The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-19
HOBOKEN'S
INCREASE.
Report Made to the County
Equalization Tax Board
Yesterday.
COMMISSIONER D7NAH's REASON
Frivolous Appeals for Reduc-
ton of Assessments
Gases in Detail.


The County Board for the Equalization
Of Taxes yesterday afternoon, in the
Court House, held one Of the most of its
important sessions this year. Messrs.
Morgan, Hamilton and Clark were pres
ent, and Secretary James E. Connolly.
Assessors Stettson, CoughIin Dollard,
Dynan, Happe and O'Donnell were on
hand.
There were number of appeals, many
of a transparently ridiculous character,
nearly all of which We're summarily re-
ferred President Dynan, of the Hoboken
Tax Board. presented his statement Of
values of that city, which is as follows
yaluationsof real estate for 1899. .s2s, ,063, 2o0
Valuation on personal for lS99... lS9V sVo
Tofal 81. .s54 900
Increase On real estate over 1898 s571 500
Increase on personal over 1885,. S5, $50
Total Increase 1907 $50
Increase on. real estate due to increased
values and new buildings
Increase on personal due to new busi-
ness.
In explanation of this report Mr.. Dy-
nan said:--
This amended report of ratables for
the year includes ferryboat repair shop
and seashore railroad property, which
AIDED to their returns previously SUBJ
mitted. total Of $52S,9Oo making an in
crease of s6O7. $50 over last year" Mr..
Dynan Stated that the assessors had
concluded to include the ferryboat repair
l,,,. z,rr,,s,,txr oJ,oa,,ca of time fhA assess-
ment was levied the property was In the
name of an individual owner. They had
made every effort to find out whether
they had the right to so assess and con-
cluded It would be better in the interest
Of the city to do so.
Counsellor John Griffin agreed with the
Hoboken assessors that it was advisable
to include both properties and let the
courts determine whether they were right
in SO doing, though the ferryboat repair
shop could not be classed as part of rail-
road system.
Mrs. Dwyer and Mrs. Lacy, jointly. Of
No. 420 Malone street. West Hoboken.
complained of the assessment of 81 450 on
their property which they considered
worth $4,000 They asked for the benefit
of the exempt veterans act. The Board
on questioning them ELECTED the fact that
they lived in New York. They were in
formed that they were not entitled to any
exemption.
T. Kennedy, of No. s1S Hill street, West
Hoboken, complained of the value of So 400
on his house, vet he considered it worth
Sc, 2col He complained also of the $500 per-
sonal tax on the same place where he
conducts a kid glove factory. The case
was referred.
Fritz Wohlfart complained of the as
sesment on a saloon in West Hoboken,
where he lived, which he said was run by
Muller & Muller.
l. Schmidt, of No. 625 Blum place, Town
of Union, complained of his assessment of
81, 500, but he admitted that the house was
worth 81, SOD and the lot $500.
Anna Mink, of No. 1sl Bullsferry road.
Town of Union, complained of her assess
ed value of $500; yet she naively admitted
that she would sell the property at not
less than $4,000.
A. Stades, of No. 95 Bergenline avenue,
complained of the value, 5000. The build
ing was on leased ground. He didn't know
what 1t was worth, but it rented at ST. 440
a year, or $120 month.
Ed. Ackerman, of the Hudson County
Boulevard, Town of Union, complained of
the assessed value of 5000. The Board,
on questioning him, arrived at the con-
clusion that it was too high, and they
reduced it to $1,000.
Theodore B. Woolsey, Paterson plank
road, North Bergen Township. complained
Of his assessment Of $4,000 He valued
his property at $4,000, but cautiously re-
fused to say what he would sell the
same at.
Caroline Fahrner. of Fisher avenue.
North Bergen. complained of her value
of $4,000. She said the property was
worth $780,
j.. Goldstein owns property west of the
Northern Railroad in New Durham, which
was assessed at $500 He said a piece of
the property, measuring 461-1, 900 acre, was
sold to the Hudson River Railroad and
Transport Company for $500 He asked
that that part should be separated from
the twelve acre lot. He complained of the
$500 personal tax assessment on the
ground that he only had a fence on the
property.
Andrew SIeElrath Homestead place,
North Bergen township complained of
the $500 assessment on his four lots,
which he said were worth 800 each or $500
in all.
j. Eckerson. of the Hackensack Plank
Road, grumbled at the assessment Of
81 500 which he had bought for $1,000.
All these undecided petitions win be
acted on and decisions made known soon.
Few of them will get any relief, for on
their own admission the assessors had
appraised them moderately