The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-16
Gets HIS ORDERS
New Tax Commissioner
Lindsay Has a Secret
Conference With
Pagan.
ASSESSMENTS T0BE RAISED
Mayor Says Board Will Fol-
low the Suggestions in
His Letter to Messrs.
Dayton and Hoos.
ASSESSMENTS TOBE RAISED

Tax Commissioner Lindsay, who was
appointed yesterday to succeed Charles
H. Dayton, deceased, had long confer
eEce yesterday afternoon with Mayor
Fagan and Commissioner Degnan, with
whom he will act and constitute the ma
jority of the BoBard. Perfect harmony
prevailed at the pow-wow. The two
Commissioners agreed with all his Hon
or's views and pledged themselves 70
carry out to the letter all that he out
lined in his recent communication to the
late Commissioner Dayton and President
Hoos. Mayor Pagan expressed himself
as greatly pleased with the pledge given
by Commissioner Lindsay.
1t means that tomorrow morning tn.
Republican Tax Beard will begin the task
Of revising the whole work of the old
Board. so that the assessment may be IN
creased wherever it may seem fit and pos
sible. Whether or not they will be able
to add on to the ratables the four or
five millions necessary to bring in suffi-
cient money to pay for Mayor Fagan's
pet schemes is still a puzzling problem,
but Mayor Pagan said this morning that
the readjustment of the ass sssments
would be made as speedily and as gener-
ally as time permits.
ASSESSMENTS TO BE RAISED.
He also said that he hopes the work
will be done in such a manner as to
preclude the necessity Of increasing the
present tax rate If his hope is realized
the extra four or five millions will be
added. His Honor is not directing all
of his attention to means of increasing
the assessments, he says. There are to
be some reductions, according to his re-
marks this morning, but he gave no inti-
nation as to their amount or other char
acters or who would benefit.
The Mayor was asked by reporter
for THE News -
Have you had consultation with
Commissioner Lindsay 2"
sOh, yes
"Did he agree to carry out your ideas,
as outlined nj your recent letter to the
Democratic Tax Board?s
eyes. He agrees with me fully. And
that means that there will be fair play"
Then the work already done will be
gone over and revised as soon and as
much as possible?"
Yes. | was surprised at the state of
affairs when looked into the workings
Of that Board. was not at all satisfied,
and now there will be a change in meth
ods."
"Will the increase in ratables be so
great as to make it unnecessary to Sn-
crease the tax rate?''
SOME REDUCTIONS
i think so. There will also be some
reductions"
AS matters stand at present would
it be necessary to increase the tax rate q,
Il am not sufficiently familiar with
the details, but Commissioner Degnan is.
| may say though that know the situa-
tion sufficiently generally
rs there time to make the changes?"
I don't know about that, but if there
is not we can get an extension of time.
At any rate. we will do the best we
cam
when will the Board begin this
work.
sRigh away. I believe Mr. Lindsay
hs.. filed his bonds so that they may be
accepted at today's meeting of the Board
of Finance, and the Board of Tax Com
missioners will meet tomorrow and begin
its work along the new lines"