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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1941-10-30-BASS-min.pdf Meeting, Oct. 30, 1941 Messrs Steeves, Cann, Burnham, Emery, Shanahan, Spencer and Miss Ready were present. • Board was informed that Mrs. Gertrude B,Sandison of 46 Reed Street wrote in and asked that the 1941 Statutory Exemption Application that she filed be withdrawn. Her request accepted and no exemption granted on her 1941 tax bill. Board was informed that Mrs. Grace H. G. Belcher of 97 Adams Street . wrote in and. asked that the 1941 Statutory Exemption Application. that • she . filed be withdrawn.. Her request was accepted and no exemption granted on her 1941 tax bill, • Board was informed that Mrs. Elizabeth A. McDonnell of 28 Vine Street telephoned in and asked that her 1941 ' Statutory Exemption Application be withdrawn. No exemption granted by the Board. on her 1941 tax bill. . Letter from Mrs. Ellen L. Samuels of 74 Ward Street was read in' which she declined to accept . an exemption on her 1941 tax bill. • • Her 1941 Statutory Exemption Application was filed away - marked no exemption granted. . The Board was informed that Joseph Kelley of 45 Earl Street came in soon after he filed with this office his mother 's 1941 Statutory Exemption Application and asked to withdraw it because of. the New Law. The 'signed application was returned by mail to Mrs. Kelley. The Board considered the statutory exemptions received from the 'fol- lowing and : voted the following abatements: Edward Crouch $62.80 Chap. 59, Sec. 5. Clause 22, G. L. ' Cyrus H. & Louise A. Brown 31.40 tr 9it 9t- 1t Thomas D. & Elizabeth.A.Warren 31.40 " 9 it tt 9 . . 9 • Evelyn M. McVetty 62.80 " 9 it tt- 9 9 • Margaret T. Kelley 62.80 " 9 9 . 9 ft It • Michael J. Bresnehan 31.40 " - 9 9 9 9 • 9 Philip L. & Georgie A. Little 31.40 t' ti tt tt 23 . tf William E. & Edith W. Sullivan, 62.80 to tt rn 9 22 it Josephine G. Nunan 62.80 is tt tt to 22 tt John L. Nuttall 3140 t' 9 9. It 23 tt . . • Edward Carlson et als 45.22. ` 4o U • .fil . 111t 17 tt (Anna E. Carlson-widow) Elizabeth Latter 62.80 tti to IT is •17 to Helen T. Valliere et al 62.80 • tt ft 9 9 17 IT Willena M. MacDonald, Gdn. • 28.26 n it to tt 17 , -•tt Willena M. MacDonald, et al 12.56 tr tt to It Z7 tt Willena M. MacDonald 1.57 tt tt ct is 17 tt Agnes M. Walton 62.80 " ti 9 it 17 tt . Mary A. & Anastasia R. Ferry 62.80 tx wt - tr tt • 18 9 . Maria Videtta 38.94 " 9 9 " . 17 It . . Carl E. Swenson 'et a1 29.52 � to IT IT at 18 is - Libba Anson 43.96 tt It . 14 tt 17. to Richard J. Burke 31.40 tt 9 9 918tv Elizabeth Timothy 62.80 is tr t°t tr 17 tt Emma J. Hadley 94a0 " . 9 • 9 " 18 " Bertha N. Hamilton . 31.40 tr 9 tt tt< 18 " John S. Spaulding 155.27 t' tr . tt t 18 Et , 0 Ruth M. Haskell $89.49 Chap. 59, Sec. 5 Clause 18, G. L. .Fames W. & Julia A. Denney. 31.40 "" a "" " 23., " Wallace Wezinger, Heirs of c/o Grace Wezinger- widow 62.80 " a. " " 17, " Alice C. Mellow 62.80 U "' "" U 17, " Chester R. Savage 62.80 " " U n 22 " Jeanette B. Fountain 62.80 " "' 0 " 23 tr Sigrid W. Kinqui s t 62.80 " "" " " 17 n Emma Nash 1 62.80 e" "" ' , t U " F 17 " Milda Measham 62.80 "s rye " U 17 " Carrie Peterson _ 62.80 " it U U 17 U Annie Sullivan et al 62 .80 " "" 0 "^ 17 U Mary A. Mitchell 31.40. " a "r a 18. a" Jennie E. Cady 62.80 ": n" "" "tr 18 "e Raffaele & Elizabeth. Tribuna 31.40 "" °" "" . " 18 " Thomas F. Costello, Heirs of Maragert Cos tell-widow 62.80 " 4" a " 17 " Katherine A. Russell' 31.'40 R a a "" 18 °" Ellen O'Keefe 31.40 " a a - n 18 n Mary E. Reardon 154,70 9 0 0 "" ` 18 U Annie N. Pero; 31.40 " a - t "i - 18 "" Catherine F. Hoy 56.52 " a ` It " 17 " Maple C. Montgomery . 62.80 n U a " - 17 " Carmella Moretti- 62.80 "a " ` 0 4 - 18 "" ;1 Mary C. Kelley 62.80 i" a "" " - 17 U Marion W. Jackson 42.87 " "g a "► 18 " a Donizio & Annie DeMarties 62.80 " 0 U " ` 18 " Mary A; Spellman 62.80 " a" a a 17 "e Hannah M. Balmer 62.80 " "" a " 17 " Bridget M. Cotter 62.80 f "k " "" 18 "" `` Isabella- D. Wright 31.40 " "" U "t 23 ec Real Estate Applications having been received from the following and the Assessors having viewed the properties described on the applications voted at this meeting that no reductions be made• on the 1941 assessments because the Board did not feel that the parcels were. .` over assessed: . '` NAME OF APPLICANT NAME OF PERSON- ASSESSED LOCAPION r1ington Five Cents Savings Bank sine as applicant 611 Mass. Avenue arle C. & Helen C. Banks It It 31 Simonds Road - 77 Bloomfield St. Fa "x a East Street , 'asephine. E. Bailey "". "" "O "l�in,ala,. M. Black „ °�" "" 812 Sl4 Mass. Ave. ackstone Savings Bank r las °Bbwieia: :: Lenele.r F.,.Pope..et al 983 Waltham Street Paul 'Bowaer same as applicant Oraw4 Street #181-3 ,Rudolph F. Carlson 283 Baker Ave. a .es' W... '. Carpenter Josephine Carpenter 5 Sunny Knoll Ave.. �,�,.5harestown Five Cents Savings Bk same as applicant 20 Forest Street Prvi n R. Diez 0 a "" 485/487 Waltham St. "" i "" 229 Follen Road ,obert G. & Mary J. Finnerty "r "" 9 483/485 Mass. Ave. Prank C. Friend rank C. Frig.nc� ca "" "" 517 Mass. Ave. told W. Geddes a Harold W. & Ruth C. Geddes 15 Audubon Rd a;41Irs of;. John .G. Graham .4, John G. Graham Burlington St. reel H. & Jessie M. Gren same as applicant Outlook Drive Paul R. Keeler, Executor Annie L. Harrington 47 Grant Street 111 Walter E. Hill Walter E. & Dorothy C. Hill 11 Parker St. Home Owners ' Loan Corp. same as applicant 1454 Mass. Ave. Home Owners ' Loan Corp. ea 9 r:4 10-Berwick Rd Home Owners ' Loan Corp. • a 'I a" 24 Oakland St, Home Owners ' Loan Corp. as `t 9 6 Albemarle Ave. Corp. at 1a ft 83 Cary Ave. Home Owners ' Loan Home Owners ' Loan Corp. ae "` a4 104 Bedford St. N Harold H. & Martha F. Hookway 9 as ca ' 9 Winthrop Rd Kieran J. Lowry Jr. & M. Elizabeth Ramey ae 4► sr 15 Bridge St. Hazel T. Eason ".:.:Arlington Five Cents Savings Bk 912 Mass. Ave. Peter J. McDonagh Peter J. ' & Anna C. McDonagh 301 Mass. Ave. Lenora F. McLaughlin same as applicant 3 Crescent Rd Medford Co-operative Bank « at `a 68 Outlook Drive The Middlesex Institution For Savings 'f FV 231" Bedford St. Josephine N. Partridge same as applicant 15-17 Bedford St. Josephine N. Partridge as ra t° 12 Shirley St. Ira J. & Edythe Rymal `° as it 12 Meriam Street Dorothy D. Seymour Dorothy D. Seymour,Tr. 3 Sunny Knoll Ave Clarence F. Smith JanetT. Smith 6- Pinewood Street Harry C. Sorensen Harry VMarion C. Sorensen 68. Gleason Rd John J. & Helen T. Sullivan same as applicant 5 Butler Avenue Frances & Vitalie Z. Terletzky satire as applicant 6 Candlewick Close Fred F. & Bertha L. Walker 'a IS a Locust Avenue Fred F. & Bertha L. Walker 'a- `a €i 39 Locust Avenue Joseph H. Wellington Joseph H. & Florence A. Wellington - 21 Pros- pect Hill Rd. Helen C. Whittemore same as applicant Massachusetts Ave. Helen. C. Whittemore f° 9 9 2209 Mass. Avenue Form #135 Notice of Refusal to Abate Property Tax for the year 1941 were signed October 30th by the Assessors and mailed Oct. 31st, to the above named applicants. 0 Real Estate Applications having been received from the following and the Assessors having viewed the properties described on the applica- tions voted at this meeting to make the following 1941 valuation reductions: APPLICANT LOCATION AMOUNT OF REDUCTION Maurice F. Ahern & Bertha V. F3:chette 53-55 Vine St. <'800 - house Mark C.. .Aldrich 8 Drew Avenue '200 - garage George J. Bailey - 19 Muzzey St. 550 - land Annie M. Barnett 6 Morris St. ` 450 - buildings William & Minnie S. Barr 10 Lexington .Ave. 1'100 - "land . . Esther Berman 18-20 Mass. Ave. ` 2500 - building D. Miller Bestick 52 Reed St. . 700 —both Minola M. Black 11 Highland Ave. 61000 - both Minola M. Black 19 Highland Ave. 41060 - both Walter G. Black 195-197 Waltham St. 6900 - both Blackstone Savings Bank - . 38 Outlook Drive 6400 - bldgs Boston Safe. Deposit & Trust Company S Warren Street 4815 - land Warren Street 650 - land Paul Bowser Grant Street 42500 - land Clarence W. & Violet P. Burgess 34 Fletcher Ave. p500 - house 1 Lawrence M. Butler . 24 Woodland Rd 4800 house Cambridgeport Savings -Bank 2. .Chandler St. 61000' - 'house Nella C. Chenery et al Chase Avenue - 1400 - land Harriet L. Child 41 Lincoln St . 61890 - both l APPLICANT LOCATION REDUCTION AMOUNT Alice F. Clifford 138 Winter Street 300 - both Herbert L. Crowley, Jr. 12 Washington St. 1360 - both Arthur L. Dahill et ux 15 Bartlett Ave. 500 - house Charles B. Davis 55 Hancock St. ';6450 - both Melissa A. Denham Muzzey Street "500 - bldgs Melissa A. Denham off Muzzey Street ,1000 - bldgs Melissa A. Denham 6 Raymond Street ''6O0 - bldgs Emilie DeVeau 5-7 Sherman Street $1000 - house John H. Devine 19 Slocum Rd j1000 - land John F. & Mary F. Dowd 14 Winthrop Rd 6840 - land Anna T. Driscoll 20 Adams Street 02000 - house Charles L. Dwyer 1.5 Freemont Street $300 - house Stanley H. & Ethel N. _ Eldridge 23 Eliot Rd X3360 - both Frederick W. & Irene V. - Fenerty 7 Preston Rd '500 house Manuel j. & Mary J. Ferry 50 Downing Rd 500 - house Fred J. Fox 30 Bloomfield St 1710 - both Nellie V. Fraser 17 Percy Rd 1340 - both Albert G. & Leona W. Frothingham York Street 500 - land Frank Gibbs,- Hancock Street 3300 - land Henry & Henrietta Gnade 21 Highland Avenue 1500 - house James & Isabel E. Graham . 130 Burlington St 6500 - barn James & Isabel E. Graham 117-119 Burlington St $1000 - houses Florence E. Griffiths 15 Highland Avenue ;500 -: house Annie E. Harrington ll- Winthrop Rd 1,060 - land Arthur W. & Ida B. Hatch 45 ForestStreet t'300 - house Highland Trust Company Marrett Rd & Lincoln St. $1400 - both Grace L. Hickley 335 Marrett Rd '700 - both Virginia Hodgdon 36 Hayes Avenue 800 - house Charles S. & Mae T. Hogan 34 Hayes Avenue '1100 - bidgs. Home Owners '_..Loan Corp. 47 Hancock Street_ x'500 - house Home Owners ' Loan Corp. 88 Bridge Street _'400 - both Home Owners' Loan Corp. 2142 Mass. Ave. 790 - both- Home Owners ' Loan Corp. 1404 Mass. Ave. - '3370 - both Home Owners ' Loan Corp. 218 Bedford St. 0.500 - land * Home Owners' Loan Corp. 8-10. Dunham .St 02765 - both Inman Trust Company 1099 Mass. Avenue $1000 - house Rhoda A. Keniston 56 ,Bloomfi '1d Street $1100 - land Edward A. Lamer 53 Hanco c�E Street $2000 - house Wilbur R. Fletcher 502 Marrett Rd ' 650 - both Eva Lesser ., .38-40 .Mass. Avenue . 1010 - both Lexington Savings Bank. 21 Barnes Place x'760 - both Lexington Savings Bank 66 Hancock Street . . ` 690 - land Lexington Savings Bank 10 Webb Street $900 - both Lexington Savings Bank 773-775 Mass. Avenue $1100 - both Lexington Savings Bank 30 Bedford Street 0400 - land Lexington Savings Bank 311 Bedford Street $500 - house Lexington Savings Bank 73 Marrett Rd 50 - land Marrett Rd - 100 - land Harry W. & Edna F. Litchfield 1949 Mass. Avenue _ $2700 - both Dairy de W. MacAlpine- 50 Percy Rd . 44510 - both Mary F. Manley 20 Parker Street d-1000 land Mary F. Manley ..16 Parker Street 8400 - land. Cornelius P. -& prances E. McAuley 7 Lexington Avenue 0500 - house APPLICANT LOCATION VALUATION REDUCTION Hymen Marcus 217-219 Mass. &venue 4)665 - both Gordon P. & Robert C. Merriam -6 Stetson Street G2000 - house The Middlesex Institution for . Savings 116 Bedford Street P550 - bldgs Richard E. & Doris L. Moakley 149 Adams Street 1400 - both Clarrie H. M ,lli TAPPLICANT LOCATION VALUATION REDUCTION Harry E. Johnson 4 Cherry Street $250 - land (assessed to Everett Co- operative Bank) Harry E. Johnson 9 Aerial Street $250 - land (assessed to Reliance Co- operative Bank) Paul Johnson 8 Aerial Street X250 - land (assessed to Reliance Co- operative Bank) Anna Bergstrom 6 Aerial Street $250 - land (assessed to Reliance Co- operative Bank) Clara E. Bunzel, et al 258 East Street $3000 Board voted to abate the 1940 and; 19.41 real estate taxes billed to the heirs of Charles E. Wheeler. Mr.: Wheeler was a Spanish War Veterans and Lillian Wheeler his widow applied for the exemption of the taxes. Abatements granted under Chap.. 59, Sec. 5. Clause 23, G. L. Letter. from Edith, W. Willard of 66 North Street was read and the Assessors voted to make the assessment on 2.51 acre parcel $375 instead of $500. Miss Willard' s large tract of land is assessed at 0150 per acre and this additional small parcel that Miss Willard purchased from the Locke Estate in 1940 . she wished also to have assessed at $150 per acre. The personal tax of $2.04 billed t..oAdolph S. Kroll of 51 Wellington ALane Avenue: was abated by the Board-because this man did not own the cow on January lst, that was assessed to him. The personal tax of $2.04 billed to Rudolph Reinap of 95 Spring Street was abated by the Board because this man did not own the cow on January 1st, that was assessed to him. The Board examined the Statutory Exemption Application received from Georgia E. Underwood of 8 Manning Street and they voted to grant her an abatement of $31. 40 on her 1941 real estate tax. This abatement was granted under Clause 18, pec. 5, Chapter 59, General Laws. Miss Underwood is now receiving Old Age Assistance. So Miss Underwood could receive O..A.K. it was understood that her real estate assessment should not. be over $5000. On January 1st, 1941 her real estate assessment was $5250 so the Assessors at this meeting voted to reduce the 1941 assessment $250, thus granting her an abatement of $7.85 on her. 1941 tax bill. The Board examined the Statutory Exemption Application received from Ellis Lee of 67 Ward Street and they voted to abate the whole of his 1941 real estate . tax bill. This abatement was granted under Clause 18. Amount of tax abated being $75.36. The Board voted to abate the 1941 Personal Tax of 15.70 billed to Clarrie Mulliken of 209 Waltham Street. The Board voted to abate the 1941 Persoanl Tax of $31. 40 billed to Ethel M. Eldridge formerly of 23 Eliot Road. ; f Letter and 1941 Statutory Exemption Application received from Mrs. Helen G. Potter of 32 Locust Avenue were .;.read and examined but because of Mrs. Potter's equity she was not entitled to exemption under Clause -17. Letter was sent to Mrs. ' Potter informing her of the decision of the Board on her application. Letter from Mrs. Josephine F. Baker of 7 Hunt Road was read but because Mrs. Baker did not filefor abatements on her 1941 taxes on or before-Oct. 1st, theassessors could not grant her any abate- ments for 1941. Letter was sent to Mrs. Baker telling her to file on her personal property during January 1942. Letter dated Sept. 27th from Mrs. Helen C. Morgan was read but as no 1941 state approved abatement application was received i* the Board could take no action on her request for a reduction on the 1941 assess- ment. Letter dated Oct. 4th from Daniel/J. O' Connell was read but as no 1941 state approved abatement application was received so the Board could take no action on his request for a reducti on.xxx .axdidxnmtx2ktax klimx2Eugm His letter was acknowledged and he was instructed to write in as soon as convenient and ask for a re-assessment of the filling station property for 1942. Because of some agreement between Joseph Grace owner: of some land on Grant Street and the Town of Lexington the Selectmen authorized the Assessors to make thefollowing two interest abatements on Committed Apportioned Water Assessment Interest. . 1940 Committed Interest Abated 4111. 96 1941 ft i 48 JW..„/".„( 1