New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-15
MORE SHIRKING OF TAXES.
COMMISSIONER GRELL THINKS CORPORA.
TIONS SHOULD TELL THE TRUTH
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OFTENER
William F. Grell recalled
Mr. Moss-Dd you produce some documentsf
o.-Let me have them? A. producing papersl-.
those papers in their order if you can?
Q.-Yes, sir. You have produced some annual
eHs ths
Total gross assets Including real estate az their
sssd5 vd PERSONAL prapr 81 wass g. esr's
stock, $4,000 issued goodwill Inc
Eether ana BY pf the corpoTaton in its orssnzs
tion but the issues OF the securities and oohga-;
tions cannot be separated as no estimate SI
ness In detail is: Notes payable %1" eS1ss.
bSnd and moT5sage $40 GnP sse.sed value q
real estate 1852 $50; amounts invested In stocks o.
SheT S Ted upon or stock of copSns
that is assessable, but consist mainly OF properly
apart from business, including open accounts
notes, etc, a large amount OF when very Htte wiz
be realized The COMPANY protests against any yS 'af
the fact that its actual liabilities actuay eAcssa
It's assets less the value @ re is a Ied' Fene ass
SCISSORS 49,, . 81, ,orso,av
property by itself, is there? Ayes. sir; or,.>
Q.-Any special statement OF personal properyf
Ooh. yes as read? Ayes.
QNow according to this statement me pc, s s b
of personal property return a.e Is snoy;nt u
unpaid bills is 81 SIS 6s the amount Of bonded mort.
gage is 100000 The amount invested IN Stocks b St
statement Mr.. Grell, there would apparently DC
deficit and yet fixed i at a5O How low d iSdy ySaa
they had nothing TO be held for, II was consented to>
ANOTHER CASE OF CONSENT.
o.-But that is not marked by consent? A-Bus
9RRSd a snes aDpfTFh e fr %i f@a' Niles ?m.
pany Brewery showing gross ps STope Gt s
nd oh that three moflbdeos
amounting to $4,000 bills payable s9S' -; 2r
ss Sns sp of j.
the stock has market value whatever as nyr.
Of It has sysr Sesn OqS thug of any
It's PSpeT d its as re 'i and
& coo Not by consent but because you fixed 81 81
after that statement A.-The same as the 0'H'''
The reason + IT? A A., ssa Tea'oSaa re.
Mr. Moss-There was a protest against me ' IA
position of any tax there7 A-weH we O''sN
" o.tThe William A. Meyers Company for ~ ss.
nsa IN SHOWS sSs am wsy nt Sec Of nearly @
eSs5S y9s a, say sr i s fs' ndt Win gins ss
other: mean by the holding Of the eon Eempany
for this year is assessed at the same figure $500
on substantially the same statement WI" '
20 will read to you the items for iS9s var.
Gus breweries: Conville Brewing Company IVY
II Coer & Co.. assessment fixed at SLOW
consent to pay" signed BY H. coler & Co ne zee ct
signed by Edward c. Sheehy. Commissloh,shs ere
Taxes, do not see Mr. Fetners signature sIp1pesi
IL that a matter about which there was an apP
or trouble' Al have not che slightest iaas1aNo.
O-Can you tell from anything there! 60
not from anything here. evidently not -.,y.lls
O-Here Is a statement OF the Thomas Son'ths
Brewing Company for 1893, which got INTO ,ssf
WRONG bunch amount fixed. "nought" is 'hA'
right? Ayes. sir.
EvERARps. $4,000
o-s,atement for 1883 Of the James Evers'S
The Chairman-isss. do you mean? ss>
Mr. Noss-Yes sir Endorsed on that II an i N
sessment OF So 900; FetHer, Grell ana Sa
Same last year? Ayes. sir -, ,sqz
O-Clausen & Price Brewing Company, TOT -
Assessment ixed at 81 600? Ayes, SIR a.. ,ha
O-Consumers Brewing Company; that j. ~
one OF which YOU were an offcer9 A..No: an
6-Fixed for 1893 at $4,000. should say -
opWi see four Commissioners on that? A-Thas
r. my own signature. ~, "a the
Q.-Yes. your own signature Here ,Ses aas.ess{
Thomas Convilie Brewing Company for ls's ~ sS1
ment originally hxed at SIS 600 and reduced 70 Sc.
6 Wail-st., indorsed on IT. There is s,a.e $3.50
attached to II; The present value ~ tAs -