The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-17
ASK REDUCTIONS.
Taxpayers Appeal From
Local Assessors
Valuation.
HOBOKEN'S ExPLANATIO N.
The Assessors Say They Don't
Want to Reflect on
State Board.

Mr.. William J. Dynan, who is Tax
Commiss sioner of Hoboken, at the meet
ing of the County Board for the Equaliza-
tion of Taxes. held in the Court House
yesterday afternoon contradicted the i'm
preston whicn has gotten abroad that
he intended to reflect upon the State Tax
Board in his remarks concerning its re-
duction of values in Hoboken. He sald
he had no intention of giving the impress
sion that the Hoboken Assessors had any
feeling against the tSate Board except in
the case of the Castle Point property, in
which he did not think they should have
gone back of the assessment there. The
whole trouble was ldue to the Hoboken
Assessors inability to secure experts to
present their side on appeal. Mr.. Mclean
asked Mr. Dynan if in this years return
they had no left on the Shore Railroad.
Mr.. Dyanan said they had because a re-
from the ratables.
Some broad assertions about the rate
prevailing in West Hoboken were made
by a representative of the Catherine
Stroeker estate, who applied for a reduc-
ton on the three houses and two lots,
Nos. 271, 27S and 275 Spring street, and a
three story brick house at John and Clin-
ton streets, in that town. The first named
property had cost $1,000 for the buildings
and $1,000 for the lots, a total of $500, on
which the assessor had put a valuation of
S4,2 200 This the gentleman thought was
too high He defed the Board to show
him piece of property that was as
sessed on more than so per cent. of its
value in West Hoboken. The Commits
sioners asked him to tell of some OF the
property that was assessed that way.
and he said he did not want to implicate
anyone, but he owned another house that
was not assessed at more than 40 per
cent of its valuation. President Morgan
told the appellant that the Board would
visit West Hoboken and would inspect
the property some day next week. He
was also told that if it was found that
his property was assessed at fifty per
cent. of its value it would be raised.
Mrs. Fannie Fesseler, of Jefferson
street. near New York avenue, owns six
teen lots, private residence, eight
small building and a new building worth
$4,000 and mill. All this she is assessed
sS3. 900 and considers that figure excessive.
Assessor Hoppe was called and said he
got a valuation of $4,000 on the appel
lant's property as follows:-Mill with ad-
dftion, $4,000; new building, $1,000; new
cottages, $1,000; old buildings, $4,000; pri-
vate residence, $1,000; 16 lots, s15,000
II wouldn't mind if others were assess
ed at the same rate said Mrs. Fessler,
s.but some of my neighbors pay much
Less
Assessor Hoppe asked if that was SO,
replied that evidently the Sanger prop
erty was referred to. He said that the
State had gone over it last year and re-
commended that be kept at the same
figures.
Thomas Obreo protested against an
assessment of $3.50. on piece of property
at No. 155 West Twenty-first street, Bay
onne, that had cost him $3.50 Assessor
Stilson thought for serving noticesetaoin
Stilson thought the assessment an equit-
able one.
The bills of ssme of the Assessors for
notices were ordered paid and President
Morgan announced that the board wcuid
start in its examination of the several
taxing districts on Monday ext. They
will devote Monday morning to Hoboken
and will work throught the munici-
aliiesp to the north. 1t is expected that
this examination viii be concluded ON
Thursday.