The Jersey City news., 1892-05-13
dave LAWRENCE DID IT.
More Evidence of Scan
dalous Work by the
Republican Tax
Assessor.

County Boulevard Commissioners An
drew J. Post, Frank p. Gautier and John
K!ernan, appointed to. condemn lands
along the fourth section of the route, met
at the Court House yesterday afternoon.
Edlow w. Harrison, engineer of the road;
ex-Judge Garrettson. counsel for the sec
tion. and Tax Commissioner German
were also present.
The proceedings affected some very
valuable property, and showed to di sad
vantage some Of the peculiar assessments
of David w. Lawrence. The peculiarities
were so pronounced that Commissioner
German exclaimed after the meeting:-
II am glad these valuations are not
mine"
The Commissioners received expert
testimony rs to the actual value of Mrs.
Rudderow's house on Stuyvesant street,
which must be taken entire aud sold. The
The house of Mr.. Fiendal on the same
street must also be removed entirely and
sold. The house of Mr.. Norris, on De
Kalb avenue will have to be moved
from the line of the County Road
to lot west of it, and a barn owned by
Chancellor McGill will likewise have to
be moved. The estimates of A. j. Dit
mar and Mr.. Martin, of the firm of Mar
tin and Sharp, for doing this work, and
the values of the properties were sub
mitted.
IRRECoNCILEABLE FIGURES.
The Commissioners next took up the
three houses Of Carl Ruempler. on Wylie
place. These houses must be moved back
about thirty-fve feet for that much of
the front of the lots is taken by the
County Road. The experts estimate the
cost of this work at $500 a house or $2,40O
In all. G. G. Jewell claimed his house on
Wylie place to be worth $4,000, and he has
insisted that the Commissioners should
take it entirelyand not move it back 80 feet
as they contemplated. The experts said
to move the house back would cost s., 200.
They agreed that to build a new house
like Mr.. Jewels would cost s6,700, and
that the present value of the house Is
lwSshrds moas 800 teas oa 4oo a@0u4s feet 70
another lot would cost $4,000. The
property is assessed at so per cent of tnc
owners valuation. The house of RicEa
Williams is valued by the owner at s. 600.
The cost to move 1t back would be about
the same as that of the Jewell house,
LAWRENCE IN 1T.
During the examination of other prop
erty the curious assessments Oh Ruther-
ford place attracted attention. On the
east side of that street lots 100 feet deep
were assessed for $3.50. and lots 140 feet
deep were assessed LOT S4UU. owners
valued them at from $500 to $1,000.
Directly opposite lots equally valuable in
every particular were assessed for
$3.50 each. Lots on Wylie place
were assessed from $3.50 to $4OO, and the
owners admitted that they valued them
at $1,000 each. Some recent sales of lots
in the neiRhborhood realized $700 and
$3.50. This shows an assessed valuation of
much less than SO per cent. at the own
er's valuation. and about so per cent. of
actual valuation.
OTHER SECTIONS.
Yesterday afternoon the Condemnation
Commissioners for Section No. 1, of the
new County Boulevard, held meeting in
the Council Chamber of the City Hall.
The valuations of certain sections of
realty to be condemned for the widening
of the route were considered. Another
meeting will be held by the Commission
ers today.
This afternoon the Commissioners OF
Condemnation of Lands In the Third
(Bergen) Section Will continue their labors
in the Chancery Chambers. The Clifford
estate will not be discussed today, for the
Commissioners will inspect the grounds
and also other property to be considered
by them.