The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-07
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a brief description of the property as to land size, type or building number of rooms, heat, present physical condition, and approximate age of building. Does the present owner occupy any part of the prop erty? An itemized account of an- 'nual rentals for the past year
 Other Questions Asked
 On all income producing property, the following information must be sup2lied:
 If it is rental property does the Landlord pay for the following Exterior and interior repairs; fuel for heating; domestic hot water; electricity; gas; water and other expenses? If the property is mort gagged what is the amount of the first second and7or third mort- gage? At what did the owner value the property when applying for the mortgage and how much fire in- surance is carried?
 On personal property the follow ing information is requested:
 Merchants-Stock assessment anc fixtures assessment and the owner: book value on stock, fixtures.
 Manufacturers - Stock and ma chinery assessment and the owners book value of same.
 Also, other personal property. The amount of fire insurance carried and the reason for the requested re- duction.
 Rights Stated
 The form also contains sections from the City Charter and the Gen. eral Statutes of Connecticut relative to appeals.
 The Charter section is as fol- lows:
 Right to Appeal: No appeal to the Board of Tax Review shall be taken by any person claiming to be aggrieved by the doings of said As sessor unless said person or his duly authorized agent shall have first given notice, in writing, to said Assessor of his intention to take such appeal"
 :Appeal-No appeal from the do- ings of the Assessor or application for deduction of amount of indebt- edness from list of any debtor shall be heard or entertained by the Board of Tax Review unless refer red to it at its meeting on the first business day of February. or at some adjourned meeting held within 20 days thereafter.
 General Statutes Listed
 General Statutes relatig to ap- peals through the Board of Tax Review are set out as follows:
 Section i233.
 When Boards of Tax Review
 May Reduce Lists
 The Board of Tax Review may reduce the list of any person by reducing the valuation, number, quantity or amount of any item of estate therein, or erasing therefrom any item which ought not be re- tained in it, but shall not reduce the lists of any resident of this State who shall not offer to be sworn before them and answer all ques- tions touching his taxable property nor of any person not a resident of this State, who shall not appear either in person or by his attorney or agent. and offer to be sworn be- fore them and answer of questions touching his taxable property situated in the town.
 Section l235.
 The Board of Tax Review shall not reduce the list of any person of the valuation, number, quantity or amount of any item Of property therein contained. erase any item nor deduct any indebtedness there from, if he shall have refused O unnecessarily, neglected to give h his 0gn sworn list to the Assessor al prescribed by law. and If any Board of Tax Review so reduce any suer list. it's members shall forfeit dol lars to their town.
 Many Field Checks Needed
 Both MT. Jenks and Mir HoraE and the iatter's assistant, Edwarg Rcmberg. an appraisal engineer consulted with some appellants tht morning. About l5 appeals werl handled personally by Mir. Jenk out Of which about two Fe-adJnst ments were made.
 In the majority of eases no i'm mediate readjustment could b made without a field check of tn property This. as stated, will b done between now and the 2ist o this month.
 The large crowds gathering thi morning were made up of an class es Of property owners. Some of th eity's most prominent peFzonalitie Of business and politics were pres eni seeking to file appeals. Many Q those present were one-iamls dwelling owners. They rcpresente a1l sections of the city. A staff ok about 70 were handlln apo1aI6 and xeQueslA fok aNdIliQna