The sun., 1899-07-16
FIGHTING TAMMANY TAXES.
u,yUtTTiN ELETATED JOINS THE
IONh LIST or PETITIONERS.


,rlny to Review Assessments-wilfuI.
,hitrarN and Inlawful Proceedings
,4 tn,. Part of the Assessors Alleged.
Tho aggregate OF writs of certiorar to re-
S,oy ,,y assessments which have been grant
:. G,. ,nyora' days was swelled yesterday by
.',n,o.. ,.o,c issued 10y Justice Stover OF the
g.,,.r.mn court ON allegations rhat the assess
r,n,,, ,..u.e we're excessive or irregular. In
=, ,rny,lu. wear have 80 many wrlts been OBJ
,5,,N a,I ihcN have never been so uniform
l., ur..in. .uelua'ity in the tax lists. All tho
rr,', .rutol are returnable on .Oot. ,. so
,b.rs " 10 Ar lot OF ried.up business Of this
,or, s,r the courts on that day.
,r,. Manhattan Railway Company goes fur
,h.r in rsHir,iration for writ than the other
,l,,.,au'. lu rnara"terlng the way il was
o.r,-p f. declares That it was 'wilfuly.
l,,w,rl, wand In'eutionalv' assessed in ex-
cn,. .! "a" actual vane Of its property. 1t
w.. .r., assessed at S27blIOOO on its realty,
INT a,er hsn ing this was reduced to $2J.-
11.n.p. r. ayers that its real estate does not
.,nerI -lt.N"I.'Eii III value and that the as
,r-,n,eu' sh aid hr reduced to go per cent. OF
,b4, sam. uam"!y. S'.j;i4 ,56?. The fnal as
,o,.,.rUt of Il, personal property was fixed at
s.Iu.. lu' il alleges that it has no personal
,,urnr,y sulIe't to taxation. as its Just debts
"a" I.l'" '' IiNdllDG tAteeuel
r,..h IsD.l.A more than its taxable personal
Iror-rty ar. that 1t has suits in which many
millions ar" r,limel and IN which judgments 3
,fpgob, :iOJDuJu will hs secured against
It
The Prospect Park and Coney Island Rail
road CgmIaay saws that its realty In Brooklyn
IA, Teen .nprorerly and. arbitrarily fixed at
SUunuO warrca- II should 10 $43O. 7},i. II
ALLEGES tina the Tax Commissioner did not
somry with the law in making separate as.
easements On each uarcei Of realty. but jumped
at a general assessment Of 100000 for all its
prouerty.
EIwarl II. Van Ingen complains that hi.
pl1t a. l3I" to 1850 Broadway. lU3 to III West
Thirty.slrth ..reet and ilI to li23 sixth ave-
nue. has beeu assessed excessively at S7JU. 900.
which IS S2ppuDD more than the assessment
"rroperty in ana around Herald Square /.
10 q transition state its prospective value and
uses are uncertain and there has been no re-
cent increase In values"
He shows by tahuated lists that his increase
10 prouortonally higher than that in other
large Irouerties thereabout. and he also sho W.
ty o:her lists that the Commissioners have ad-
ease Of he Casino, reduced from S0l5.OOO to
!43oo.Mo,, and the Lmpirs Theatre, reduced
notes that. although a large increase has been
made in most assessments throughout the city.
the Sntb IN has sBts bssn ~, rnn Fst
year with the exception Of one parcel.on which
) yer cent increase was made: that the east
side # the l}owery, from Grand to Fourteenth
street. is the same. except for two lots. in
creased = yer cent, and that the propertv on
the east sile. i Third avenue, from Thirtieth
street 70 Thirty third and Fortieth to Fifty
sixth. has te"n Iei. the same exccpt for one
ps,rrs;e. iipcrea"eG -; per cent; 49,
pany contends that an assessment OF 8 l21 900
against lts PERSONAL proDertv il unauthorized
a. II has no assessable personal property in
this county.
ichn lell says that tax OF $4,000 has
been levied against his personal property. al
though he lives and votes at Nyack.
The several owners uf the property 341
be reduced to $685. the taxable value OF
the PROPERTY.
The New York, BROOKLYN and Manhattan
beacn Halfway Company AYERS that the Com
ml'slohera. without giving the detailed valua-
to4:reaulred;hy law, Arbitrarily assessed its
realty in the borough Of brooklyn at $3.50. 900
aud in Queens at $4,000 whereas tho assess-
m"nt should he for Brooklyn S4"3.4 and for
queens. 5000.
The, /: II. Brown 4 Son Company was as.
on 4 hearing had it reduced to Si0.H66j. 1T It
tsaSs saSs inht even this assessment is $4,000 more
than it should be-
~ The !; iison Electric IluminatlnG Company
O. iirooklyn was assessed 5000. 100 on its un-
derIroin' system of conduts. which 1t says
he"Nre.stva BY 100000.
Tie sit3"khoiders Of the First National Bank
Q, fFouNIYn were assessed S&b1 on each share
o stock. They show hv a list OF the ASSESS
nrn'r made on the stock Of other hanks that
dr'rmination has been made ae eainst Il he N. and
h'h me court 10 Tx proper and equal thN.
a. me tlt'2en~' Lighting Company complains
t.h' - rerSonal prorerty has been assessed
a. 9Gh"Op whereas # tahulated statement OF
'hrpi only Le. on ST.
e, The tav Of S5Ol.o0O against the American
eoEer Comnanv. il is alleged. Ia Illegal as a
,Th9e, az the concern has no taxable property
III this State.