New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-18

tary and executive officer OF the Munich
nal Civil. Service Roard the witness stand
and through him obtained an interesting history Of
N. appointment Of Mr. Perry. In MIR. Perry's ap-
pncson and examination papers for the place he wrote
that his residence the Worth House.
aDo you know whether or not the Worth House is
mart of the Hoffman House and under the Same man.
agementi- asked Mr. WINS
Il have always understood So" said Mr. Phillips.
4Mr Perry continued Mr.. WINS, is vouched for
Is person Of good moral character and capacity Of
GOOD repute. temperate habits, ETC., as required by
law, by Edward S. Stokes, hotelkeeper?"
4Ycs, SIR said Mr.. Phillips.
ale is also vouched for by R. W. Taylor physician N
ayes. SIR
aAlso by John Hardy. lawyer. Who is John Hardy .
The ex member Of Congressi
"That don't know"
Cochran hwyerl"
AYES. sir"
awas there any competitive examination Of Mr..
peryio
"No. SIR
aWas advertisement made or any notice sent
out or any steps whatever taken to secure COM
petuve examination Of different persons at the time
Perry was examined and appointed"
@Not TO my knowledge. / was not secretary at the
time and 1t was not part Of my duty to know tn
But the records show nothing Of the hind'"
"No sir. The records show there was only the one
candidate
"Does it frequently happen" asked Senator Fassett,
that In socalled competitive examinations there is but
one person examinedi"
"No SIR"
at does happen once in . vhilei'
"Yes, SIR
Now. win you toll u.s." resumed Mr.. WINS, "what
time interviewed between the application Of Mr. Perry
and the examination, and between the examination
and the appointment The application appears to
have BEEN sworn to April 1e, 1880. and 1t appears
to have been filed at the Civil Service Office on the
Same day. Tho examination occurred on the 10TH
three days later. Was not that IN unusually short
time between examination ard snpllcsHoni'.
sWsn. xpptrahons for city Offices are being con-
SANITY MIA. and We call examinations to meet the
necessities Of departments Some applications might
come day before, even and some might date back
weeks or months
as there anything in the Civil Service rules that
requires notice to be given that persons shall have
ample opportunity to die applications 7"
"No, sir. Nothing In the rules. II has been the
custom, since the LIST Of April, for to advertise all
competitive examinations in The City Record. for five
days.
THAT was not the practice at the time Of Mr..
Perry's exsminsuoni'
"No, sir.s
aThen this is the case that the man who first
catches on the fact that there is vacancy and
gets In application, may be examined alone3"
az an examination be held"
"On whose request this examination held? 2"
II don't know said Mr.. Phillips.
"Who was In chsrgein
mir. Ackerman"
"Do you know who secured bis appointment"
@No, SIR
"Were you not removed to make room for him ~
"well. asked to resign, and handed in my
resignation, and Mr. Alderman took my place"
mr. Alderman is q warm personal friend Of Mr.
Cochran n suggested Mr.. WINS, interrOgatively.
Il do not know"
isn't Mr. Alderman the gentleman who resigned
nom that Office and went to Europe to meet Mr.
Croker during this investigation ~
"He did resign and 20 to Europe" said the Witness
asnd saw in the papers about his meeting Mr.
Croker. but he did not tell me anything about IT,"
Mr.. WINS irritated Mr.. Coleman when he was try
ing to get from him his estimate Of the actual market
value of certain properties in the city compared with
their assessment and Mr. Coleman irritated Mr. WINS
and the members Of the committee as well. In most
instances Mr.. Coleman's statements Of the market
value, which were made, and not unnetslrally with
bome reluctance, exceeded the sums In which tie
properties were assessed. Mr.. Coleman said that 30
per cent margin for possible deprecauop was allowed
in justice and equity"
Mr.. WINS learned from the witness that the Rob
ert Bonner property" at Fifty-sxth ana F-seventh
ss on the east side Of Fifth-ave.. which was bought
BY the Astors and by c. p Huntington for something
like million dollars at which figure Mr. Bonner had
OO0 that An Astor block at One hundred andtwen
tyninth and One-hundred and trtieth sts. between
Fifth and sixth ayes. had on 1t house assessed at
$1,000 while Mr.. Coleman thought IL would probably
bnng 900 IN the market; that Mr. 1nrnures house
on the west side of Madson'sve., between Thirty
fourth and Thirty-hfth sts was assessed o. @soooo.
would possibly be worth 100000 to purchaser. and
that J. II. Kern0chsn's house ct No. ls@ MADISON
ave. was assessed at SO. 900, while .the chances
are that lbs marketable value Is $4,000.
But when Mr. Coleman held sturdy the position
that real estate value is determined by many suecong
circumstances and told the committee toet NO
teach them about 1t though they stayed here year.
Senator McNaughton arose and said wrathfuiy
will you answer me- specifically this question :
Can you call the attention of the committee to special
piece Of property on the assessment rolls OF tns Guy
that Ia assessed according to its value. under tho
hwf"
Il suppose could II made the examination said
he Commissioners.
ooh, counn,t 20 over 100000 pieces of property
md DO that
Mr. Coleman intimated that the 100000 paid 70
M. Emo by the Reform Club for the building q NO.
2ss Flrhave. VA Q fancy figure It Is assessoo -
$4,000. and Mr.. Coleman said that 1t not ~oF'"
over 100000.
But why V II entered on the rolls st Only ssoV0~'
ssaed Senator NeresuGhton.
Because We allow that Is or 20 per c0.
"wouA not dc amount paid b he bet basis "'
seermining the taxable valueP
st wouN .oS.s answered Nr. colemans "peeano
~ wanted : josaaos AMI were bound 10 o. "
I'm not going 70 As~s Nsw.York plses1 In Sos'n ~
Witch win enable you 10 sustain the seno0 :" W.
seate Board Of Assessment" x,.
II can't tell you eli thsss things. an1 @s E0..s
yoa don't know thsm,s ~ sddsd 70" ." 49,
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