The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-15
TAX APPEAL DECISIONS
Many Appeals Allowed Rut Assess-
ments OFTEN Reach Triple the Value
Of Original Returns

following decisions have been carefully
compiled and supervised by Tax As
SCISSOR J. w Pratt and will be found to
be accurate besides containing many
figures that were not mentioned in pre-
vious reports. The decisions are signed
by W. l.. Wilcox. G. Bolte and i. g.
Winston.
In the matter of the Carniot Estate.
returned at $4,000, assessed at $4,000
and amended to $500 by the owner, the
appeal of the Carniot Estate is sus-
tanned.
Mrs. f. G.. Bickerton, returned at
$500 increased to $4,000. Appeal $500,
the Tax Assessor sustained.
Nj. ;. Grinbaum & CO., returned SPA
S42, Increased by 100000. Grnbaum q
CO.'S returns sustained.
Mary II. Graeme, returns $4,000, in
creased to S14O 600. Appeal 5000. Lady
Graeme's appeal sustained.
Mary A. Gray. returns $4,000 increas-
ed to $4,000 Appeal $500. Decision
vague in terms apparently Mrs. Gray
must pay taxes on $4,000.
Emily c. Judd, returns 100000, in
creased to $4,000. Aappeal $4,000.
Assessor sustained.
Mary A. Lennon, returns $4,000, in
creased to $4,000. Appeal $4,000. Val
ued at $4,000.
Becky A. Hunt and Julia X. Hunt,
returns SO, 200, increased to $4,000 APP
peal $1,000. Value placed at $1,000
Elizabeth Robson, returns $1,000, in
creased to $4,000. Appeal $4,000. As
SCISSORS statement sustained.
Bishop Estate, items / and 2, returns
$50, 800, increased to $4,000 Appeal
$4,000 Bishop Estate sustained.
S. c. Allen, various items, returns
$l59, 1856 increased to $3O6,45O. Appeal
$147 .O65 Item / is found to be worth
$65, 600. Items 3, 4, s and 8 $S6,495. Item
Z $1,000. Item s $500. Item 3 $4,000.
Item 10, $1,S75. Item II, Tax Assessor s
statement sustained.
Nora NJ. Davis, returns $1,000. in
creased to $4,000. Appeal $1,000 Value
affixed at $11,OOO.
Commercial Saloon, returns $4,000,
increased to $4,000. Appeal $4,000.
Value affixed at $4,000.
Isaac Tesla, returns $4,000, increased
$1,000. Appeal $4,000. Value affixed
"a, 800
Mcintyre Building Co returns $50,
600 increased to 100000 Appeal $4,000
Assessors valuation. at $50,96OOO, sus-
tanned.
j. Il. Bowler returns $21, $40, increas-
ed to $45,5OO Appeal $23,560. Various
items. Item I $4,000 Item $4,000.
Item $4,000. Item A $4,000, sustained.
Henry Smith, returns $4,000, increas-
ed to $32 0OO Appeal $4,000. Assessor
sustained.
James Steiner, returns $4,000, in
creased $4,000 Appeal 100000. Value
affixed at $S2,675.
M Moorehead, returned $4,000, in
creased to 5000. Appeal $4,000. Value
affixed at $31,777.
Doiron Estate, returned $4,000, in
creased to $4,000. Appeal $4,000. Doiron
Estate return sustained.
Emily Mehrtens, returned $1,000, in
creased to $4,000. Appeal $l7,S0O. APP
peal sustained.
G. X G. Rookie, returned $500. in
creased to $4,000. Appeal $4,000. APP
peal sustained
Kapiolani EState, returned $112,700
Increased to $459,OOO. Appeal 1891, 300
Items / and Assessor sustained. Item
3, value affixed at $4,000 a year for Es-
tates interest. Item 4, appeal sustain
ed. Item 5, value affixed at S97 200.
Item G. affixed at $9,567 Item 7 affixed
at $4,0l0.
|, II. NJ. Won Holt, returns $4,000, in
creased to $4,000. Appeal $4,000. Value
affixed at $4,000.
Won Holt Estate returns Sal, $50, in
creased to $4,000. Appeal $3S,24O Es-
tate returns sustained.
j. M. whitney, returns $4,000, in
creased to $23,500 Appeal $4,000. Item
/, Assessor sustained. Item 2, appeal
sustained. Value In all affixed at $2l-
500
Hawaii Land Co., Ltd. returned 3d.
600, increased to $27 500. Appeal $A, 500
Item 1 $4,000. Item 2 appeal sustained
49,, 600 Item 3 Assessor is sustained at
$40, 900.
Ida b. Castle. returned $3.50, increased
., Q
sOr sustained Item 2, value affixed at
81 $50. Item 3, value affixed at $l,S90.
Glenna Thomas, returned $4,000 in
creased to 1874 900. Assessor sustained.
b. Cartwright, returned $4,000, in
creased TO $4,000. Assessor sustained.
Coney Estate returned $5l 800. in
creased to $97 900 appeal $43, 500 Item
/, value affixed $4,000 Item q value
affixed $4,000.
Campbell Estate, returned $245,000,
increased to 1862, 900 Appeal 1862, 600
SIS, 1856 Item 3 1928, LOG. Item 4 $145, 900
Item 3, $4,000. Item 6. $4,000.
r. S. Cunha, returned $87 1000, increas-
ed to 100000. Appeal $4,000. $ll7,5OO
value affixed.
c. Phillips, returned $3.50, increas-
ed TO $1,000. Appeal $1,250 Value affix-
ed at $4,000.
f. l.. Dortch, returned S2,325 lncfeas-
ed 81, 100. Tax Assessor sustained.
James Robson, returns $4,000, in
creased to $4,000. Appeal $2600O0.
Item /, $25.00O Assessor sustained.
Item 2, value affixed ST., Item 3,
$25, 900, Assessor sustained. Item 4,
value affixed $99,9OO Item 3, $39,366.
Item g. $50 900, Assessor sustained. Item
7, $22, 200, Assessor sustained.
Ii Estate returned $4,000, increased
to $221.40O. Appeal $4,000 Taxation
affixed at Sl36,5lS.
c. S. Desky, returned $4,000. increas-
ed TO $l5O,OOO. Appeal $1O5, 900. Affixed
at Sl47,25O.
John Ross, returned $4,000, increased
10 $4,000. Assessor sustained.
A. Hooking, returned 100000, in
creased to $4,000. Assessor sustained.
Ii Estate, returned $7l .029, increased
to $125,058. Appeal S54, 1923. Items /, 2
and $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 respectively,
sustained. Item affixed
at $500.
Antoine Manuel, returned $4,000, in
creased to $3S,5OO. Appeal $20,5O0. APP