Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-12-06
CONFERENCE YESTERDAY
Commissioners of Assessment
Met With Mayor, City Attorney
and Lawyer Wight.
THE AGREEMENTS PUT FORTH
Commissioner Garretson Says the
People We're Assessed Accord !.
ing TO Benefits Received.

a meeting OF the Comm ssioners OF
/ Assessment, Mayor Rolischweiler,
I City Attorney C. c. ffo.nmann, and
Lawyer James s. Wight. TO talk over
the matter OF the assessment OF tho
property owners along Smith street
! for the wooden block pavement, WAS
held in the Office of the city attorney.
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. and
AS result Mayor Bollschweiler today
vetoed the resolution passed by the
aldermen, confirming the assessment
The meeting yesterday afternoon,
was result of the public hearing
held Wednesday night in the Office OF
I Joseph Burns, superintendent of tho
water department, at which the Com
missioners Of Assessment did nor
appear
The commissioners presaut YESTERDAYS
were John Anderson and Ferd- aGarre&-
son. They were asked numerous qucs-
tions by both the mayor and Lawyer
Wight IN regard to tie reasons for tho
different amounts taxed against cer-
tain pieces Of property almost the
same length. For Instance a certain
man owns land along Smith street
which is 145 feet in length and an
The first man is charged less than the
man who owns only 100 feet
I In conversation with q NEWS re-
porter. this morning Terd Garretseu.
one Of the commissioners, said thar
the commissioners had tried 10 assess
the property according TO the bsnent
derived from the improvement.
Lawyer Wight stated that the prop
ertY along Smith street had not hesn
benefited SO that it had increased Il,
value. Commissioner Garrefson seems
to differ with Lawyer Wight in this
matter. as he thinks that the property
has increased in value and that any
land where street improvements are
made Is bound to he worth more
money.
In speaking about tia value OF land
Increasing Commissioner Garerrson
said that he owned considerable prop
erty along Smith street, rs did City
Attorney Hommaun ard IawTer Wight
and that he felt that the land would
be greatly increased &c Q new pavement
was put down ana thai !. it was and
he was taxed 5000 for il, he was GER
tain that his properly would increase
about $500 in value.
The meeting lasted until nearly
o clock. and the mayor was able TO Set
d good idea of the whole matter AZ
told In the NEWS. the relncnstranee
was signed By fifteen property owners
ana they had twenty-one reasons for
net being assessed.
The Mayors Reasons.
The reasons Mayor BoiiscfweilrT
gives for deciding to veto the rescfu-
ton are that the city council should
have given the property-owners
hearing when they asked for it that
they might have explained why they
should not be assessed because. in his
opinion the macadam would have
proved a better pavement than ti-s
wooden block. if the city Rad cared
for it In Il proper manner and repaired
it when necessary: and that, when the
surface was dug up by certain people
it was the duty of the city to see that
| they repaired it properly
| The report OF the mayor further
states that he believes that the Com
missioners of Appeal made the report
/ for assessment TO the best or their
skill. belief and understanding, but
however. some inequalities of assess
ments are apparent in the report. and
they are so great that, If the ASSESS
iment can be levied, they should be
corrected.
! The report says that the mayor
thinks the authority OF the City to
make improvements by reraving is not
vet settled in this state, and that the
method of assessment provided by the
! city charter is not considered and. as
( far as the commissioners were guided
| is illegal.