The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-03-26
Appeals Before State Board

of the Board E. Amber Armstron,
Camden; Charles c. Black, Jersey Cit,
Theodore Simonson, Newton; Henry
Trick, Vincentown. Frederick r. Leh
back. of Newark, is the secretary. TIL
entire Board was present The member
of the Burlington County Board were ais
present. as spectators, and to give inform
alton If called upon.
Before beginning business presider
Lentz said that while under the law tn
State Board must hear appeals, they pre-
ferred not to have them direct. but woul
rather the County Boards heard them frs
The County Boards, he said, know NOR
about the situation and the propertie
than the State Board does, and it was n
more than proper that the local Boar
should be consulted before the grievance
are taken to the State Board
The first case heard was that of tn
Delaware and Atlantic Telephone an
Telegraph Company on appeal from as
sessment in Bordentown township. Th
poles and wires of this company wer
valued by the assessor at $4,000. TIL
corporation asked that So, 900 be cut off
This was granted.
Gilbert V. Margerum's farm of IL
acres in Shamong township township wa
assessed at $500, and the owner though
it was not worth more than $780, TIL,
State Board agreed with him and the lat
ter price was fixed.
In neither of the above cases did tn,
appellants appear before the County
Board.
Mrs. Sallie $. Keen and William j
Trick, of Vincentown, objected to the
manner in which their property was
assessed. Both cases were similar. The
appellants own farms near Vincentown
and rent them, reserving certain acreage
and dwelling houses for their own use
The County Board held that the dwellings
should be assessed as such and not be
counted in the farm as a whole. Both
appellants appeared before the County
Board and made statements, but did not
file the papers required by law in order to
secure decision, preferring to go direct
to the State Board. The latter reversed
the decision of the County Board
In the appeal of the estate of Martin l..
Haines against the assessment of 81, 900
on cranberry lands in Tabernacle town
ship, Ernest Haines gave testimony to
the value of the lands, the life of boys and
the net profits of the lands In question.
The appeal was dismissed and the assess
ment was confirmed.
A. j. Rider was assessed 81, 900 on cram
berry land in Tabernacle township. He
said he thought it was valued beyond what
It would stand, as only about Is acres were
In good productive state. He asked
that the assessment be reduced to SO, 500
which was granted.
George F. Alloway also had objections
to the amount placed on his cranberry
Dogs in Tabernacle. He wanted the assess
ment of 1000 cut to 81, 200, but the Board
thought 50 900 would be about right.
B. F. H. Shreve appealed from his
of $12, 1000 on the property cor
ner of High and Ridgway streets. The
price first fixed by the County Board was
$4,000 but on Mr.. Shreve's appeal the
amount was reduced to $4,000. This did
not satisfy him and he appealed to
5he State Board to cut $4,000 more off,
He said he thought the County Board was
moved in heir action by rumor that an
offer Of 81, 900 had once been made for
his property. He said he did not consid
sr the property worth a cent more than
BIO, 900 and further said he did not believe
here was property on High street in the
of his that would bring $780,
700. His request was granted.
Louis s. Brown is the owner of two
hotels in Vincentown. He acknowledged
hat he gave $4,000 for the two
but did not want them assess
I'd for more than $4,000. This was the
irst appeal on hotel properties and
brought out a line of questions on the sub
Jet. One member of the State Board
asked if 1t was proper to consider the
license in connection with the real estate.
The answer was in the affirmative. He
'aid he was not so sure of that and wanted
70 know what there was to prevent some
one to build right next to the present
hotel and get license. To this the answer
was that it is rule in this county not to
disturb licenses of old established hotels
unless fragrant violations of the law are
shown, and the rule has also been made
that no new licenses shall be granted. In
the case under consideration Brown testi-
fed that he bought one of the houses to
keep any one else from getting license.
The question was then asked what the
would be worth if the licenses
were taken away. A price was named
but it was also suggested that when such
an occurrence did happen it would be time
to consider that situation, and as long as a
license is connected with property there
would not be any difficulty in getting a
good price for the hotel. The Board took
81, 900 off of the assessment.
The following cases were adjourned on
application of counsel for the appellants;
Mary E. Taylor and Emma A. Gill, Bever-
lY township; Marion W. Shovel. Thomas
Roberts, N. Meyers Filter, c. Cecil Filter,
John G. w. Frismuth, Martha c. Biddle,
Charles NJ. Biddle, Anna Mary M. Biddle,
Riverton borough; Charlotte B. Ellis and
Edward Halleran, Chester township; vii
liam G, Gatziner, Riverton borough
Elizabeth S. johnson. Northampton town
ship; Clayton H. Brick, Evesham town
ship, assessment 1906 on one share of cap
ital stock of First National Bank of Cam
den, assessed at 1907. wanted reduced tt
$120; Clayton 81. Brick, agent for Agne
B. Brick, assessment Of 1906 on tire,
shares capital stock of First Nationa
Bank of Camden, assessed at 1907 pc
share, and wanted reduced to 1920 pc
share; Clayton II. Brick, executor estat
of Henry Brick, deceased, assessment o
1906 on bank shares as follows: 80 FRS
National Bank of Camden, assessed at $50
per share and wanted reduced to 1920 pc
share, % shares Haddonfield Nations
Bank assessed at $172 per share ant
wanted reduced to $110 per share l
shares Farmers National Bank of Noun
Holly, assessed at $72 per share an
wanted reduced to $50 per share; Emily
Brick, assessment of 1905 on four share
capital stock of Farmers National Ban
of Mount Holly, assessed at $72 per shal