The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-12-27
fIDDL.EDEEDEE
FOR FIDDLERS
Board of Appeals Complete
" Unstrings Them by
Chopping Down Their
Assessments.
MANY APPEALS ALLOWED
A Few Decisions Confirming
Valuations Handed Down
for the Sake of Keep
ing Up Appear
ances.'
MANY APPEALS ALLOWED

The Commissioners sof Appeals used
their official choppers with vengeance
last night on assessments levied by the
Board of Fiddlers and from which ap-
peals had been taken by dissatisfied tax
payers.
The following reductions were made:-
Edward T. Laliy, No. 331 Grand
street; assessed at $1,000; reduced 5000.
Dennis Egan, No. 235 Erie street;
assessed at 81 800; reduced $500.
Emanuel Gross, Nos.. 315, SIT, 319
Henderson street; assessed at $4,000;
reduced $1,000.
John Peavoy, No. 352 Yarick street;
assessed at $500; reduced $500.
Ernest Thinner, No. 440 Jersey ave-
nue.; assessed at $500; reduced ST00.
NJ. S. lie Blanc, Nos. 211, 213 Seventh
street. assessed $4,000; reduced $500.
Henry A. Heidt, No. 211 Second
street; assessed at S11 600; reduced
$500.
James E. Pyle, No. 2JT Clerk street;
assessed at SO, 500; reduced $500, veteran
exemption.
James Looney, No. 162 Third street;
: assessed at S1,s00; reduced $500.
Estate of John J.N Reilly, No. 119
Wayne street; assessed at $500; re-
dueed $500.
Maggie Reilly, No III Wayne street;
assessed at $500; reduced $500.
Katie Reilly, No. 115 Wayne street;
assessed at S5,So0;l reduced $500.
Mary Reilly, No. 113 Wayne street;
assessed at $4,000; reduced $500.
Rose Reilly. No. III Wayne street;
assessed at 5000; reduced $500.
William Mianingham, No. 81 York
street, assessed at $4,000; reduced
$1,000.
Matthias last, No. 50 Morris street;
assessed at $4,000: reduced $1,000.
Sarah Lally, No. 1913 Grand street;
assessed at $1,000; reduced $500.
4. w Oxley. No. 60 Canal street. as
gessed at $4,000; reduced $500.
Charlotte Maurer, No. $50 Jersey av-
snue. assessed at $4,000: reduced 81 ,000
Arthur Meyer. No. 153 Mercer street,
assessed at $1,000; reduced $500.
Jacob Wagner, No. 142, IA, 146 Pa
vonia avenue, assessed at $23, 800; Are
iuced $500
ASSESSMENTS CONFIRMED.
The board also handed down the decis-
ions confirming assessments.
Annie Y Cuff, No. 46S Monmouth
street, assessed at $4,000; confirmed
William Robertson, No 1T4 Fifth
street assessed at $1,000; confirmed
Henry A. Heidi, No. 5s Montgomery
street, assessed at 1000; confirmed
c. Heidt & Son, 3 lots Paramount az
enue, assessed at 81 500; confirmed
Ida NJ Undernill. AZ. 40 Henderson
street. assessed at $500; confirmed
Philip Growney, Mo. 2T6 Thirteenth
street, assessed at $500; confirmed
NJ. K Relss, No 70 Grand street, as
sessed at $500; confirmed
Margaret Pfeiffer, No. Is Cliff street,
assessed at 1000; confirmed.
Estate of Patrick Buckley, Nos. 100,
1872 Morris street, assessed at $500;
confirmed.
Eugene Sullivan, No. 2O6 Fourth street
assessed 1T $500; confirmed
Mary A. Connell, Hampton Terrace,
assessed at $1,000; confirmed
Anna NJ. Williams, No. 153 Newark
avenue, assessment $22, 600; confirmed.
Patrick McArdle, No. 1871 Mercer
street, assessed at $500; confirmed.
NEW APPEALS.
John Muller, who was assessed 1000
on No. SO Kearny avenue, asked for
a reduction of $500, saying he would be
willing 70 sell for $1,000. He paid
81 700 for the property.
Louis II. Hike wanted 5000 taken
off the assessment of $4,000 levied on
property situated at No. 50 Germania
avenue, Nos. 216-220-2oS Tonnele ave
nue. and No. 292 St Paurs avenue, fol
which he paid S6,S00.
Mary A. Rowe, assessed S1,T00 on No
72G Communipaw avenue, wanted the
valuation cut down $500.
Thomhs T. Lynch considered that an
assessment Of $500 on No. 369 Ogden
avenue was excessive by 500.
s. J. c. Foye objected to an assessed
valuation cf S1,500 on property at No
159 Morgan street. 1t is a vacant LOT
now, lie said, house which was as
ssssed having been torn down. He
thought that $3.50 would be about the
right figure.
Gertrude r. Schenck asked the Com
n.issioners to allow him reduction OF
5000 on an assessment of $4,000 levied on
property at No 341 Warren street, con
sisfiEg Of a lot and house which was
built fifty years ago. She said that il
is in wretched condition and requires
m expenditure Of $40 q month to keep il
reVsils,
scsest for Il 1900 reduction was
made b. Jacob Sherry ct al. owners q