New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
BIG JUMP IN VALUATIONS.
sHEAvY ASSESSMENTS LEVIED ON WA
TER-FRONT PROPERTY.
sazucH INTEREST IN THE QUESTION OF EQUAL
rzArroN-A FIGHT OVER THE WAREHOUSE
TRUST FIGURES LIKELy-INcREAsEs
IN rTATBusH AND OTHER

r-nusual interest was taken by property In
~xsuinfne tho assessment books. which were open
for inspection for the first time yesterday rms
~as because there was great curiosity to know JUST
how the assessors had gone 70 Work 10 make the
proposed equalization IN valuations with those OF
Manhattan and The Bronx boroughs. There were
others who wanted 20 know just what parts OF the
city and what classes OF property would be caNeo
upon TO bear the orunt OF the total increase lh
valuation. In the work Of making up the assess
1nent books those in charge have been exceedingly
Yetcent about the matter. and there were many
sovelatons yesterday.
The most prominent increase IN assessment was
that upon the property OF the Brooklyn Wharf ano
Warehouse Company. or the Warehouse trust
The Increase Is 50 large that It is believed the
work OF a lawyer OF the trust. who was yesterday
engaged in making copious extracts from the books
~il result IN legal action TO have the assess
rnerts reduced The figures show that In the First
Sixth and Tenth wards. aiong the waterfront
where most Of the property OF the trust Is located
there has been increase IN assessed valuation o.
y7isso00 In The Twelfth Ward the increase on
property from Hamilton Ferry 10 the Erie Basin
has been 81 1,soO0oo. OF which amount the trust Is
assessed with 81 500cco
From Atlantic-ave Jorslemon-st the increase
fas been 1858 JO7 from Wal-st the Fulton Ferry
Cncuding the Woodruff. Martin. Perrepont and
Bartlett stores). 81 217.Ss and from Adams 70 Pear
st. ss45co
The district between Pearl and jay SITS. where
the new Arbuckle buildings have been erected. has
received an increased assessment from $4,000 70
ts50co0
The increase in the valuation OF waterfront prop
erty between Hamilton Ferry and The Navy Yard
h about s5coocoo
The chief increase IN valuation between the Navy
Yard and the Broadway ferries has been placed on
the new power-house OF the Brooklyn Heights Rail
road Company Division and Kent aves.. where the
yaise has been from s55o.co 10 $4,000.
In the districts there have been increases fol-
lowss Flatbush $2loo 900, Eighth Ward. s. SOC, 900
and there nave also been Increases in the Twenty
ninth. Thlriieth. ThirtyhfSt and Thirty-secon5
wards. .
Il is said that there are more than one hundred
persons and estates which have been assessed at &
Agure exceeding SLW'N)
An agent OF the Brooklyn League was engaged
yesterday In securing record of sales and OF Old
and new assessments the property inN diving 90
pieces n Brooklyn. TO compare with similar rec
ORD OF go pieces OF property IN Manhattan and The
Bronx THIS is being done IN order TO whet1e-
or not the assessors have succeeded in equalizing
assessments IN the various boroughs.
The Tax Department wishes 1t distinctly under
stood that books Will he open for inspection
only until April 50. after which time no protest OF
any character whatever VIII ne entertained. This
ss in opposition 70 the custom Of previous years.
when the books could De examined az any time for
tfhs purpose OF securing information for protest