1940-02-06-BASS-min.pdf - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

Meeting, February 6, 1940 Messrs Steeves, Burnham, Emery and Spencer were present. " The Board at their Jan. 29th meeting voted to abate the uncollected 1937 Water Lien standing in the name of Annie Sullivan et .als.` At - this meeting the abatement slips were signed. Reason for abatement: Widow - charity- Entire 1937 taxon real k. estate abated leaving the water lien. i t. The Board signed the. Monthly List of Taxes Abated - Levy of 1938; ,. Name - John L. Nuttall T. T. Town of Lexington - amount abated being for $34.00. Abatement granted under Sec. 8, Chap. 58, G.Laws. e . The ' yellow abatement slip signed by four members of the Board ' . on Oct. `23,` 1939 was held in this office pending the disclaimer of rthe Tax Title. On Feb. 3, 1940 Town Treasurer Carroll received a check from the H.O.L.C. in settlement of the Nuttall tax' account, the. $34.00 abate-- I ment had been deducted from the total amount due the Town of Lexing- ton so Mr. Carroll asked for the a hed yellow abatement slipand � �`�g e it was given to him. Town Accountant Russell asked that he be given a:•s.igned .abatement record for his records so the signed Monthly List with the amount of p,, 334.00 on it was given to Mr. Russell. i • Letter from Clara E. Bunzel of East Street asking the -Boaad` tti 1,. again consider the assessment on her property was read and the Board voted that no further reduction be made on the 1939 assessment. 'Ihe, Board viewed Mr. Frank W. Friend's property located at 39 Clarke Streete and at . this. meeting" the Board voted that the assessment be ' cut from 415330 to :y 4940. r-,'", .. Mr. Friend was notified by letter that the new valuation was ,, as of Jan. lst,` 1940. Letter from Mrs. Helen0. Whittemore was considered and the Board having viewed her real estate voted at this meeting to reduce the assessment on her vacant legit of land from 4p1310 to X820. New assess-. K ment to apply as of Jan: ,;1st, ,1940. F ' The Board voted that no change be made on her other parcel of V „ real estate because _they did not feel that it was over assessed. • , , The Board agreed to meet at 1. P. M. on Friday, Feb. 9th, and go out and look at a few parcels of real estate. - Mr. Allan. Adams sat in with the Board and talked over the matter t ., of the State Statute regarding. the filing of the Form; of List I recently send out by the Assessors to a great many individuals in (; Lexington, requesting them to file on their personal property as of . January 1st, 1940. The Board .wanted Mr. Adams to insert an explanation ofthe • law in his weekly paper in order .to help the persons know the necessary facts and help them to file correctly. t..,, ZIL.C.1.124.'4e/ ' Ay ./ { Secretar of tie Board R 7