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uperease OF over $500 600. 900 In tho assessed
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sheMinE.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES shewinE.
ALBANY. Jan. 19.-rhe assessed valuation of
real and personal property In this state last
year was increased over 1896 by Sl13,l30,7O7.
Tho realty assessments last year woro In
creased over 1896 by 1908, o55. 400 md tho
assessments on personal property SlOo,07o.-
255. Tho large increase IL shown by n
tabulation completed today in the state
Comptrollcr's office of the reports received
from each county showing tho assessments
for last year upon which tho tax levy fixed by
the present Legislature will be based. Last year
was tho first in which tho new tax law was In
full operation, administered by the state Tax
Commission. Tho Commissioners said Tonight
that they were satisfied with the result Of Its
operations rs a beginning, though much larger
increases in the assessments OF both roal and
personal property may be looked for when tho
local Assessors realize more than they do now
that no fnvoritism sh IL be shown, and that
property mnst be assessed Mt fun value.
The Tax Commission had anticipated an In
creaso Of about $500, 900. 900. and is happy to
know that its expectations have been exceeded
by over. u hundred million dollars. The total
ooo' OF y WHEN Of 81 f f,7s7 . ssts .oai is : sa's ereditsi
to New York, an Increase of $55.556,9ls
$57odo774s TO Kings an increase of
crense OF SO, 266,913; $24.37i .551 TO Rich.
mond. an increase OF 1881 1913; Ri5. o49,7 0l 10
merkable increase OF realty assessment in this
county OF S73. $40. T2T.
The total assessed value of personal prop
erty in the State Is $649. 1886, sl2. OF this
amount 1890, 217. O23 is In New York, an
increase of S5.24l,2 61; in Kings S33. 6SS. 721,
an increase OF So. l52. 0ST; in Queens 1885,
$40. an increase OF 81. 1854. 1895; in Richmond
$l.62S. 709. an increase OF 81 ,513.4S4; In Suf-
folk $5:421 .543. an increase Of 80. 628. 1858.
crease In this county being $50, S3s. 321. In
fact, nearly one.guarter of the total .increns of
tho assessments OF real and personal property
in tho State occurred in Westchester county.
where the amount of real and personal property
added to the tax rolls aggregated $94, 470.0Is
On the basis of this valuation last years tax
rate of o.67 could have been reduced by n
quarter of n mill, which would mean that
81, 100000 OF the $l2, o00. 900 raised by direct
taxation last year would have been paid by
property which last year escaped taxation, but
which will be on the tax rolls when the state tax
TO be fixed b.. the present Legislature is levied.
assessed valuations was only 1892, 973. 900. or
about IL third Of the increase in 1897. while tho
increase in assessed personally in 1896 over
1895 was only $5. 299,5S2, or about 800, 900, 600
less than the increase in assessnble person
atty last year. The total increase in as
sessable values In 1896 was $13S.272, T91 as
against $il3. 130, 707 last year. This remark
nble increase was due TO the diligent efforts of
the State Tax Commissioners, who threatened
time and time again last year to have indicted
any assessor who did not comply with the law
and assess property at full value. Every county
shows an Increase in the assessed value of per-
sonnlty. while but four counties show a decrease
in tho realty assessed valuations. They are On
tariO. Orleans. Rensselaer,. and Seneca.