The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-18
TAMMANY TAX CURI0SlTIES
81 MORE TRITS OBTAINED BIZ con-
PLANNING PROPERTY OWNERS.

C1nnin Company Was Assessed on % ,0OO,-
900 Personality, as,COo, 900 Was struck on
for Error, and the Company Wants S71O.-
900 More Taken Of-Other Curious Cases.
Twenty three wrts OF certiorari we're issued
by Justice Andrews OF the Supreme Court yes
terday to review tax mcnts for tho pres
ent year. Several lists are appended TO the up
pications to show inequality and the correc-
tions made in many cases after complaints had
been made In order to review the assess
ments tho petitioners have to submit state
ments OF their business affairs. which are spread
upon the court records. and 1t Is a subject Of
complaint that this widespread haphazard
method Of taxing should require men to 90 at
length into their business resources and debts
in public In order to save themselves from raids
by public officials. IL Is believed that many
persons will pay rather than go through tho
court mill. and it is n common thing to hear
attorneys say that they have clients who would
rather pay considerable tax. virtually as
blackmail. rather than expose their business
affairs to rivals
The II. j. Canin Company was assessed
| on S9OO0.OOO Of personal property. A lot OF
reasons were presented to the Commissioners
to show that they were in error and they
Topped on $4,000. 900 for error The company
AYERS that its affairs show taxable property OF
only S2@O.OO0.
The Broadway Realty Company. owning the
Bowling Green building at o to II Broadway.
was assessed at S2,5000OO. which is 81 .000.-
600 more than it paid on in 1897 and 1898. and
S10OO.O0O more than it contends 1t should be
taxed on. Its figures show that its rentals
amounted to S1G3.4@3 in 1903 and Its cx-
renses. aside from taxes. to $77.l75 At the
valuation OF the Commissioners the com any
would he getting only , per cent. on Its invest
meut.
The New York Dry Goods Exchanges per-
was assessed ut Si4. 800. whereas il contends
| the assessment should lie S2.OlG.O2
L2r tn" North Amers9n I Irg %"o COMPANY the
rIaintn reduction was made TO 1851 300. which
ne company smys is Impr9per because Su its
missioners and to the court shows that 1t has
/ notaxnblc property.
The Isaac !, Greenwood estate owns mort.
gage of Sl35,0OO on part Of the properly at l02
and lD4 Fulton strcet.which is assessed at $780,
VINO SI n was sYs 9y and hf b1 re
| been heard Of since. The mortgage was as
sesssed at its fun yalu, but on apPleaton IL
sis%s%s %Sds % asS$5S, en-" $Ss
| the executors say that they cannot see how the
whole property should be assessed at Q.OO0.
yasscT a, .9?5 2rtrase on part OF 1t Is
The Mutual Real Estate Company is assessed
on is property at 6l2 to 6lS Houston street at
| S55O,OOU which. 1t says is SlOO.OOO too much.
The Austin Corhin estate. lcssecs from the
| Reformed Dutch Church Of property at Broad
| way and John street. was assessed Sal (. 900 on
| the property in 1897 and 1923, but this year q
| jump was, made to 100000. The Commission
! ers Topped of $4,000 on complaint. but 1t is
urged that l85.0W more should come off.
| The st. John kirkhum Shoe Company says
that it's assessment OF S25O00O is S20S. 900
more than it should be taxed
Edward W. Litchield. head Of the Brook
second ward. obtained n writ Of certlorari
| from Supreme Court Justice Lambert direct
| ing n review OF the 81 .099. 700 assessment
| levied on the property by the Board OF As
SCISSORS. He contends that the amount should
| had claim against the Iltchheld estate for
| 100000 back taxes. and after litigation ex;
tending over three years the city accepted
| S47O.OOO Mr.. Litchneld AYERS that one-third
| Of the total increased assessment in the Twen-
ty-second ward has been nut on his property.
| As Il further ground for the alleged Illegally
| of the levy he says the assessments in the vari
| Gus wards in the city have not been equalized.
| The writ is returnabe on Sept g.