The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-15
RELIEF WILL Be GRANTED
IN THE CASES OF APPEALS FROM
INCREASED ASSESSMENTy,
Which Were Made Two Years Ago on
Centrally Located PrOperty1Bo of
Assessors Has Made Reductions and
Judgment WIN be Allowed Accord
ingly in Appealed CnsSs-Overpaid
Taxes VIII Probably be Returned.

The raise in the assessments of CEN
trally located city property made by
the board of assessors two years ago
met with storm Of disapproval from
those whose properties We're affected
and at once many appeals were taken
from the action of the board. These
applicants met with no relief from the
board of relief and number Of them
did not rest the matter there, but ap-
pealed to the superior court A large
number went no further than the board
of relief, thinking that if those who
appealed to the superior court received
relief there, the other increased assess
ments would all be adjusted on the
basis of any reduction made by the
court in the appeal cases. Now there
is a strong probability that the cases
will not be tried out in court, but that
they will be settled by agreement be-
tween those who appealed and the rep
resentatives of the city.
Twentynine appeals in all were TAX
en- to the superior court and are still
pending there Now the board of as
SCISSORS has made reduction in the as
sessments raised two years ago, not
reducing them to what they were before
that, but making, however a consider
able reduction from the increased
amounts.
Corporation Counsel Robertson said
Saturday afternoon that when the re-
ductions which the board of assessors
has just completed were reported to him
he wouft~allow the appellants whose
cases are in court to take judgment for
the amounts reported.
Many Of those who appealed last year
paid their taxes under protest, on the
amounts of the increased assessments,
and now because of the reductions
which the board of assessors has made
and for which judgment will be allow
ed to cover last years assessments from
which appeal was taken, the city will
probably be obliged to return a consid-
cradle amount in overpaid taxes. Those
who did not pay taxes pending the de-
cison of their appeals will be obliged
to pay 8 per cent interest. AS stated
above the properties involved in this
are the large centrally To-
Gated properties
The increases made two years ago
in the assessments were not part of
the reassessment which the board of
assessors has been working on for some
time and which will be completed in
April, covering all property in the city.
No taxes have been laid on the basis
of this reassessment and none will be
so laid until the reassessinents are
Mayor Farnsworth, how
ever, during his administration was
very much in favor of increasing the
assessed valution of property in the
central part of the city and it was at
his suggestion that the increases on
those properties We're made pending the
of the reassessment of all
city property. 1t Is said now that the
board of assessors realized that
the largely increased valuations We're
and have reduced them at
their earliest opportunity.
Mr. Merrill, chairman, of the board of
assessors said Saturday afternoon that
he list of reductions made would prob
ably be reported to the corporation
BOARD and the corporation counsel in
adjusting these matters will doubtless
De cause of much satisfaction to those
whose interests are affected. The court |
If common council has just appointed I
/ committee to confer with the corpora
If the appealed cases, but that commit |
ee will now probably have no occasion
q act.