Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-08-11
LISTERS MAKE CUT
In REALTY FIGURES
Many Protests Because of In
creases at Recent Appraisal

CIedSeS DIT NcCeHl apple iSdl
General Appeal by Harvey, Maurice
Fits, Notwithstanding Cut of $4,000
Following Long Hearing.
! That Brattleboro's quadrennial APP
praisal of real estate will be brought be-
fore the board of civil authority in its
| entirety was made certain Monday
afternoon when Harvey, Maurice
Fits attorneys for the Brattleboro
Water Works Co., notified the listers
that in addition to a specific appeal for
this company, whose valuation was in
creased from 100000 to $250,000, they
| should take general appeal covering
every increase made by the listers on the
ground of dsproportionate valuation.
The claim of the general appeal will be
that the water company's appraisal is
too high and that all other appraisals
are TO low.
This action will give the board
of civil authority, which consists of the
selectmen, town clerk and justices of the
peace, an opportunity to review the
whole question of local real estate valua-
ton. The law provides that in case OF
dissatisfaction with the decision of the
board of civil authority a further appeal
may be taken to county court
The listers were busy Tuesday morn
ing considering what changes they should
make as a result of the hearing Mon
day, at which scores of aggrieved taxpay-
ers appeared to protest against the new
valuations.
Reductions amounting to $137,S50,
| covering 40 pieces of property, were
made by the listers according to the
records made on the books. These re
ductions range from farm land to Main
street buildings. The greatest reduc-
ton was made in the case of the Bro
| wi obtained
abatement of $4,000 The American
e Building, Inc, the H. G. Barber block,
v the Brooks House company and the
a Twin State Gas & Electric Co. follow
e with reductions of $4,000 each.
The complete list of reductions is as
+ | follows:
: Grady and Bridget Kaine, lot DDS FL
= lot ST., $500 to 500.
/. Liable farm, 81, 800 to $3.50.
?. Jacob Kempf, house Blakeslee ST.,
$500 to 81 400
q Herbert Bowen farm, $4,000 to 81
6 800.
10 Milk Plant property. $4,000 to $4,000
70 Silas Holbrook, land, 500 to 5000.
s. Georgianna Bacon, house, so Western
Ave. $4,000 to $4,000.
70 j. o. Johnson. 155 Western Ave-,
t. house, 81 800 to $1,000.
g Fred D. Marsh, land, $1,000 to ST.
- 500
n James A. Lyons, house, PA Elliot St,
:, ES.i;}0 to $6,509.
y Fred C. Adams, house, 10 Tyler St.,
!. $1,000 to $1,000.
If Henry and Allison Bond, house, @ Ty-
Ter ST., $1,000 to $7,100.
/, Crystal Springs Ice Co., land, Frost
: Pl $500 to 5000.
!. *. of G., house, 21s Main ST., $4,000
to $4,000.
:. Carl Hollander. house, 62 Western
- Ave, $1,000 to $4,000.
@ John d; Maney Hooker prop, Main
+ ST.. $4,000 to $4,000; block, High St,
q $40 coo to $4,000; house, Main St.,
, $4,000 to $500.
Hopkins, Florist Inc, seed house,
take off $500.
Lucy W. Sargent house, 80 Elliot
: ST.. $1,000 to $4,400.
Thos. and Catherine Long, house. II
e Hudson St, $4,000 to $1,000.
Harriet d, McRae, house, IA Tyler
q St. $500 to $4,000.
. Kate NJ. Newton. house, 13 Green
- St. 50 500 to $1,000.
IS Walter II. Haigh and wife, house, 30
l. Washington St.. $1,000 to $1,000.
y Elizabeth NJ. Guild, house, Linden
. St. $4,000 to $4,000.
II George NJ. Jenne, house. 40 Elliot
s ST.. $4,000 to $4,000.
= Abbie NJ. Fuller, house, 10 Dickinson
i, ST., $1,000 to 5000; house, - Dickin-
- son ST.. 81 900 to 5000.
l. Arthur White, house, 6 Blakeslee St,
$500 to $1,000.
Eugene Angler, house, $40 Pearl st.,
$4,000 to $3.500.
J. William J Pentland, block. rs Main
n St. $4,000 to $500.
r. W. a. Morse, block, 32-40 Elliot St,
!, $4,000 to $500.
Il l.. F., S. and f. Latchis. block, Main
$ and Flat SITS. $4,000 to $4,000; block,
e Main St, $4,000 to $4,000.
nj
y Prospect ST., $4,000 to $4,000.
e II. l.. Emerson, block. Elliot ST., S16.-
Ell 600 to $4,000; block. Elliot St., $4,000
k to $4,000.
- Mary G. Hooker. block, Main ST.,
II S75000 to $4,000.
c. American Bldg. Inc, block, Main
g St.. $4,000 to $4,000.
q H. G: Barber, block. Main ST., $751;
% GOO to $4,000.
I'rooks House Co., block, Main and
High SITS. 100000 to $4,000; garage
h block High St. So, 900 to $50 900.
N Brattleboro Savings Bank and Abbt
" Fuller, block, Main and Elliot Sts., $40
rs 600 to $685.
O. Brattleboro Water Works Co., $780,
n 600 to 100000.
,r Twin State Gas & Electric Co. gas
u plant, pipes. etc. $4,000 to $780, 900
m electric, poles. lines, transformers, etc.
If S6S 900 to 100000
Connecticut River Power Co.. land
Retreat meadow. $12,000 to $4,000.
Crosby Milling Co., Vernon St.. ele
n vatnr. $4,000 to $4,000.
w That the listers by their recent quad
n rcnninl appraisal had raised BrattleborC
~ real estate valuation from $5,597.a9 tC
IL S6,237,6G7. an increase of $3.50 1871 OF
t. approximately II per cent. was brought
n out at the hearing which began Monday
- morning in the listers rooms for tho
u benefit of taxpayers who considered them
selves aggrieved at the new figures.
There was no lack of interest in thu
O. proceedings. Fifteen or twenty irat'
property owners were CT hand when tn,
e sessions began at 3 o'clock, and from
g. that time up to early afternoon ther'
n was no break in the stream of protests
=, that poured in.
Early in the session there was livel.
tilt between NJ =. Maurice, who ap
peared for several aggrieved taxpayers
re and IT, II. Shipman of the board, the lat
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