New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-30
Property Valuation Almost
Doubles In Five Years
Tax Reduction Imminent
Henry Trumbuu Heav-
lest Taxpayer.
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Especial to the Heraid)
Platnville. Jan. 30-A 1928 grand
list Of es.sst.so5. making = net In
crease Of nearly 100 per cent within
the Post i've years and bringing q
tax reduction Of two mills or more
within the range Of possibilities. was
completed and made public this
morning by the board Of assessors.
This figure II an increase of 81
sSs.s02 or 81, per cent over the ST.
sss.00s list Of 1927. which in its
turn was some ~ per cent above
the 1926 figure. Last years board
of assessors made complete over
hauling of property valuations, while
during the present year an even
more thorough revaluation has been
made by an outside firm. the Manu-
facturers' Appraisal Co. Of Phila-
delphia, Pa.
The increase last year was about
one and q half million dollars and
was considered large, but this years
jump has far surpassed It and has
reached almost to the two million
mark.
Notice Of 1000 increases were
mailed this morning by the asseas-
ors, this number being less than the
1900 advances made . year ago.
The gross property evaluation Of
the town has passed into eight fig
ures for the first time in history.
reaching s10.0SS,s45. The exemp-
tons were about $4,000 more thai,
in 1927.
Possible Tax Reduction
So great Is the property increase
that tax reduction Of between two
and two and one-halt mills looms
as its mosts noteworthy consequence.
For two years the tax here has been
levied at a rate of % IL mills. The
1929 budget calls for an expendi-
ture of S205,509.50, which can more
than be raised by 21-mill tax. A
tax at this rate would bring $685.
263.01 into the towns Golfers. It Is
probable, however, that the rate
will be slightly more than this. as u
$4,000 school addition has been
voted since tho adoption Of the
budget and some funds will have to
be raised during the year to take
care of the bond issue covering this
appropriation. Yet this years ex-
penses on the bond issue should not
be large enough to bring the tax
rate above Fl L. or. at most. 20
mills.
Heaviest Taxpayers
The Trumbull Electric Mfg. Co
continues to be the towns heaviest
taxpayers. Its 1928 assessment II
$S43.S24. an increase Of &141.ooC
over 1927. The Standard Steel 6
Bearings. Inc. holds second with
t626,373, another jump of more
than 100000. The John Cooke Co
has taken third place with 3116. 900
and the Plainville Casting Co. has
pushed into fourth place among the
resident taxpayers with an evalua.
ton of t105,551. passing Neri Bros.
which has q reduced assessment and
has slipped back notch. Landers
Frary & Clark's evaluation is $780,
405. giving 1t third position when
residents are included.
Henry Trumbull is again the larg.
est individual taxpayer. His property
is rated at SS7,64S. an increase Of
almost $4,000. Frank T. Wheeler
with $e2,625. has taken second place
from Charles H. Norton. whose
assessment this year Is somewhat
less than in 1927. Governor John H
Trumbull has moved up to fourth
place with an evaluation Of $51.372
Dropping back place in spite Of in.
creased assessing. Barbara Hoerle II
now fifth with 351.372.
Resident Taxpayers
Following is a list of all resident
taxpayers whose properties have
been assessed at $500 or more:
Dora G. Abel. $s,075: Charles F
and Julia Andrews. 3s,627: Calvir
c. Avery. $3.50: Burritt H. Bacon
1888; w. Allen and Anna 8. Bal
ley. 310,74o: Joseph Baridi. t16.'
1893: William E. Barker, 37.575
Charles A. Bates, 310,3S6: Alice +
and Henry c. Baum. &11.10l: Luci.
A. Beckwith. $12.067: Thomas Bed
ford. &7,502: Anthony and Gabriel
ina Bellini. 1861: Frederick L
Benzon. $14.S11: Morris Berry. 3d.
O46: Israel J. Birnbaum. $9.773
Leon A. Blinn. $1,000: Alphonse ant
Margaret Bordeau. t9.114: Margare
Boswell, $14.332: Elizabeth Brastow
SS,210; Lewis L. Brastow. $3.50
Harriet E. Buell.. 1866: Adam ant
Dorothy Buzanowski, S10.035
George r. Byington. t22.1s5.
Annie K. Cafferty ts.14s: Fred J
Callen sr. $7.572; Mary E. Caller
37,771: Christiana E. Calor S15,779
Frank Caparrelli $1o,573: Francc'
and Maria Caparrelli t9,271: vii
liam H. Carpenter 312.65s: Irwin;
B. Carter $14.242: Joseph L. ant
Nettie ]. Carter 37.s13: Constantin,
and Mariana Certain 5000; Burton
J. Chichester $s.441; Minnie E
Condell S11.217: Catherine p. Con.
nors 1928: John Cook Co. t116,'
564: William L. Cook 311.071: vii.
liam and Minnie Crumm 1888;
William M. Cunningham $3.50;
Pellegrina Ferrero Damiano 5000;
George F. Day $3.50: Reuben o
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