The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-26
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The chairman OF the Board Of Commissioners is
Mr.. George h. Andrews . very polite ana pro-
nounced supporter q President Grant: Senator
thanIel Sands formerly secretary OF the Citizens
Association, complete the board.
as 1t 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
being made aware OF the nature OF the visit made
letter in making this reference to Mr. Stewart and
regretted 1t. He was not disposed to enter into
any newspaper discussion on political affairs gene
rally, but in this case he deemed the
reflection upon Mr.. Stewart on the subject
OF assessments as applying to certain extent
the Board. As q member Of the Board he was OPP
posed to making public any OF It's data or figures
save such as the public had the right to know Of.
The amount OF assessment levied upon any lndi-
vidual would enable the whole public to estimate
approximately the wealth OF that individual, which
would be very undesirable In the case Of any men,
MIR. Andrews continued:-Thls charge made by
that Journal is not anew one, but was repeatedly
made last year, and pressed with pertnacity
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 Mr.; Stewards property was never assessed SO
high as by the present Board.
This was all that Mr. Andrews deemed 1t neces-
sary to say In vndcation alike OF Mr.. Stewart and
or the Board OF Commissioners OF Assessments, to
which, however, he added the remark that Mr..
Stewart one OF the airest 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.
CLINCHING 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 or Mr.
Stewards property has been increased by the
Board Of Assessors at the last assessment
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 1869 and have made the assessments
since 1870. None Of Mr.. Stewards property Is stu
sectious OF tho city which have not felt those I'M
pulses which have tended to appreciate the value
Of real estate upon the island-suclI districts for
example as the Third, Sixth, Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth de. Thus IL will be seen that the assess
ments upon It have largely augmented, while 1t is
very doubtful whether the actual Increase in value OF
the property has been at all commensurate with 1t.
WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF TT.
At least dozen persons, including several officials,
with whom the reporter came in contact yesterday
while prosecuting his nquires-some of them WELL
President Grant in the present cOntest-frankly
stated their opinions that the publication OF such
ISLANDERS and wfu falsehoods as those which are
reuted in this article doing more injury to the
prospects OF the administration ticket than at
present be estimated.