The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-17
Filing THEIR REPORTS.
Four County Assessors Do
Their Work-The others
to Be Shaken Up.

There was an important session OF the
County Board for the Equalization OF
Taxes yesterday afternoon in the Court
House. Tt was Eve O'Clock when all the
members got together. The roll call OF
a SCISSORS revealed the fact chat those
present were James Murphy or
Bayonne, James E.. Dollard OF
Hobokep, George Bruce of North
Bergen, Edward McDermott OF West
Hoboken, Thomas F. Curry Of Union
Township. Adam Muller OF the Town OF
Union, John Heiser of Gutten bsrg,
James N. Walker of Kearny, James
Nolan Of Harrison. and John O.Dounell
OF Weehawken. Assessors Cor man,
Prigge anu Clarke, of the local D GARD.
were not present. OF the whole nu mber
of assessors, but four submitted the If re-
ports. Assessor Bruce, upon being
sworn. submitted the following rep ort OF
North Bergen yaluations:-
ASSESSORS REPORTS.
Or real estate for 1898 ....s...........S2 "a SOU
On personal estate for 1895. ............ 14i,S9o
r,cr Total on real estai. over 1892. s siss5 So
Decrease on personal estate over 1o.z.. 415J
Total increase ..-..."...... ....... Sl34.44o
Assessor McDermott of West Hoboken,
was the next to present a report. his
was as follows
Valuation on real estate. 1898. ........ SO. 700, $50
Valuation on personal, 1S93........... 1s%TlO
Total. ................ ..........So9'3.lbV
Increase on real estate over 1sa2....... $s42, 800
Increase on personal over 1892. ....-.... 1900
Total increase ......-..-...... $3.50. a00
Adam Miller, VINO knows all about
valuations in the Town of Union, filed
the following for consideration
Valuation on real estate for 1893. ......S2, 531, 400
Valuation on personalfor 1s93......... 10000
Total. ........... ............;...Ss, 7o7, 400
Increase on real estate over 1892. S119,s50
Increase on personal over 1892. ........ 1900
Total increase. Sl21, $50
John Heiser who looks after the inter
est Of Gutenberg property holders gave
these figures as the correct valuation
Valuation on real estate 1893. ........ S573,70
Valuation on personal, 1893.......... 34.S25
.....,.. S60s,oSo
Increase on real estate. ........ S13,1 75
Decrease on personal. 6O
Total. $12,575
This years estimates of valuation on
real estate and personal property show
an increase in the outlying districts.
Clerk Connolly of the local board report
ed that the Jersey City assessment would
probably not be ready yet for another
month. He cited as reasons that the
members were ascerGaining how nue.
railroad property was liable to local axa
ton, and how much came uuder the
sheltering wing of the State Board.
This is a task which requires much time
and labor.
COUNTY BOARD PROBLEM.
The Assessors are also struggling with
the County Road problem, making re-
auctions and increases wherever neces-
sary.
The County Board ia not pleased with
the delays caused by the assessors of ont
lying districts, and have accordingly
directed all the assessors that their re-
ports must be in the hads of the board by
July 10 at the. latest. Ii any OF the re-
ports are missing at that time. the board
will make an assessment independent OF
the derelict assessor.
Many of the banks have not as yet sub
mitted their reports OF taxable stock
and these institutions are also to be given
a shaking up.
UNION TOWNSHIP VALUES.
The Union Township Assessor asked
that he be permitted TO amend a report
which he had submitted. He desires to
add $40, 900 worth of real estate. The
petition was granted. The addi-
tionaI $4,000 comes from the
West Shore Railroad Company.
| For a year or two past the railroad has
been assessed by the State Board on sew
| enteen acres in Union Township. Com
| missioner Morgan Investigated the C Use
aud ascertaiued that only six of the sew
| enteen ,cres were being utilized for
| railroad purposes. In fact, on
part of the remaining eleven
| acres, the con- pary owns buildings
which Qrn a1hlnETa6 tn manufacturers.
| Inasmucb as the company derives Il
| revenue from these eleven acres the
County Board holds that they sre liable
to local TAXATION. The work of the Board