The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-26

thfevess 20 onset MI. Stewarrs innuenoe cast In
The chairman OF the Board OF Commissioners is
Mr. George H. Andrews. q very polite and pro-
Thomas j. Dreamer. Mr.. w. H. King and Mr.. Ma
thanel Sands, formerly secretary OF the Citizens
Association s com ,, me e. board: . .na,. 49,.
as IL was late in the afternoon was informed that
the gentleman would In all probability be found at
his private residence, to'which place the reporter
Mr. Andrews had lust arrived home, and upon
by the reporter, he said thar he had noticed tine
letter in making this reference to Mr.. Stewart and
regretted It. He was not disposed to enter into
any newspaper discussion on political affairs gene
reflection upon Mr.. Stewart on the subject
Of assessments as applying to q certain extent
the Board. As member OF the Board he was OPP
posed to making public any of It's data or figures
The amount OF assessment levied upon any mai.
vidual would enable the whole public to estimate
approximately the wealth OF that individual, which
would ne very undesirable In the case Of any mem
Mr. Andrews continued This charge made by
that Journal is not new one, but was repeatedly
made last year, and pressed with q pertinacity
which induced the Commissioners to submit state
ments to the responsible publisher OF the paper,
expression that he was satisfied that Mr.. Stew
arts property was fairly assessed" The fact Is
that Nj; Stewards property was never assessed SO
high as by the present Board.
This was all that Mr. Andrews deemed It neces-
sary to say In vfndcation alike OF Mr.. Stewart and
or the Board OF Commissioners OF Assessments, to
which, however, he added the remark that Mr..
Stewart was one OF the irest and least complaining
OF the wealthy citizens In his transactions with the
Board. II he fancied sometimes that the assess.
ment on any particular piece OF his property was
out OF proportion, he invariably expressed himself
as satisfied upon an explanation and comparison
with the tables OF assessments upon other property
adjacent to his own
cLMcHNa THE PROOF
subsequently the reporter made further investi-
cations In other quarters-t not being necessary
prudent to name the sources OF the information
gleaned-and learned that the valuation of Mr..
Stewards property has been increased by the
more than one million OF dollars above
the amount for which the same property
was assessed by the predecessors OF the
present Board. The present Commissioners were
created In 1859 and have made the assessments
since 1870 None OF Mr.. Stewards property is stu
ated above Thirty ninth street. and most OF 1t is In
sections OF the city which have not felt those Inn
Of real estate upon the island-sucli districts for
example as the Third, Sixth, Fourteenth and Fiji.
teenth wards. Thus IL will be seen that the assess
ments upon It have largely augmented, white 1t is
very doubtful whether the actual increase In value Of
the property has been Mt all commensurate with it.
WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF TT.
Atleast dozen persons including several officials,
with whom the reporter came In contact yesterday
while prosecuting his NOTWITHSTANDING of them WELL
President Grant In the present contest-frankly
stated their opinions that the publication OF such
ISLANDERS and wilful falseh0ods as those which are
refted in this article, doing more injury to the
prospects OF the administration ticket than can at
present be estimated.