HomeMy WebLinkAbout1941-02-25-BASS-min.pdf 11Meeting, February 25, 1941
Messrs Steeves, Cann, Emery, Spencer, Shanahan, Spencer and.
Miss Ready were present.
1941 Vater Liens amounting to 43120.44 were signed by the Board.
1941 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Warrant amounting to
`310,335.18 was signed by the Board.
1941 Poll Tax Warrant amounting to $7,536.00 was signed by the
Board.
Department bills were approved and signed by the Board for payment.
Letter of appreciation to the Board from Mrs. Evelyn McVetty of
4 Taft =venue was read.for the adsditiona1 abatement granted to her on
her 1939 real estate tax bill. '
.t the suggestion of the Board at a prior meeting Mr. Spencer dot
in touch with Mr. Thomas H. Twitchell, attorney for the H.O.L.C., In
regard to the nine (9) cases that they had entered with the Appellate
Tax Board and Mr. Twitchell and Mr. Spencer discussed over the
telephone the 1940 assessments on the 9 parcels and Mr. Twitchell told
Mr. Spencer that if the Assessors would reduce the total assessments
on the 9 parcels 44200 that he would have the cases withdrawn. V
All the parcels were assessed to the Home Owners Loan Corporation
as of Jan. 1st, 1940. V
Below are the 9 parcels that were entered:
10 Vaille Avenue \ - house assessment reduced $300
60 Bloomfield St. house p' s50 .
, 1454 Mass. Ave. house " H 500
1116 Mass. Ave. house 'r H 500 V
16 Audubon Rd. hours o ti s 300
24 Oakland St. house " H 1000
15 Barnes Place house sr ;' 300
47 Hancock Street house " H 500
10 Berwick Road house H 300
Valuation reduction 04200
The Board after discussing the valuations voted to reduce
the 1940 valuations the amounts set above, and the abatement slips
were signed. -
Mr. Louis L. Reynolds, contract manager for_ the H.O.L.C. was
notified by letter of the above valuation reductions granted to
the H.O.L. .
Mildred Cupp of 186 Woburn Street filed an application for an
abatement on her 1940 real estate tax and the Assessors having recent-
ly viewed the property voted at this meeting to reduce the 1940 assess-
ment $ 725.00.
Abatement amount voted being for 4i23.35.
William and John Porter and Matthew Wilson filed a 1940 applica-
tion for an abatement on their 1940. tax assessed on property located
;r:l; at 43 Adams Street and the Assessors recently viewed the property and
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at this meeting the ..ss essors voted to reduce the 1940 assessment
or the various buildings 47,375. .
Abatement amount voted being for 4237.48.
The 1940 assessment of ,445,800 was reduced to 4383425.
Willi. �.m Porter purchased during 1940 the Colman property located v^
at 71 Adams street and he filed ed an application for an abatement on the
1940 tax and the Assessors viewed the property and at this meeting
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I voted to reduce the assessment on the barn 4ry 00. .
Tax of 46.44 abated on the 1940 talc bill.
A 1940 Statutory Exemption Application from Antonio Umbreilo of
504 Waltham street was considered by the Board and Mr. Steeves said to
lay the matter on the table and that he would investigate„ the case.
In 1939 the Board granted this party an abatement of 425.00 on his
!! 1939 tax bill under Clause 18.
n Vine Brook Road to the Board
Letter from Mr. J. Joseaph urle,y of 9
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was read and the Board after covisidering his request voted to abate the
total 1940 real estate tax assessed to 1;`lr. and Mrs. Hurley.
Abatement granted under Clause 10.
Mr, Hurley has been confined to his home for months, not able to
work. . Mr. Hurley :is over 70 years of age and received small pay as a
night watchman.
Amount of tax abated being for -
I�i� 99,32.
Letter from Mr. W. S. Wallace, representative of the H.O,L.C. in
ChesterA Savage, World War Veteran of 47 Valleyfield Street,
regard to . � �,'II was read and the Board voted to take care of his 1941 tax bill by abating
111 it in full under Clause 180
1hiMr. Savage is not able to work and only receive 430.00 monthly from '),,
d Soldiers Relief.
P1 The Board was informed that Mrs . Johanna B. Spellenberg, widow, of
'III 494 Lowell Street had filed a statutory exemption application for help
HIf on her unpaid 1939 real estate tax bill.
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'III After discussing the case the Board voted to grant her an abatement
I;, on 4500.00 under Clause 18, Sec. 5. Chap. 59, e'en. Laws ,
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j I Mrs. Spellenberg filed for exempti..on on her 1940 tax bill and the
Assessors at a prior meeting voted to grant her an abatement on V„500
'iir on- her 1940 tax bill. under Clause 18•
llMr. Pasquale Luongo (and some' of 47 Pleasant Street came before the
il'I Board in regard to the 1940 assessment on the property located at
#8 Spencer Street that :he purchased in 1940 for 44000 from. the Watertown
�� Co-operative Bank.
I;,i, 1 r n.548U. Property rented for <<�40.0O per month.
� 1I Property assessed fog e,
III i Building built about 15 or 16 years ago; house not properly built said
4, Mr. Luongo. Mr. Luongo said if the house was not kept, in repair it
will fall to pieces.
I1; , Mr. Luongo said the house needed a coat of paint when he purchased
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,,.p, it so he had the house painted.
I The Board asked Mr. Luongo how many rooms was in the house and what
II: kind of heat and he said 6 rooms including a small kitohen,&steam heat.
IMr. Luongo said he had to install a new oil burner in the house
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since he purchased it.
The Board told Mr. Luongo that most of^houses on the street were
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,; . a>>sessed t� X00 and a couple of the 7_arger houseW for `;4000 Gtnc1 if
they reduced the assessment 'on his house that they would have to
reduce all the houses on that street.
The Board told Mr. Luongo that they would go down: and view the
inside of the house as well * as the outside and notify him of their
decision.
Letter dated Jan. 27, 1941 from Merrill Hunt, Regional Manager
of the H.O.L. C regarding the John D. & Julia M. Barry tax matter
regarding
was read and the Assessors after considering the. Barry case voted
to abate the sum of ''15.93 on the 1940 Barry tax bill.
The abatement is to be applied to reduce some of the errearage
and help the monthly installments to be 044.90 per month as it was
prior to raising the installments t6 50.00 per month which Mr. Barry
finds very hard to pay.
Letter sent to the H.O.L.C.. informing them of the decision of the
Board on this matter.
s The Board and Mr. Spencer talked over various assessments and
they agreed to go out on Friday, Feb. 28th, and look at various par-
`` ' cels in regard to 1940 valuation reductions and also for new 1941
assessments.
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