulgley has a position II
Rossen's store in Greenfield. She began
work Monday.
Miss Elizabeth Hancock and Davi,
Rossen OF Greenfield were guests Sun
day at James Hancocks.
J. M. Lamb attended meeting of tn
executive committee of New Hampshir
undertakers in Concord Monday.
Miss Bertha Dame. who has been EN-
ployed in Greenfield some time, is a
her home here for the summer.
MISS f1orence Gray OF New York ha
been spending a few days with her par
ents. DR.. and Mrs. C. A. Gray.
Mrs. Frank Britton was called to Dial
ton Wednesday on account OF the Hines
OF an aunt, Mrs. William Britton.
Miss Della Streeter Of Concord ha
been Ill the past two weeks in the HON
OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaia
Streeter.
William Laffond of West Swanzey
who Is employed In the Cornell & War
box factory moved into c. C. Holton'
house last week.
Miss Mollie Pike OF Ciaremont ha
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mr.