The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-02
Of Is Applications for Re-
duction Only Three Were
Acted on Favorably
TOTAL AMOUNT
CUT DOWN $2,555
Board of Civil Authority
Listened to Barre Tax
payers Appeals

Eighteen appellants appeared before
the board OF civil authority at city hall
last evening to protest against the quad
rennlal appraisal OF the assessors as
filed with the city clerk. Fifteen claims
for appraisal reductions were disallowed
and in the three cases where appeals
were successfully taken, the reductions
aggregated $3.50. Thus it happens pro-
tests were filed with the assessors and
the clerk in only Is cases out of total
OF some 1850 changes made in the ap-
praisal this year. a reduction Of $1,000
on the Granite street stoneshed proper
ties was made in the case OF Mrs. c. L.
Bolster, the sum of 5000 was docked
from an $500 appraisal of the fruit store
and building on North Main street
owned by Mrs. Bolster and II. A. Phelps
and G. w. Perry are to receive the bene
fit OF a 1856 deduction on number of
Gouldsbury park building lots.
There were present eight members of
the board and Frank G. Rowland was
elected chairman. While the number OF
appeals considered was comparatively
small. the session was rather protracted
and frequent clashes between the ap-
pellants and the assessors did not tend
to expedite matters. Toward the end
OF the meeting the board split on a
proposal TO reduce Mrs. Bolster's stone
move that would result in a lowering
OF the land tax. Members favoring
on the buildings tax were
in the majority, however, and the mo.
tion to reduce prevailed. Through her
Mrs. Bolster asked for
reductions on II parcels of property, but
her appeal was sustained in only two
instances. Other protestants appealed
ON more than one piece of property. At
the very outset a difference of opinion
over the meaning of the statute relative
10 filing appeals held up proceedings.
but the difficulty was finally adjusted
when il was voted 10 allow appellant,
o file their written appeals while tie
meeting was in progress. Two persons
ook advantage of this ruling.
The Cases and the Disposition of Them.
Edith Barnes and $. H. Barnes asked
or a reduction OF $500 on the appraisal
4 their Highland avenue houses two in
lumber lt was represented that a raise
rom 50 300 TO S3.s00 reflected discrirl-
nation when a comparison OF other prop
rites on the avenue had been made.
ase dismissed.
Tx Mayor Harvey Hersey objected 10
Jump from $4,000 TO s.. 500 on Maple
rove house owned by Matte II. Ford.
Z 4 somewhat extended explanation Mr..
ersey outlined three reasons why his
Nn appraisal should prevail Case dis
issed
James Imlah protested against an in
ease Of $500 on two-tenement house
hich he owns on Merchant street. lie
"A made no improvements in tour
,ars. although the assessors changed
.e appraisal from 81 900 to soon. Case
smisscd.
Mrs c. n. Reed ct al asked that her
aim for a reduction on the - POO ap-
.aisal tackled onto her West street
yelling and tenement b. considered
therto il bad been assessed for s490n
se dismissed.
Appearing for Mfs Mary Garvey. y.
Miles petitioned Tor a $500 reduction
1m the Sc 50O appraisal ~ her property
Pearl street Before the .ast ap-
ai~al il Wss listed at s3000 Case
missed
I. {. Owens objected 10 paving on
COS appraisal for a tenement house
Addison place. Nr Owens described
surroundings and circumstance
iah tended ID loser the value ~ The
,pertv and declared that b. had heeu
"a before uithout Justification. This
.fs increase amounted % s3na Ca-e
missed
, autten appral from r natis ob-
ting n the appraisal - his Nieu
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the appellant ild not apTear untl lat
Il uas not considered Later / wa.
~ the table ~ h.s oun request
Il !. CIarp ohiefel o. raise from
r4a e. sf00 on his now residence at
corner 81 Washington and HTl
.efs. last wear e was arpra .se1 40
~ and tif dwelling bulit nn irsseI
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~ proportion - 0thrr property u
l1aitr. Case dismissed
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