The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-27
TAX PAYERS APPEALS.
Commissioners Listen
to Many Complaints.

ations. A great stack of appeals graced
the desk around which sat the Commits
~sioners, and the doorway of the office that
led out into the Aldermanic Chamber
Chamber was besieged for several hours
with a clamoring crowd.
The Commissioners were obliged to an
nonnce that no appeals would be heard
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 q great number from the Fourth dis
trict.
The Commissioners listened to all APP
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 Ease where there existed
doubt the appeal was referred for further
examination. Corporation Attorney Ed
wards sat near aud advised the Commits
sioners.
The following are appeals heard this
morning
FIRST DISTRICT.
James Breen, property at No. 10 Sussex
street, valuation assessed at $4,000 last
year; raised this year: referred for xam-
ination.
Patrick O'Donnell, Essex street, IS, 900;
assessment confirmed.
NJ. & H. O'Donnell, property on Morris
and Sussex streets, $500; confirmed.
A. A. Donnelly, No. 106 York street:
5000; confirmed.
jeremiah Curtis, No. lag Essex, 81, 900;
confirmed. House ahd personal property
at No. 204 York street, 81, 500; referred.
George Bannon, No. 14S Morris street,
$500; confirmed.
Thomas Il. Kern, No. 155 Sussex, 81, 500;
confirmed.
H. Strall, No. 239 Warren street. $500 on
personal property: reduced $500.
William McCarty, No. 172 Grand street,
So, 800; confirmed.
Philip E. Martin, No. 1873 Montgomery
street, "a, 500; referred.
Isaac VI. Clark, No. A 1-2 Mercer street,
$500 cancelled.
Rose Daley, $500; cancelled.
Georgianna Tew, $500; referred.
Lewis Fisher, No. 139 Newark avenue,
$1,000; referred.
Patrick Coyle, Sussex street, confirmed.
Conrad Spengeman, $15, 600; confirmed.
Daniel NJ. Blair, No. 81 Morris street;
referred.
A. Fl. Vreeland: confirmed.
Matthias Blasius, No. 80 Essex street,
IS, 900; referred.
William Gross, $14, 600; referred.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Murtha McConville, No. 1926 Newark
avenue, $4,000; No. 379 Fifth street, 81, 500;
referred.
Andrew Duffy, No. 213 Tenth street,,
81, 700; referred.
Edward Maize, No. 1877 Steuben street,
81. 800; referred.
Thomas Hickey, No. 1879 Green street,
SO, 600; referred.
Patrick O'Conner, Nos. 1856 and 100 Mer-
Ger street. 81, 900: confirmed.
John Kilroy, two houses, IS, 500; referred.
.IObn COrhIiSS M pl0 Mnrcar Gtrapt
$1,000; Mos Colgate street, 81 400; con-
firmed.
Philip Tumulty. No. 284 Wayne street,
So, 500; Railroad avenue, $500; No. 10 Orch
ard street, 81, 100; No. 33l Railroad avenue,
$1,000; No. 272 Wayne street, 81 1900; five
Joseph II. Howell, of the Standard Oil
Company; personal property, 100000; re-
j. HI. w. Bowes, Fourteenth street,
81 400 on house and $500 on personal
property; reduced 500 OF house and
personal property cancelled.
Edward McGriggan, No. 208 Thirteenth
street, 1000 referred.
Henry Van Claim, No. IT'S Coles street,
So, 900; reduced, $500.
Michael Kelien, No. 21l Thirteenth
street, 81, 800; referred.
Patrick Hayes, No. 1873 Coles street.
81 500; reduced $500.
Mrs. G. G. Smith, Nos. 10 and 70 Rail-
road avenue; referred for investigation.
Peter McNamara, No. 1902 York street,
So, 900; confirmed.
John McKalis, Grand street, $500; con-
firmed.
Hugh keenan,, No. 1872 Westervelt
Place, 81, 800; referred.
Ann O'Connor, No. 267 Fourteenth
street, $500; referred.
Elizabeth Stump, No. 297 Railroad ay-
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firmed.
Frank j. Matthews, No. 279 Tenth
street, $500; referred.
H. A. Post, II, 500; confirmed.
Fred Carroll, No. 1l6 Eighteenth street;
81, 600; confirmed.
Lucinda Kipp,. Wayne street, and Rail
road avenue, 50, 200; referred.
Edward Kane, Nos. 6l7-191-2 Henderson
street, S5,400; referred; No. 626 Grove
street, confirmed.
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company,
No. 800 Centre street, 81, 200; referred.
James Murphy, No. ia Eighteenth
street Zone of the squatters). $1,000; de-
creased 500.
Peter l.. Connolly, No. ISL Twelfth
street, IS. 800; reduced $500.
Della Compton, Nos, II and 10 White
street, 81 200 each; decreased $500 in each
case.
John HI. Masker, two houses on Four
teenth street. 81, 400; referred.
Charles Fields, No. no Morgan street,
$4,000; confirmed.
Mrs. NJ. Trimpler,N No. 1861 Coles street,
81, 900; decreased $500.
Edward Kenny, Nos. 1917 and 1872 Jer-
sey avenue, S2,400; decreased $500.
Thomas Mulligan, Fifteenth and Hen
derson, $4,000; other property on Hudson
street; decreased $500.
Francis Deveny, No. Ill Brunswick
street. 81 800; confirmed with emphasis.
b. +. Whelan; referred.
Andrew Nolan, No. 422-24 Grand street,
81, 800; reduced $500.
Peter Roberts, No. 1892 Eighth street;
reduced $500.
James Lennon, No. 1853 Morgan street,
So, 200; decreased $500.
Henry Martin, Fifteenth street, 81, 600;
referred.
$1,000: No. 1854 Coles street. 1000; con
irmed.
Thomas Bright, Grand street, 50, 500;
confirmed.
James Cunningham, Westervelt street,
81, ZOO; confirmed.
Thomas Cunningham, No. 40 State
street, 50, 500; referred.
William ranks, s., 100; referred.
II. Brattigan, decreased 5000.
II. +. Van Horu, No. 21S Twelfth street,
So, 900, decreased $500. g
Frank j. Mathews, Erie street, 81, 300;
confirmed.
Thomas Dooley. No. 26S Thirteenth
street; confirmed.
Patrick Sheeran objection to valuation
of chattelsl, 81, 800; referred.
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