The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-29
GRANITE MEMS
PROTEST HEARD
About 40 Barre Manufac-
turers Want Tax APP
praj Fl Relief
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ABOUT 1000
i ! 'DED TO LISTS
AnotF 3 Session Of Board
e 'ivil Authority
Tonight

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ity last night in protest against the
proposed quadrennial appraisal which
would add $4,000 to the valuations 81
40 granite plants in the total raise If
$voO'0O0 for the city as whole. a few
other appeals we're heard. and there vet
remain few appeals to be taken up.
therefore, the board adjourned at 10
O'Clock to meet again tonight to COM
piete the hearing and judge the merits
of the appeals
As II was granite manufacturers
night there was roomflIl Of mauufac-
tureTs present, and they listened Gloss.
ly TO the presentation Of their cases IN
particular and in general by Attorney
Q Holilster jackson, Pres. Fl. j. M.
Jones OF the Granite Manufacturers,
association and Attorney e L. Scott.
the last named appearing merely for
the Martinson Estate company.
In prefacing his presentation Mr..
Jackson referred in some detail to the
claims Of each firm represented by him,
which list will be found below. He then
branched out into general summariz-
ing OF the situation and asked the
board Of civil authority 10 restore the
}ippraisals to the former figures. He
said that where there had been add.
tions since the 1922 lists had been tax
en- there should be raises In proportion
to the values added and he assumed
that the assessors each wear. since tbe
1918 quadrennial had also added to the
valuations when improvements had
been made
Mr.. jackson pointed ont that neigh
boring towns had followed the policy
OF exempfing granite plants from taxa
>tion for long periods of years; that
Barre had not followed that policy
preferring to levy tax from the start.
That being the case, he considered that
favorable action in the matter of max
ing appraisals ought to be taken; that
is, the valuations should be put in the
lists moderately rather than high. He
considered that the former appraisals
were reasonable but that the new ap-
praisals were excessive. Many of the
plants, he pointed out, were built for
less money than they are assessed 1T
under the new quadrennial; and the
element of depreciation apparently had
not been taken into consideration when.
as a matter of fact, depreciation is an
important factor and is so recognized
by the government in its income tax
returns.
Referring to present business condi-
ions Mr.. Jackson said they had not
'een of the best and If the city Of Barre
axes this opportunity to jack up ap-
'raisals II will have the tendency to
discourage granite manufacturers and
till further depress the business. He
hought il was a time for encourage
nent and for cooperation on the part
f the people of Barre and their gov
rnment; and he thought that the CITY
through its board of civil authority
ould show that spirit of cooperation
y reducing the assessments to the for
ler figures.
Speaking briefly. Pres. Jones Of the
ranite Manufacturers association said
hat the policy of showing the burden
eavily onto the granite manufactur.
-s might result in such a condition
rat Barre might not need board OF
vii authority or board Of assessors.
thereby that the future of
le granite industry was more or less
stake from this taxation cause. He
ferred 10 competition of Barre as
Il among the neighborinc towns but
among the granite centers of other
ctions. He hoped the board of civil
Ithority would restore TIE former fg-
es..
Attorney f. L. Scott. in addressing
e board even more briefly than Mr.
mes, as the hour was getting late,
ID that the Martinson Estate com.
ny felt that injustice had been done
more than doubling the appraisal on
property. that conditions did not
lrrant the raise and that the old fig
rs ought to be restored
The assessors had nothing TO say ex-
II that they rested the case with the
ard of civil authority.
The few appeals. other than those Of
mite manufacturers, were as fol-
vs.:
ssnto simonelli, 403 North Main
ect. was - 200, now 5000.
Social club No. 2. Granite street.
. $500. now 81 500
jnion Cooperative Store. Granite
eet. was - 400. now $1,000.
ohm Stewart. garage Central street,
; $50. now 500.
|. Tomssi. block North Main street.
! sl7.5oo, now $4,000; l2 Merchsnt
set was $500. now $1,000: 8 Mo-
mt street. was $500. now $1,000: 10
reliant street. was $500, now s4.oo0.
tsnton Wssgstt. house lse Wash
ton street, was $500. now $4,000.
Granite Manufacturer.
he granite manufacturing plants. on
ch appeals were entered. we're.
nderson q Friberg Co, was $4,000.
$4,000.
ndsrson & Johnson. was $3.50. now
90
srrs Memorial Co. vas $3.50. nov
90
J. Bztcheidsr Co. vas ss.soo, no~
boo
sck q Beck. vas = so. nov $500.
.orge =. Bond Co, vas 81 800. nov
own & DsEsrsH. vas sIsco. uo~
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