New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07

pied by the officiating ciergymeh tie 60 80.
personal property Of clergynnen actively Iohom
ing their profession OF more than seven.y M
years DID, to the amount OF *l,oOO, ana the liz
property OF agricultural societies peI'ha. Az -
used for exhibition grounds and other sorts Vi
property
Now. the complaints against the Increased va az
uation are many, and the chlef OF them, an na.
been said smlte the heavens above Westches.o,,
County, and yet the grievance has less grouno
than would suppose from the amount OF pro.
test that II has evoked While the valua.onts %
real property have been increased somewhere
near two and half times, the rate OF taxation
has been corespondingly decreased. for there Is
only about much money to be raised ior ,ne
town and village expenses eacn year. 90 .ras q,
cases, in fact, the actual total or the taxes Va
real estate holders in Westchester County VIII pe
less this year than II was last year Wnere ene
shoe rinches hardest is in the matter OF tne .aA
alton on personal property. On this SORT OF prop
erty the increased valuation has been mucn
greater In proportion than the valuation OF rear
property, that In spite OF the reduction Oh the
ra the total amount raised by taxation upon
personally will be much greater this year tnan
last. II the increase were uniform Throughout,
the State the holders OF personal property wouid
not have so much reason for complaint, Dut II Is
not uniform, and hence the taxpayers OF west
chester County and other districts wnere the
panic seems to have seized the assessors most
violently complain that they are paying more
than their fair share of the State taxes. SO vio-
lent has the complaint been that in some villages
great reductions have already been maze. III
Sing Sing some S25OOOO has been taken from
But In the towns. while the cutlery has been ioud
enough. there has yet been no opportunity for
the officials TO hear complaints and to decide
upon their business.
GRIEVANCE DAY. AUGUST H.
August II is the grievance day in the towns
and great preparations are being made for II
among the landowners who think they have
good case against the assessors. Judge Keoghs
course in prodding the Grand Jury on to action
bac cd int OIL wit ard
own holdings in the town OF New-Rochee. That
same Grand Jury indicted one or more assessors
Of the following towns OF Westminster COUNTY
Bedford, Cortlandt, East Chester Greenpurg
Harrison, Mamaroneck, NewRochelle, Nortn
Castle, Ossining. Lewisboro, Pelham, Pound
ridge. Rye Scarsdale White Plains ana
Yonkers.
The assessors OF New Rochelle have taken the
hint well that they have assessed Judge
Keogh for $4,000 worth OF personally this year
while he escaped scot free last year The estl1
mate on his real pronerty is raised from A.ZVVV
10 $4,000 No cry OF pain has yet been heard IRON
Judge keoGh. Will he appear to swear OH MS
taxes on August II? That is what the assessors
! Of New Rochelle waiting to see, and II they
smile as they wait CThe Tribune does not say
they do), who can blame them? Surely not
Judge Keogh
One Of the principal complalnants against the
greatly increased valuation Of property Is VIII
/ lam Rockefeller whose beautiful grounds In the
township OF Mount Pleasant form one OF the
finest estates In Westminster County. Mr'
| RoCkefeller's grounds comprise some 6i6 acres
/ which, including the house, barn ana OtHer I'M
provcments the assessors have this year valued
at So ..}3 500 Last year the valuation for the
same property was 81 ODJ,J32, and TINS was an
Increase of nearly $4,000 over the valuation for
1893 Mr.. Rockefeller protests the valuation OF
1896 and the case is still being contested. some
thirty-fve hearings have been held and 1t is sun
undecided whether Mr.. Rockefeller was unJustiy
taxed in 1896 or not. To say that ne IS uiss us.eu
with this wears assessment is putting 1t mildly.
Mr. Rockefeller himself is abroad. but he has
authorized his lawyer 10 say that he VIII sell .he
entire property upon which he Is taxed for ~.
533 500 for $50 600 and he believes that this is
more than it would bring at forced sale. Inc
inhabitants Of -arrytown do not pehe'e una
Mr. Rockefeller would ia Ike any such sum LOT i IN
| property Neither do they believe that ne IN
tends TO dispose % il and move out or the Town.
some OF them argue that it would not De
calamity II ne did They argue that MI. hocke.
Teller owns many acres OF land that are HuW
idle but which, II divided into smaller parcels,
would be occupied by greater NUMBER OF men s
and made productive. They deny that .ne
presence Of large landed proprletors III ~ q, -, =,
an advantage to 1t. on the other mana. IL Is "
be remembered that Mr.. Rockefeller ana o.her
large landowners employ large nurnper vi M II
upon their property. and so distribute celAali
| amount of money into crcuialioH III TIC ~
( where they live.
/ OFFERS FOR LOCKWOOD HALL"
Tho offer ~ Mr.. Rockefeller TO sell lockwood
mn +or s3jO 600 has caused many inquiries 10
no made at the offices OF the real estate agents
who have Mr. Rockefellers property FOR SAFE
T. was announced Yesterday that several would
/ La n,rchasers were watching the property ana
that at least three offers TO buy the placS na
| been made one Of these was from Ar. we" .a,
! nor Editor Of The Boston Traveller, VINO tele-
! pranhed his offer to William q. Rockefeller sol,
| of The owner Of lockwood Han. Wheh asH NJ
| - Mr. Wardners offer would be accepted MT
| Rockefeller said last evening tiat ne tiau a. a.
| ceivad the offer but thought 1t was 100 IN
definite and that nothing would be done aoout
r. until his father returned from Europe.
! Among the other offers received by MT. RocAe-
,eiier.s agent was one from :. Van Rensselaer,
| Crneer but no definite terms We're stated
| In renlv IN the reported remark or FRANK v
im n1p'c o',nseI for the Mount Pleasant as
| sessora Henry Fielden, Mr.. ROckefe!ler agent
said Yesterday that the statement when was ~
the effect that the Rockefeller property con
tanned several hundred houses, was untrue. ne
| said thar no one could be induced 10 build a
| house ON many acres Of the property as IL was
unfit Tor such purposes. being full OF woous anu
rocks He said that the Butnan ptaSf,
| acres had been FOR sale for some time put no
one could be found to cut IT up INTO s1,a
ing lots. ANY one VINO WI oepG 5 NJ ~ Fa,den
| of Mr. Rockefeller's price SAID MT. flelueh
will get n deed for the property.
Man OF the wealthy landowners OF West,
chester County profess 70 see IN ont on Tho
nsr, Of the various towns 10 bleed them
and thew have prophesied that this proceeding
/ viii result in driving them TO other states
! w. Irsav Connecticut or Vermont-where
thew can I've allowed to live In peace at least loi
| time Bat there Is no Disgusting the tact tha'
a. -, ,otoritv OF the citizens OF Westchester
towns sympathize on the whole Win the the as
! a,a,,. on small property-owners are In
creased in the same ratio "a those OF the larger
owners. and they declare that If the small
! ourners can stand It the large ones can. -
III "a sane "Crievance Day." August II, Is
,iteiv 70 be a lively day throughout Westchestei
County and in sundry other portions o, tne
state and its results Will be awaited WIN III
terest.