Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-05
Ask Big Reductions in Perth AM
boy and Vicinity on Second
Glass Valuations.
LARGE SUMS INVOLVED.
Claim They Did Not Mind Un-
equal Assessments Until the
Rates We're Raised.
Special to the ETENING NEWS:

TRENTON, Mar 5.-Perth Am
boy, South Amboy, Woodbridge town
ship and Sayreville township are hit
TO the tune of $345,S45 by the ap-
peals of the steam railroad companies
from the assessments levied by the
state board of assessors on their sec
ond class railroad property under the
DufTield act passed last winter. About
400 appeals in all have been filed by
the roads with the state board of
equalization of taxes.
If the appeals referred to should
be sustained the loss in assessments
of the four taxing districts mention
ed would be as follows: Perth Am
boy, $9.34S; South Amboy, $780,
172; Woodbridge township, $15,-
G57; Sayreyille township, $2O,667.
Claim Over Assessment.
According to the railroad compa-
nies the ground for their appeals
is that their second class property is
greatly over-assessed, in proportion
10 private assessments, and has been
for several years. The companies say
they did not object to the over-assess-
ment as long as they We're permitted
TO pay at lower rate. for that equal
lied matters. Now with the rates
lacked up considerably, they claim
that in justice TO them the assess
ments should be made equitable.
Ii was expected that the appeals
would be heard by the state board of
equalization as rapidly as possible,
each would be decided upon its mer-
its according to the evidence, and
that would end the matter But a
snag was struck at the first hearing
in Newark last week and that has put
the whole matter up in the air AZ
ter taking up some of the Newark
appeals the board decided it had no
jurisdiction and Immediately decided
to hear no more appeals without fur
ther authority.
The solution of the problem will
probably be that the legislature will
be asked to pass an act broadening
the powers of the state equalization
board, thereby giving It the required
jurisdiction over these appeals. The
detailed appeals in the four taxing
districts referred TO follow:
Perth AmbOy.
Raritan North Shore Railroad
Company-Real estate, none: other
property, $1,175; reduction asked,
to s703.
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Real estate, s6.S5S; other property,
S14,915; reductions asked 10 s4,114
and sS.951. The main items are land
outside main stem at Perth Amboy
station, $4,244, which the company
SAYS is worth only s2,546; and 6,0S5
feet of sidings assessed at $6,OS5,
which the company wants fixed at
$3,621.
New York & Long Branch Railroad
Company--Real estate, none; other
property, s420. Reduction asked to
1852.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has not filed any appeals for
Perth Amboy.
South AmbOy.
New York & Long Branch Railroad
Company-Real estate, $4,000; 9TH
er property, SS,S43. Reductions ask
ed to s1,50O and $5,305 The main
item is the interlocking tower and
connections assessed at $500 The
company wants the valuation fixed at
$1,0S0.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Real estate, s57,7S3; other struc-
lures, $G96,727. Company appeals
for reductions 10 $40.33S and S41S,-
057. Main items are 11S,S01 feet Of
sidings, assessed at S113,SO1. which
the company claims is worth only
$6S,2S1; and piers A, B. and c, as
sessed at $33i,OOO, which the COM
pany says should be valued at $685.
600.
Woodbridge Township.
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Real estate, $2,265 other property,
S7.515; reductions asked TO $1,35S
and S4.5l2. Main item is electric
block signals assessed AT $4,000. The
company claims that they are worth
only $4,000
Sound Shore Railroad Company
Real estate, none; other property,
$215: reduction asked to SIPS.
Carteret Extension Railway Com
pany-Real estate, $400; other prop
erty, $4,9SS. Reductions asked to
$S7 and $2,991.
i
Company-Real estate, none: other
property. S7,9S6. Reductions asked
to $4,791.
New Jersey Terminal Railroad