Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-29
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No such conditions should be tolerat- ed by Norwich people. The assessors are up against a difficult problem You are asking your assessors, without maps, or equipment, to go out and do what they can't do. No three persons, or any six persons in this hall are going 1 to accomplish a reassessment for Nor wich without the facilities and equip ment
 Passing tho Hat Among Taxpayers You are simply passing the hat among the taxpayers and asking them how much | they will contribute You are doing it of that tax arrangements hasn't been brought forcibly to thu. attention of the people of Norwich. The. average. man would welcome fair tax valuation of his property, if everyone else was assessed in equal proportion.
 I understand that there Is aproposition before your town meeting for tax map. l If you ever intend to have a reassess- ment in Norwich you must have the proper equipment, 8 tax map which shows all the property and property val nations.
 Commissioner Biodgett talked briefly
 of the state school aid which is for the
 purpose of keeping the schools up to standard. and also touched on the state
 aid for roads. Some towns are assessed
 $100 per cent. said Commissioner BIodg-
 ett, and others in the state are assessed
 at but 30 per cent. Is 1t fair that the
 state should proportion money among
 towns inequitably.
 There Is no incentive in Norwich tt
 keep the valuation down unless it is tn,
 dread of spending money for map fol ; the expense of carrying out the reassess | q a l1ry Norwich Tax System Unfair If the people of Norwich knew of tn,
 unfairness of your tax system they would
 give you a reassessment whether vol
 want 1t or not. You havn't had . re , assessment for so long that you will find as has been true of other towns, prop : erty here that isn't in the grand list a : all. l suppost those people, whoever the, . are, will oppose a reassessment in Nor : wich. There is more property in Nor . wich not in the tax list than anybod, : here can possibly suspect. wish ther a could be an awakening in Norwich h : said in conclusion.
 a I have heard one argument against : tax map for Norwich, said Presiden s Wells. This was from man who want U ed to know what Norwich wanted a ta : map for. We have gone 250 years with
 
 i 260 years more without one Presider | Wells then introduced A. M. Simons ( ,- Hartford, formerly chairman of the boar f of assessors in Hartford
 l. Taxes Pay Community Expenses n The question of taxation is questio n that is not thoroughly understood by u average individual, said Mr. Simons. A
 . matter of fact taxation is a sirnp
 question. What Is the purpose of tax:
 ton? It ig to raise funds with which E pay the cost of maintenance of a con .e nunity. Taxation is for the purpose l. distributing the taxes in proportion ,n the amount of property the taxpayer owr or The theory is one of the noblest, one ss the most simple we can possibly find st The only question Is to apply that tn t. ory so that each individual will ps b. 100 per cent. of his share of the cost E. maintenance of the community. No tow IT. or city collects more money than it a
 tually nee6s. The main principle Is Il or equal distribution of taxes.
 e. Mir. Simons went on to say that he hi
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