New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-15
DANIEL ENGELHARD AGAIN.
DEPUTY TAX COMMISSIONER GIVES FUR
TIER TESTIMONY ABOUT UN- i
EQUAL ASSESSMENTS

Mr.. Moss-Are the deputies from The Bronx
present? (No answer)
Before the witness took the chair he stood lo up
ana Of as, Friday the
which is incorrect, which was made by, the eounsei
Somebody that Is this In reference to an assess
ment on block "a. in which Mr.. Moss says: Wei;
i is tSere T6e fact is that it is there. and
probably through some error OF your cerh' 'he
Mr Moss-Very we'll that is small matter;
N9w ve You Go can refer to your books
raise the assessments on the west side OF lh'ro'
o-For instance. at Third-ave and Fifty-ninth~
St? A.-oh, on the west SIDE yes yes
Q-The assessments on the west side OF Third"
Third-ave. were raised on your original fgurss-
your m 0rgp she Ps EnTe. WSch erasedS
Q.-Yes. A.-They may have been. - ..o ,-.s,
side % q 9fa sog ansfS HS Oh u"
$50 We have i now that the ps.s on
and nS there IS no raise to speak Of the east side
Of ThiTdave A nIlS , siT to your books which
show the sures on the east and west side 9t
vse aHS The ' ssst TSs de idn Volume
Q-Now where is the Third ,ave district. "a IT,
H n w9lume Is the the e %ssI si s,ee o'
O-Let me see the west side? Am TINS strlp
each block will show one street on 'fe east ''' -
p"We we can get that in minute From ron,
l,ZsO
o-rhat is the highest? A.-The highest block 10
'" oIook at block 1873 and give me your sn,s.
on the west side of Third-ave? Artist iot 'hi'V-
NJ o.H .iIst that $4,000? Ayes. Il
BLooMINGDALE INCREASED.
The ne Witness@ Fifty-sxth and Fifty,seyenth;
Go A-Next one $3.50 ..9 20 70 s[ Tbe neIt ia
$500 to 5000 The southwest St, corner 5I"G from s'O"0
ave between Fifty and Fiftyo zoe sts
he n 81, 1sS sGF1e t 10 $1,000 next two.
$500 to $1,000; next $4,000 to 81 @e next ext one me-
g .S@Ssl ne ' SSe 10 'i to ' and the
-That is the prevailing rate OF PIN ncT ,ass alyenf
oNHsve you got Block 1s @s'rd AvSo' 1884,
QNow give the Increase on the wss, r,s sfS
of 6 sG es rb PtyH'pb between Fifty:
ninth and Sxteth SITS, Is the b'oom'"sua'' '''S>s
$4,000 Tn TO sSeO Of $1,000 Now give Block No
1895 from slxtieth to Sixyhrsts, ws ss9 s o. sxt
aye AaN9r!a IN nex tG three from 5000 to ns
20 ex from s23 900 to $4,000; the next from s2iU
10 7 ;Ism ' sssC Dsf to s ssG% SOU" ' ~
oNOw we WIN take the east side Of TRrd,as
give Block isa If f3S% s1'e sxt sxyrss
sts-they all appear the same AS as iSsS
Save n ms the a" cas-! side q nTa,aye Fifty.
ninth to sixteth s's Be- o aUG % u there
Q-what was that? Am D'ooN - "'"' '''''"
70 sOo What was that increase for? Al consdered
,bS assessment was low. and that $500" was iair
And in every place in that GSek an ah sn
was raise? AMT d,ns Is from id the others
TREY Ser slGe OF from q
Fifty ninth-st Block iSy3 .nin,hst9they all ap-
pear me ; San,e there? A-No
no
Fiiyeighth-st 1881 A,There appears rsm "a 600 900
,ers EN- go " The rest appear to be the same
THESE ARE TYPICAL BLOCKS. ;
oNow those blocks the east side ,Ss Of Th .S.
ave are ~ w. are they not? Am that section
oERun about the same way: ana SayinS wa charge
OF the adjoining blocks that you took on IN, d ss
or on tn the east side OF Thrd-ave! Ave 10" aa-
join on 9o sposs of talking with deputies hsyns
charge OF the adjoining seton or seventy ninth-s
on said il was after talking with them that
you removes cSan ose my opinion judgment
Odd you have any adVlce or ~. ui'c cbtng aho"t
anybody else' Al talked win '"' '"'e' "''''
u Talked with Mr.. Bell about 1t? A.-Yes, sir;
Q-Asna wnas s,g %aS Aewei some OF the
oWhat reasons did they give you tor a1 Ihaf
snounded f. and the estimates In other sections
oWsre there any political rssIs ma. or 9, n Ts,rS
ave and leaving them on on the west sue W
Third ave-? A.-None whatever. ~ ,,.o,.s.dv
o-Were any political reasons ever o'scussc"1
A~None whatever. -. ..,,.,.., -.,sors Az.
DO you know that any political reasons cx'
isted there A.-No. -. ,s oo,,,,o.,
DO you know anything about me ponue an
conniexi ION OF the districts east ana west OH
TH1rS ave In that section OF the city? A-Do you
mean on the east side or the west side OF Tnird-
dyes. sir A.-They are about the same. Demo
ocratic. -. - - 49,. o,s..S
Q.-As strongly so on one side as on the othere
Al think so. ,,>
DOT course you are not assessing on AAa uAst