Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06

STATISTICS oI tne -pEopeTtY that IS taxed in the towns of the county are given in public document No. 48, is- sued by State Tax Commissioaer William H. Corbin.
 Now London County.
 In New London county the total assessors valuations were as follows:
 Bozrah. s622. 502 at 30 per cent. of market value on land and 80 per cent on buildings
 Colchester, .sso5,27 at 100 per cent. on land and 90 per cent on buildings.
 East Lyme, s1,So6,04S at 100 per cent, on both land and buildings.
 Franklin $3S7,210 at 100 per cent on both land and buildings
 Griswold. $2.230.84s at 75 per cent. on both land and buildings.
 Groton, $4.813,716 at S5 per cent on land and 80 per cent on buildings
 Lebanon, ss11.s .sSs at 100 per cent.
 Ledyard. $49o.6ss at 100 per cent on both land and buildings
 Lisbon, $432, ,526 at 100 per cent. on both land and buildings.
 Lyme. SASS. .I1s at 50 per cent. on land and 75 per cent on buildings. on both land and buildings
 New London. S20. ,S2S at 80 per cent on both land and buildings.
 North Stonington, S477.7s3 at 75 per cent on land and 100 per cent. on buildings.
 Norwich, s17,523, 6o4 at 80 per cent. on both land and buildings.
 Old Lyme s78S.192 at s5 per cent. on both land and buildings
 Preston, s541.25e at 75 per cent. on both land ad buildings.
 Salem $255516 at 100 per cent on both land and buildings.
 Sprague. s1.o74,Ss5 at 75 per cent. on land and 50 per cent. on buShd ings.
 stonington, s5,s1I.54s at s5 per cent. on land and 90 percent. .orbutld- ings.
 Voiuntown, s22s,2s7 at 60 per cent. on land and 50 per cent. on buildings.
 Waterford. $2,29S,11 at 100 per cent. on both land and buildings. The total valuation amounted to $64,76S,- 70S.
 Classes Of Property Taxed.
 The classes of property taxed were shown in separate schedules. Tn Nor wich and New London the two largest town, they were as follows:
 In Norwich on sheep and poultry was $50: on forming and mechanical tools, ST. .340 on wagons and auton1o- piles, SIT, ,905 on goods and mater ials Of merchandise and nnanufactur- CTS, $1,41s,s25; investments in com merce, S91.o70; percentage increase, .66 per cent: addition by. board of equalization, ss.5oo.ooo: final corrected state grand list. $24.os6.316.
 In New London on farming and mechanical tools. s2a2,725 on wag- goods of cercHants and nlanufactur CTS. $s72. .514: investments in vessels. s1, 407, $50: the increase was 1.19 per cent: the addition by the board of equalization. s6,eoe.06e. and the final grand list. s25.65S,2sS.
 In Nineteen Towns.
 Tn the other nineteen towns of the county tho figures were as fol- lows;
 In Bozrah en swine, goats. sheep and poultry, s3e5; on farming and mechanical teois. jewelry. musical in strufnants and libraries, a. 436; on wagons automobiles and bicycles, s4, 160; on goods and materials of msr- chants. traders and manufacturers, last year was s.s5 per cent, the addi- tiens by the board Of equalization amounted te $156, ,od6 and the final corrected stats grand list was $s7i.- 5o2
 In Colchester the amount taxed on on farming and mechanical tools, jew elry, musical instruments, furniture and libraries, s3.425; on wagons, au- tomobiles and bicycles, SIS, ,42e; on goods and materials of merchants, traders and manufacturers. $<2425 The percentage increase over the pre- vious year was ASA per cent, the ad- ditions by the board of equalization came to S80. 900 and the total final cor rect state grand list amounted to seSs, ,s85
 In East Lyme the valuations were: On sheep, goats, swine. poultry, s2,575; on farming and mechanical tools, jewelry musical instruments. furniture $6,S50, on wagons automobil and bi- cycles, S26. 320: on quarries. fisheries, $15, ,G06; on goods and materials of merchants and manufacturers, $45, $50; investments in steamboats and vessels s26,410. The percentage increase over previous year was 7.51 per cent. the final correct state grand list was s1, S51, ,45S
 In Franklin on farming tools. etc. was ss.sT5: on wagons and automo- piles, $6,010; on goods of merchants and manufacturers. $1,S00; the per ceptage increase over last year was 1874 per cent. additions by the board of equalization amounted to 3126. 900 and the final corrected state grand list was $51s.2
 In Grfswold the over exemption on sheep, goats, etc, was $565; on farm ing and mechanical tools, $12.1o5; on wagons and automobiles, $16,53o; on bonds. notes and mortgages s4,300: on goods and materials of manufac- turers. $34, ,250; on investments on steamboats and vessels. s27.5 The percentage increase over the previous year was 3.71 per cent: the additions by the board of equalization amounted to Ss25, ,ea0 and the final state grand list was S2.s60.S99