Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
The Maine State Board Of Assessors

| The Maine State Board Of Assessors
has completed arrangements for the
exploring or cruising Of the. wild lands
townships for the season OF 1917, hav-
| ing arranged for six crews Of two men
each, who will begin their work in
about 10 days. Each crew will have
| four townships or plantations assigned
it, making total Of "a to be cruised
during the season.
The board has met with some difficult
| ty in securing the men they wanted, on
| account Of the matter Of. wages, but
has been fortunate in getting an able
and efficient lot Of explorers. 1t is the
| policy Of the board that whatever ia to
be done shall be done thoroughly and
to that end the crews Of explorers will
be required to devote 80 days to
township. so that they will be busy
until about Nov. next. This work will
give the Board Of State Assessors
large amount Of absolutely necessary
information that is obtainable in no
other way and which will count largely
In the work OF the year.
The assignments for the various
cruising crews are as follows:
H. NJ. Remission, Aroostook county
!; no W H. F. R. lS vi e 81 L. i, s., T = 70 W +
l.. s.. T. No II, r. II, w. E. L. S.
J. K. Sawyer Aroostook county-T. No.
Il. K. u. W. E. l.. s.; T. No. IS, r. u. W.
+. l.. s.; T. No. 10, r. II. w. E. L. S.;
T. No. 49, r. 10, w. Z. l.. S.
w. NJ. Niles, Penobscot county-T. No.
6, +. 6, W: E. L. S.. T; No: 5. r., W. E.
Mullaney & MacPheter, Somerset coun-
ty-T. No. 3, r. s. B. X. ?. W. K: r.: T.
No. 4, r. 5. B. 4; P; w; x. r.; T: No. !,
B. K. +. W. X. r; T. No. i, r: T. B. n
r w X r. T. No. 2, r. .. n. b. K. F.;
T. No. 3. r. 2, n. B. X. P.
Q. E. Libby. Piscataquis county,: No.
Z. L. S; T. No. 5, r. 10, w. E. L. s.; T.
No. 6, r. 10. w. E. l.. S.
Hon. Clement S. Stetson, chairman
Of the Board of State Assessors, in
speaking Of the line of work being out
lined for the members during the COM
ing summer said, among other things:
The law requires the State asses
sors to visit every county in the State
during the year and meet with the 10
cal assessors in relation to any and all
matters of interest to either the board
or the local men. This is productive of
much good and clears up many points
arising of nature which may battle
the local assessors in deciding.
In addition to this series of visits,
the members Of the board are united in
the feeling that to properly make up
the revised and equalized valuation of
CT
know about the property, they must
have first-hand and reliable informa-
ton on which to base their calculations
and valuation. To obtain this informa-
ton, it will be necessary for the board
to visit and view the property, thus
obtaining face-to-face facts and fig.
ures and getting at the equalization as
no other method can do.
This course will be followed out by
the board this year-in fact, has al
ready been begun-and the most Of the
time Of the coming season will be pass
ed in that way. We have already visit
ec Sanford, Auburn, Lewiston, West
brook and South Windham and are
highly pleased with the results. We
were received in all these places with
the utmost courtesy and everything
bearing on the subjects within the
scope Of our inquiries was Immediate
ly placed at our disposal-even more
than one would expect to be made pub
lie from a mans or company's inside
business affairs-it was all open to our
inspection and questioning, and from
such treatment on the part Of the own
ers and business men we were enabled
to secure information that will mean
much in working out the new valuation
OF the State, when it is made.
1--WE expect during next week to visit
the great plant of the Hollingsworth &
Whitney Co at Winslow and may also
be able to visit the town Of Lincoln, !
with its great pulp and paper mills.
And this plan will be followed through
out the season, we hope with very ben
eficial results. One day Of each week
will be passed at the Office at the State
House for the transaction Of routine
and other work. but the most Of the
time will be passed in travelling over
the State in this work.