The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-11
LAND OWNERS APPEAL.
State Tax Board Hears OBJ
jeCtions to Local AS
SCISSORS Valuations.
RAILROADS DISCONTINUE.
Some Queer Determinations in
This City Disclosed By the
Evidence.

The State Board of Taxation met In
Chancery Chambers this morning to hear
appeals.
James Palmer, representing the Wei
don estate. objected to the assessment on
the Weldon Building. which he said was
relatively higher than the similar prop
erty in that neighborhood. The Weldon
Building is assessed at $50, 900.
In support of his allegation that the
surrounding property. Mr.. Palmer
quoted these assessments of neighporing
property:-W. A. Farrier's building, now
occupied by George Watson, $4,000; the
next building eastward belonging to
Abram Post, $4,000; the building oc-
cupied by Morrow g. Day, S25,000; the
Title Guarantee and Trust Company.
$40. 600; the Hudson County Banks new
building, s45 900; the Turner & Bennell
building. $4,000.
Mr. Palmer then gave his idea OF the
valuations of the property named which
was about twice as much as the assess
ment. He considered the Weldon Build
ing worth s125. 600
MIR. FLEMMING's OBJECTIONS.
Mr.. James Flemming then objected to
the assessment of the property No. 81
Montgomery street. which is placed al
$4,000 Mr.. Flemming considered that
the amount was beyond the true
value of the property. He saio
that the property along Montgomery
street and Newark avenue had been for
years assessed beyond its true value. He
understood that there was Il deficit
and the assessors just clapped $1,000
on each piece of that property in al
effort to make it up. Mr.. Flemminl
thought that the Farrier building was
worth s640OO; the Post building. $40, 900
No. s5 Montgomery street. $4,000
but he did not Think the owner
could get more than $40, 600 for the latter.
The Title Guarantee and Trust Com
panv's building he considered worth
$40, 900, the Morrow & Day building he
valued at $4,000, Turner & Ben
nell building at $4,000. the new
Hudson County Bank building at Sl25
600: the Provident Bank. $100,000; the
Eventng Journal building at about $50,
900. He thought his property ought
to be assessed at $12, 600, that would be
near it's value. He considered the Wei
don Building worth about $4,000 Oh
$685. 200.
NO ONE APPEARS FOR THE CITY.
AS there was no representative of the
city present, the Commissioners postponed
the further consideration of the matter te
a day to be named by the Board wher
some one can be present in behalf of the
citv.
The next case considered was that of
the New York, Lake Erie and Western
OAN Town of Harrison. Senator Senator Bar
rett, who appeared for Harrison, sait
there ought to be a reduction
as the railroad did not own all the prop
erty which the map showed they did
H. Finch. The road is assessed
at $1,000. and wanted a re
duction to 1920. Mr.. Barrett
objected to this and said that if the
amount was reduced to 81, 600 he thought
the assessment would be just.
Mr.. Finch would not agree to this. ant
submitted his case to the Board. His rea
sons for asking for re
ducttion were the usual ground.
that the property was assessed
beyond its value and above that of Other
property similarly situated. He pre-
duced George d. Garfield.
real estate agent, who swort
that the property was worth $1,000
and Senator Barrett said he was willing
to rest his case on that evidence.
MR.. HUNTS VALUATION.
The commissioners then turned theiI
attention to the case of John Van Worst
executor of the estate of Annie
E. Miller. Objection was made tt
valuation of the building No. 5!
Newark avenue. It was assessed this
year at $1,000. while in 1888 the valu,
placed upon it was $1,000: in 1889. SO, 900
in 1890, $4,000. Mr. Dickinson Var
Worst showed that the property, No. 9:
Newark avenue owned by James Hunt
which he yalued at SIS. 600. was assessed
at $40, 900; No. SO Newark avenue. owned
by Jacob Ripgle, valued at 5000, wa
assessed at $50, 600.
Fred Wolbert testified that Mr.. Hunt.
property was worth $2l, 600 and Mr.. Rim
gle's $4,000 The Commissioners an
nounced that they would give their deci-
sion in few days.