New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
MORE REDUCTIONS ASKED FOR.
ASSESSORS IN HASTINGS SIT TO HEAR
GRIEVANCES-TAXE REDUCED
DO1uEIJ.E

ASSESSORS IN HASTINGS SIT TO HEAR
GRIEvANcEs-TAXEs REDUCED
IN NEW ROCHELLE.
Tho assessors of the town Of Greenburg held
their first meeting yesterday to examine applicants
for reductions on their increased assessments Inc
meeting was held at the corporation rooms III 'he
Village OF Hastings. and was quietly oohduc'eu
only eleven witnesses being examined. Ex-senator
Charles P McClelland, counsel for the Board was
unable 70 be present he being confined TO his home
in Dobbs Ferry by Illness. and the Board was as
sisted by his law partner William J. Io"hsehu'
of Tarrytown.
Christina Gotthelf appeared and asked 10 nave
her personal assessment reduced from seo'e" 10
s5 COO and her real estate valued at $1,000 instead
OF $4,000.
William H. Hoyt Of New-York City, testihed as
an expert in suppor, of the protest made by Mrs
Margaret lie Boutillier. who objects 10 her real'!
assessment.
Ietitia Smith Sands present and testlhed IN
regard to her application for reduction oil oo'"
her real and personal property.
Edward 5 Mills protested against his real as
sessment and Frances 7. Mills objected TO her per-
sonal valuation. John r. Bonnett also asked 10
have his personal lowered.
Henry Seidenberg testified in regard TO MS real
and nersonal holdings and requested reduction.
Apheus j. Goddard appeared in oehail oi t"e
Adamant Manufacturing Company, and requested
a reduction William II Hoyt was called as VII,
ness on behalf OF Augustus kirkham. who objected
TO his realty , a will
not consider the testimony for several days. -,
The assessors will hold another meeting To-Day
in Dobbs Ferry. =.
The lime for filing complaints 10 the assessments
in I've closed Yesterday. and the Board announces
that il has taken more than three hundred am
dayits. and will probably summon fifty or more of
Ihe pIh'lIa on or hd}ore september l.
Among those who have recently cOmplamed were
William A. Read and George W. Quiniard. MT;
Read was assessed $1,000 for personal taxes, ana
stated TO the assessors that, being dealer IN Gov
crnment bonds ne could escape personal taxation,
but he believed that every citizen should pay MS
just share Of taxes. lie said that ne dld not % op-
iect to paying IA personal tax of SS,r", ana the
assessors reduced the valuation 10 that amount.
This Is believed be the largest reduction In Rye;
and the others viii not materially affect the ron
of the town. Mr.. Quintard asks for "A reduction
Of nearly $4,000 in personal and real property.
The Board in Harrison a.So clos, q IFS session yes
terday and will give no more hearings except III
special cases The assessors still have several large
cases for settlement. Joseph Park asks Tor a re-
duc.ion Of 10000 his real assessment OF $Soop
Trenor l.. Park. whose valuation Is N3oVV mas
basi witt his neighDOrs proceedings Will be beSun
in the courts TO avoid payment , ,
The assessors Of Mamaroncck, who nave taken
offence AT the indifference of G Oliver lselin nave
summoned him 70 appear on Thursday. MI IseIll
Is at Newport on the Intrepid. and If he mas re-
ceiycd the notice he has rot made the assessors
aware of it, II is probable that he viii not appear be-
fore them Notwithstanding the announcemeiit that
his valua ons likely 20 be raised still higher on
before the Board in Ncw-Rochelle and made a
statement that he Is resident OF New rIh ,l,y
and all lis morts ees are so recorded MI iseil
was in a pleasant mood and aid no. appear 10 De
angry with the assessors. He secured reduction
of $1,000. which had been assessed against 'he
furniture in his home in New Rochelle. .,.- -.
The assessors declined to reduce the Valua'lon on
the mortgages on the ground that Mr.. ls'iin is
voter in the village.