New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
PMinuiM News
ADVANCE REASONS
 FOR RETALIATION
Committee of Fifteen Claim Plan
 Has Many Benefits
MANY AT GRANGE MEETING

MANI Al GkANGE MEEllNG Neighbors' Night Planned for Feb.
 ruary c1-stornl Floods Streets
 and Closes Schools - Bowling
 Scorcs-New Jersey Driver Fined.
 The proposed revaluation of pro- perty would result in greater fair ness to all taxpayers. the Commit tee of Fifteen" which has been in- vestigatins this project stated in an announcement made to the public today. Expert appraisers, with past training and figures to call upon in fixing the values of properties, would be able to establish a sound basis for all future evaluations and do away with any possible inequal- ttles which may exist under the present system of assessing. the committee states. This matter, which will be brought before the town meeting in the High school tomor- row night. has created consider able interest throughout Plainville, and the following announcement of the committee will be of interest to hundreds of taxpayers.
 The Committee of Fifteen, which has held several meetings and which voted unanimously to recom mend 10 the voters of the town of Plainyille the appointment of a special committee of seven citizens to have charge of the revaluing, re- listing, and recording by up-to-date methods for future use Of all the taxable property in the town of Plalnvllle by the assistance of out side appraisers who have been doing thls type Of re-appraising and equallzins values in the state for several years. is as follows:
 Stanley S, Gwillim. John B. Minor, Charles H. Norton. H. s. Waehburn, Joseph Mckernan. George Bartlett Ozro Cooley, Robert White. Roland
 ioerle, r. L. Benztn J. r, Me Carthy. AHel Johnson. Charles R. sherman, I, Blrnbaum, r. T. Wheel CT.
 This committee Of fifteen have gone to the trouble of spending their own time and looking up this mat ter of revalustion to see if the town could benefit by tt. They have unanimously voted to recommend the revaluation and relistins Of pro- perty. starting with 8. clean slate. The several advantages can be stat : ed briefly:
 The appraisal company starts with clean slate and with previous experience in collecting data and keeping records
 IT IS able 10 arrive at conclusions upon adequate data by processes Of reasoning. which include several diff ferent towns valuations made by men trained for the purpose.
 It IS no easy task for an un- trained person, and perhaps 9 resi- dent of Plainville. 10 consider all the elements involved in ascertain ing fair market value of any given piece Of property and makes sure that each piece compares fair " with other similar properties tn town This can only be accom- plished by applying the same series Of tests to all properties uniformly.
 fIt IS decidedly a task for experts and ought not te undertaken by any one man or group of men who have not the advantages of past specialized study. Such experts can with reasona ble accuracy arrive at far market values of all kinds of property in all locations and are in position to back up their conclu- slons and opinions with facts and figures, Their methods are not those Of guess or of hand opinion, but methods that will stand the test of careful scrutiny.
 This committee of fifteen be lieves that If this re-valuation IS carried out by an outside company the equalization of property values will act bcneficislIy to the tsxpav... for the community at large, and will reflect credit upon the town of Plalnville through the improved financial standing rhihc # will give us
 Tn listening tc the requests for relief. # was apparent that all who appeared deslred to pay their share of taxes to support the town They however did not want tc pay more than their fair share Tn general. they felt their own raises Tn prop erty values were out of proportion to the raises of value placed on property An outside sr- praisal company with facts. figures, records and past experience the committee believes to be in post ton to acquire and establ fair market values
 The committee will ask for an r- of $11.500 for revalu- stlon work. and there is some op position to the voting Of such al sum. The meeting tomorrow night