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Home My WebLink About1940-03-06-BASS-min.pdf . 11 March 6,: 194,0.' Mes rs, Steeves,, Burnham,.. Emery and Spencer were present.-.:::H3 Miss Ready •was, ,present ,for ,part ,of the, meeting. Commitme,nt, o , .Watwer Liens_ amounting to 41204.15-,was signed :by. the beard., Amou .being' f,or $G120.15. Two water assessment abatements authorized by. the Selectmen were abated,by t:he .Board,.: Amount.abated being for:'152._00. The Assessors at their last meeting.<having voted to-: abate the 1938 committed apportioned sewer assessment and committed interest ,item: appearing:.on Rhoda.,C. & Elmer L ,_ Cushman&s. 1938 real estate tax, signed the three abatement. slips at this, ; meeting, Amounts abated, being- for X9.'58.and .$$144.. : a -° Report. of.the-.Appropriation :Committee on4-the Assessors ' 1940 Department=budget--.was. examined.by the Assessors. The' Appropriation ,Comm tt_ee+_recomme.nded .$378.00 1-ess for R Personal Services Account than what the Assessors asked for; ._.also. #20.00 less than what,, the, Assessors' asked for for Depart- ent Expenses. from Mr.. and; Mrs.:: Galt of: 4•'Robbins;Road>.thanking the . Boa-rd for," the 1939, reduction made on ;their -assessment .wa:s , read. was . read letter from Edward A. Lamer of 53 Hancock Street4asking • the 'Board,,to consider.the assessment_; on that :property fora 1940. Stone'>::in 1939 • Mr. Earner,purchased the property fromMrs.. 19394and the Assessors viewed the property and,curt=the valuation .,on the land, but the Larners still feel the property is over assessed. The Board has_. several :other: reques,tletter.s and„ before: the 1940 assessments are- written up the ,Board;;will consider these various .letters. , Letter<from, L. Glidden of 1106.Mass. 4 Avenue:_.asking .� Mr.:�H.F „-., the ,Board to revalue his wife 's property for 1940 was read. Spencer had Mr. Steeves told the. Board that- he ,and Mr. tiw : looked at the property and he felt the assessment on the build- ings were ;0. i ., but:;-that :the assessment .onthe ;land 'seemed high. •-:,. .Mr Steeves: sugge sted,: that:_the,s other members of the Board look at the property and the matter be considered by the full • Board::before the 1940 assessment, is written :up.. Mr. Spencer informed the Assessors p that ,in 1939 .he had H. Irving Currier, Prop. of Countryside Inc. file on the equip- ment, -machinery,..etc. in the bui_lding• 1r. ;Currier filed for �a X2500 .and :a tax :was. assessed to•;.said, corporation as :of January 'let, ,;• • , The Curriers informed Mr. Spencer that they were a corpora- }: tion, .so: the tax..assessed -was illegal and,. shquld: be':abated.' The Assessors(after hearing. the stortvoted to abate: the tax on 02450. f ' Annie ;A. Spencerof 439.: Waltham;Street: ,informed the Board a' that she; was not satisfied--with:°the reduction made ,on -'the. land $tU ' assessmenppt, she still felt-the.. from was over-',assessed.' This pro erty was purchased the H.0.L. .C. in 1939. The Board reconsidered the matter again and voted to_ reduee the house assessment $$500. �� t Letter from Arthur W. Freeman-, Treasurer of the Jefferson Union Company, Inc. asking the Board to reduce the assessment on their, property as of January 1st, 1940 was read and the 'Board voted to reduce the assessment from $131940 to X10,000. The Board considered Miss Johanna Kennedy's request for help on her unpaid 1939 real !estat a tax bill. Mr. Spencer informed the . Board t hat there was a, 01000 mortgage on the property, that one half Of her double house has been unoccupied a good part of the year. , Miss Kennedy had her left arm amputated in 1939. The Board after considering her case voted to abate one half of her 1939 real estate tax bill. The Board agreed to gaup and look at the inside of Marion R. Coughlin's house located at 52 Dexter Road. Mrs. Coughlin has entered her case with the Appellate Tax Board. . The Bow d having looked at H. Dudley Murphy's property at 12 Sum- mit Road voted at this meeting to reduce the assessment $3000, thus granting Mr. Murphy an abatement of X106.50 on his 1939tax- bill. The Board agreed to have Mr. Raymond Bond appear before them at their next meeting. The -Board havinglooked at the Duff ro ert ooated at 21 Pollen P F y_. Road, and at this meeting considered the 19391assessmentivoted to • reduce the 1939 assessment from 10, 200 to 48500 thus rantin them an abatementof60 3 - � s � g g 5 Letter from Mr. T. Gregory Sullivan dated January 27, 1940 was answered March 9;th, 1940 informing him of the decisions of• the Board on the following five- parcels: 1. 1099 Mass. Avenue assessed to Inman Trust Company 2. 156 Lowell Street assessed to High Street Realty Corporation . Medford Trust Company.' 3. 324 Marrett Road assessed to Medford Trust Company 4. Farmhurst Sec. . 1 Lot #1 on Marrett Road assessed to Medford Trust Company. 5. 581 Marrett Road assessed to Highland Trust Company The Board having looked at the above parcels and considered the 1939 assessments voted on the following valuation reductions: d The e B a having Board l r i g a t a(previous meeting voted to reduce the 1939 assessment on this parcel\\voted that no further reduction be made on the 1939 assessment. 2. . The Board having at a previous meeting voted to reduce the 1939 assessment on this parcel 000 voted at this meeting that -no- fur- . ther hat -no fur- ther reduction be made on the 1939 assessment. - The Board having at a previous meeting voted to reduce < the 1939 assessment on this: parcel $1035 voted at this meeting to reduce the assessment $13$5 additional. 4. The Board at a previous meeting voted to reducethe 1939 assess-. ment on this vacant land $1500, and at this meeting they voted to reduce the assessment 5700 additional. • • -2ril.. 5. The Board having 16okP d 5a t t tics parcel voted at this • meeting ;to reduce;thesses.sment from. 8425; to ; 6425. l'/ „,,. . . Secrets .of the Board • • • • • { 1. .. ... ... .. �( .. .. . - .. Y r # f..