New-York tribune., 1899-06-09

o-from your original figures on the "a''0'' :
Astoriae A.-somethng like that. -u,,.
O --something hike 10000. 90 that your u s''~
er,,yes were about ssooo.ooO? A.-That is as ! re.
'n.hs-,t 7 can't remember just now what thes
VALUED NINE THOUSAND PIECES
o--yow. when you madc those figures you ~e'e
= ~oInc through the district You toid me you 49, 49,.
Won were MAILING your valuations Oh '"o s,~ -,
,v,h all the Judgment you had from your ten Yeas
r,ano. IN the Department and the examination
- .aroras and recorded sales? Ayes, sir. ihe,e
we're no sales Of property similar to that i"a' -
q piece by Itself. - .so, .ec.
o-And a great deal, of the property IN 'ne' s'e-
,,or could no, be vahd from anything iear"eu "s
. c,sYkY A.-Well. don't know how you Juose
that. think that Is a soou ""' "
other experience or
o-Were YOU really homst and carefui ana con.
.,ientious when you made your original esun'a'es
Ayes, sir ,s.o,. r,hen
o-And that represented your judgment wn.n -.
Won made them? Ayes, sir My judgment 10
,,ah,a 20 he revised before I get through IL was
not a final Judgment a., ,.o,, r.,,a
o-How many pieces OF properly oiu you
,,a, yav In your district? AIN what way!
orhe way YOU have just told us: valued them
on the spot and wrote down the nsuie0 Nv" '
pieces. A-An the pieces .,ou,
Q.-How many! A-iou oo"'" NV
down the spot ,,ooas
o-I will put II in this way-ho" many p
did YOU have in the district? Ain INC "e'e'
hood Of nine thousand ,..,os
O-When you went back TO the once anu 'oo"v 1
.vsr vour figures how many pieces ola you TAIN
..r or how many pieces did you take value OH
ou, ~ the nine thousand? A.-Pretfy near all oi
them - ,, .ooy
oNearlv the nine thousand pieces you TOOK
value off? Ayes. 49, nm
Off you had put the original value on os a"
sc.us inspectlon Of the property. you dlu ho' '"e
-. yo,ue off by an inspection? Ayes do
n you were not looking at the houses when you
.ook the value of? Al looked at the hou'o'
again II, ,,r Av,ors
Al did not change them on the spo.
O-Did you take memorandum Vi i"e" "
Yes: on a little slip of paper
o.--Where is the slip Of paper? Al con A"0"
where Il Is now ..s
o-Would a little slip of paper hold the cnahsea
.,.,,.s ahopt nine thousand? A-Each day. J
mean.
~. Me- ,h,nk we would better adjourn here.
We will ask this witness for the weekly repo''s
ooverine the 1valdorf-Astoria neighoorhood-
HoFFMANs USUAL QUESTION.
NJ uonman-When did you make application 70
=, arno,n.ed Deputy Tax Commissioner? Al
,oor an examination. a Civil Service examination
. year ago. voar
ago last April ,
o.-You then went through Civil service eAai"'
nation? A.-Yes, sir "
o-And you passed that examination A'-ies.
o-Wbat percentage did you receive? A-Ninety
three per cent, II 1 am not mistaken was thiru
on the list / think It was se per cent
o-You were thereupon placed upon 'ne ensioie
list? Ayes. 49,
Q-And you were selected from tnat? A.-'es'
Q.-You could not have been selected unless 'ou
serihl list y
O-You have been asked concerning real estate
experts Are you familiar with the law IN reler-
ence 10 the tax Office? Ayes.
o-Is there any provision of law that you Know
of tina, allows the Tax Department to nave real
estate experts in their Office which forbids them
having real estate experts in their once! Anu
we are not allowed TO have them ana we WouIo hol
be allowed 10 consult anybody
The Chairman-An witnesses who have been SUD-
ppnaed will report here tomorrow morning at
1880 o'clock and bring all books and papers re-
ouired by their subppnas. The committee VIII now
adjourn until tomorrow at 1890 o'clock