New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-09
UNIT FOOT VALUES
RUN FROM Sl-SlaD
Central Square Property Rated
Highest BY Committee
DR.. FROST FIRE SURGEON
Named by Commissioners to New
Post-ChaFles H. Norton Park
Formally Transferred to Town
Car hits Polc-Realty Sales-Veu
Child Con:ercnce-Bptefs.

Nutu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
tentative foot values ranging from
81 10 slo0 have been placed Oh
Plalnville real estate by the land
value committee and revaluation
committee. according to MAPS made
available to taxpayers today. The
most valuable property in the town.
ship the committees have decided is
on the west side Of Central square,
wnere an evaluation of $3.50 a front
1901 has been set, values declining
N proportion to the distance from
this spot until they sink TO 81 a front
root In the districts below Harris
corner and under Sunset rock. Sew
eraI hundred copies Of this map
nave been prepared. and the ap-
pralsers and the local committees
are desirous that all taxpayers secure
copies In order that they may be full
~ informed of the values before they
come up for acceptance at special
town meeting Monday night.
Next to the Russell Property. the
Neri block site is adjudged the most
valuable. this being estimated as
worth SIZE a front foot. The Sc
Guassen corporations land on West
Main street is fixed at $50, as is that
portion of the Russell property
which is on Whiting street. The rest
OF the property in the business CEN
Ter is valued at $50 to SIS.
The residential section of East
Main street is graduated from SO
near TO the center to SEQ at Bios
SONS corner. decreasing still further
to IS by tine time it reaches Cooke
street. The fine residences on Farm
inston avenue bring land UP there
TO $e5 a front foot again. slumpi
gradually to Sc by the time the town
line is reached. ON West Main street
era duallA to Sc by the time the tow II
is fixed at $40. etaoin shrdlu etaoin
line is reached. On West Main street
values decline from s15 to $40 as
the distance from the center increas-
es. while on Whiting street they
slide from $50 TO 50 at Harris cor
ner. East street property is rated at
from IS TO $50.
Broad street. believed worth $50
tor most OF its length, declines a,
The west end to $40. On the streets
between Broad and West Main pro-
perty is valued at SlS-s2o. while
Maple street land is fixed at s20-S3O
and Park street at $500
The numerous streets in the tri-
angle between Whiting and last
streets are consider less valuable
toward the south, where front foot
values are S4-S7 against sl2-s2o at
the northern end near West Main
street. Side streets in the western
section Of Plainville are fixed at g..
TO so, with those north Of the track
to s. to S..
Below Harris corner the side
streets run between 81 and So III
front foot values. The TrumhulI ave-
nue. section is valued at So 10 sl4 a
front foot and the East Broad dis
trict from s. 10 SEQ. Woodford ave-
nue. has fixed valuation OF Sc.
while in Mountain View land is val
ued at s. to S. and in Westwood
park at $3.50. The practically I'M
developed streets to the south are
evaluated at only 81 to 81. with The
southernmost, near Old Mountain
road, set at $40 per lot. Acreage re-
places front footage in the outlying
districts such as Redstone street.
South Washington street ,Unionville
avenue. Coope street, and the New
Britain road.
The Somers depth curve is used in
applying these front foot values, the
full figure being used for lot 100
feet deep. Shorter lots are consider
ed as less valuable aud longer ones
as worth more. In all. however. il
has been recommended that only
1880 per cent Of the full value be
used by the assessors in compiling
the grand list.
These figures will be brought be-
fore the voters Monday night. when
the committees will formally report
and ask acceptance of their findings.