The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-02


NAL aud Express building, on same block. but
n In Tar les valuable loceton had been In,
he district dspuy ard The stey as Hn
who he said. used their judgment in assessing
,Q.L,N3w. Jet me take another Broadway
block. tina, between Fulton and John streets:
E ri per cent? Sad Gofbn nE GSJdp 'ai1 %
per cent. 1o4 Broadway. 30 81 per cent !; 1915
eeS Sossn 29S % 100
81 Nassau street. 40 per cent: Il Nassau
6H 90 yer cent PS s ths eqS%zSS
according to the actual market values Of prop
WORK conscientiously.
APPARENT DECENTRALIZATION.
.,Q@|When you found that you had to make
shis Dig Increase IN Valuations why didn't you
hink we have yeS eauni sepS nes A"o aa Try
al that is So how is i that find that Ger
sryhsye not teSn i in ' prop pore 1T 70
out any such thing. think youIi and that ali
hayG been e. TSs
Wallace Brewery we "n Cherry Street TO sGse
creased $4,000 to $4,000: Russell brewery,
Woerz, no increase; Kress. Is 1915 per cent.
Increase Doelesr. q. per cent: increase; Hoff-
| crease: Bolon 4 Byrne. mineral waters. no in
crease. DO you call this equalization II 80.
sSd h9T sieehy
| see, cant answer questions like that ofT hand.
~ nave 70 reier you to the deputies and To the
"kh, the deputies againw said Mr. Moss.
| laughing.
GAS COMPANIES NOT so LUCKY Az BREWERS.
answer yourself. How does it happen that
while the brewers get off like this. the gas
fs p% ON three
creased g. ~ 1881 per cent: p 81 per cent.
Gas Companr Increased ) I'D per cent. the
Consolidated Gas Company increased - 1910
other the Ea Eau Gas comps sng' on n" two S
plants. increased p per cent. and Is 1910 per
creased at all How about this. MIR. Sheehy2
Is this M saualzat22n p" ~. ,..,..
oQ.-And all the railroads are increased about
The depste Ss ca "e a answer be Sfe
than can; See them and see the books and
Moss nS1 fsSd showing that
there have. been few il any increases in the
of in th w9 to
be much surprised. Mr., Moss forced him to
admit that this was peculiar to say the least.
| but he fastened TO ada that the district deputy
| could undoubtedly explainit.
Mr.. Moss asked him why the assessments OF
not been increased He meniioned the Bow
| cry Savings Bank and the Butchers and Dr3y-
couldn't explain, either; why property in East
Fifth street. in Orchard and Essex streets and
increased. excepting to say that it must have
! been improved.
| DIVES GET OFF CHEAP.
| Mr.. Moss read figures about Bowery concert
halls and showed among other things that.
| while the assessed valuation OF 3H4 Bowery,
- per cent, the valuation of the dive had not
| been increased at ALL
Il notice an exceeding tenderness on the
M 9"nr the efSe
see that the Haymsrket's increase was but
| $1,000. and that John DAYS place, at g, and
! Twauty-niuth
| house at 5OS Sixth avenue, and lot of other
Is D o oag
on the part OF your deputies to favor places OF
No. / don't" said Mr. sheehy. looking an
grily at Mr.. Moss. If did I'd see that 1t was
JOHN b. SEXTON AMONG THE LUCKY.
Mr. Moss asked why assessed valuations had
been reduced in the neiGhborhood where John
b. Sexton lived.
sexton has bearing on what we do said
nfenee as in GYs woTE even know
But do you know Of these reductions"
Il don't. and l don't think there have been
VERY we'll" said Mr.. Moss. listen to these
extracts from your own records; 202. 2o4; 2o3
%sst Esh
Street. ease l "a % ss1
reduced from $4,000 TO $4,000, Hyou don't
knew where Mr. Sexton !, v s5 II tell YOU nov
What do you think Of this kind OF equaIiza.
II don't see any failure to ,equalize. Many
of these houses may have had improvements.
such as extensions. on them. Others may have
sasfhy "s2. The rate
Manhattap. L $40 per cent. Bronx. % 2-lo
e1n Der BTSTkyRR Per 9qe cent
Mr.. sheehy thought that this might look un-
small Increase. he said. was due to the fact
that the people in that borough were enduring
tion. The figures showing the increases. he
said e9paized things S as nearly a. possible;
these increases? A.-Oh. we leave 1t to the
do their ' duty and assess honestly and equally
Q.-But what methods do they adopt? A
MIR sheehy. you manage to get around in a
circle better than any man ever questioned.
lguess well let YOU go nov
| Commissioner Sheehy left the stand, his face
wreathed in smiles
PRESIDENT FEITNER's sALARIED RELATIVES.
President Thomas L. Fetner of the Depart
mcnt OF Taxes was me next witness. Mr. Moss
asked him to produce certain papers and
records and then said;
Who IL your private secretary" A-Mss
V-What salary does she Get3 A.-sl7oo.
,Q.mIs she relative OF yoursf A-She is my
,0mWTha5 j. the .a!n S3o of Deputy Commits
Q-Is he a relative Of yours? A.-Yes my
brOther-in-law.
Q-What salary does Mr.. Powell Chief Clerk
| for the borough Of Queens. getp Assoc.
Q."ls he re Tated to you Ayes he is my
brother-in-!aw; but he wasn't when he was
appointed
Well, you never can tell about those affairs.
There may have been suspicion of it in some
minds.
PERSONAL TAXES OF RICH MEN
Mr.. Moss passed to a consideration OF per-
What is the record Of personal taxes in the
case OF John ID. ROckefeller2
Assessed in 1893 and 1880: no appearance
replied the witness. reading from list which
he mad with him.
DIN the case OF Cornelius Vanderbilt? A
Assessed In 1898 and 1890: no appearance.
Mr.. Moss-I wish to know the amount on
which they were last assessed when you can get
| the record What is the record in the case OF
| ]. Pierpont Morgan? A.-Notice and affidavit
produced. Assessment on 81 900 900 personal:
He sppeared before me and sw0re to the usual al