The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-12-25

The Burlington County Board of Taxa
ton met at Palmyra, on Tuesday to listen
To such appeals as might be presented to
them by property owners of that town.
When the duplicates were turned in TO the
County Board there was a feeling that
Palmyra properties were not up to their
true value. Unable TO give extended con-
sideration to the subject in the limited
time at their disposal the Board ordered
blanket raise of 100 per cent. This
aroused much opposition and at the re-
quest of the township committee the
County Board decided to readjust the mat
ter. Under the provisions of the law
W hich allows the summoning of witnesses
and papers five of Palmyra's citizens were
called and together with the township
committee and the County Board each
property was considered and while several
changes were made, the aggregate assess
ment was not materially reduced. Fred
erick Blackburn, assessor for Palmyra,
was one of the special commission, and
rendered very valuable aid.
At the meeting on Tuesday there were
few objections to the new valuation. the
general opinion being that the right end
had been reached. The Board adjourned
at three O'Clock and then went to the
office of its secretary where it sat until
10. 80 in the evening, finishing its business
as far as possible, in order that decisions
might reach the townships by the Goth,
the day when taxes were due Not all of
the cases were settled, the Board having
until the first of February to render de-
cisions. but number of cases were taken
| from the list.
There we're large number of appeals
at least half of them being from the
| a. IL
| judgment had to be filled in duplicate and
signed by each member of the board. One
of these was mailed to the township collec
tor, the other going on file in the Office of
the secretary of the Board. In addition to
this notice was sent to the appellant.
The Springfield Worsted Mills, at Bor-
dentown, appealed from an assessment of
! $780, 900. They claimed to have 500, 900 of
real estate and the same amount of per
sonal property. The firm carries an in
surance of 100000. The appeal was
dismissed.
A. & B. Shedaker, on the road between
Burlington and Beverly, objected to their
assessment on the ground that they had
been increased beyond the amounts put on
other properties This appeal was allow
ed and reduction was made.
The assessment of Samuel L. Allen,
| On his property db UlOOTeSCOWn, was re
duced from $50. 900 to $40,0
Edmund Braddock, of Medford, was
granted reduction on his cranberry bog,
from So, 500 to So, 900.
Joseph Z. Butterworth asked to have
his assessment on cranberry lands reduced
from $4, 900 to So 900 and his request was
complied with.
| The assessment on the real estate of the
estate of Benjamin f. Shreve, in Mount
Holly, was reduced from $15, 900 to $12,-
900.
The appeal of the Farmers National
Bank that its real estate was too high com
pared with the other banks in the town
was favorably considered and $4,000 was
taken off
In the matter of the Ronalds- johnson
Company, at Hainesport, the claim was
that the assessment was too high, as the
! buildings are not very valuable. Evi
dence on this point showed this to be so
and the valuation was reduced from $25
900 to $40, 900.
The assessment on the hotel propert,
s of Alfred Wolfrom, Mount Holly, was re
duced from SIS, 900 to- 12, 000
John W. Archer appealed from the as
sessment on his residence, store and off1c,
property on Mill street and his carriag,
: factory. The only appeal allowed was OF
/ the latter, which was reduced from 81 ,2O
to 81, 900.
Brose E. Smith of Wrightstown, aske,
e to have his assessment on the hotel prop
f erty cut down from $1,000 to 81 ,O0C
Judgment was rendered for So, 900.
i Appeals in the following cases were dis
4 missed: Elizabeth S. johnson, Noun
e Holly; estate of Martin L. Haines, crar
/ berry boys, Tabernacle; George l. Down,
. Mount Holly; Daniel T. Sooy, hotel PROF
= erty, New Gretna; Odd Fellows an
p Mechanics Lodges at Moorestown; EC
y ward Halleran and Henry Barry, hotel
if Moorestown; Timothy Donovan, hote
Riverside; Louis s. Brown, hotels at Vii
centown; Lumberton Sand Compan,
in RaDcocas Park.
se On Thursday the Board will sit at IL
r. Court House to hear arguments on ce
tain cases under consideration, and the
~ will visit Riverton and other plac
es where there are appeals