The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-09
WANT ABATEMENT0F TAXES
MANY REQUESTS HEARD BY THE
 TAX COMMISSION.

George M. Hotchlsiss Wants His Taxes
 Abated-CharIes Gay, of New York Charges the Tax Collector With Negli-
 gence-other Petitions Considered.
 A lengthy meeting of the tax commits sion was held !h the probate court office last evening and several petitions for abatement of taxes were heard.
 George M, Hotchkiss asked for the abatement of $40 taxes for the years 'sS, 'S9 and 90. Hotchkiss used to be proprietor of a key shop in West Ha- ven, He failed in 1888, and is we'll ad- vanoed In years. He testified that he had no children to contribute to his support. He said that the president and fellows of Yale college had a $4,OO0 mortgage on his home at 21 Park street, and that he owed them some interest. He quit claimed the property to them March 1, 1889 with the under standing that they would deed 1t back to him if he would pay the taxes and interest. On November 1. 1890, they deeded the property back to him, sub ject, of course. to the S4,OOO mortgage. He said that for O period of twenty months he paid $30 per month, making D total of $500, and also two years tax es amounting to $40. He said that he had understood from Treasurer William w. frarnam and Clerk Strong of the treasurer's office, Yale university that all the taxes had been paid He was not aware that there were any arrears taxes until he had received the bill and letter from Attorney Carleton E Hoadley last July.
 Patrick Stanford of 8 Stevens street over s115.7O for taxes for the years S9. go, '91 and '92. The taxes for '93 had been paid. He had property worth $2, 450, encumbered with a mortgage of $1,OO0 He is deaf and old and said 1t would be q hardship to pay it.
 Mrs Mary A. Ryan of T Perkins street owes $11063 for taxes from 'S9 to '93. She owns a s2,00O house with $1 300 mortgage. She said that her hus- band had died on the 18th of last March after a sickness with consumption of three years. She was left thus, with sx small children dependent on her for support. Her income was slight, as only two children were able to earn anything at all. She had been obliged to take in laundry work.
 The estate of John Reynolds, John McIIuSh, trustee, owes S163 for taxes from 1885 to 1893. The property of the estate is at York and Oak streets. An abatement of interest was asked fer, the trustee promising to pay the principal by November 1, 1895.
 Charles Gay of 2S Warren street, New York city, q nonresident taxpayer, who owns property on Ferry street and va rious other streets in the city, objected to paying $1722 interest, which was charged to him because he did not pay his tax bill on time. His tax bill every year aniounts to S52s7S. He says that he sent for his bill before it was due, and that it was negligence on the part of the tax collector and not his fault He said he had property in So many different cities that he could not keep accurate track of nlI details
 Mrs Mary Shanley of 12O Adeline street wished her taxes for 's1. '92 and 'sS. amounting to $5s75, abated. She said that she had house worth 5000, with $500 mortgage. A married son with four children is living with her. Her son's right leg was broken by a kick from a horse last winter, and he was laid up for four months.
 The tax commission will frame a re- port on each of the cases submitted.