The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
LARGER APPEALS
WERE DISMISSED
Most Important Was That OF the Harri-
son Granite Co.-Burnham Mead
ow Tool Sharpening Machine
Co. Also Lost.

What will probably transpire to have
been the last board of evil authority
meeting in 1915 for the consideration of
tax appeals was held in the court room
at city hall last evening. Several appel.
lants appeared in person and others gave
evidence of their dissatisfaction by
proxy. The largest appeal and the most
vigorous protest was registered by W. A..
Murray for the Harrison Granite Co.,
who lost his case when the question came
to a vote, Judge II. w. Scott presided
at the third and last meeting of the
board and 10 other members were pres
ent. Some Of the CAB bacilli that has
ragged in the council chamber seemed to
have infected the board and what with
the introduction OF much extraneous
matter the night was well spent before
adjournment came.
For the Harrison company, Mr.. Muir
ray represented that the concerns stone
shed and personal property near Center
street had been unfairly appraised by
the assessors. Assessor Martin Riley
had something to say in the absence Of
his colleagues, o. J. L. Matthews and
A. NJ. Rossi. who made the assessments,
and just before adjournment it was de-
cided to dismiss the appeal. The com.
pany's inventory, with figures entered by
Manager Murray and other figures sub
stituted by the assessors, was introduced
as evidence by the appellant, who
claimed that his concern had been taxed
$3.50 in excess OF just appraisal He
declined TO take oath that the state.
meuts made by the assessors were untrue
and stated that he did not take advan-
tage of the opportunity to inspect the
inventory as prepared by the assessors
and filed in the city clerks office.
Appellant was questioned at length by |
Justice of the Peace d. J. Sullivan and |
others Comparison of the Harrison |
company's inventory with other stone
shed inventories made some of the mem |
bers feel that other manufacturers had |
been fortunate in their apprs ;sals, but |
the motion to dismiss the Murray ap-
peal was not opposed.
For the Buruham's Meadow Tool /
Machine company James
jrearson protested against an inventory
1f Sl,500. Comparison with similar lev
es was made and the case dismissed.
Albert Tonguay's appeal on property
md poll tax of $3.50 was dismissed and
Iohn Downs, who appeared to protest the
payment of a 81 20 tax of COW, decided
o meet the assessment rather than make
lis mother pay. G. A. Pacquet insisted
hat an assessment of So 900 for his
summer street property was too much
,t,t ha ! I
-oung soldiers, Alfred G. Edwards,
'harles Knutson and John Mcdonald, at
resent with the lst Vermont regiment
N the Mexican border, had their poll
axes abated in accordance with the mo
ion which carried at the previous meet
ng. Acting on the request of William s
hack for an extension of time in which
o pay his property tax, the appellants
circumstances were considered and il was \
oted to have the collector carry his cost I
i'll to the city council if the tax is col |
ected any time within six months. j
Poll taxes were abated for purposes J
nt forth as follows: Said Corey, minor; J
Ilonzo Taylor. i'll health; James Gcake, J
esident of Barre Town; Elmer Farnham y
] health; James Good deceased ire c
atedl; George Elias, Giovanni ComolH Z
erti Dino, Guido Rossi, Ubaldo Sold. a
lbert Corey, Manuel Hurbosa, Vincenzo y
ssola, duplicates; w. J. Maeneil VIII, c
am A. Morrison, deceased; Thomas r.
Older, deceased; John Robertson, dupli- a
tie; William r. Obrien, deceased; AL g
edo Resabella, not resident April |. n
he ease of James Anderson, who asked i
" poll tax rebate on the ground that a
; pays taxes in Virginia, was dismissed o
ei