The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-09
HUDSON s
VAST
WEALTH.
County Ratables Much Over
a Hundred and Sixty
Eight Millions.
ASSESSORS JACKED UP
Bayonne and Some of the
Townships Get Another
Lesson in Public
Honesty,
TOTAL INCREASE $4,000, $40
Final Action of the Board
of Equalization on the
Assessment of 1902.
TOTAL INCREASE $4,000, $40

The returns of realty and personal
property valuations made by the Assess
ors from seven of the thirteen munich
palities of the county were summarily
increased from to 20 per cent. at yes
terday afternoons session of the County
Board for the Equalization of Taxes, and
as a result theh total assessed value of
the county's property was raised by
So, SOC, ,62O.O5 over last years figures. As
has been usual during the past few years
West Hoboken and Weehawken suffered
especially through the summary increase,
both of these municipalities being raised
20 per cent over the assessors figures.
West New York Jared almost as badly by
the increase of 16 per cent For the hrst
time in years West Hudson taxing dis
trict was raised, Kearny having 10 per
cent added to her returned values.
The other increases were Bayonne, 5
per cent: Town of Union, 8; North Ber-
gen, TO-
The total value of the county's property
as fixed yesterday is s172, 2,s2s51 as against
sl6s 127, S90s5 last year.
President James G.. Morgan voted
against the increase of West Hoboken
and North Bergens ratables, but the vote
was unanimous in all the other cases.
When the county tax board met at the
Court House yesterday afternoon every
municipality was represented by its
assessors Counsellor Joseph Noonan
submitted a report embodying the decision
of the Supreme Court in the matter of
assessing trolley easements as realty, but
advising that no action be taken in con-
formity with the decision until the Court
of Errors acted on the appeal now pend
ing before it.
President Morgan notified the assessors
that the board would not audit any bills
for serving notices on taxpayers except in
the matter of personal taxes.
Commissioner Joseph Clarke then in
troduced the following resolution, which
was adopted.
Whereas, The field book returned to
this Board by the assessor from the
Township of North Bergen is in very
unsatisfactory and confused condition,
thus rendering review thereof diff
cult; and
Whereas, Upon personal examination
and inspection of property in the sad
township, made by this Board, 1t has
been found that in a great many in
stances the assessor through lack of
data, had been compelled to guess at
the area of the property assessed and
the ownership thereof; and
Whereas, Most of the difficulties of
said assessment could be easily rem
edied if the township had proper
assessment map giving the names,
areas. locations and plot numbers of
the various properties therein; and
Whereas, Such assessment maps
have beer provided in all of the other
taxing districts in the county;
Resolved That the Township Com
mittee of North Bergen be respectfully
notified to cause a proper assessment
map of said township to be made
forthwith, giving areas, ownerships,
locations and plot numbers of all of
the property situate in said township,
and that such map can be prepared
and furnished to the Assessor and to
this Board on or before the first day
Of February next and before the maxi
ing Of the next assessment therein.
The following resolution was then Of
fered by Commissioner Mclean ami
adopted
Whereas, By the duplicate returned by
the assessors of the several taxing dis
tricts of the County of Hudson it appears
that the total of ratables of the respec-
tive cities, towns and townships therein
have been fixed by them as follows:-