The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-17
lie auction. after extensive adver tiss-

lie auction, after extensive adver tise-
ment for 81, 600 n los.
Three vacant lots on Washington street,
used for storing coal, were assessed In
lssS for S, 600: in 1889 for $4,000; and IN
1850 for $4,000. They were purchased at
public auction for $1,000.
Eleven lots in Block No. 65 were
assessed in 1888 for $50 900, In 1889 for
s60, 900, this year for 100000 upon the real
estate alone. The personally was in
creased from $4,000 in 1sss TO
s00 shs year IN Tss fSs' Dos Sna cdO,au to 2S tSc
old refinery of Havermeyer &
Eastwick, brick, partly one story,
mainly five story structure. with small
portion eight stories high. 1t is used only
IN case of emergency for unimportant
portions OF the work. The machinery Is
antiuuated.
On the rear of four lots is erected a
one-story shed and partly a four-story
brick building, to be used as a labora-
atory. The building is unfinished. 1t
will cost s.. 600. As the whole property
covers an area of twelve lots. the peti-
TONERS are assessed at the rate OF 81, 500
per lot
The petitioners claim thattne personal
property assessed at $50, 900 would not
bring $4,000 today.
Gautier g. Co. own lots Nos. 90 to AZ,
fronting on Dudley street and running
The property is covered with brick and
frame buildings. They own also
nine lots fronting on Essex
street, from No. 25 to No. Al inclusive,
being the balance of the block, east OF
the petitioners property. This property
also Is covered with frame and brick
buildings. Their taxes are as folio VS.
Nine lots on Essex street. S3l 000
Nine lots on Dudley street. 25 600
Building and plant. nt.-..........--........ 10 600
The petitioners claim they pay on ~
lots $4,000. while other people pay on 20
Banking Company, they allege, owns
10 city lots fronting on the
Morris Canal Cove and Hudson River,
the most valuable water front in Jersey
City. 1t is assessed at $4,000 or 81 ,450
per city lot.
MORE ELOQUENT FIGURES
Among the com parisons the petitioners
cite the block bounded by Newark ave-
nue, Gregory street. Henderson street
and City Hall place. valued at $40, 200 for
realty, and $l9, 200 for personality, or
1863, 400, an average of less than SIC, 900 pc r
lot as against 81, 600 per lot assessed M npon
the property of the petitioner. These
valuations. too, include the stocks of
the largest mercantile establishment in
the city
Pierrie Lorfllard & Co. occupy the
whole block bounded by Washington,
Warren, Bay and First streets. The PEE
titioners say the property is built up in
every way as substantially as their prop
erty and has practically as good facilities
for freight and transit as they have. This
property, the petitioners urge, is valued
at $3.50 900, or s., 800 per lot. while the per-
sonality is valued at S110. 600, making the
total valuation for the block 500, 900. or
about $4,000 per lot. In block 100
the same company owns "a lots built up
solidly with or story brick buildings.
substantially the same as the sugar house.
The properly is valued at sl25. 200, or
about S5 300 per lot The petitioners
lay especial stress upon the comparison
between the valuations fixed upon Loril-
lard's box factories and that upon their
cooperages-the former So. 200 a lot, the
latter 81, 500 lot.
These are some of the most notable of
comparisons made. There are othe rs
which complete the shameful story of
disc rim ination.