The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-26
TAX PAYERS APPEALS.
The Commissioners Listen
to Many Complaints.

led out into the Aldermanic Chamber
Chamber was besieged for several hours
with a clarnoring crowd.
The Commissioners were obliged to an
nounce that no appeals would be heard
from other than the appellants from the
First and Second districts. The Third
and the Fourth districts will be attended
to tomorrow. The Commissioners will
not listen to appeals Saturday There
are a great number from the Fourth dis
trict
The Commissioners listened to all ap-
peals calmly and courteously; but they
reduced the assessed valuations only in
cases where it was proven beyond doubt
that injustice had been done the tax
payer In every case where there existed
doubt the appeal was referred for further
examination Corporation Attorney Ed
wards sat near and advised the Commits
sioners.
The following are appeals heard this
morning.
FIRST DISTRICT.
James Breen, property at No. 72 Sussex
street, valuation assessed at S4500 last
year; raised this year; referred for exam
ination.
Patrick O'Donnell, Essex street, s., 900;
assessment confirmed.
NJ. & n. O'Donnell, property on Morris
and Sussex streets, s4 900; confirmed.
A. A. Donnelly. No. 106 York street;
S., 900; confirmed
jeremiah Curtis, No. LAG Essex, 81, 900;
confirmed. House ahd personal property
at No 204 York street, 81 800; referred
George Bannon, No. 14S Morris street,
g., 800; confirmed.
Thomas E. Kern, No. 1856 Sussex, So, 500;
confirmed.
II. Strall, No. 239 Warren street. $500 on
personal UrODprtV. rp6uppd &000
William McCarty, No. 172 Grand street,
So, 500; confirmed.
Philip E. Martin, No 1888 Montgomery
street, -, 500; referred.
Isaac M. Clark, No. 4 1-2 Mercer street,
$500; cancelled.
Rose Daley, S4OO; cancelled.
Georgianna Tew, $500; referred.
Lewis Fisher, No. 139 Newark avenue,
$1,000; referred.
Patrick Coyle, Sussex street, confirmed
Conrad Spengeman, $4,000; confirmed.
Daniel M. Blair, No. 81 Morris street;
referred
A. H. Vreeland: confirmed
Matthias Blasius, No. 80 Essex street,
$1,000; referred.
William Gross, S14, 600; referred.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Murtha McConville, No. 326 Newark
avenue, So, 200; No. 379 Fifth street, SO, 500;
referred.
Andrew Duffy, No. 273 Tenth street,,
81, 700; referred.
Edward Maize. No. 1877 steuben street.
81 500; referred.
Thomas Hickey, No. 1879 Green street,
So 600; referred
Patrick O'Conner, Nos. 1876 and 100 Mer-
Ger street. 81 900: confirmed
John Kilroy two houses, IS, 800; referred.
John Corbliss, No. 242 Mercer street,
$500; No. 45 Colgate street, 81 400; con-
firmed.
lnA NY
$3, 500; Railroad avenue, $500; No. Is Orch
ard street, 81, 100; No. 33l Railroad avenue,
81 900; No. 272 Wayne street. 81 ,SO0 five
houses on Mercer street, 81, 900; confirmed.
Joseph H. Howell, of the Standard Oil
Company; personal property, $4,000; re-
ferred
j. Ii. w. Bowes. Fourteenth street,
81, 400 on house and $500 on personal
property; reduced 800 on house and
personal property cancelled
Edward McGriggan, No. POS Thirteenth
street, So 600 referred.
Henry Van Claim, No. 17S Coles street,
So 600; reduced, $500.
Michael Kellen, No. 211 Thirteenth
street, 81 800; referred.
Patrick Hayes, No. 1873 Coles street,
81 500; reduced $500.
Mrs. C. G. Smith, Nos. 10 and 12 Rail-
road avenue; referred for investigation.
Peter Mcnamara, No. 1902 York street,
$1,000; confirmed
John McKalis, Grand street, IS, 500; con-
firmed.
Hugh Keenan,, No. 1872 Westervelt
Place, So. 500; referred.
Ann O'Connor, No. 267 Fourteenth
street, $500; referred.
Elizabeth Stump, No. 297 Railroad av-
enue, $1,000; Wayne street, $2,400 con-
firmed.
Frank J. Matthews, No. 279 Tenth
street, 81, 500; referred.
H. A. Post, 81, 800; confirmed
Fred Carroll, No. 116 Eighteenth street;
81 900; confirmed.
Lucinda Kipp, Wayne street, and Rail
road avenue, 2,700; referred.
Edward Kane, Nos 617-l91-2 Henderson
street, S5,400; referred; No. 626 Grove
street, confirmed.
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company,
No, 329 Centre street, 81 200; referred.
James Murphy, No. ia Eighteenth
street Zone of the squatters), $1,000; de-
creased 500.
Peter l.. Connolly, No. 1S1 Twelfth
street, SO. S00 reduced $780,
Della Compton, Nos. II and 13 White
street, 81 200 each; decreased $500 in each
case.
John H. Masker, two houses on Four
teenth street. 81 400; referred.
Charles Fields, No. 170 Morgan street,
So, 200; confirmed.
Mrs. NJ. Trimpler, No. 11615 Coles street,
$1,000, decreased 5000.
Edward Kenny, Nos. 73115 and 732 Jer-
sey avenue, 80, 400; decreased 5000.
Thomas Mulligan, Fifteenth and Hen
derson, $1,000; other property on Hudson
street; decreased $780,
Francis Deveny, No. Ill Brunswick
street 81 500; confirmed with emphasis
B. +. Whelan referred.
Andrew Nolan, No. 1924 Grand street,
81 500; reduced $500.
Peter Roberts, No. 3S2 Eighth street;
reduced S200.
James Lennon, No. 1853 Morgan street,
&, 200; decreased 5000.
Henry Martin, Fifteenth street, 81, 600;
referred.
Mrs. j. F. Butler, No. 1888 Tenth street,
81, 600: No. 1874 Coles street, $4,000; con
flrmed.
Thomas Bright, Grand street, So, 800;
confirmed.
James Cunningham, Westervelt street.
81, 900; confirmed.
Thomas Cunningham, No. 40 State
street. 81, 500; referred.
William 70 anks, 81. 100; referred.
H. Brattigan, decreased 5000.
II. K. Van Horn, No. 218 Twelfth street,
So 600, decreased $500
Frank ]. Mathews, Erie street, 81 800;
confirmed.
Thomas Dooley, No. 26s Thirteenth
street; confirmed.
Patrick Sheeran objection to valuation
of chattelsl, 81 500; referred
James Began, No 165 Steuben street;
confirmed