The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-17
GRIEVANCES AND ERRORS.
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Judge Scott replied that the non-ap.
pearance of Mr.. Braley didn't necessarily
mean that he had property not taxea.
He continued by saying that the state
tax commissioners object was to squeeze
out as much tax money as possible and
raise a revenue for luxurious legisla-
ture to spend. 1t was just matter of
principle, said the Judge, and if the as
SCISSORS can assess 5000 without tangible
evidence then there is no limit to the
amount they can impose by assessment
The original motion that "the amount
of taxes paid under protest be related"
was again stated and here the question
arose as to whether the assessors could
vote on the issue. The statutes showed
that they could vote on all matters of
abatement. The motion was put to vote,
declared lost, and Mr.. Braley's case was
dismissed
Many Names Duplicated.
City Clerk Mackay then read list of
rs names, which he explained had been
either duplicated or Implicated" on the
list A discussion arose as to how these
perennial errors could be avoided, and
the responsibility seemed to rest on the
canvassers. 1t was argued that more
care exercised on the part of the young
men with the slips would reduce these
mistakes to a minimum. On the motion
of Daniel j. Sullivan, taxes charged
against the duplicated names We're
abated.
The clerk then reported on the follow
ing cases, and motion to abate was
carried: Nathaniel Bond veteran OF
rebellion; John Cruickshank, deceased |
James Duncan, blacksmith, minor; James
NJ. Fraser, deceased James Grant, killed |
in accident on c. V. railroad; Frank !
Machia, real estate not owned for seven
years; Rodney L. Mills, crippled Robert
Philip, minor; Howard H. Reid, stu
dent and soldier Cora A. Boyee, rebate
On $1,000; Harvey Rouelle, veteran OF
rebellion; Gilbert Small, 76 years old; |
William NJ. Stewart, rs years old Mar
cello Calcagni deceased; John Carson,
inability to work; William Cruickshank,
bedrdden for nine months; r. Clearisy,
removed to Waterbury; Eva Blake,
shares in Granite Savings bank; Alex
Bird, deceased; James Dawley, residence,
Quincy, Mass; L. H. Farnsworth, abated
as last year; A. j. W. Greig, removed
to Barre Town; George B. Milne, re-
bate on 10 shares in Barre Savings Bank
s. Trust Co.; Hester A. Richardson, not
q resident of Barre; n. j. Roberts, error
in listing machinery under two heads; Il
Trow & Holden Co., error in listing prop II
erty under two heads; Mary Reid, abat
ed as last year; G. H. Anker, poll tax,
deceased; Florence J.. Smith, guardian
over two children error $50; P. j. Car
rigan, error.
On account OF Illness, Fred A. Cheney
and Harry Dingwall asked for extension
nf time in paying taxes. On the motioa
Ct Judge Scott their taxes were abated.
Tax accounts of Alex. Simpson and
George L. Ross were abated on account
Of the petitioners Illness.
A communication was read from z. a.
Drown, asking for rebate on $4,000 of
garage assessment and $500 of Main
street property. The letter stated that
he garage was in an unfinished stage of
construction April |, and that it repre-
,ented an investment of only $4,000 at
hat time 1t was listed at $4,000. The
ist on the Main street property had
been increased because of the rear addi \
ion and the petitioner believe that such
hat he paid a considerable sum as his
hare as an abutting landowner on the
liver bed project. Assessor Riley said
lie believed that the garage building \
represented an investment of more than
IS, 1000 April l. Assessor August NJ. Ros
j said that the assessors took partic
liar pains in looking over the garage i
property On the motion of c. w. Melch
r, the petition of Mr.. Drown was dis
missed. III
The last action of the board was taken
when the sum of $4,000 was abated H
rom the tax OF Rowland Bros. & Cave,
nd the company was allowed to pay its
axes without extra costs. The action
sas taken ON the recommendation of the II
SCISSORS. At 1880 o'clock, the board
djourned until August 2s, when il viii
econvene in the court room at O'Clock n
n the evening.