New-York tribune., 1899-06-09

value of the property we agreed that the assess<
ments were high that was our Judgment.
Odd you know he had brought down the fn~
crease In the assessments? Al thought he did.
o-You knew that, and you had brought them
DOWN. Ayes.
O-You don't mean to say ne did not use HIS.
best Judgment, Just as YOU did? Al don't know
anything about his judgment.
Q-You have no reason to question IT. have your
A.-None at ALL
Q-You gentlemen had both gone over the field
and you had put down these figures as the result
OF your Judgment? A.-Put down a memorandum
QUEER WAY TO EQUALIzE
GA memorandum which was the result Of your
Judgment. which in your case your district you
think would show something less than N.D0.0O in
Now, I asked you why you took that In
crease or. and you said it was on consultation
with this gentleman Mr.. Moore, for the purpose
OF eoualizlng this district But he had increased
his district. Why 1t necessary in order 10
eaualize this district. to strike It all of Of yours,
Ave agreed In our judgment that the assesss
ments high
o.-Yes, but you took It all of? Ave agrse6
10 take It of.
Odd he take all Of his on? Ale dM
Q-And the Tax Commissioner has the re,ur,
here: "Fourteenth-st. to Ninety-sxth-st. east AZ
Third-aye. one of the districts In which there va.
no raise" / ask you again when you put your
pencil raise on that. you personally honest
were your A.-Certainy.
Q.-And 1t was after you had gone over the dis.
trict? Ayes.
Q.-And It represented your judgment at tha
tme7 A.-Yes
Q.-Was your consultation with Mr. Moore tho
only consultation you had with anybody before
you rubbed off these pencil memoranda? A-No.
Q-Whom else did you consult with? A-Wlth
the deputy adjoining the north. and with the
tAa ana fth
Deputy.
Q.-Now, the deputy adjoining the north had
increases didn't he? Al believe he did.
$50, in order to equalIze with him, you should
have kept some Increases on? A-Not where
didn't Increase.
Q-What? A.-Not where did not increase
Dwell, you didn't increase at all east OF Third.
ave; that whole subdivision Of your section you
didn't increase all and you have told US that the
deputy on the north did increase. How did you
eaualize with him. by rubbing of your increases?
Al didn't tell you that the deputy on the north
did increase.
o.-who was the deputy on the north? A.-Mr.
Connolly.
O-And from what street did he go? A-seventys
ninth.
O-That is from Seventy-nnth UP?
Mr.. Moss-ls Mr.. Connolly here7
Mr.. Connelly-Yes.
Mr.. Moss-Wi you swear Mr. Connolly?
CONNELLY RAISED VALUES.
James w Connolly sworn.
Mr. Moss-what is your name? A.-James W
Connolly.
O-And you have the district Immediately north
Of the witness on the stand? Ayes.
O-And according to the report Of the Commls-
sioner that district east of Thrd-ave. was not in-
creased? A.-Oh, yes, 1t was. My portion OF tbs
section you speak OF north Of Seventy-ninth-st-
was increased
O-Then is this return incorrect from -Four.
teenth to Nnety-sxth-st, east Of Third-aveg A.
No. sir that isn't right, from Fourteenth 70 sew"
enty-ninth. North OF Seventy-ninth Is my district.
O-Then north Of Seventy-ninth and east OF
Third-ave YOU did make increases? Ayes SIR
Odd you rub them out afterwardE A--No' SIN
O-They stayed, did they? Ayes
Mr. Moss-That will do.
Daniel Engelhard recalled.
O-Now YOU see, Mr.. Engelhard. that the ne
creases made by Mr.. Connolly stayed? A-MH
Connolly says that.
o-yes he saws so. How did you equalize with
him by rubbing yours off? A.-Because believed
NV district was assessed higher than his aoore
that. ,
O-Who assessed 1t above that? A.-Mr Miller.
O-Mr Miller: but that isn't any reason that you
assigned a few minutes ago; you didn't assign 'nas
as a reason few mutes ago! A'-D'uh Hs's"
what? ,,,
O-Wbat you have Just stated, that You believed
Mr. Miller had under assessed. Al didn't san
that Mr. Miller had under-assessed
O-Who was the deputy to the west? Ann
Autenreth ,,.,
Mr. Moss-Is Mr.. Autenreith hete' .-r, 'Eia'
Mr. Autenreith-Yes sir. 9ia
Mr. Moss-Will you swear MI Au'enre'n'
Henry c. Autenreith sworn
Mr. Moss-Mr Autenreith, did you assess the diss
,r,ct west Of Third-ave? A.-Not west OF Ihifr
ave. ~.
O-From Fourteenth TO Sixty-nihtn-stF An"
sir west of Sixth-ave., Fortia-H 10 Ninety sNS
90 ,ha uudson River Fortieth 10 Ninety-six'n
o-And west OF sixth-ave.? A.-West oil sA'h'
ave. to the Hudson River
O-Then the witness who just testined 'ha' yoa
adioned him on the west was mistaken' A-~
sir; the district goes to Fifth-aVe'
Daniel Engelhard recalled -
Mr. Moss-Then In estimating your values eas, %
Third-ave you didn't compare Values WI"
Autenrelth. west OF Sixth-ave. &d you' A-N"
the values west OF Sixth-ave
o.-The values west OF Sxth-ave. were they snn
criterion for the values east OF Ihiru'a'e' q"
No. sir 80, . ,,,o,.
nation nv consulting with Mr. Autenreith! A
didn't mean / consulted with Mr.. Autenre''n '''
the purpose OF getting values east OF lhlru-"
O.-That is what you said? A.-Then was n''-
taken conferred with the deputies adJonhs,
O.-You have consulted with the man sou'h y
YOU who says he changed his figures ana SvH
consulted with the man north or you WHO y s 81,
retained his increases Will you tell me, ai.ei "A
that how you thought you would edaal]e
After consulting with them satlsheu "'
to what would be a fair assessment 49,. .,s
New Mr. Deputy. don't you know thar ths
law requires you 10 visit each particular piece "
property and to lay particular value on ea'" pa'-
ticular piece of property? Ayes .
Q-And 1t has been stated by the Ooiiii'','' 80
that the rule was, and you know the ia" !" ~
that you shall value each particular P "
erty at its reasonable market valueE A,-i IA,
o.-Now, taking a piece of property in the m,a-
die OF your section and comparing II Win 80
OF property in the middle of the next see'iO", ~,
could you get any real estimate Of lis re9i '"N''
Al couldn't do that