The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-30
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 Mfr. Rarlong says he has forward. cd a letter Go tho RevaluAtlon Com- mlttee, at the request of the Asses. s0r. The Committee win forward lts request Go Comptroller Neil F. Ma- loney to determine if funds are available for the purpose la the General Financial Fund.
 The sissoO request is broken down as follows:
 S6,00o to the Assessors Office for hiring about % additional clerks to work on the revaluation hgures, including perhaps the work of reducing each by uniform per. centage, and for securing necessary offlce equipment to compute the assessment changes.
 Sl,S0O additional for the asses sor's Office to clear up final re- valuation expenses, such as salar- ies paid appraisers rechecking as- sessments which have been ap- pealed.
 se,Oo0 which is due Mir. Horan for the balance of his fee. He has already been paid Sl5,0O0 of the supervisory fee for which the city contracted Co obtain his services and those of his associate, Edgar Romberg. Besides the S3,OOO he is owed on his contract, another SS,0O0 Is payable to Mfr. Horan for work perrormed by the Valuation Asso- ciates, Inc, Bridgeport, the firm to which MT. Horan sub-let the ap- praisal of industrial property.
 BrOphy Heads Sr0np
 The revaluation committee is comprised of the following: Chair man John P. Brophy, c. Arthur DuBois, Lester E. Young, Orton P. Camp, Aldermanic President Pat rick F. Shea and former COP Ale derman James Abercrombie. This is the committee which voted George B. Horan's firm to under take the revaluation.
 MT. Jenks said also today that where clerical errors are being found in the assessment notices they are being adjusted immediate ly and notices being forwarded to the property owners.
 It was estimated by the Assessor today that about or.e-third of the 4,703 appeals filed are Legitimate.
 Information Incomplete
 Tn many instances" he said, mo names or street numbers of the property in question are contained on the card. Many have not filled out all the information necessary to determine the legitimacy of such an appeal"
 Asked what would be done with the improperly filed appeals he said he did not know at this time.
 That win be a problem for the Board of Tax Review. What it's members will do about these can't say at this time"
 Approximately l7,5O0 notices of increases were forwarded to Wa ternury taxpayers.
 Surprised at Low Number
 Victor Mambruno CD) chairman of the Review board expressed sur- prise over the low total number of appeals, citing 1t as a possibility that appeals may be handled with more time and personal effort. No schedule of appeal appointments has yet been worked out. but board members will meet Thursday for that purpose" he said.
 Addressing 200 members of the Hopeville Community Club last night at South Congregational Church, William O. Taylor, chair man of the combined clubs, said that an important announcement" will be made by the end of the week on the engaging of legal coun- sel to press the clubs argument in the courts.
 MT. Taylor declined to say whe- ther Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn has accepted the case, as has been re- ported.
 Others who spoke at Hopeville last night were William Gaughan and Anthony Martino of the Legis- lative Committee of the council, and Harry Corden. secretary of the council.