The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-25
D0LLARD'S FIGURES.
He Will Have to Revise Those Hobo.
ken Valuations.

Assessor Dollard, of Hoboken, is either
very good or an awfully poor mathema-
tician. He and the Board of County Tax
Commissioners fail to agree on the amount
of taxes due the county from Hoboken,
and it is, according to Mr.. Dollard, merely
matter of mathematics that causes the
diversity of opinion.
Assessor Dollard several weeks ago
turned over his books to the Board Tor
inspection to enable the members to pre-
pare pro rata the amounts each district
shall pay for the support of the county.
The amount was unsatisfactory to the
Board and it ordered the Assessor to re-
inspect his work.
1t was hoped that this would increase
the valuations of Hoboken, but yesterday
substantially as before.
Two weeks ago a special committee of
the Board was appointed to examine AS
SCISSOR Dollard's books, but this made
no difference to the Assessor;
his report had been made,
This was substantially said by Com
missioner William Utz, of Hoboken, at
the meeting yesterday, when he made his
report as one of the Special Committee.
He offered resolution at the close Of
his report to the effect that Assessor Dol
UOOhS D6 E6UuEuCU W ulu1 lOI 4CNl-
sion and correction, and that he turn
over the books on or before July 81. The
Commissioner said that the Special Com
mittee in the investigation made had
found curious valuations.
On the property west of Willow avenue
and the Meadows the committee found
the tax rate exceedingly high, while in
the more populous and business part OF
the city property was shamefully under
valued
The committee did not attempt to ex-
plain why the Assessor had made these
valuations, but all concluded that they
were curious.
Commissioner Morgan added to this
that it had been the intention of the
special committee to recommend ten
per ceut increase on all valuations from
Hoboken, but when it was found that this
would work an injustice to those
who had been justly assessed the idea was
abandoned. and instead the Committee
wanted Dollard to reassess his district.
81 don't think l can do this" he re-
sponded, ''for the Hoboken charter pro-
Yides that when property Is to be in
creased in valuations the owner must be
given notice to enable him to appear and
appeal and this can't be done by July 81. !"
He in effect refused to take the books
back, but when Jerry Cleveland re-
marked:-"We will take the responsible
ity," he could demonstrate no more, and
he took the books to make the reassess-
ment.
The members of the Commission dis
cussed the returns from Harrison town
ship, and virtually concluded that the
valuations of the First, Third and Fourth
wards of Harrison must be increased, and
it will probably be so ordered. =
Kearney shows up well this year, and,
in complimenting the Assessor, City
Treasurer Cleveland said that the in
creased valuations for two years We're
reported at more than $7s0,oo0, which, if
true, is indeed great increase.
Before adjourning the Board decided
to notify the Jersey City Tax Commits,
sioners to make their returns by July 81
and this will probably be done, for the
members are working hard to complete
their valuations.
Commissioner O'Donnen and Clerk
Connolly deserve credit for the rapid and
efficient manner in which the work is IS
being done. They are the accountants of
the Board