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D {Ila Guardian. Charlottetown. Thur-3., Feb. 20, 1964..
INDIAN CARVINGS TO BE DISPLAYED
Fine Indian wood Carvings will be among crafts from Arctic communities featured at the Department of North-
ern Affairs‘ display at the Toronto Spring Gift Sh o w, Feb. 24-27. The wood carvings are made by Indian men and
women of Great Whale River. Que. Here they are admired by two women preparing to arrange them in the display. I
City Property Assessment Boost Slated This Spring
By RALPH CAMERON Jack Lettner of the assessment firm of JP. Combe Ltd.. Tor- onto revealed yesterday that rapidly changing values have
practically doubled Charlo-.le- t>ovm's property assessment since 195
2.
At that time the listed pro- perty value in the City stood at some said tax assessor Ernest Seller. and for some time it has been the feeling that it was time for more realistic valuation based
Mr move is not confined to .is ‘ty but being carried out
in countless towns and c ies across Canada.
Because of the enormity of the task, and the vital need of having specially trained men the recognized firm of assess- ment experts was obtained foi the big task. Mr. Leltner. w h o has headed assessments in many communities. came per- sonally to arrange all details two years and since then a 5 made re :1 u l a r visits to keep close supervision on his staff
from four to seven as the var ious stages were completed.
He said the terms of reference of his contract were "to do a va uation for assessment purposes of all lands and buildings with in the corporate limits of Char lottetown". The job has n ow been completed and the results will be placed before City Coun- cil at an early date.
The entire method of deter- mining valuations was explain- ed yesterday b_v Mr. Lr.-tinci‘. who paid tribute to the people here when he said of his work "we received better co-ope tion from the public in Charlottetown than in any other municipality we have ever worked".
He also stated man_v of the
factors involved ' -the task could not have been termined without the
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it‘ n L lies. as the local registry office not demand the amount f money involved in the sale of property be recorded. ‘ The first task undertaken by M . r was to visit all con- tractors. building supply dcalcrs. plumbers. electricians an oth- ers. as he and Mr. Seller obtain- e r c s e. n t costs of materials and labor in this city to be used
ual for revaluation. He empha-
es elsewhere.
TEAMS SENT OUT
The next step was the scnding out of teams of assessors. who measured and inspected. insidc and out. every property in the slty. This included the ma in building and any other smaller ones. such as garages, wood- Iheds and so forth.
All details were entered on the card form specially designed for this city. Henccforth. every bit of property will carry th e lame asscssnicnt roll niimbci down through the years. regard- less of changcs in ownership. *-A survey of real estate sales
lwhen property was used by the gowner and never had been rent led. (4l—— Location of the prop- erty in relation to land values. (51-— Other circumstances af- fecting the property such as ob- .solescence considerations either ‘ in the property or outside it such 3 as its physical relation to service stations, railway tracks. espec- ially heavy traffic conditions. l6l— Sales—~ wherever possible to determine. However. Mr. liettncr
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said
a . i there were two factors which the
{public sometimes found difficult ‘to understand. an they were that assessing experience h ad shown "sale price in our opin- ion does not equal value" a n :1 "cost of a house does not equal ‘the assessment".
Frequently, he stated, sales .of properties were made where
" the particular buyer purchasedlfrontage rate. The
at a lower price than another person would have been charg- ‘ed. Also. he noted some homes lhave a high “one o\vner' value simply because that owner had built in special things of import- ance to him, but not so consider- led by others.
In completing the card form.
‘. such as houses of origin- ‘ ally similar value now being dil ierently valued because of one being more roughly used by a , large family of children compar- ‘ed to its counterpart having only .a couple living in it.
The type of house was taken i into consideration with u c 1: .factors as foundations. existence of a basement——perhaps finish- e with a recreation room—typc. ‘of heating, plumbing. and exter-
ior—-whether of brick veneer.i concrete. shingle, siding; type of» roof and roofing: nature of the floor in each room: wood tri
and kind of walls. Also consid- ered were local improvemcnlsi such as sewer and water instal-.
lations, sidewalks and street paving. " In figuring building values.; consideration was i n to‘. age and the year built: , pal garage. whether atlacliedl
or separate: depreciation: and? the classification into whichl a house generally fell. These classifications rang om excellent through good plus. to’
good and go minus. medium. average. poor and sub-stand-J ard.
The land valuation was based ,on frontage and depth. with‘ leach street having a per - fnol_ valuation ‘was based on a standard depth‘ .of 100 feet and allowances, made for variations. .
When the land value was de-; termined and added to the buil- ding value. the rcsull was the‘ total assessment of the prop-‘ ;erty. Some properties have full lvalues placed on the land but ’only a nominal value on the.
If any owners pay more taxes under the new assess- lment it will be largely due to‘ ithe fact they were under - as- ‘sessed b e f 0 re. All property, iowners iliis year will rcceiv e ,an assessment notice prior to a {tax demand and will be invited ilo visit City Hall where the "card on their property will be, ‘shown them and all items on it ‘discussed with a full explan-
'ation of the factors involved.
‘lruck Owner Fined $50
' in . de- ‘ I I
spec i a l i knowledge posscsscd by Mr. Scl-3 e e ler. the city assessor. ‘his was; especially true. he sta d. i a -i
,ton truck to be driven on the flhighway while not at all times ihaving its equipment in proper liworking worder, Francis Rush, ‘Charlottetown, was -fined $50 and costs or 20 days by Magistrate James B. Johnston, QC. in magistrate}
l Qucc l court Mr.
ns Couiity yesterday.
Rush had been convict-
as a guide in preparing a man- ed in City police court last fall ,for tri‘-,1_
on a similar charge for the
sized that this manual was bas- same vehicle. Evidence given icy. ed strictly and solely on costs in by a member of the RCMP yes‘ lwsis or 15 days this city. without regard to pric- . tcrday indicated that one head-I Three charges of possessi 0 ,,
light, the rear and brake lights. the signal and clearance lights. ;and the horn were not working. ;The truck's brakes also were not operating properly.
, Magistrate Johnston repri- .manded the accused and said “l don't think there's any cir- lcuse for this. It's a serious ithing driving a heavy vehicle with no brakes."
. Roy Alvin Bell. 98 Kensing- ton Rd. Parkdale. was charg- ed with failing to ring is motor vehicle for re - inspe- ction within the specified time liimu. Clyde Bell. ibeing the actual owner of the car. appeared on the charge
Parkdale. l h
tempting to determine sale val-i Charged with allowing a three iminimum fine be given. i
Patrick J o h n Joseph Kelly. M-t. Stewart. pleading not: guilty to 8 charge of driving a motor vehicle on the highway without due c a re and attend ‘lion. had his case adjourned by ‘consent to March 9 for trial.
3 A Mermaid man. charged with being intoxic ate d in a public place. was remanded‘
‘with bail to stand to Feb. 21
the same; $20 a n d
Another man on arge was fined
' in a ” resid- »
Tof intoxicat i n g ‘place other than ,ences, saw fines of $20 an lcosts or 3!) days handed down.‘ in each case. i
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family Budget,
To Be Subiecl i
A six-week course in money? .management, scheduled to get: lunderway last Monday night at‘
_l e Community Center. wast lpostponed by the snowstorm and 1:
...wherever tracing them wasgand was fined $10 and costs or ’will open next Monday it ism,’
poasible— was done and follow- ed up with a study of rentals. At the same time the assessing
5 days.
OTHER CASES I Ralph Callbec k. Hampton.
hams obtained land measure lghapged with unlawfully cans. IIEMS bl” "1 many "lS’3"1‘€5|‘ing a disturbance in or near a owners voliintarily_l)rought the pubuc place and with umaw. deeds to the lands into City Halllfully and wilfully breaking win- to provide cxact measurements ldows in the value of 315 in wad. In a rr l v ing at the assessed Canbeck was fined 335 3 M :.::".:.:.:*..:.:.°."::'.:..‘“.°.'.:. :;:.': or 1° on
Mention. They were (1)--Re placement cost-—-all the mater- ials entering into the building oi the house i2)— Present use to.
for the broken own or in default of payment, to serve five days. It was noted in the evidence that he had never
which lheproperty is being put. (3)-— Rentals- with all factors unoidened in such instance: u
been In any trouble before and Alan Scales. representing the
charge and was ordered to pay eff
iFeb. 24, at nine o'clock. l The course is designed to pro-
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vide information on Itretchlnzi’
the income dollars for the fam-i ily budget. subjects that will be F dealt with at the six-weelt course include shopping for Rood. how to buy more for your money. credit and instalment buying. sources of credit. plan- ning‘: budget, and cooperative or
tel speaker: will be on- used to provide expert advice on each of the six general topics to be covered.
The course is open to every- one. and the sponsors anticipate
SALE DATES FEB. ‘I9 - 20- 21 - 22
FRESH
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V E R 69°
GREEN GABLES SLICED
BACON
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M I L K SPAGHETTI 5
FLAVOR PAK—“MIX OR MATCH”--20 OZ.
CRINO INSTANT
Milk Powder 3 95¢
QUAKER
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Peas or Wax Bea ns 6"-r89°APPlE JUICE 3 3| DETERGENT -oz.s3cii‘1"isiiisiuNcH 2 49¢ WAX $1.09 PUDDINGS 2 49¢
5 -5% 63¢
SOIZTHER cnoss Fl.AKED—!'; LB. TIN
TUNA
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ROSE BRAND BREAD 82 BUTTER
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MODES
16 on 331: pm. 43¢
KING COLE ORANGE PEKOE
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N. B. FANCY Mcc|NTOSI-I
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SHORTENING 2 ms. 49¢
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BAN D-AID ADHESI . E ROBIN HOOD CELEBRATION
Bandages. CAKE MIX 2 won 79:
15 OZ. CELLO
ISLAND WASHED
CARROTSL
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TALL TINS
L‘|BBY'S 20 OZ. TINS
Toilet Tissue 35¢
lIAMlLTON’S COOKIES
K0 K0 ROONS
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