New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
THE EQUALIZATION OF STATE 1AXES'
NETWORK coUNTY's RATE DEPENDED BY THE
STATE ASSESSORS.


STATE ASSESSORS.
.,harr sont 3.-The state Board Of Equalization
mot ,o.dav in the Secretary Of states Office. ana
d+d tho renort OF the state Assessors as bass for
tbe compilation of table Of equalization for toe nsc
year beginning October l next In the report 'ns
assessors say: -.
The increased value Of real estate " IS. 9 ,,s'
in 1888 was s921317120 personal S0o4'
tot.l "a Sg7 429757. The increase In assessed VssF
,,o q, real estate in 1888 over 1887 was s9lOSosg
The Increased personal assessment was s76i6e9o In'
o,narept full value OF real estate In 1865 "s
"a, 0O5. 004ss7 x,
As regards the inequality Of taxes in Ne"-iorA
County the assessors say I'm part:
There continue TO be complaints concerning us eP-A
cation Of New-Yorl The complaints come mainly HoA
persons who we have not given the SUBJECT sua w
yest.pation as would warrant their criticism OF he s
Board OF Equalization That there Is gross nlsSVga
henson OF the real facts IS manifest Most people ~"
ar an equalization table and finding that certain amounts
have been added deducted from the Assessment
county rush the conclusion that the per ee' - a.
State tax will be higher or lower OFTEN ue 49,
directly the opposite. Equalization is the apporuon
~ The aggregate assessment OF the realty among ne
eral counties and its cause and effect can oe "a
only by comparison Of the rate. COMPARE ~ ho,,, bas
Kings counties for the year 1887 aDouS "H'''
been contention. -, 400 ooo 7ss
from the assessment OF Kings yet the rate was Ilu ~,
1874 OF the year before to los2i; SO ,na' - ,ssa
State tax on 9I0O OF per cent more IN 100 - - 80
TIE same equalization added 10 New orh Slt'' ~
which advanced the rate Of New fork from 80 - -,
so that NcwYork paid state on hardy I4-l'O"V u
Der cent more OF the realty than IN 1850 l"us "a
IN that wear was actually increased twenV'siN @u'
much as NewYork In only three years out OF seNeh'
bas Ne,yYork ben as low as in lsef' INC s'''"eo
seventeen years was ,9s9. The rate IN ASs' was ~
below this. Had New-fork osea egua &c
NJ this average rate in 1851 s0', i'v, ~
mon, would have been added to the eeualL'iv
During the term OF the present State Asses7's ~
percentage Of state taxes paid by NewYork comfy mss
steadily decreased. In 1873 Ncw-Hork paid oloA' p
cent Of the state tax, as against 440Ie per o' - -.
san the question Is "what large or small pOlu"'
az the state tax does New-York pay but us luss
yation made between N1w-York and the othef mS
counties OF tho ststen We have during the last sunn
stod some six weeks 10 thorouch and complete nyeSS
cation OF values in that county and all the evidence
tablishes beyond controversy that the realty OF ts %
~ NewYork is not assessed OF more than Sky per Wv
Of It's actual value. -. aha,
be Coui ners OF Taxes and Assessments ip'ist us
the per cent is higher, but to establish heF hsue ~
,osse that we SHOULD consult individual a. 70 'Auo
except In their preseace and under ther cross eN'h~
They also takc position that sales reported a. NAV
tho Real Estate Exchange and which appear by e'n's
anees In the Registers ofee, ara miNeahng ana u w
yalue This position believe TO be utterly uHS -.
Wa have suggested to the Commissioners :" -.
and Assessments OF New-Yogk thar they appoint 80
worthy and competent person 3 attend win u 80.
,nps In cach county 70 be hereafec WsiteL ~ IS,
don of this eharae,er We douot not, woul sa''i' ~ ~
mlssoaegs that the remaining nfty' S
sinking their full share OF the public ouFoe9 ,..a
In New.York County the value OF n"' es''U , a..
in 1sss over 1887 sis s27 O3o and pe'so'" popS -,
creased SO COZ Os7. In Kings County TO- -, ,,s
a. Isss Increased over 1887. sss1is 69h while 'A'
amount OF personal property inereas"a SiV'''''''