Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-03
TAX APPEALS Being
HEARD HERE TODAY!
County Tax Board
Hears MANY
Complain.
ASKS CHANGE.

The County Board of Equalization
of Taxes met in the council chamber
of the City Hall at 10 o'clock this
morning and considered about thirty
tax appeals. The petitioners had
been notified previously by the clerk
and the room was crowded before
any of the appeals were taken up.
The applicants in turn were heard
by the board which did not adjourn
until ] O'clock
No decisions were given this morn
ing. but during the afternoon all the
applications will be carefully gone
over and the assessments officially
fixed.
Most Appeals Small.
Most of the petitioners kept crowd
ing around the railing and number
had to be told to sit down. With the
exception of the Central Railroad
Company of New Jersey and the l. S.
Knee Pants factory, the appeals were
from small property-nolders.
The appeals of Thomas w. Collins.
Antonius Gibson and John Fiordland
were the first to be heard by the
board, and lengthy argument be-
tween Charles L. Snyder, their coun-
sci, and the tax commissioners fol-
lowed.
Leo Goldberger next appeared for
Herman Hopper, Joseph Klein, Isaac
Solomon and the |. s. Knee Pants
factory. The latter protested against
personal assessment for s25,000.
claiming that the goods in their
building are only sent there to be
manufactured.
Peter F. DAILY, of New Brunswick.
represented the Mutton Hollow Fire
Brick Company, and asked that their
assessment be reduced from $500
TO $4,000, which Mr. Daily said was
what had been paid for 1t, and what
II could now be purchased for.
Stephen l. Somogyi represented
2ailey Cohen in q number of appeals.3
The Red Star Trading Stamp Com
Iany also asked that its personal ~val-
qation of $1.400 be reduced to-
$1,000.
Central Railroad Appeals.
B. l.. Wallace, counsel for the Cen
trail Railroad Company, asked that an
assessment of $S44 in block It's, lot
%, be cancelled. Assessor i. T. Gold
ing and the lawyer then became en-
gagged in warm discussion and after
interference by the board, harmony
existed and 1t was found that the
railroads attorney had based his APP
peal on substantial facts. The board,
however, reserved decision, although
tho assessment will probably be can
cCfNa,l, as the land In question was
rc taxable, according to the evidenc
Cliered. ID
Mr.. WaEouAsaid he had other a
peals, but the SSAard on learning tt
they were not FAPerth Ambov.
fused to hear thehA Before leN<
however, Lawyer WAas- graA
the station property De- SchooAg
valuation from $s,250 to $1,k7-lyr.
A. c. Clark. superintenden4
Raritan Copper Works, reprcsssa'stinu
the Raritan Terminal and TransE.
tation Company and presented tn
appeals, one for some boats which he
said were unjustly valued and also
for some land which had been incor-
rectly assessed. he said.
A number of other petitioners
were heard, but most of the appli-
cants only wanted triding reductions
in the valuations of their property
Clerk Spencer took notes during
the session and also filed the applica-
tions after the board had passed COM
ment on them.
The three members of the board
and also the local assessors arNA at
work this afternoon and full r.
of the decisions is expected 49,
given out by tonight
During the hearing, this NOR
a number of times the word of
cants was weighed against that
assessors, who were called on
board at intervals. At one
Assessor Neer said that he ha
sessed a building at $4,000 bee
the owner had said he would not
it for less. The man denied max
the statement, but finally admit ~
that he had said So not knowing that
Mr.. Neer was an assessor. i can see-
that you are man of truth and ver7
acity,' said Assessor Neer, who add
ed that 1t was simply his word
against that of the petitioner.
Many other amusing incidents oc-
Cured during the course Of the hear-
ing.