New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26

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Increase iSelt sssi s is '' ,.so oro,
The increase in real estate valuations III ioo' w.
1895 was S2s, $50 900. and in $500 over 100" "
s6s.711C COO The total assessment IN 1881 Oh ie"'
estate was 81 800, 100000 being net increase n
tbe last ten years Of s455,oooooo, OF when @o''-
ooo 600 or aho, twenty per cent Is the increase du
,rr tho last two wears. The difference IN assessor
valuations In many Of the wards is beyond all proPo
ton and is not accounted for. In the poorer "aiu
rropcry is asses ed at It's full ma value wne In te
-,cb.r wards valuations are assessed at eienty per
cent o. undo" soo,o
IN the Twenty. second Ward the increase OF S7o7e-
600 over 1850 is not accounted for by growth OF oe
vplopment because the increase for the hSt '"o se
IN the Twenty second Ward is not so large as inc III
crcasc Of 1887 and 1858 In the next ward morrill, the
twelfth which is rapidly developing the increase III
1857 and 1858 aggregated S4coOoooo' "he IN io "
and ESQ the increase only aggregated S31'oVoooV'
The aggregate increase in the First Wau also rapu!
oevelopnC for 1887 and 1858 was ABOUT So,oooooo'
whereas for 1850 and 1900 was only So''ooooo Inc
increase in the Frs Ward while constantly develop
ing for the first period Of 1857 ana 1850 was "oio
than twice as great has been been during Tue last
three years. ,
In the second Ward In 1883 over 1887 thcGe was
decrease Of s7I 600 tho increase In lo3D was Sooi
900 and in 1880 e,22 900. In the Ihir1 warn INC
increase has been almost double that OF the preces
Two "'N
wards and TOW suffering from dry-rot'' as against
an ass,eg,te Of $500 900 for 1857 and 1893, the in
cre,sn tor sa9 and 1900 was 81. !O00 Of which
Sa96l, 900 was In 1S9o-fve times the INCREASE ior
1887 and 1883, 10 per cent
The Thirteenth Seventeenth and Tenth Wards arc
under the charge of Deputy Henry Perry, Who three
DAYS after presenting his application, Endorsed by
Edward Stokes and W. Bourke Cochran was ap-
ro,rted a dcputy after non-compettive examination
Tho market value of property I'm the Thirteenth WARD
has remained stationary since 1871, which was meh
Tide In real estate values, yet Notwithstanding 'is
the increase here for 1887 and loss was S'oo'ooo'
for 1850 and 1890 .l0O,O0o-sc, 10000 increase
for the last years, the increase for leOo oelR
moro than half the entire increase. In the seventh
Ward larsely made UP OF tenement houses. and rapidly
aAprocst ing the increase for 1887 and 1888 was
q loi OO0 for 1859 $3.50 00O but for 1870 II jumped
to S5T46 900 an aggregate OF SoOo4,oOo LOT looo
and 1890 over el.1Ol 900. for 1887 and 1853 ana
total increase for ten years Of OF which the
enormous sum of s5,745,OOo appears in one year
1900.
Tho president of the Board vainy protested asains
aha at the time The increase In the Tenth Is also
besopd ali proportion, being s2.25oOoo or about ~
pcr cent oss in 1889 and 1890. and about nineenths
OF that increase In 1890 Perry was examined III
detail as to the for these enormous increases bu
vaa entirely unable to account for them On the
other hand in several Of the wards which are develop
Ing rapidly there are marked decreases.
OF the total amount OF personal property liable 70
AVIATION at least so per cent annually escapes tax
sfion and, moreover. the remission OF personal NAes
rougl special legislation and otherwise IS increasing
yesr by year. The law permits any one VINO alleges
that he was sick or absent from the city while tht
hooks arc open for correction to appear SIX months
sster the books boon received by the Receiver
Tsxes which is about April 80. and upon afndavlt M
can have his taxes reduced or RENTED IMs II
known as the swearing OF" process, ana for re"
isys PRIOR to the 3Oth of April which is the LAST day
t,asxA sbrewd swearers.ofn come in al the rate
40 a day when the process OF remission Is goh'
through With machnekc repdity,' and In the mos
perfunetory manner.
me Commissioners said that they had to TAX
what people were willing to pay Trust properties
however and the property Of widows and orphans
ne,ns matter Of record the surToeates and COUNT
claire Offices and not being removable out OF ti
Stste has TO pay taxes full value.
There are four ASSESSORS Their duties are 70 ap
portion IN their judgment the area benefited or os
sr1 by improvements. such as widening, opening o
having streets grade alterations, sidewalk improve
neuts and sewer assessments Upon their reports a.
essessnents are made. Where assessments ar
vacated the vacation Is due generally 70 csreessnes
On tho part Of the particular department. doing IN
work. For the ten years nom 1851 70 Ieeo 'n
amount Of assessments confirmed ives sl27s2,los,
vh,eA slisl ITO, or one-tMrt Of tho entire amount
- v,esAed For instance, the Brook-svc. assess
snent which amounts to 100000 end which has Dee
handing for the Last ten years. first came TO IN
Board Of Assessors IN 1885, BY ressou OF this oelA
has cost the city for interest at per cent Slo%ooC
eanc~ ths committee called attention to this matte
in March Last tho thing has BEEN hurried up. tho liz
having bsen confirmed only two months ago.
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