New-York tribune., 1899-06-09
TAXING COUNTRY SEATS.
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From The NeW-1 Orh llHlee
evening pa pers which shed much illumination upon
each other The first Of them was the ahhounee 15
bIs counsel notifed the Assessors OF North Tar
mat II ss se So reeneeS On he m woaS Apply
the s9SFMS M 70 sxs @ tne ns pIeee Of ron his
That is concerned AT any rate. the amount at
small So small tsft Mr. Re ReckessT wonS %d
pay an unjust demand raher than give MI himself -i
he trouble Of contssag wav IN they recsoneS
rightly. and that that is what most rich men men In In
M a. Pae1 is wSaS S.g nnTs neh to his cred
In taking all The trouble that may hss pe S..n psyps
TO TO- defeat na9 az an M good citizen
We assume that the assessment was unjust and
outrageousiy unjust. both because that has been
eboxn in previous cases and because there is no
at al 10 assIme ,hn ASSESSMENT se II it were not
outrageously unjust The Assessors in Mestchess-.
nsY more than their share OF the pubils expenses
bsyya 6een very exorbitant so e1orofant ma ma
tbsmseives m open to criminal prosecut9n But In
nrsnns1ie fhcy have been doing only what Is done
able property OF nOnresdentS 1t aTays mas 10
pay than s,s5 iis shaTe Tho has es DoS eo@Sry
seat in his neighborhood has delivered hmsei INTO
ms con1try seat is essentially fancy On,
II ,s Of Comparatively little value except 10 ths e
owner the AHa 6%ner snf has ad out TpeT this
is No new purchaser would ,ninS ..sads" Si sT man
abe n TO buy such place az all wo1d fsys awe ss ss
oun tastes and notions, ana wouIn .ts S ous rs n1s
money on them instead OF On the tastes anu ho-
rtons of his predecessor -, -. .,,os
l4T Tha, ,s why in assessing the vslle OF sncn
nas n ia unjust and absurd 20 take lne outlay
pnon ths place as the basis OF essess>nen- an "u.-
iay which IL is quite certain would nee. De ess
i,nhursed by a purchaser, what the pldes "Oulo
hr,ne al forced sale IL the only true criterion ul
its 11aiue for purposes " taxa on. Ana tnis
brings us to our other iten OF new. i Wy .hs
sale al auction Of ne Place which Whe1 .-..., i.
inhabited by Samuel Til len enyoyeo NatiThai Th
renatation under the name OF Greystohe. ms
is a Clancy" place In the same region VIII Si. Ine
pIaces which are the subjects Of so much dispute
katween Messrs Rockefeller anc me ioSal As,
SCISSORS II took Mr. Tilden's fai ana ne pala
Saa5 soo for IL without doubt thh was IamcI
nrice since the prices OF what may pe caIieo
sfanie real estate in that ncighpofn noo1 nave nor
decfned since his purchase AFTER ms pur:hIse
Mr. rfden proceeded 10 spend In various improve
rnsnts $50 900 more. that the place STOOD rim
a." sorne ZOO 900 Yet when II comes under me
hammer ali that can be got for 4 is a1SO and u
is announced that the new purchaser VIII use the
pI Ioperty FOR residence purposes II this means
hal he will live there ne has got fancy coun;;
try place for half price. Il II means that be VIII
diyfde and sell II In smaller parcels than Tor the
nurposes for which Mr. Tflden wanted The es-
tste there now seems 10 be no demand FOR II al
ali And as for his improvements nay would
in that case be worth less than nothing 10 the new
nurchaser since II would cost money 70 destroy
Them and clear than away. There could net De
a palmer ana more timely demonstratlon ~ the
fofiy and injustice OF assessing country teat &C.
cording TO what !, has 'ost the owner