The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-04
Hudson's Commissioners
Finish Their Work
Satisfactorily.
SOME HEAVY INCREASES MADE
wo Townships Catch it to the
Tune of Fifty Per Cent
It Was a Justifi-
able Raise.

The Comfy Commissioners for the
Equalization of Taxes held their last ses-
,Jion ia the Grand Jury room yesterday
Afternoon. The full Board was present
land the session, which was a short one,
was held behind closed doors.
Notwithstanding the howl that was
raised over the assessments on both real
and personal property in Hoboken, AS
SCISSOR DolIard's work was accepted.
The Jersey City assessments. which are
at a high figure, were allowed to stand.
IN Bayonue an increase of five per cent.
was made. The same increase WAS made
in North Bergen. The northern districts
of the county were given good bounce.
In the Town of Union and Union Town
ship assessments will be increased ten
per cent. and in West Hoboken fifteen
per cent. The greatest advance was
made in Kearny, where the assessments
will have to be increased fifty per cent. TO
ensure anything like equity. The action
Of the Commissioners in this respect will
lessen Jersey Ctty's share OF the county
tax very little, however.
10 Jersey City the valuation on real
estate In the First district amounts TO
$l3,O32, 200. personal, 81. AS, 200; Second
district. 81. .6S9. $40; personal, sf.3l1. 500
Third district, real. S5.743. 600; personal,
$3.50, 500. Fourth district, real sfl ,439. $40;
personal, $685. 800. Fifth district, real,
SO, ,51S,a 800; personal. S489. l50 Sixth dis
trict. real, $40, ,SS0,515; personal, $4,000.
The total assessment on real estate Is
S75, ,304, 115, and personal, S6,0s3. $50. MAX
ing the total assessment on real and per-
sonal property SS1, ,3SS, ,065.
DESERVED COMPLIMENT
These facts were discussed ut length,
and the city Tax Commissioners were
complimented upon their work, as it
showed conclusively that no discrimjna-
tion had been made.
In the city of Hoboken Assessor Dol
lard found only real estate enough TO
levy an assessment of Sl9, ,354 100. His
books further show thatt. Hoboken has
only 1871, ,160 worth of taxable personal
property, making the total assessment of
Hoboken s21, OBS, ,260. To this sum Dollard
was permitted to add s23,670. This is an
additional assessment levied upon the
personal property of the HoDoken Saw
ings and Trust Company.
The total assessment upon HOb0ken
property 81 .025, ,260. does not compare
very favorably with Jersey City's assess
ment Of Ss1 1888, ,065.
The Bayonne assessments were next
tackled and an increase OF per cent. was
ordered. At the present time Bayonne
real estate Is assessed for 50. 029 las, and
personal properly $54e 342, making a total
assessment Of 50. SIC, ,4S7. To this sum must
be added per cent. which will bring 1t
mp to lo.o57, AL. IS. This, in the minds Of
the Commissioners, will be fair valua-
tion. Commissioner Hamilton did not
vote for the increase
North Bergen assessments aggregate
s., ,426, ,545, of which S2,303, 1866 IS levied
upon real estate and sl23, $3.50 upon per-
sonal property. In this district $4,000
worth OF property is exempted under the
Veteran act. To the assessment Of
e., ,426, ,545 an increase OF 5 per cent. will be
made. which will bring the ratables up
to s., ,54e. .S72 25.
Commissioner Morgan was excused
from voting for this increase.
WEST HoBoKEN's VETERANS.
West Hoboken assessments were con-
sidered extremely low. The real
estate valuations amounted to ST.
es6,e00 and personal sl20.150. making
the total assessment $3,007, ,050
In West Hoboken the assessor found
veteran exemptions to the tune of s63, 300.
After due deliberation upon these assess
ments all the Commissioners, except
Commissioner Morgan, deemed it wise TO
make an increase of 10 per cent. This
will bring West Hoboken's valuations up
to S3.45S, 107.50.
In the town OF Union $4,000 worth of
property was exempted. Exclusive of
this the real estate valuations were fixed
Mt s2,Ol6, ,430, with personal assessments of
Sl67, 400, making the total ratables So, 1S3,- :
$50. An increase OF 10 per cent. was or
dered- This will bring the town of Union
to the front with a valuation OF So 403. 218
exclusive OF $500 exemption under the
Veteran act. Commissioner Morgan was
excused from voting. He thought the in
crease too great.
Union township valuations were in
creased 10 per cent In this towns hip the
Assessor had but $1,000 worth Of exem p
tions to contend with. Real estate rata :
bles were fixed at 81, 800, 400 and personal
prosperity to the extent OF SIC, 600 assessed.
TO the present ratables of 81, 467, 900 must
be added Sl4G 700. which will make the
valuations 81, ,613, 700. Commissioner Nor
gan also refused to vote for this increase
In Gutenberg the assessor found but
81 42S worth OF real estate and $32. 15O
worth of personal property. Last year
kls. $50 worth of property escaped taxation
under the veteran act. but this year for
some unknown reason the amount of ex-
symptoms dwindled down $500. No in
crease was made.
Harrison's ratables. real and personal,
amounting to 2765, 500, were confirmed.
The Commissioners were of one mind
concerning the low assessments levied
upon real estate and property in Kearny
Real estate was SASH, 600 and personal
property s619. 49, making the total assess
ment So. .490, ,450.
After a brief discussion these values
were increased iifty per cent. This will
bring the assessments up to s5. 235.675-
Ihls concluded the work OF the
Commfssior IS and the Board adjourned
70 meet next Monday afternoon to hear
any. and all objections which may be
made.