The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-15
City Assessors Report.


sors, consisting of A. NJ Rossi. f. b.
/ Cate and Martin Riley, dealt with \
real estate acreage of | .926 acres, with
real estate valued at S4,l95,245, or an
! increase OF S69,695 over 1911. Other
items we're ms follows: I-ersonal estate
allowed for taxation. $5S0,S40, an in
crease of S36s99 over 1911; taxable
polls, 1888, or decrease OF 20 owe:
the previous year; taxable poll list Of
| S677 600; persons exempted for follow
ing causes, soldiers 90, poor or disabled
| IL, over 20 years old 50. The amount
of grand list for taxation, which grand
list is one per cent. OF the taxable real
estate, personal property and poll list,
amounted to S54,536.94, an increase of
81 ,007.04. The total amount of deduc-
tons made from the list on account of
debts owing was sl.540,033, being de-
crease OF S77,l60.
The assessors recommended that the
council provide freproof vault for
the protection of inventories and rec
ords OF offices; also recommending that
a larger and better lighted office be
procured for the board.
Street superintendent Report.
Street Superintendent j. C. DeBrmc
reported that the road machine had been
run over principal streets OF the city at
cost of $3.50. Road strips on Wash
ington and North Main streets had been
macadamized in cooperation with the
state; several streets had been spiked, |
rolled and re-dressed where necessary;
freshet damage to North Main street !
macadam road had nearly ruined it and |
the street was practically reconstruct |
ed A number of streets were filled with /
stone chips. several with gravel and I
many hill roads had been treated with |
ashes. Stone culverts were built or re- |
paired at a cost as follows: Railroad |
street. 500 north end of Railroad street,
S52; Cassie street, S34; Camp street.
s1l5. During the year 400 feet of gravel
sidewalks were laid on Eastern avenue;
lao feet of new sewers and surface
sewers were constructed; repairs and
lriveways took 036 feet of new tile and
work done and supplies sold had nette!
sl.7l00s. Inventory of tools and sup
plies now owned by the department
amounted to Sl3,l37.2s.
City Remarkably Free of Litigation.
From the report Of City Attorney +. l..
scott it may be gathered that the city
ias been remarkably free from litiga
ion during the year. The road case of
Amos II. Hall VS.. city Of Barre was
ct for hearing in the September term
# Washington county court and dis
ontinued without costs. The trover ard
respass case of James Kelly VS.. Mark
;. Nichols was discontinued without
osts. In the case of Joseph Long VS..
ity of Barre, general assumpsit, the
earring was continued from the fall
ERIN of Washington county court and
fill be heard at the March term. A
ase brought against the city by the !
own of Mortified claims redress for
he support of poor family. but the
ity attorney believes that il will be
ettled without trial.
The city has brought no suits during
he year except for purpose of collect 6
" taxes or violations of city ordinances. {
he attorney has submitted several writ .
IN and many verbal opinions to the q
arious city officers. committees. etc. .
nd has also drafted number of pro-
osed amendments TO the city charter
s24,4oo.s6 Expended For Streets
According to the report OF the street u
S2i.409s6 of the SIS 600 APP
for the work of the street
apartment has been expended as fol-
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