Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-08
STATES GRAND LIST IS.
 4~ : SHOWN AT s1 ea1 77s 7es


 STATES GRAND LIST IS
 |" :- - SHOWN AT &1,sS1.77s.72s
 For. the two year period of 1913 and 1920. the state of connecticut's grand list shows a total of s1,s61. T76,72s, accord ing to the report of Tax Commissioner William, H. Blodgett which has just been made public. ..>
 This sum is q per cent increase over the list Of 1917, or an actual gain of s2Ss,O67,7s5. Mir. Blodgett~ explains the increase as due in large part to the gen. eral re- ssessnfent which has taken place in the. towns. during the past two. yea: s. The report. a volume of nearly, 200 pages. goes into great detail into matters con- tains 23 tables of statistics. giving much data concerning the towns,
 The amount of g 2.3Ss:409 as the net income tax was levied on corporations O. erating in Connecticut, August 1. 1920; g year before it was $1s71s,302. Two thou I.sand, one hundred and sixty-three corper .atoins showing a deficit. or no Ccnnecicui taable income. 6s6 corporations were TO liable for reports, and the. total of corp orations; was. 5,ss3.
 The assessers returned the total num- Der ,cf taxable lists in the state in 1919 as 2Ss,273, as compared " tn -s40.375 in 1917: somewhat over 17- pr cent. being lists of non-residents. Two hundred nine thousand, one hundred forty-two (299,- | 142) dwelling houses were listed for tax ation on the list of 1919 and HAAS | barns sheds and ether. outbuildings. an increase of 7.735. dwelling houses and of 24.SS2 outbuildings during the biennial i period. Two hundred seventy-eieht thou sand six hundred fifty-three Cs27S,653) house and building lots were listed in 1919, an increase of 3042 since 1917. The acres of land decreased from 2,76S.129 acres, listed in 1917 to 2.75s.s25 listed in 1s19'; decrease of Is .304 acres. The average assessed valu of dwelling houses in 1s19.- was s2,7e6; an increase of s1S7 over the average of 1917. The average assessed value of barns. sheds. ice and storehouses. and garages in- creased from $317 in 1917, to sS33 in 1919.
 The assessors of about one-half of the towns of the state in their reports filed l with the tax commissioner make no ad- l mission of the underval1ation of property for taxation purposes. On the list of 1919 the assessors of 79 towns claimed an assessed valu ttion of full value. Sev- enty-eight towns reported the bass of as sessment between 75 to 100 per cent and 10 towns claimed assessed valuation to be above 50 but less tran 75- per cent. of the full value. while Putnam claimed the assessed valuation t. be 50 per cent. of full valuation. It was necessary for the board of 'edualiza ton to make addi- | tions to the lists of SS towns on the list cf- 1918 and 54 towns on the list of 1919. The average assessed value per acre of | land in the state is $2.
 Lowest Average ln veIuntown. l The lowest average assessed value per acre of land in-- aiiy town was S2 in 1 Voluntown on the list of 1919. the next 1 lowest in the state being Eastford at ss per acre. The average in the state is 1 s42.
 | Sixteen thou>end. four hundred twen- 1 ty-nine 1s ,423) stores shops, saloons | theatres, banks hotels, offices public 1 garages livery stables. etc, were assess ed for taxation il. 1s19,., the average be- | ing sSe97. There were 5.53S mills and manufactures listed at valuation oi $1ss,350 16e,. the average being $36.os7. 1 ,On.the list of 1913, the smallest. num- | Der of shouses assessed for taxation ir any town twas s2 Marlborough. The l largest number taxed was 1S.53S in New Haven. Hbfsesr~were assessed at an av- eraged. assessed valuation, of SIS, an in- crease of $1 over the average in 1917. Cows and other neat cattle were assessed | at an average. valuation of $4S, an in- l crease of $12 over the average valuation | in 1s17. @ -, D. .':,' I The total values of choses in action listed for taxation was ,$6,S47,319, ap- proximately 50 per cent. of the chcses In action listed for taxation in 1917. This | shows that larger number of persons
 are taking advantage of the special tax of four. mills which. can be paid to the state treasurer in, preference to listing
 such, property in the towns of their res i; idence at rthe local rate. which varies !! from four to forty mills, [. The number of appeals made to tht board of relief in the state was s.s20 about 50 per cent: more than usual. This increase may. be attributed to the unusual number of towns having re
 valuation nduring 1s1s.& The number; o1 appeals for relief represented about l.: iper cent. of the entire number of ta1 lists. A: reduction was made in 5. .737 list
 to total amount of s1s, ,f52,22S. slightl!
 more than 4ef per cent. of the lists CT
 which appeals were taken were reduced Regarding the work Of the board of as
 sessors, Mir Blodgett's report has this t
 say:
 During the biennial period the asses
 sors of t5S towns made general revalu
 atfon of property. In some of the town
 considerable care was exercised by tn assessors in this. general revaluatiea ant
 a serious attempt was .l1iaee to Vaiuat
 prorerty cn the statutory basis or fai
 market value In come instances: ex
 perts in real. estate valuations were call
 ed in. hy. the assessors to help them il | their worls The results in the town twhere am honest attempt was made t
 carry ,out he essential principals o
 equalization in assessment were ofte
 surnrisinF.; resulting in two. cases
 douhlins the grand list of that of tn preceding year and in substantial increas
 es in the grand lists in more than SCOT
 of. other cages. The personal tax partic
 ularlY- in the larger towns and cities. ha
 shoYl. however. a poor percentage of c1 lection. Tn soupo ca sos less than one-hal l of the total number plsced on the rat