Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-25

said he did not assess property on a pre-
centage basis; if he had a property that he
considered worth $1,000 he would assess 1t
$500. He said he was sometimes wrong in
his estimates, because one farm that he
assessed at $50 per acre, sold for S13 per
acre.
Mr.. Heritage, of Harrison, reported that
small farms, village property and farm
personal were assessed full up. The prop
erty that they did not get was bank stock,
cash in bank and in pocket. He also as
sessed notes and bonds. He thought the
system Of blanks had been used years ago,
but was not very satisfactory.
Mantua townships new assessor thought
property had been assessed about as other
townships
Pitman's new assessor said he expected
to assess property at as near true value as
he could determine. Mayor MCGOWAN
thought assessments in the Grove too low.
Again Mr.. Lentz urged the assessor to
assess at true value.
Major Lentz told the assessors that if any
fof them were dissatisfied with changes
made in their figures by Councils or other
boards, he could appeal to the Board Of
Equalization, which would hear his appeal
and decide according to the evidence.
Mr.. Sickler said one of the difficulties
borough assessors have is in matter Of cor
poration taxes.
He was ad Yised that he ought not to send
to the State Board of Assessors anything
not in the streets.
Assessor Batten, Of Swedesboro borough,
said he undertook to assess up to what pro-
perty would sell at sale. Property owners,
he said, told him he assessed too high. He
thought his personal was up to the average
Of the county. It might be increased a
little, but not much.
Brooks Hurff. collector of Washington,
thought assesscan was rs 70 so per cent
OF true value.
Mr. Carter, Of West Deptford, said he
assessed as near true value as he could get
it. Much assessment on farm property was
too high He had done his best to get all
personal property.
The assessor of Woolwich said he aimed
to get to about 70 or 80 per cent of what
he thought was true value. He thought
his personal assessment was not far from
true value.
Sam'l B. Burkett, assessor Of Woodbury.,
thought the average was from IS to so per
cent. He found it hard to get frank
statement Of value from owners He then
reviewed his effort to advance and adjust
assessable values in the city, and that it re-
suited in record breaking sitting of tke
Commissioners of Appeal. He said be found
some assessments higher than the property
sold for. He did not think he got all the
personal property in his assessment. He
thought the blank systems all right if
people would fill up blanks.
Mr.. English described the conditions at
Wenonah. He had made up his values on
a basis of what property would sell at,
sometimes property was sold at less than
assessments and sometimes slightly more.
He thought the blank system was good If
they were sent to every taxpayer, and no
exemptions made on grounds Of friendship.
Mr.. Ballinger, Of Paulsboro Borough,
thought real estate in Paulsboro was assess
ed at about 20 to rs per cent Of real value.
He did not think he got all the personal
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and Major Lentz assured them that the
Gloucester county assessment was one thou
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