New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
TAX PROTESTS ~ PEEKSKILL
LARGE NUMBER EXPECTED At THE
HEARING TOMORROW BEFORE
THE ASSESSORS

From 10 o'clock in tho morning until o'clock In
tho afternoon to-day the assessment book compiled
by the assessors Of the town OF Cortland will be
on exhibition in the Office Of Franklin Couch.
Main-s,., Peekskil. for the last time. Tomorrow
tho assessors will sit at the office Of Seth Allen
Mead. Town Clerk in the Vessels Building IN
South-st.. from O'Clock until g. to hear grievances
The Board consists this year of three Democrats
Eugene b. Hi. Charles L. Delaney and Merle
Heady. For the last three weeks Chairman Hill
has been sitting from 10 m. until y. m. and
the assessment book has been scanned by hun
dreds Of taxpayers. There have beer many com
plants hut the majority will not be made until
tomorrow.
The assessment book has not been added up II
Will not be until after the changes are made. .
result OF tomorrow hearings. II is impossible,
therefore, to tell what the totals Some assess
mcnts real and personal are lower Than last year.
and others are higher Those which have been
raised principally assessments Of realty Those
reduced are principally those Of personally Last
year the assessed valuation in the town Of Cort-
land S 49, 2S increase Of 50 s3i c53 1896
The assessed valuation OF personality last year wa'
$el3l0i increase of 81 9is 81 1896 The total
assessed valuation WAS s1o3Sie72 The Commits tee
on Equalization Of Assessments Of the Board OF
Supervisors made tho corrected value Of real estate
So .2S and the corrected value Of both real and
personal IS $50 327
The pages Of the assessment book show some in
teresing figures. and a Tribune reporter has spent
much time with them. Some Of the facts and fig
ures of interest are here given for the first time.
The New-York Central Railroad, which will prob
ably be one Of the "kckcrs' tomorrow, is assessed
for a total OF S6ll5S0 This is big lump. and II Mr..
Graham. of the legal department OF the New York
Central ana Hudson River Railroad Company. Is
not on hand tomorrow IT VIII probably be because
he misses the train.
Chauncey NJ. Depew will have also little bill 10
flo hon lie hons -
has beer assessed $1,000 exorbitant sum. he
will think when he only paid little over half that
sum for IL at mortgage sale II II assessed to the
"Peekskil Hall AssOcia ion" but there l. no such
Depew. and will be assessed TO HIM when the error
is discovered. Mrs. Rachel Crane has been pat
down again for $4,000 personal. in addition to d
heavy realty. Reuben X Finch. for SI5.Ct, Jacop
r. Decatur president of the Peekskill Board or
Trade. for 5000. Outline Reusens. of Oscawanu.
for VcaD $4,000 and PERSONAL $S25ovi The DE
year and Mr.. Reusens will probably swear his on
tomorrow.
The Consolidated Ice Company. OF New-York has
been assessed for $4,000 for an icehouse az Yer
SOL oS for different parcels In the tcwn Inc cor
poratiOns hit heavily.
The NeW-IOrk stove Works is down TOT N'Vtl
real and SIS personal. Peek-kil Gas Works. real
5000 and personal $2l.1o; Pcekskil stove Noik''
real, $4,000 and personal, sZI.Vn, Inion SioNr
Works. $50 80 real and 5000 personal standard
pany. $500 real and 900 personal. the Peekskiii
Electric Light and Power Company, s25."H real anc
poles and wires 500. the P.ekskill Improvement
company. which owns the properly 81 IN" l'cks
xiii hat factory. 5000 Peekskill Waterwork- <.
&Ngp: Western Union Telegraph Company Ni'.
and the Croion Brick Company. $3.50" 49,
The following is Il list OF the assessments III Inc
limits of the village Peekskill. which amount In
the aggregate 10 $1,000 or more.