Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-17
PUTNAM


Ellen M. Bugbee's Appeal From the
Board of Relief on Trial in Super
| for ceurt-DufTy Will Appeal Set
tted-Hish School Activities ST.
Philips Congregation to Hear
About Pension Fund.
In the superior court here Tuesday
afternoon Ellen N. Bugbee's appeal
from the board of relief of the town
of Putnam, case Of very special in
terest to the people of this city. was
commenced before Judge NJ. A. Shum-
Charles E. Searls. Charles L. Ferrey,
John +. Carpenter and w. A. King,
of WiIIimantic.
The assessment appealed from us
one of $S9.l5o. figure arrived at by
applying the method in vogue here of
assessing al three quarters of the act
ual value. estimated to be just in ex-
cess of $50, 600.
G. n. Gilpatrie Testifies.
G. Harold Gilpatric, cashier of the
First National Bank, and agent for
the late Mrs. Ellen NJ. Bugbee at the
time Earl Clinton Rogers, the present
owner of the property bought the no.
tel, in 1912, and who negotiated for
the sale of the property to MIR. Rog-
ers, was called to the witness stand
and testified that the purchase price
agreed upon was $37, the deal in
Guiding the Putnam Inn block, the
old Quinebaug hotel in the rear Of
the inn. some outbuildfngs, and two
tenement houses on Canal street, the
property including about $4,000 square
feet, of land.
On October /. 1914, the time of the
patric gave $s7,5oo as his idea of the
value of the property, though i'm
provements had been made since 1912
was not in excess of the purchase
price.
Under cross examination, NV Mr.
Searls, Mr.. Gilpatric said he thought
that $4,000 was a liberal price for
the property at the time Mr.. Rogers
purchased it.
Frank o. Davis Estimate.
Frank o. Davis. PomfretS for IL
gave as the market value of the prop
erty on October 1. 1914, $4,000. There
was some objection to questions re-
iating to what he offered to sell the
property for as an agent. previous to
that time. He said the figure he
included what is now the Joy
garage property, which was later sold
separate for about $4,000. but he CON-
from $500 to $4,000 Even with the
improvements made in the inn up to
October 1, 1914. Mr.. Davis said he did
not think the property would sell for
much more than it did in 1912.
Extreme Limit of Value $55,ooo.
EX-MayOr l.. II. ruler, ~ years a
resident here. estimated the extreme
limit of the value of the property on
October l. 1914. as not in excess of
SIS, 600. He said he had written $16,-
600 insurance on the hotel, $4,000 on
the Quinebaug house and $500 each on
the two small dwellings since that
time. He fixed the value of the inn
building at $4,000, and it was in
sured on the. basis. UP to 80 per cent.
of its value.
The Owners Estimate. /
E. C. Rogers. owner. told of agree 4
ing to buy the property for $4,000 on
March /, 1912. He reviewed the re-
pairs made since that time, includ-
ing the changing of three stores in
the inn into one store, at cost of |
He considered that this improve
ment added no more than 81 600 to
the selling value of the building. a. |
much of the repairing done was in |
permanent improvement |
No material improvements were
made between the time of purchase |
In 1912 >apd October, 1914, he said, |
But one additional bathroom ana
some lavatories were installed.
Needs Repairs.
Mr. Rogers said he took the hotel
as lessee in April, 1915, and has
had 1t since. The building needs as
much repair now as when he took it |
over, he said. in 1919. if not more
The roof leaks and ii needs atten-
ton in other ways. 4
A Patched Roof.
Continuing his testimony Mr.. Reg
ers said that in June. 1919, Il large
section of tin roof was torn off the
hotel in a storm; that it was re-
placed with a Temporary roofing Of
paper, which remains In service Rel
alive to the construction Of the house, 1
Mr.. Rogers said 1t was or wood the