The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10

 center. It may also be less. Both conditions exist in Waterbury. Gen. erally such conditions are reflected in our valuation. On the other hand wealthy people quite often build elaborately away from such facili- ties.
 Q-What of dead-end streets?
 A-The market generally indi- cates the value. Some dead-end streets are desirable and many people will tell you so.
 MT. Horan was then addressed by Anthony Martino of the East End Community Club who asked the following questions:
 Q-You have said Mir Horan you began this valuation in 1914. Yet it is the 1945 Grand List. What was the difference between the 1914 and 1945 market values?
 Al started the preliminary work in 1914 but not the valuation until Feb. 1945. There is 8 difference be- tween the l944-45 market. All valu- ations are set out on 1945 market, however. This was a tremendous undertaking and the preliminary work consumed considerable time. The "A field was lower.
 Q.-How large was the crew you used.
 A-Four trained appraisers and their helpers.
 Q-Would local banks give mort gages up to 70 to 30 per sent of the values you have placed on our properties?
 A-Yes. I believe so.
 Here was injected a bitter con- troversy between MT. Horan and MT. Martino curing which the lat ter attempted to get the appraiser to name the banks which would. MT. Horan named banks but said he would not say definitely whether they would because that was up to the, bankers themselves and was not his business. MT. Tay-. Tor asked MT. Martino to conflne himself to the questions.
 O. Who appraised the industries?
 A. sublet this contract to Ed- ward Connolly of Bridgeport be- cause the task was so great I felt better job could be done by sub. letting the work.
 At this point MT. Martino infer red that MT. Koran was not qual- fled as an industrial appraiser MT. Horan said he resented the remark and indicated ne would answer no further unless the speaker confined himself to questions. MT. Taylor again cautioned against bringing in personalities.
 MT. Martilo then called upon MT. Jenks.
 e. You helped estimate the city's l945 expenses? (budget).
 A. By no means. That is not my job.
 Q. Who furnished you with the figures from which you arrived at your $2l5,000,00O Grand List esti- mate given to the Finance Board?
 A. They were given to me by MT. Horan by means of a sampling pro- cess. That is certain streets were chosen-Bank Street for example and the 1914 valuation was checked. Then each piece of property on Bank Street was rechecked as to the l945 or new valuation. A ratio was struck. The percentage of in- crease between the i944-45 figures was noted.
 e. What do you plan to do with excess taxes if the Grand List is more.
 A. I have nothing whatsoever to do with the money of the city as to how or where or when it is spent.
 William Gaughan of the Wash ington Hill community club then addressed MT. Horan.
 e. I have. We will assume, a small house of certain dimensions. The house next to it is larger. Don't you think the latter should be valu- ed more?
 A. certainly do. If it isn't there has been an error made.
 MT. Horan then withdrew mos mentarily from the questioning and in addressing the audience urged that appeals be filed where indi- ylduals feel the rate is too high. Some mistakes have been made he said. and We gant to correct them.
 c. There are no storm sewers on Harrington Avenue. Thus the wa- ter pours down into Bdgewood Ayenus where live and floods our cellers. can't sell my house be-