New-York tribune., 1899-06-14

were a salesman in your brothers grocery busi-
ness and helped to figure the building and eight
nine or ten years ago. you sold two pieces OF prop
erty in BROOKLYN A.-well. have had
MSyst Tss esse tsa s'fss sa
Q--what sales? A.-Before ever went In the
Q-What sales Ain the city of New-York as
well as Brooklyn
aSa B4oSkyn m%Hy A sfss am IN faf able sS S
9Anythln&S & eFPensyeI - 5T.Se ArNe :, then Here
notice in sprague-st you didn't raise all. except
one piece from 800 10 500 FOR some improvements
Meadow. is IL? A~Trainss Meadow.
FIGURES OUT AN INCREASE.
Q-You decreased from 1000 to 5000. What Is
that? A-That Is not a decrease. Inc ola assess
and the new system cut II up into different blocks
different pieces and assessed those' ana tne'e II
Q-There is now much increase? Al don't re-
member how they are all located Now this - "a,
Trulrs. No. 300. Now. see that piece BLOCK l.
o.Ter about this over here on Leyeredse, e,
49, whole string of them. A-Not al OF theih .
only about one-half. The rest left. according L.
Q'-There are some Increases from $50 TO s7j. and
remained at So is an increase from }75 to $500
what Is that? A building put on 1000. .,
Riker-svc. $500 to sl9OO? A-BudIngs.
Q.-Those each for buildings. are they? A.
Q-Th@re is n general Increase Of $50 lots to SO
A,-Well. no; not general think about one-thrd
Q."Whv IS this increase from s75 to $500? A.
The old assessor used not to make any distinction
between lot and the others
Q-Why IL the other Increased from $40 70
Q-Yes on the avenue? A.-Much more valuable
than side-stree lots the old assessments not being
Q-There is just where We get TO the point
There you have various assessments which l
Shn vCf and SIM lera
the books. some which remained at the same
m peS c@nf some loo per cent some more than
that and you say the old assessments are no crl-
book. What information. expert information. have
you had that enables you. as New orker en-
County and DO those people justice? A-The an
swer 10 that. would say. would be the very lew
applications that were handed IN Tor reduction.
FEW PROTESTS RECORDED.
o-Now do You think that Is fair answer to
that question? Let me show you. Supposing you
have a lot assessed last year at 800 this year
creasr OF loo per cent Now. the owner OF that
small person. living out there. perhaps. owns
that lot. lie appeals 70 the Tax Commissioners TO
reduce the assessment. He has got 10 prepare
atidavts. got to get testimony? A.-No; makes an
Q.-I understand but carry 1t through He may
heve to get testimony and be represented ana II
the tax rate TO be 81 81. You that? A-Yes.
Q-Where most Of your property is valued in
small amounts you can Increase people 100 per
cent 200 per cent 800 per cent ana would not
10
Q-I say you can A.-But didn't
6You Increased 100 per cent in number a7,Ie of Of
pay them TO hght because they. would only get
s. 90 on the hundred OF taxation? A-You found
SCISSOR. i suppose didn't think corner lot was
worth any more than the other.
Queens c9Eny En NS@ ws. AFof queens County?
! Q.-Yes. for the Borough Of Queens? Al do not.
Q.-Do you know what the percentage OF increase
! for the Borough of Queens was? Al do not.
Q-Do you know what the percentage OF Increase
for dfsfri i hqv mot hal I'M q
Q.-You don't know. do you? A-No. sir know
! what percentage have had OF applications for re-
o-Have you had any instructions about the per
| Mr. Moss-That will do
Mr.. Hofman-wait. ] have one or two questions.
! Have you had any applications made 20 reduce the
assessed valuation that you have placed upon the
Q-About how many? Al think somewheres
near two hundred out OF twelve thousand cases.
TWO HUNDRED OUT OF TWELVE THOUSAND
Q-Two hundred out Of twelve thousand? A
step is necessary. rather. in the first instance. 20
| have the Commissioners act upon the assessed
| Commissioner by a person no feels himself ag-
| grieved: is It by application 20 the Tax Comnis;
! sioner? Ave have blank forms which they III
Q-And send in to the Tax Commissioner? A
| Q-That does not require persons who feel them
! selves aggrieved 70 go into court. does II? A
Q-They have the right to make the applicatio
! I'm the first instance. to the Tax Commissioner? \.
! l am quite sure the daily papers published II
| FOR three months. every day.
Dwell they have that right TO make that ap-
pS+,l9i Q|Ani then the Tax Commissioners have the
/ right 10 reduce the assessment II they deem IL
! excessive? A-Yes sir. and they have done so IN
|
Mr. HOrfman-That Is all ,
The Wltness-Are you through with me. gentle
men?
| The Chairman-You say they have made re-
| ductlon from your figures in some cases? A-fes.
| sir OF !. per cent from the totals.
The Chairnan-That IL all.
Mr. Moss-Is Mr. Ryan here-Mr. Michael Ryan
Mr. Ryan-Yes SIR.