New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03

o-uov IL It that you raised the values on the n,
the blocks Of RTSSBeTSy "
cent and YOU do not. to any appreciaoie rerss
the VALVE PTss . SGspsa Ss
an over 'n The brewerles occupy properties nearer
the heart OF the city. and relatively muU nnanies
ssoa Than not 5ee hs
Slain bear their just proportion as the '''0a''''
owel Sir we had. as you put IT, v su named INT Il
equallHation and that was "a 9Ir TsIat tms.
MORE EQUAL NOW THAN EVER
OIL know; but 1t was burden and had az, to be
divided up Why wasn't II ART fa' Of ' the city bear is
proportion OF that peculiar burden eaI,ea soe and
Saaon Why sn0u, secause in our Judgment the
assessment. as 1t then stood was not a' 'S''
oAnd yet You employed the fpp yoa
substantially t. make max vd sne same
substantially Ain three or -FOUR cases '"''
about all , ..os 4. naarlv half Of the city?
AOh no: in the boroughs OF Manhattan n aha about
Bronx there is about twelve or 'h'r'ee"' "'N
of values should be increased in the and
WSst why should they not be inereassd V Where
lower part Of Broadst Pron1s paSes forimpor
a ne Uces business places Because compare
ss.s Ss & h w have the synacq.
BSdns e on Nassau-st. at IL MI per cent b sr
The Clearing Hut sS%ns on up GspS
Nos so and 1872 Broadway Increased ,d dso per cent
sRd &C. sd H1 Mqaf br dfs aS'r5
Company t c e. No Million MI dollars only Is
eeD f TRer s are adjoining
way, not corner buildings ,C one eer cent can You
espi and ANo more than the conditions JUS
"9Geross the street IN block No 49, Is the h dp
,tT Binding very important business per cent?
Increased from 10000 to $4,000 only IL per cent
o.IThat is not a bank building A'-lhe e0"O'
lions VIII 'o sonSonsY Al don't know Of any
Just now You will find that 'he'e "''
TO justify It.
LOAD PUT ON vEsEY-sT
oLet us take the AstOr House t block :, PIECE ITO TO-
3 Tes A a increase Of But when o T
get around into Veseyst on eHnec TO And It
the TaSs fhsre any deviation g, s
No IL Yeseys is advanced fron i and &c Tesey.
s p iTSm 81
gsr sen an me-
the Broadway front Of the AS b%dnes on
ssn' are w advanced and per cent the the
answer / suppose-the cono1ohS s. eae the assess
udsmeIn "r Gf ss sse That the udg%Gep, o
Q.-And do you know thar gDne about 40 per
cent there AN we have block the Broadway from,
Q-Ineres We cent and the side streets advanced
valued 90 a. 70 "a per cent II is curious, isn't IL
sSS' th 9Su d6 surprise you? Ahey don't
spTprWSe me Mere r taking about the Bennett BSdas
T Ts%PSs f fSHT' 5000 49, s1a i an. IN
increase Of % I per Gsnt1 buildings p''
s9oes@srWaso W separate buildings? Ask hundred
them two to two hundred G he and
hffy; then the adjoining A. i
NasseyRs[ two Hundred thousand dollars to $780,
oo Al don't find the other portion ION q Ana there is
'@t than rom per go e to
should think about 80? AO9 "a mo- abou I right there
2 6o ficd PeFaePo is sS0OOOO
The Witness-Yes s6CocW.
LOOKS LIKE AN ERROR.
o-Now we will take Temple Court as It STANDS as
Going to the n9 STnE su fGhy in winch there
e;bnr store which has been braced up eonsid
eraby to preven ebi lso me for That building and
eSd RAJ II is increased from-that the portion OF
5rd to q Sss sow saf III is !S 10
haven't time figure it out ana ths th rin
buildings gawn f5 per cent and per cent
| How do you suppose 1t is posslpIe 10 mar" .he,
We that i was AIS some error
place there ehe 6d 1es ea the or Nassau Cham
bes We're ncreqsed HILL per Se per cent
Buans Trp Pet Society building cent Morse
3ding q per cent then the unfortunate building
No Il aWnep Of the next building iS Beck
man-st not increased bit MAT Ma NOSE GSss
d0esn} ~ ~ curious? Tribune building, increased z
ner cent and the adjoining building the sun mqc a,
smaller Snd mGrs Bndns increased
per the World BUILDING per P Gent
the S{ewar' the Fmisrant Savings Banks 40 pei
cent American News r. Psr Sen neI c seet
and he the foTtunae of Nos IS and 81 Cham am
bers-s only 10 per cent? 1adca1 shaking up up an(
QM Feitner you say sS w1d nov u fe but car
,,n&e Won right over the length Of Broadway run
into various sections a ana ne cy and ana multiple
these INEQUALITIES ad inhnitum. At don't sur
prise me- SATISFIED TAXPAYERS.
o-you say It doesn't surprise you? AIsome o.
tbe narfs that you speak Of Just now do. but wheI
y0SS anr ne yon that they believe that
equitable ana Just b and TsFn heretofore wha
are y Wv came and made that statement to you
two S or thrs sed T1 how many men i've in tn
CITY Of Sew-York? A.-But these men have som
Considerable Judgment about real estate.
o.-That is two or three property owners cam
@1aO ys many snt qf9p HA Ae little Il s dcut NAT
no oIHow many taxpayers are there? A.-Ther
are T tbefe sfe sls O assessments Al sup
pose from 900 to ~ 6 900 srs Ayes cir
" And ~ them two or three have come TO yol
md Commended your work? A.-Two or three mel
| that understand real estate. go
''o Who are they? Al will tell II to you pri
yotnlv hut | don't think II ought 10 be told out
Mr. Moss~Now we may adjourn. am not through
, | with the witness.
| Mr. Honman-I want TO ask question.
Mr.. Moss-You may ask the question
Mr. Honman-You heard the examination yester
| day? Ayes sir.
| O-And heard the answers given? Al don
| know as did hear all Of them.
| O-some Of them? Ayes.
| O-Do you remember the examination concerning
the personal tax upon the Tammany Hall leader
| IN the city Of New-York? Ayes.
| o-And YOU also heard A-That was myself
| n That was vour testimony? Ayes.