HomeMy WebLinkAbout1940-03-18-BASS-min.pdf Meeting, .March 3f 18, 1940
Messrs' Steeves, Emery', Cann, Shanahan, Burnham and Spencer were
present.
The Assessors were asked to appear before the Selectmen and
the Appropriation Committee at 8 P. M. and _to discuss the matter
of the 1940 tax rate..•
Written authority from the Selectmen to the Assessors to abate
the sum of $135.00 on the Water. Assessment Of Lulu M. Blake was
received, so the Assessors signed the abatement slips at this meet-
ing.
Commissioner Long gave the Assessors authorityto abate $68.86
on the real estate taxes of Harriet M. Kingsley. This letter from
the Commissioner was dated Sept. 24, 1938.
No definite action was taken on the written authority under
Sec. 8 of Chap. 58,G.L. because no separate amounts were given for
each year.
As Town Treasurer Carroll was about to foreclose on certain
parcels of real estate and these Kingsley lots now assessed to Albert
R. MacKusick and George R. Wenrick were -on''his list, so the Tax Col-
lector's office, gave this office the separate taxes for the years
1934 to 1939, and the Assessors voted to abate the following taxes:
1934 tax was $8.09 - balance of tax abated being 14
1934 " " 10.89 all abated
1935 e► ►, 10.89 ►t �►
1935 ►► " 8.09 "
1936 " " 10.73 ►r - "
1936 s► ►► 7.96 r► rs
1937 it " `11.06 t► er
1937 , " ►► 8.21 " "
1938 ►r rr 11.22 " 4r
1938 " " 8.33 rr ►►`,
1939 r► ►r 8.70 " e►
1939 tI " 11.72 r► rt
Tax title disclaimed on the above parcels and the abatements
granted under Chap. 59, Sec. 5. Clause 18.
Gasoline transfer bill for the sum of 01.28 was approved and
signed by the Board for payment.
1939` poll taxes amounting to $86.00 were abated by `the Board.
The Board having looked at Marion R. Coughlints property located
at #52 Dexter Road voted at -this meeting to reduce the house assess-
ment $500, thus granting her an abatement of $17.75 on her 1939 real
estate tax bill.
Mrs. Coughlin had filed her petition with the Appellate Tax Board
because the Board at a prior meeting voted that no reduction be made
on her 1939 assessment.
The Board having considered the letter dated Jan. 01\! 1940 from
Mr. T. Gregory Sullivan, representative for the closed tanks owning
property in Lexington
The Board viewed the five parcels that were listed in his letter
and at a previous meeting voted to make certain valuation reductions.
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The abatement : slips were made out ,and Mr. Spencer, Secretary .
of the Board, signed the slips for the Tax. Collector and
Mr. Sullivan.
Home Owners . Loan Corporation; ' ; (Annie A. Spencer:.- :new owner)
#439 Waltham Street X17.75 abated. 4500 house .reduction.
Highland Trust Co. #58]. Marrett Road - L371.00 abated.
Medford Trust, Co. #324 Marrett Road - ,: 49.17 abated ,($700 land
valuation reduction)
Medford Ti,last Co. - vacant land on Marrett Road .:. 24.85 abated.
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Secretary the Board
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