New-York tribune., 1899-06-14

Q-hoW ana when! Al went 10 the Ni'" 'V'
Odd you go to any one else? A.-No.
Q.-Who recommended you? A.-No one.
Q.-Nobody at all? A.-No
Q.-You had no recommendations on your Civil
Service papers? Al have four ordinary store
Q.-And you passed an examination. did you?
.o.-Do you remember what rating you had on
the examination? Al do not. Either Is or IS.
believe. / don't know the percentage.
Q.-Seventy-sM or rs. you say? A-And O lrac-
.Q.vvseventy-elsht nnd the Onical document,
o.-what business were you in when you were
appointed? A.-Decacies. fancy groceries ana
%. delIcatessen store? A.--No; wholesale.
Q.-Where? A-At the foot OF East Thirty fft hist.
Q.-How long did you keep that store? Alt was
not store; it vas q concern / was Interested IN
with three other brothers. since 1876
Q.-Then that wholesale grocery or delicacy busi-
ness has been your business since 1876? A-1es'
HAD REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE.
ness? Alright along We buft own prop
erty there. ana agent FOR some real estate In
Off you had large wholesale business there.
what time did you have 70 ne agent ior @ otheT I
people? Any time 1 took. being concerned
o,-what interest did you have in the grocery
gether
Q.-You returned on your papers that you are a
salesman? A.-Saesman In the grocery business;
fancy groceries and delcaces
Q,-Why didn't you tell the Commissioners OF
business? Al am not what you may say law
Q.LWcrent You when you went into the Civil
Service examination part Owner OF the business
Q-You were simply a salesman there? Ayes.
Q.-You gave me 10 understand you had three
brothers with you I'm the business, tnat you ana
your three brothers owned the business. Al
said l was with three OF my brothers there In the
Q.-They are now in there? A.Yes.
QwAnd you were there only as sa'esn'an
q Q.IWere you on a salary Any oldest
fTShy Tas ydn 5@' on 0wner 9aary Gf !9e HY sir
Q.-And that was your condition from 1916 on !
o-Whst salary, are you receiving as Deputy
Q-Whereabouts are you assessing? A.-The
IVth District OF the Borough OF queens .A.,
Q.-.Borough OF Queens, what district Is tha'7
Q.EWhere do you live? A-FIrst-nve.. Man
Q@What experience have you ever had IN Queens
Count real wds oT 6e last sxesn %1S
0.ED9ing what A-Saicsman.
Q-As salesman you understood the vaiuee ot OF
meats and canned goods. Of course? A.-Ahd OF
'VS' S'-And Of real estate? A-whIch I sold over
o.Cwhat real estate did you sell in queens
County? Al can mention two pieces In Throop-
" Q-is that in Queens County? A.-That is in
o'~That Is in Brooklyn? Ayes but not so far
Q.-And what else? A.--Hamburg-ave =.
S.-That is in BROOKLYN? A.-Yes very close to
But rot close to the Borough OF Queens. is
" Q.-What else did you sell? A.-NOthing
Q.-When did you sell Throop-ave? A num-
&C QOGood many my years ago? Al can't remember
Q.-Ten years ago? Al guess so; almost ~
Q-When did you sell IIamburg-ave? Ask or
seven or a little while thereafter. 49,.
Q.-Sx or seven years ago. Alt may haFe
been n year or two after
THAT ENDED HIS EXPERIENCE.
Q-what other experience did you have IN real i
any to say that can remember In the Borough Oh
Queens. -, .-. T., >,.n,-
o.-How much? A.-sOme. .so,
O-The average Increase for the Borough OF
Queens. according TO the published statement of
creases up 10 the average? A.-About
o-How did you know that you had 20 increase
II? A-Why. the charter Is plain on that subject
Q-Does the charter say you must increase? A.
Why. no.
o.-What does the charter say? A-The charter
prescribes 70 a piece OF property what It
would under ordinary circumstances sell for.
Q-What instructions did you receive about in
oreasing the values? Any instructions were
from the charter.
Odd you understand. according to the testi-
mony OF Mr. Gren little while ago, that Queens
STneutS were up 10 ABOUT the lD PER cent
limit and sometimes over? Al did not hear all
OF Mr. Grelvs testimony.
Q-Wel that Is what he testified TO- Does that
agree with your experience? A.-Not entirely in
my district
Ole Is speaking about past times: not, OF
course Of the present time but the past time
What do you know about the previous method OF
assessing property IN that borough? Was II up 10
the 100 per limit In 1898? A.-Oh. nowhere near.
Q-It was not? How do you know that? A
Well | found the records OF selling proved that.
Q-And did you try to bring II up 10 the 100 per
cent limit? Al don't understand you by the JOG
per cent limit took the charter and assessed It
for what II would sell for under ordinary circum-
stances
CONTRADICTs HIMSELF.
Q-Mr Feitner testified that the intention was
10 assess at about 75 per OF the recorded sales
Did you receive any such instructions as that?
A-No sir
Odd you assess at 75 per cent Of the recorded
sales? A.-No. sir
Q.-You did not? A.-No sir.
Q-You assessed at the full recorded sales A
! don't say, what you call a full assessed ac-
cording the charter prescribes-what II would
under ordinary circumstances sell for
Q-Do you know whether not II has been a
custom In the past 20 property al less than
its full value? Al do not. sir.
Q.-Have you ever thought that II a proper
thing 10 property at less than its value
Al did not think had any right 10 think
had right to follow the charter TO instructions.
Q.-But have ycu ever thought II proper thing
20 assess property at less than its actual value
A.-No sir I have not
Q.-And you have never done soo A.-No sir.
Q.-I want TO read your answer TO that question
In the Civil Service examination. The question
was: AS rule the assessed value OF real estate
s considerably lower than It's market value. In
your opinion is there any sound reason for thi,
value II so. what2' Your answer was: Yes
there is AS two properties alike. owned by two
different owners. Will hardly bring the same
returns OF rent. an will hardly be kept in good
order for the same money. therefore. being
able TO exactly find this, there Is a sound reason
for keeping below the actual value so as not tC
injure the man that has not the executive ability
to manage his property" Was that your answer
Al believe