New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-22


mandatory and says tina, you shall assess real
rpeniage that know of
,Se Deputy shall the properly for wSs
!, ,HS would sei at ordinary circumstances.
"o-And that you consider 100 per cent OF its
,sue would you not. at given time? Al don't
oG cen s--of its Whole market valuation? A-No not
.SSsctiy that.
ST The lava Simply ne say reads ba 55
Va shall assess it for what under ordinary circum-
s.ances in his Judgment II would sell.
so-That is rule 10 go by? Ayes.
o-rhe deputy in assessing, considers himself
ssessing Its full value. does he not under this
ssTesent administration mean? Al don't think
81 IS P Seio us t A ialr value ANo
e-fiow much below Il? Al don't think there
would sell for under ordinary circumstances.
SSu uHeT m Ra mefeT w of !. that the
was alleged 20 range from % per cent in the
o. Of, 1aT9rfah the Of 9e' n SfV
No-That there were any such allegations made?
AQ-Do you know that i is a matter Of fact
Grand Jury that charge?
Mr. Mcss-Supposing Mr. OSulhvan testihes TO
"Mr O'sulhvan-1 am asking this witness who has
been fourteen years In the Office Y during this adj
nnisra ZION we are now trying get 100 per Of
ne valuation and that the very discrimination that
he charEed existed rs matter Of fact under the
Republican regime mat preceded this present one:
and that Is where the discrepancy occurred that
i nv go TO reconcile now '''U ''''''
MAZET WANTS NO SPEECHES.
The Chalrman-I don't think we need any speech
An the subject Answer the question.
. o-Do you know whether Mr. Barker and the pre-
cesng Tax Board was taken before the Grand
Jury? Al heard so.
Q--Is that all you know about it? Al saw your
pIoy-Do you know whether or not the Grand Jury
Considered the charges I made? Al heard they
ioS-And that they brought in a presentment and
ing that the charges / made were true! Al
didn't hear that.
Q-what Is a presentment? .. 80 -
ths stand and testify.
Mr. OSulllvan-They substantiated it.
me Chairman-If you want 70 go on the stand
and testify. Mr.. O'Sulhvan. we VIII lei you 20
OF Nr r''M oss-I think we will If he will waive his
PSF Deputy Tax Commissioners obey the
law IN ge,-r; somewhere near the true value 81
Or Deputy Tax Commissioners obeyng the in
.,r5ct,ors they get from the Tax Commissioners
theTnse YES as 70 the values Of property about 70
be assessed real property am speaking Of. az, 40
nart Of the law which tells them to put a falr or
fa vge 4a H. 40 you Yes because the value
OF that property is matter OF judgment win thei
They have got TO judge; their judgment Is an At
O. not their judgment guided by the sales OF
prspertv' as you said you called their attention
10 A-The sales are very misleading; they have
got to judge Of the authenticity Of these sales
Q-Yes and yet you point them out to deputies
70 guide by. do you not? Al point them OUT anu
ask them If they believe them
O-Are not deputies real estate experts? A
Mostly s...oo
Q--And yet they may be incompetent deputies?
A.-Aes. sir. -, 800.
Q.-But in case a deputy is Incompetent the com
plant don't come before you? Al generally com
p.ai9 Of i.
The Chairman-Anything further?
III MassIHere on block 1891 are three pieces Of
rr0pertv on the line Of Fifth-aVe.. from seventy
sixth 10 Seventy-seventh-st- They are LOT Nos
Il .3 and Y Their total assessment tor los9 va
50 0o-ust see that-SSg0J total assessed value OF
thCse three pieces Do you notice that the assess
rent for 1899 is only $4,000 $4,000 less than II was
in 1888 A.-Yes. sir. -,
Q-This piece Of property was put down as ID
ward Loew and Isaac ROdemeyer. DO you kno"
of any reason why those three lots should nave
been reduced for 1899? AYES, sir.
Q-What was the reason? A-Ihe reason Is tl al
the size Of the lots changed from % feet TO
oNwhat has become Of the other feet? A
Q-Now. let US see about =. seventy-one was in
creased from S45 600 5000 600? Is that the eXplaa-
ton OF it, A.-Yes sir.
Q.-Au right. s.o,
Mr. Moss move that take an adjournment.
The Chairman-Take Z recess until quarter
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