Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-15

gradual Improvement In ruad work
throughout the State which u appar-
emf 10 al observers and commented
On by the travelling public.
THIS Is The result Of more iureiii-
gent and experienced road COMMITS
siOrers IN the different tuwns Coop
Grating with the State department
along standard lines with up 70 date
methods Of construction and mHin-
tenance-
Bearing out my statement in be-
ginning the only part of the above
which touches the subject assigned
me. Is that portion relating TO the
present mill TAX law-and may L
again state that IN my judgment this
mill TAX should be continued and
used, first fnr nayment of interest
and bonds as they may become due.
ana tne balance applied 10 the State
Aid roads for Maintenance.
I thank you
Al the close II his address Mr..
Peabody answered many questions
relative TO his subject. the topic was
given broad discussion.
Address on Taxation
The next speaker on the program
was State Senator George ". Thuuos
of Lincoln, who gave a fine address
upon the subJect. Taxation. He
stated that he mad served his time
a sentence Of seven years as an as
SCISSOR IN one Of the smaller towns of
the state but an assessor upon re-
Fiction viii ind many pleasant
! things regarding the work
Attention was called by the speak
er 10 the TACT that apparent discrep-
encles IN valuation exist in the diff
ferent towns and cities n the State.
he SAID that this was a matter which
troubled him great deal during his
term OF Office. Some wears agp the, 2
grew IN some fertile mind the thournr
of having a Board OF State Assessors
(. of a Board Of Equaliza ton. as It
reaily Is But then. ii is not fair
To pur the entire burden of euua.IiZa-
tlon on the State Board. for the best
thai such Il board can dc is 10 gel
al il IN a general way If rhe as
SCISSORS could adopt some STANDARD
of valuation for The several parcels
in their town, they would have some
thing by which they could appruxi-
mate standard valuation. and the
| work would be easier in wears N
come
de stated that III his own town
when ne first undertook the work, he
felt that there were several ineauaii-
ties in valuation and he decided to
, observe me valuation fixed upon diff
ferent pieces Of property by open
! sales. Ana assessors can find great
! prorT Dv observing the value of prop
/ ertE by sales. He told OF the case IF
man who in looking up the value
Of mis- farm. found il had been val
! ued al the same figure since 1867, and
! spoke Of The Importance of the re
/ adjustment OF valuations.
| Taxation mater before the Maine
Legislature were discussed by State
! Senator Thonbs. who had been ap-
! pointed a member of the recess
t committee % study the matter of
/ taxation II Maine ana report al rhe
next Legislature. This committee mas
arrived 1t the conclusion and did
! recommend al the special session Of
a., The Legislature thai il take steps
I paving the way toward q change in
/ the constitution TO make possls-a the
enactment OF an income tax law
L In conclusion Senator Thombs ask
7 cd me assessors in convention II II
I would not be well for them To con-
/ slider Making action relative toe the
l formation If a special committee re-
( sponsibic in informing the Legisla-
I TIRE as to its attitude regarding LAX
matters.