The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-01
THE CITY VALUATIONS.
Three and a Half Millions
Is the Increase Re-
ported.
BIG FIGURES IN THE FOURTH
The Third Is the Weak District
Values in Tabular Form.

An increase of nearly three and one
half million dollars was reported by the
Tax Commissioners of Jersey City to the
County Commissioners of Equalization OF
Taxes yesterday at the meeting held al
the Court House All the districts but
the Sixth were reported complete, ana
that, the Commissioners said, would be
done in few days. They approximate
he valuations, and the figures given are
no doubt very nearly accurate
In the First district real property is as
sessed at 81, ,043, 1875 an increase of S66o, ,275;
personal property at 81, 356, ,925: increase,
$77, ,225; total increase, ST37. 500.
A corresponding increase was made IN
the Second district to the disgust of some
taxpayers, for the Commissioners found
81 ,42S, ,013, an increase in valuations OF
S537, 1893. The personal property is esEl'
mated at $990, $50, an increase OF Sl25,ooO
or total increase of $780, ,94S
The Third district does not show such
big increases, in fact, not even proper
tionate ones The real property is assessed
at only s., ,9O3, $50, an increase of but $780,.
$50, and the personal property is valued
at but ss274, 200, a decrease OF 3,0O0, Whlcn
is a curious thing, for the natural in.
crease in population would make up tnal
amount of taxable personal property
The total gain is but $163, $50.
With excellent Judgment the Commits
sioners sat heavily ON the Fourth district
and no doubt there will be weeping and
wailing and gnashing of teeth" in Billy
Kern's stronghold. Real property was
assessed at $40, 719, 517, an increase of 81,
1872, ,S02 while personal property was rated
at 1871 1886, growth of s16, ,765. This
makes a total for both of sl,179,561
Former assessors will feel blue when they
learn this.
The Commissioners reported that
valuations of real property in the Fifth
district amounted to So, 66S, 800, or $299, l4t
more than last year. and that personal
property was assessed at $3.50, l5O-Jus'
q, 900 more than last year. This makes
the total increase for the Fifth district
only 1903, ,140-very light.
The estimated valuations of the Sixth
district, as given by the Commissioners
yesterday, were real property, Sic, ,3S2, ,7T5,
an increase OF $30S, $50, and personal prop
erty STA, 300, or $28,200 more than last
year. This is a total increase of but
$685., $50, which is not SO large as might
have been expected.
From all the districts the Commission
ers report total increase Of So, 3,322, ,8S5,
which is said to be less than was ex-
pected
Referring to the Third district, Commits
sioner Lawrencesai that the Payonia and
North Hudson Railway companies had
been assessed 81, 600 each, but for what
reason he could not tell, unless it was to
swell the Assessors totals. The Board
directed that 1000 assessment on
church property should be removed that
had been made by error, and the Board
adjourned to meet August e. Time was
also extended by the Commissioners un-
til that date for the hearing of appeals.
For comparison, tables showing the new
valuations and those of last year are ap-
pended;-