The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-16
ADJUSTMENT FINISHED
Commissioners Max, Their Last
Report to Judge Lippineott
Tax Money Recovered.

Justice Lippincott announced this morning
Shat he had received the report OF Charles
B. Thurston, e. f. C. Young and ex-Judse
Garrettson, who were appointed by judge
Knapp as Commissioners of Adjustment OF
Taxes in this city. In commenting on the
rcpcrt the Court said that 1t was a very
satisfactory one. The work had been VOL
lone and had resulted in a great deal OF oeiie-
fit to the city. The thanks OF the pubic were
due to the commissioners ?
The report is as follows:-
THE REPORT.
I'VE. the Commissioners of Adjustment,
appointed in and for the city of Jersey City,
under and by virtue OF the provisions OF
Chapter liz of the Laws Of 1886, entibie,'
AN Act concerning the settlement ana col
lection of arrearages of I.npald taxes, as
scssa,ents, ard water rates or water rents,
in cities Of this State, and imposing ana
lc-yluG q tax. assessment IL lien IN Ieu
and instead Of such arrcerages, ana 10 Ell
force the payment thereof, and to proslds
| for the sale of lands subjected to future taxa
tion and assessment, Passed March 30, 1889,
| RESPECTFULLY report as follows as to our WORK
to date, under said Act and supplements
thereto.
Our reports, numbers one to ninety-slx,
cover the entire city, and embrace arreaI-
ages under original Act and supplements
prior to May Il, 1894. Reports, numbers
ninety-seven to one hundred and TWO, again
cover the entire city. and embrace arrear-
ages under supplement- passed May IL, lo9f
Chapter CPCD, and prior supplements.
LARGE AMOUNT SAVED TO II CII4
ssWe have considered the arrearages,
and acted upon about 5000 lots or tracos
of land, which were reported to US as having
..---sI ..x- a 49,, occnccn1nDfC faT
rates or water rents, which arrears as ORR
ginally assessed or levied were reported 10
us by the City Collector, City Clerk and
Water Registrar, and the accompanylnS
schedule shows the amount OF said arfear-
ages, as reported as aforesaid, ana tne
amount as fixed, adjusted, determined, laid
assessed and charged by us, and duiy con
excepting a part of report No. 90, under con
sideration by your Honor, and report NO:
102, filed with the Clerk of the County OF
Hudson. November 8, 1895, n now await
ing confirmation"
The schedule which accompanies the re-
port gives the amount OF the luz reports
which have been submitted to the Court by
the Commissioners, covered 5000. &C.,. O5 OF
arrearages, which sum was adJustedat S',-
157, 5S2.S7.
Following the schedule, the report goes on
to say
sThe amount received by the city for taxes,
etc.. adjusted under said Act and supple
ments thereto, to October 81, 1895, amounts
to $3.50, S19.46 {. Appeals are now pending
in the Supreme Cour from some of these
adjustments, reported by us and duly con
firmed. notably upon the property OF Inc
Long Dock Company and the New YORK,
Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company,
in reports numbers 35, Sc, 90, ", 76, ~ and
81, amounting, with accrued interest, to
about S299, 600, and wherein subsequent
liens have accrued Including the taxes for
1880. and interest and penalties amounting
to about S247, 900.
APPEALS FROM THE REPORTS.
ssThe adjustments against the following
property owners in report No. 96-Centrai
Railroad Company, American Dock and I'M
provement Company, Morris and Dredging
Company, Point Breeze Ferry and Improve
ment Company and estate of Currie,
amounting. as adjusted, with accrued inter
est, to about S650,000, have not been CON
firmed. The owners claim that these lands,
now or formerly under the waters of New
Yorks5ay or Hudson river, are not subJect
to taxation by Jersey City.
COLLECTIONS were filed, and under the or
der of the court, testimony has been taken
to substantiate the claims of the respective
parties. This commission is represented in
that controversy by the law officers of the
city, and by special counsel, retained by this
commission after consultation with the
Mayor. The subsequent liens upon these
properties amount, with interest and penal
ties, to about $780, O