Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
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Twenty eight head of work horses that were owned by the Wells Con- struction Co. which has been doing work in Plainfeld we're sold at pub lie auction by J. c. Witter at the Kennedy stables in Dayville, Monday. Buyers were attraced from all parts of, Eastern Connecticut and the sale proved highly interesting and suc- cessful.
 That the board of relief for Kill lingly is in for a busy month was in- dieated Monday, when the first of it's sessions was held. Before the board had a chance to organize taxpayers who feel that they should be allowed reductions from the assessments made by the assessors in the general re- valuation of the town property be- gan to appear with requests 'to file appeals.
 Judge James x. Tucker. East Kill 1 lingly, chairman of the board of re- l lief stated on Monday that ,.t w.4s his opinion that the board of relief will not be favorable to make general reductions from the assessments fixed | by the assessors. It is to be as- sumed," he said that the assessors, I after spending a year on the re-val- l tation work. and arriving at their | conclusions after long and careful de- | liberation, have done the very best 1 they could in fixing equitable valua- 1 tions on the towns property; so the board of relief will consider long and carefully before making any reduc- 1 tions. Of course, there may be in stances where the board of assessors have made mistakes, and if any such are found, the board of relief will full | fill ist function of correcting them. | But it will not be the policy of the l relief board to undo the work of the assessors
 It seemed to be indicated on Mon 1 day that numbers of taxpayers. who concern themselves. hardly at all with ] public affairs, have just awakened to l the fact that there has been a general l revaluation of the towns property l Some who received notice from the l assessors that their property had been l'inereased in valuation were under the \ impression that they had been singled 1 ont for a boost, whereas more than half the property owners of the tewr have had the valuation of their prop critics increased in many cases more than 50 per cent.
 It is already indicated that some will find fault with the work of the assessors, and so-it would have beef had a trio from amongst the twelve apostles made the revaluation. Ther, are others who will not find fault however, and. as in other years, the, :, have managed to get into the grant list for figures well below those tha should stand opposite their names il the tax books.
 It is not to be expected that an, , three of Kilhngly's citizens. no mat ter what their general qualifications | could assess all of the t6wn's varieC kinds of property and arrive at exae appraisals of it's value. Kiilingly' assessors, however have done thei fwork carefully, diligently and eve with the regard for justice to all con cerned. No men could endeavor t, l do more.
 If, in the tax lists as now prepared one iends figures that seem inconsis tent with real values. it must be re menlbered that some responsibility and large meas of it rests upol the taxpayer. If. for instance. a stocl |. Of goods, with the value of which m mesLber of the board of assessor happens to- be intimately familiar 1 reported for assessment by it's owne as worth S10,000, when as a matter o fact, &25,000 would be much neare correct. there is greater responsibilit, of both moral and legal nature rest ing on the taxpayer than upon the as | do not represent themselves to be The same principle of dealing witt i fairness toward the town also applie to assessing varioua other kinds q property. The assessors have mad an honest endeavor to be enGirel- equitable in carrying out the revalu ation work. If they have not beel given the honest cooperation of tn taxpayer. no matter who he happen to be. what is denied the town in tn way of complete and accurate infor nation may be charged against tn dishonesty of such taxpayers. rathe than against the good judgment 0 the assessors. who cannot be expect Q to know everything about all thing. no more than people in any othe walk of life.
 Herewith are listed taxpayers as sessed for s509o and upwards on tn grand list just completed by the as sessers under the revaluation:
 North Parish.
 Attawaugan mill (A) $250, Ss4; At tawaugan. mill (Bl, sl94,576 Jame Bacon, s5,S5o; Goodyear Cotton Mill Ss5s, ,T30: Helen Kelley and Mrs Mar Wright, s12,725; Henry J. Kosmale S5eG5; Williamsville Water compan, s5.090; Etheal A. Atwood, S101 S5 The Connecticut company Shore Lin Electric Railway company $2lS5O l H., F. ". and A. R. Tillinghast, s.
 450; William A. Norton. s,5oO0.
 East Parish.
 Asceptic Products Co.,. $67210; [ E. Hopkins. s1S,OO0 Arthur J. Latl
 rop, s5,4eo; Byron M. Lewis, seso0; ]