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July 14, 1941 Meeting.
V . Messrs Steeves, Cann and Shanahan were present.
Lists of Motor Excise Abatements were signed by the three members.
Abatement slips for the abatement of 25 uncollected 1941 poll taxes
were signed by the Assessors.
Commitment of Unapportioned Water Assessments on Blake Road,
Patriots ' Drive, Paul Revere" Road and Simonds Road was signed by the
three members.
Amount of the Commitment being for $1715.39.
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Soon after Mr. Henry P. Clark of 618 Mass. Avenue received his 1939
real estate tax bill he came into the office to ask Mr. Spencer if he
thought the Assessors would abate part . of his $19.88 tax bill.
Mr. Spencer said he would ask the Assessors to abate $7.10 under
F'. Clause 18.
Mr. Clark paid part of the bill believing that the abatement would
be put tbru. . Thru some oversight the abatement request was not called
to the attention of the Board and as Mr. Scamman had made no notation
on his book he advertised recently in the Minute Man for the balance
of Mr. Clark's unpaid 1939 tax bill.
Mr. - Clark was up-set and disturbed on reading about his property
`' :being advertised, so he" came in and talked with Mr. Spencer about the
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* At this meeting Mr. Spencer gave the facts to the Board and they
k, voted to abate the 87.10 item and signed the abatement slips.
Abatement granted under Clause 18, Sec. 5. of Chapter' 59.
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; Third Commitment of Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Taxes amount-
1,f . ing to 718,292.41 was signed by the Board.
On July 9th Form #165 was sent to Commissioner Long asking him to
ik give his authority to the Assessors under Section 8 of Chapter 580
%` `'General Laws to grant the following real estate abatements on theout-
V'' standing taxes on Florence Edwards ! property' located at 89 Bedford St.
,R7. LetterdatedJulyLong giving
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'. Assessors authority to abate the following taxes was read and the
g' Assessors signed the abatement slips at his meeting.
`- 229.65 amount abated on the 1936 ax'
l'``' 136.65 amount abated on the 1937 tax
6q: - 108.27 amount abated on the 1938 tax
V. 120.00 amount abated on the 1939 tax
264.16 amount abated on the 1940 tax
PMr. Seaman, Tax Collector, informed Mr. Spencer that he received the
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: check from Attorney Bicknell for $1500.00 and that he was making up
"the Tax Title Disclaimer on Florence Edwards ' parcel. '
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