New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-03
LOWER TENEMENT TAXES.
CIRCUITS PLAIN FIGURES.
No Reason for Tammany Cry
4gainst Full VoLue Assessments.

C,ortroller Crout before sailing for Europe on
saturday declared that the new so-called full
,-sl,,e assessment system has lessened the next
ewes generally speaking on tenement proper
+feq which. according TO Tammany Hall argu-
rnents are suffering severely because Of the
new system.
Il have seen many statements" said Mr..
C,ro,,t TO the effect that tenement properties
in the city have suffered more than their share
Of increased assessed values and will have to
nay larger taxes, and that thereby rents VIII
be increased. and it is for the purpose OF get
ting accurately and exactly the facts on this
subject that we have had made most pains
taking examination. the result Of which is set
forth in a report and which shows most con-
clusvely that the statements referred 10 in re-
gard TO tenement houses are entirely without
basis"
The report referred TO- addressed TO the Con-
BOILER. is signed by R. B. Mcintyre, examiner IN
charge of the investigations. division VINO says
Pursuant your instructions have caused 70 b be
made an ,, as to s fag as sPped to
number Of tenement properties In the BoI9uE- -
has F ssn f ade p OF P p S distributed
throughout the borough IN the se'e'al Se'-'AS g
follows p Se, g
South OF Iouston-st between the Bowery and the sos
aa 15' Of West Ihirdst Bowery to the North Ia
s afsI :, Fourteentfs rhIra-ave Bovery Hous 40.
foa-teent-st north 70 Eighty-sia-st-. Thrd-ave
west Of Hinth-ave Fortysecond-st 10 sxty-hfth- 40
North RIVER ----------- =
-..., u,,-,,.- ~. r.r..,s .................. 2l64
In the selection Of the parcels mere used ior Illus
traitor representatives Of THIS depaF me W.
directed to make personal visitation 10 lle PIoPIt
Ties with instructions TO select those OILY
may reasonably be said TO represent the paroqs
fypeS teueTnentS 10 be IouI3u IA ~
f5Ir fsmilies TO the modern improved building
housing twenty-eight or thirty fanlllles. -, ,,,.
In thu preparation Of the list OF properties your
sTa7iyerS were also Instructed to limit the exam
nation as far as nossl9le 70 LnoTe p on the
and was about the same IN 1873 as IN lS y7 hoo
As z result of the examination thus maze. OeS
~ TeUort that OF the 2,164 tenement properties in
lu7e6 in The compilation 1863 show decrease IN
Tie amount OF taxes TO be PAID IN lsod injured o,
a~e5 with the taxes Of 1902 which were at the rate
u 10 al on - ~ +3ro6ertfes dealt with will
there be Increases in this years tax blIIs. e
Examination OF the books Of the Department OF
Taxes and Assessments WIN respecI 70 oIe
sessed Valua ton Of the 2l64 tenement properties
ss ~ taxation in 1902 was S32 2450 O0 compared
i55 s45 % SO in 1903 an Increase of $42S7500. or
unfortunately Il 3G per cent in 1903 over the Vau-
me- total amount Of the 1902 tax bills the 2.164
Parcels under consideration making an allowance
for a small difference due 10 the enntIat,1d ~
fractions OF over half cent on the lnoLVlu t
6Iils was approximately S733 $50 IA. while the tax
hiiIs for 1903. computed at 1887 will be approx
irnafelv 1901 94S IS, representing a net saving OF
~ re1lIcton Of approximately 10 per cent in the
amount OF taxes TO be paid this year as compared
An analysis has been made OF the detail state
r7ents from which the above totals were taEisI
IEs ne MONT of the taxes for 1903 would
.prear 10 exceed that paid in 1902 here are rev
-5ss where the excess will be over $50 The extent
u the Increase win be seen from the following
statement: Number