The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-17
HACK, HACK,
BACK TRACK
Board of Appeals Wholesale
Chopping Terrifes Pagan
and His Fiddlers.
DEGNAN TO BE BOSS
No More Appeals to be Con-
sidered Until He Passes
Upon Their Merits.
DEGNAN TO BE BOSS

The administration does not approve
of the numerous reductions which the
Commissioners of Appeals are making in
the assessments levied by the celebrated
Board eff Fiddlers. 1t was rumored this
morning that Mayor Pagan has instruct
ed the Commissioners to submit the ap-
peals made to them to Tax Commission
er Degnan before taking final action
Mr.. Degnan is the real estate expert
of the administration and is supposed to
know more about values than the mem
bers of the Appeals Commission.
The Mayor is radically opposed to any
wholesale reductions in the assessments
and fears that the Commissioners have
been altogether too generous in chopping
down valuations so far.
Mr. Degnan, it is understood, is ex-
pected to keep the Appeals Commission
ers straight in their work and viii use
his 'sexpert knowledge to prevent them
from upsettirg valuations in so far as pos
sible. Under the law he has Ano busi-
ness TO influence the reduction or con-
frniation of the assessments which have
been placed by his Board.
ANOTHER BATCH.
Another batch of decisions have been
fled with Collector Davis as follows:-
Mary Meellan, No< 150 Grand street,
assessed $500; reduced $1,000.
II. Sullivan, No. 173 Seventeenth
street, assessed 1880; confirmed.
M. Sullivan, No. 630 Grove street, as
sessed $4,000; confirmed.
NJ. Sullivan. No. 641-643 Henderson
street, assessed $4,000; confirmed.
NJ. Sullivan. No. 179 Eighteenth street,
assessed $500; confirmed
\. Mcdonald, No. rs Montgomery
street, assessed, $4,000; reduced $500. H
Ann FOX, No. 16 Gregory street, as
sessed $1,000; reduced $780,
A. J. Jardine, Nos. III, 119 Mont
gomery street. assessed $4,000; veterans
exemption Of $500 allowed
SMALL REDUCTION.
A. ]. Demarest, No. 80 Morris street,
assessed $500; confirmed.
4. ]. Demarest, No. 81 Morris street,
assessed $4,000; reduced $500.
John T. Dillon, Nos. 30s, 80, 1311a
Erie street, assessed $3.50; confirmed.
Frances Owens, No. 256 York street,
assessed 81 800; confirmed.
Hannah Benjamin, No. 141 Newark
avenue, assessed s33, 900; confirmed.
Amelia H. Martin, No. 4S1 Jersey ave
nue., assessed $4,000; reduced $1,000.
Thomas J. Mann. No. 107 Coles street,
assessed S:},50G; reduced $500.
Kate Rheiniardt, No. 3301a Fifth
street, assessed $1,000; reduced 5000.
Estate Of Patrick Kelly, Nos, 375, 377,
37T1a. $40. 3s1 Monmouth street, as
sesse6 $4,000: confirmed.
Hugh Coyle, Nos. 412 to AIS York
street, assessed $500; confirmed.
Hugh Coyle, Nos. 434 to 43S York
street, assessed $7,1oO; confirmed.
Richard Carter No. Z Brunswick
street, assessed $500; reduced $500.
Estata Of T. Willets, No. 800 Seventh
street, assessed $1,000; reduced $500.
john T. Dillen, No. 246 Mercer street,
assessed 81 500; reduced $100.
: Anthony Henry, No. 189 Wayne street;
assessed $4,000: reduced $500.
James Driscoll, No $50 Eighth street,
assessed $500; reduced $500.
Mary A. Keenoy, No. $40 Eighth
street; assessed $500; reduced $500.
James A. Nolan, No 322-324 Pavonia
avenue, assessed ST 800: confirmed.
Susan E. Keary, No. 30911a Eighth
street, assessed S1,7o0; confirmed.
P. f. Armstrong, No. 4271a Mon
mouth street, assessed $500; reduced
$3.50.
p r. Armstrong, No. 427 Mon
mouth street, assessed $500; reduced
$3.50.
Lena Meyer, No. 321 Fifth street, as
sessed $500; reduced 500.
John Regan, Hancock avenue, assessed
SC300; reduced 81 200.
D. McGinniss, No. 81 Prescott street,
assessed 81, 800: reduced $500.
Rudolph Deuth No. 935 West Side
avenue, assessed S1,15e; veteran ex-
emption of $500 allowed.