New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-02
RpEwERIEs GET OFF EASILY.

! o-There is no reason why they should not!
OF they don't bear their full share. then that
is an inequality is II not? A-They are not equa'iy
assessed then. .ooo,vo No
Mr. Hoffman-The large breweres receive no
franchises do they? e. A cood Sn pay sSem me"
Mr. Moss-we were not speaking OF corporation
taxes but speaking OF the real estate taxes Cor
porntion taxes are different thing. want TO READ
YOU these valuations No 39i to 400 Cherry-st''
Wallaces Brewery. from $4,000 to Si5VD' an IN
crease OF 1871 per cent; No POS West EleVenth-st''
.he Russell Brewery. $500. $500, no Increase;
Tracy Russell. $4,000 10000, no increase Uhat Is
right in town; West Tenth-st on the Block No.
e3g Charles-st. to Washington, the Beadleston &
| woerz Brewing Company. Ais.OoO $4,000. no In
crease; Block No. 1929 Ffty-fourth to Fifty-hfth
st. Second to Third ave. three companies, the
| Krrss Brewing Company $4,000 to $4,000 an In
| crease OF Is per cent; the Doelger Brewing COM
pany $4,000 to $4,000 Increase Of ~ per cent;
the Hoffman Brewing Company $4,000, sl31"o, no
increase $50 that I'm the whole block the total vaiu-
alton only Increased 10000; Block NO. lSfo,
Forty seventh to Forty-eghth St. First to Second
ave- Causen's Brewery N3,000 TO $4,000 an IN
crease OF only SIS 01O II 19 per cent; Block NO
1885, FIfty-fourth to Fifty -hfth St, Avenue to
First-ave Elias Brewery, $4,000 $4,000, no In
| crease: Dodgers Brewery, 10000 Consumers
Brewery, $4,000, $4,000 Bolen & Byrne. mineral
waters $4,000 s2sO 900 mo increase at all In that
| block: Block No. 1367. east side OF Flrst-ave''
Dodgers Brewery. in two pieces. $4,000 s373"D no
Increase; $4,000 to $500 Increase of 5000 on
that small piece Now, that entire list OF brew
ing properties the total increase is $4,000. Let us
see what the gas company assessments are. Block
No 9Ss Fourteenth-st. to Fifteenth-st., Avenue Z
10 d. Manhattan Company A.-One moment
| What Is that?
Q.-Fourteenth to Fifteenth ST., Manhattan Com
pany, $500 to s55OCpo, increase of $4,000, or
% per cent; Block No sS9 Fifteenth to Sixteenth
| o. Mani
10 $4,000 an Increase of 5000, being q 3-ll per
| cent; Block No 99l. Fifteenth to Sixteenth st.
| river to Avenue d, Manhattan Company. $4,000 to
$1,000 being an increase OF $4,000, or q Bill per
cent: Block No. l0s9, Forty-frst to Forty second
ST. Eleventh to Twelfth ave. Metropolitan Gas
Company, $4,000 to $4,000, an increase of s2o0o
5-l9 per cent.
GAS COMPANIES FARE WORSE.
Q-How is It that the Metropolitan Gas Com
pany gets only per cent increase while the
others have increase Of as much as "a per cent?
| A.-That is because that was equazed last year.
Q.-Then in Block No. 1902 Forty-fourth to Forty
! fifth ST. Eleventh to Twelfth ave. Municipal Gas
| Company 1915 900 600 increase, while the
! Consolidated Gas Company. in the same block, Is
Increased from 50 900 to $4,000 increase of 10 1918
per cent. and in Block No I,O93 Forty -hfth to
! Forty-slxth St. Eleventh to Twelfth the
| Municipal Gas Company assessments were $500
$4,000 no increase; in Block No. 1857, Sxty-ffth
| to Sixty-sixth ST.. Amsterdam TO West End ave,
! Consolidated Gas Company, 10000 to 100000, an in
| crease OF 100000. % per cent; Block No 1852.
Forteth TO Fortyfrst ST., East River TO First-ave.
| Equitable Gas Company. 10000 to $4,000. an In
crease OF $4,000, % per cent; Block No. 1853,
| Forty-frst-st. to Forty-second-st., East River to
I First.ave Equitable Gas Company, $4,000 to $50.
! cSo increase Of $4,000 or 10 l5-lS per cent.
! Q-And then we notice that the railroad COM
panies, having large blocks situated something IKE
! Increased
about % per cent. Now, will you tell me. after your
! previous statement and after the figures have
read. why IT should be. why 1t is, how 1t can be,
/ that any equable basis. when the gas companies
neighborhood of 20 to 30 per cent on their valua-
| tons. the brewing companies In every part of the
how is that? A-The only way can explain that,
Mr.. Moss is to refer to our field book and deputy
the reason for 1T; and think he can satisfy you
that HIS assessment there is such assessment as
= dence In the fact that you will be satisfied.
soUTH-sT. IN EASY STREET
Q-I notice, Also many important pieces of prop
erty the extreme East Side along South-st.,
or no increase. DO you not think that when values
! all the city are being increased to bear the
burden Of consolidation that the large important
businesses along South-st.. storage houses and
such places. should bear their share? A.-They
should in proportion to- their value. The South-st.
OF to-day is not the South-st. of old.
! Q.-Now let us see. here are some samples. fair
samples; Nos 292 to 295 South-st. storage. $4,000
10 $4,000, no increase. Duryea's starch factory.
No 2s6 South-st. 100000 10000: no increase? A
There may be no building there this year.
Ono The block from South to Jefferson-st.,
Cherry-st. to Clinton. containing storage ware
houses. manufacturing and machine shops. coal
yards. $4,000 In 1885, 1900 In 1899 an increase OF
s. 900, 22-l03 per cent. The block on Pike-st..
from Cherry to Water-st.. being the Hecker-Jones
Company building sl2OOOO to $4,000 increase Of
1000 s1-3 per cent The block from Grand-st.
Coll hfa IN harin priuf
and such things 1884 900 to 600 increase OF
13l-is7 per
Q-Are there any sections of the city in which
tenement-house property has not been increased
Moss Some portion Of the city, just the portion
to has 4s sg Se een
back year after year. different class OF people
there is certainly not as IT was few years ago.
That section of the city has deprecated In,
! O.-The tenement house property In Yorkville has
not been increased all. has 1t, east OF Third-ave
OF has been increased in value? Ayes,
NO INCREASE IN MANY CASES
o.-Now. refer to the district on the West Side.
| where you said the district should bear proper
tionate increase. and when told you 1t does not
have an Increase you questioned the correctness OF
| the statement. Let me read to you: Property No.
800 to SO7 Greenwich-st.. $4,000, $4,000 in
crease Property No 800 3l3 Greenwich-st.,
| sl6O 600 $4,000: no increase. Duane-st,. the Epp
/ Building in Duane -st.-that Is an important build
! ing-s2oo0 900 10000; increase Austin. Nichols
! e. Co. Duane-st $4,000, $4,000; no increase. The
4 Wells Building corner Duane and Hudson SITS,
$4,000. $4,000: no increase. Southeast corner
! Duane and Hudson. $1,000. $1,000; no increase.
Southwest corner of Duane and West Broadway,
sos 600 s2s0 600; Increase. No. IS to 90 Hudson.
sos COO $4,000: increase. No. GA TO 70 Hudson
! ST. 10000 500 600; Increase. Cosmopolitan
Hotel. $4,000 $4,000; increase. No. lO5 TO lOI
afrQ nnn. On.th.
| Reade-st and West Broadway. $35. 900. $4,000; a
! decrease Of 5000 No lis to l52 Duane-st. N75.-
600. sl75 600; no increase No 1876 to 12S Duane-st
100000 100000 no Increase. No. i76 to 1870 Church
ST.. yl35 600. $4,000: no increase. Then get up
further on the West Side. into another district