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<br />possess, a complete record of deeds of ownership, such as
<br />warranty deeds, quitclaims, foreclosures, etc., for the taxa-
<br />ble year, or a miniature registry for Lexington, with all the
<br />boundaries of the estates conveyed, and indexed doubly ;
<br />that is, by grantors and grantees. We earnestly recom-
<br />mend the continuance of this practice by future boards, as
<br />in five years' time it will be one of the most valuable records
<br />of any city or town in the state. In fact, one of your board
<br />is now compiling similar records for several other towns in
<br />Massachusetts, at their request.
<br />Following are the usual statistics :
<br />Resident Owners.
<br />Real estate, $3,385,550
<br />Personal Estate, 544,405
<br />Total valuation, *3,929,955
<br />Yon -Resident Owners.
<br />*887,925
<br />45,500
<br />Total.
<br />$4,273,475
<br />589,905
<br />$933,425 $4,863,380
<br />A.mount of tax list committed to the collector for 1898 :
<br />Town grants assessed, $86,744.34
<br />State tax for 1898, 2,595.00
<br />County tax for 1898, 4,302.90
<br />Overlay, 918.77
<br />*94,561.01
<br />*17.50 on *4,863,380 gives $85,109.15
<br />Taken from Bank and Corporation 'Fax, 6,897.90
<br />Land taken by City of Cambridge, 145.39
<br />Land taken by Town of Arlington, 202.57
<br />1103 polls at *2.00, 2,206.00
<br />*94,561.01
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<br />Therefore the amount actually committed to the collector
<br />is $94,561.01 less $6,897.90 = $87,663.11.
<br />Gain on real estate over 1897, $187,856
<br />Gain on personal estate over 1897, 109,807
<br />Total gain in valuation over 1897, *297,663
<br />Number of horses
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<br />COWS
<br />neat cattle, other than
<br />swine
<br />fowls
<br />737
<br />1,013
<br />cows 83
<br />839
<br />2,980
<br />Respectfully submitted,
<br />WALTER WELLINGTON,
<br />GEORGE W. SAMPSON,
<br />QUINCY BICKNELL, JR.
<br />Assessors of Lexington.
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