The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-16
ABATEMENTS GRANTED
TO SOME TAXPAYERS
Most of the Cases Considered by Barre
Board of Civil Authority Last
Night Were for Poll
Taxes.

dAcS.
The second meeting of the Barre board
of civil authority for the purpose of dis
cussing abatements or rebates on taxes
to people assessed was held last evening
in the city court room. William d.
Smith was appointed to preside as chair
man at the meeting.
The poll tax of John Milne was abated
since Mr.. Milne, a man 6S years OF age,
has been confined to his sbed with rheu-
matism for the past few months Do
minico Saudri, who has been i'll with
influenza since last fall, asked for an ex-
tension of time to pay his poll and real
estate taxes, but the board moved that
the case be dismissed since it would cost
Mr.. Saudri much more for the extension
of time than to hire the necessary
amount. John G. Morrison, ir., i'll for
the past three months, wished for an
extension of time; case dismissed. John
Movalli, incapitated by an injury to the
eye, applied for an extension of time,
but case was dismissed. jesse Culver
asked for an extension of two weeks to
pay and was granted but with the costs
Of collection added to the bill. The tax
collector was advised not to press any
of these persons for taxes but wished
to give them an opportunity to pay.
Luigi Romeri. proprietor Of the fruit
store and lunch room in the North Main
street Sanguinetti block, declared he was
still selling hot dogs at his store and did
not have any larger stock on hand at
April than a year ago, though the
taxes were much higher. Credentials
were produced wherein he had attached
his signature to the amount set by the
assessors, so the case was dismissed.
John Tomasi of North Main street ap-
piled for a rebate on his taxes since five
or six of his tenements had been prac-
tically vacant all winter and he said his
tenants would stay until rent day and
on that morning he oftentimes awoke
just in time to witness "a beeg wagon
20 way with the furniture" His case
was dismissed. Mrs. D. g. Bickford ap-
piled for a rebate on taxes but her case
was dismissed.
+. Clarkson & Co. of Burlington
claimed a rebate Of several dollars on
taxes assessed; case dismissed Charles
Premier, in the interest of the Ream,
McBee company. claimed real estate was
overestimated; dismissed until proof for
same be submitted Mrs. John Mochetti
asked that her husbands taxes be abated
since he died last October, also that an
extension of time be granted to pay the
taxes on real estate. Her first request
was met with approval, but the latter
was dismissed.
The Sharpening Machine company,
represented by Mr.. Stevens, asked for a
rebate; case dismissed. T. w. Dix of
Burlington asked for a rebate on taxes
assessed on stocks in the Capital Saw
ings bank, since he had been paying on
them both in Burlington and Barre for
the years 1916 and 1917 and asked for
an abatement for 1919 He was granted
rebate, minus the state and county
tax paid by the city, and also granted
the abatement for this years taxes
D. j. Boyce Of Mortified objected to
an assessment in Barre, having paid in
Northfeld: tax abated Arthur l.. Smith
was granted abatement because of an
absence of Is months. Also Stanton
Burgess taxes were abated since he has
not resided here for the past two years.
Alexander Watt. John T. Sullivan and
Earl Burgess were granted abatement
because Of disability. Attachments were
granted to Frank Negioni, Robert Piazzi,
Waldo Soldi, Nicola Vopicella, Charles
Colombo. Giovanni Zorzi, 0tavio Masco
and Alex. Beagrie because their names
had been duplicated. Harold Nelson,
Alfred 0Connell and 0ride Paradis were
granted abatements, being under q.
The following men were granted re-
bates on poll taxes since on Jan. /, 1919,
they were in the United States service:
John W Amedy, Victor H. Anderson,
G.. Alden Bailey, Arthur Bottiggi, War
rem Cummings, Fred Davidson George
DeMerril, Henry Drumgould. Carlo Ga
lassi. Peter eraser, j. A. Gordon, Err
nest Gregoire, Lewis Hoar Charles B.
Irish, Alexander Ironside, jr., James f.
Lambert. Alfredo Lanfranconi, Charles
Little, George r Nackay, Lee Maiden,
Harry Mason, Alexander McKinnon, Leo
B. Parker, Frank Pike, James p. Riley,
Alexander Straiton, William NYoung,
Charles Zanleoni jr, Peter Baratelli,
Peter Brusa, Antonio Cassani, Luigi Got
toni and Guido Vsnetti.
William T Maiden claimed to be IL
legally taxed and asked for an abate
meut, since he had already paid poll
tax in Montpelier His case was dis
missed. William Georges tax was abat
ed on proof that he had paid taxes in
Hardwick and was residing there April /.
The taxes of Mrs, Gabeloni, who re-
sides near the D. NJ Miles Coal Co.'S
sheds, were put aside owing to the in
ability of Mrs. Gabeloni to provide the
amount.
During the course Of the evening it
was learned that the city of Barre is
supporting people who have money in
the bank which is not touched for living
expenses, though the city is constantly
furnishing food and provisions for these
II was suggested that this be
investigated and the perpe
traitors made an example of.
The meeting was adjourned until 7
o'clock Wednesday evening, Aug. q.
ROSSI-RABA0LI.