The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-11
OF Barre Taxpayers Who
Had Been Assessed on
5 Per Cent. Notes
CIVIL AUTHORITY
CONTINUED ITS STAND
Several Other Requests
Heard and Some Were
Dismissed

The stand Of Barre's board of civil
authority on the Interpretation of the
five per cent mortgage exemption clause
in the 19l2-l9l3 tax law was made
amenable to the requests of four tax
payers at meeting of the board in
the city court room last evening. Four
other petitions for rebates were dis
missed by the II members who consti-
tuted the board last evening. +. G.. How
land presided.
Malnati Bros, granite manufacturers,
stated that their tax was twice as large
as that of last year on similar m
ventory. The increase was due to the
new Offset ruling and the case was dis
| missed. Under protest, John Stewart
paid taxes on S400 five per cent note
secured by chattel mortgage and his
request for rebate was granted. George
Brown, represented by his father, John
Brown, stated that he was in Proctor
April |. He had received notices lately
from the constable and resented paying
the expenses Of collection more than
the face of the levy itself. His petition
was dismissed for the time being.
One of the heaviest taxpayers under
the five per cent clause, so-called, was
D. NJ Miles, who was assessed on ST.
600 five per cent mortgage notes and
who asked for rebate, as he had paid
under protest. His case was considered
favorably and the rebate was granted.
Like action was taken in the case Of
A. L. Noyes, who paid taxes under pro-
test on a five per cent mortgage notei
at 81 400. Fred Perrin had been levied
for taxes on a 1867 mortgage note alb
five per cent, and his request for rebate
was granted.
A. A. Lamorey, appearing for the La
morey Clothing Co., asked for rebate
Of STA on the taxes levied on the stock,
book accounts and fixtures of the COM
pany store. Mr. Lamorey said he had
forwarded list amounting to $4,000,
which he considered fair in every detail.
Evidently the assessors had tackled on
an additional $4,000, which he didn't con-
slider fair. Questioned by Assessor Mar
tin Riley. Mr.. Lamorey said he probably
had goods in transit around April /.
His protest was dismissed.
Albert w. Brown. of South Main street
protested against a tax of $3.50, viz.
poll tax and officers expenses, levied
against him, setting up that he was in
Montpelier at the time of levying and
that furthermore, he was still minor
until April 8, 1913. He offered to prove
his age by testimony of his mother. In
terrogated by the board as to the place
Of his nativity, Mr.. Brown said he was
born en- route from Michigan to Con-
verneur, n. Y. Mr.. Browns tax was
abated.
Frank L. Small, appearing for Mrs.
John ID. Patterson, asked for abatement
on mortgaged property to the extent
1f SOL SO. The matter had been consid-
cred at a previous meeting of the board,
il was said and the case was dismissed.
A communication from Edgar j. White,
it present confined to the Rainbow Lake
asked that his poll tax be
Ihated on account of prolonged illness.
The request was granted. Robert w.
5lark's protest against paying poll
AK was stated by the clerk Mr. Clark
declared he had left Barre for Scotland
Nay Is, 1912, and had been absent until
Nay 20, 1918. The tax was abated and
adjournment followed