The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-05
Barre's Assessors and Build
ing Inspectors Make An
nual Statements
POLLS AND PROPERTY
BOTH INCREASED
Building Projects Totaled
Over 100000, Says
Inspector

\ neal estate values III DdTTe were pt,-
352,535 in 1914, according to the annual
report of the assessors, which was sub
mitted to the city council at its regular
meeting last night The figures repre-
sent an increase Of S35,220 over the mark
attained in 1913 Personal estate al
lowed for taxation, as examined by the
assessors, showed decrease of $92,72l,
fact which is accounted for by the well
remembered unpreparedness of business
men for the application Of the new tax
laws in 1918. In that year taxable per
sonal property scared far above the nor
NAL figure. The assessors report was
one of two annual reports which the city
fathers considered in the course of the
evening
To quote from the report accepted by
the council "rcal estate covering 1926
acres is valued at s4352 ,535, being an IN.
crease of 35,220 over the year 1913.
The personal estate allowed for taxa
tion amounted to 81 ,334,047, this being
a decrease from 1918 of S92,72l. The
number of taxable polls was 1876, an
increase of l55 over 1918. This amounts
to S657 900"
Poll tax exemptions appear in the re-
port for reasons given as follows: Vet
Grams %, disability l3, over 70 years Of
age 80. These items, at ] per cent of
the total, form a grand list of S63,6l5.s2.
Touching on the quadrennial appraisal,
the assessors say: "The reappraisal was
made as carefully as time would permit
and to the best of our ability we tried TO
equslize values where necessary.
"The quadrennial shows real estate
to 81 ,54l 900, an increase of
Slss,525 over the year 1913. This is ex-
elusive OF few items, such as machin
cry, which are only considered as real
estate for purposes of taxation" The
report is signed by Martin Riley, A. NJ.
Rossi and O. J. J.. Matthews, and was
accepted by the council with instructions
to the printing committee 10 have il in
rluded in the annual city report
Annual Building Report.
Inspector George NJ. Rand of the build
ng department was on the ground early
with his annual report for 1914. In a
ong list Of reports that are 20 be per-
ised by the city fathers before the year
" report is ready for the printer next
February. Inspector Rand's annual state
nent is the FIRST. II was read and ac-
epted without any alterations. For his
ervices in 1914 Inspector Rand is to re-
Give sll4p0.
Progress forecasted by The Times last
week in a printed estimate Of building
in 1914 fairly bristled in Mr..
lands report total OF 576 permits
we're granted OF refused or held over. a.
gsinst 53s for the preceding year. 10
nav be noted here that only one permit
gas refused and only one request Is held
yer. Probably the most important per
lits were issued for the erection %
choolhouse addition. a hospital and
otel Twenty-six buildings were taken
own. 2 new dwellings We're erected. an
the one-tenement type ~ henhouses
ere built IN the l2-month. one silo. p
iazzas eight harms. = garages. Permits
ere issued for reshinglng "a, remodel
nc 81. PC buildings razed. 80 additions.
Kinney repairs S.. The two barrel roll
avs mentioned IN the report were con
rncted in ward FIVE.
By wards the permits were divided a.
Flows Ward one -. ward two -.
ard three %. ward four a. ward five
IS. ward SIX 20.
An aggregate sum 81 S3lass4 was
.ent on building operations during the
ar according 10 the inspectors official
timate. on new buildinrs the sum Of
Q6Is4 was expended, or an increase
.er 1918 II sl20n5s Repairs. addi-
lns and remodelliues represent an out
y ~ sl23700. or en- increase IT sq1 nfD
er the previous year
IN recapitulatiou. the s3lossa was
cd for THE purposes enumerated below: