The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-12-24
Board of Taxation.

cases Jucu pTCSeubeu, T6HuoTluS utClS
sions in nearly all the other matters thai
were before them. Some appeals were
presented on that day which require in
vestigation and they were laid over until
Thursday of next week, when the Board
will sit at the Court House at 10 O'Clock
to hear the complaints, the principal
ones being from the Public Service
Corporation. The number of appeals
this year were of less number than last
year and the amounts involved were
much smaller There may be appeals to
the State Board from some who preferred
to go before that body without coming
to the County Board, but in a number Of
instances where the latter rendered de
cisions the tax has been paid.
Following is list of the rulings of
the Board:
The following decisions were announced
after the nesting of the board at the court
house, Mount Holly, on Tuesday:
American Ice company, Mansfield, asked
reduction in personal property from 1900
to $500. Refused.
A. o. Bills, Pemberton township, objec-
ted to the assessment on his cranberry
boys. His application for reduction was
dismissed.
Estate of Anthony Bullock appealed
from assessment of $4,000 on cranberry
boys in Woodland and the claim to have
the amount reduced to $1,000. An appeal
from the same estate to have the assess
ment of $500 on personal property wiped
out, because the estate does not possess
such effects was allowed, and the assessor
was instructed to add to the duplicate $3.50
of personal property to Mrs. BulIock's bill.
Elizabeth Bromley's estate, Chester,
81, 900 in personal property, the item hav-
ing been wiped out anG distributed some
time since.
Walter A. Barrows claimed that 5000 on
some lowIands in Riverside township
should be reduced to $40 and the appeal
was granted.
Elizabeth &. Brockerman, Beverly city,
appeal for reduction in PERSONAL property
from 800 to 5000 was dismissed.
Harry M. Black objected to his assess
ment in Pemberton township. He was
assessed for 4,070 acres of timber and cram
berry land and a survey showed there
was but about $500 acres. This was
figured and the assessment of $22, ZOO was
reduced to SIC, $50. Mr.. Blacks claim was
Isaac Brown, Eastampton, had the value
of his farm cut down from S., 400 to $4,000.
A. ]. Browns appeal for reduction on
Palmyra property from $500 to $1,000
was granted.
John Boyce said he had not $500 worth
of personal property il Burlington city,
and Investigation showed that 500 was
nearer the mark and he was allowed his
claim to that amount.
The estate of Elisha Beldin appealed
from the assessment of $4,000 on the hotel
property in Burlington city. The appeal
was dismissed.
s. P. Comegys, Eastampton, was grant
ed reduction of 500 on personal prop
erty.
Archie Coxson, Chester, was granted
reduction on real estate from 81, 800 to
81, 200.
Frank Cutter, Burlington city, was as
sessed for 5000 on personal property, but
the assessor admitted an error of $500 and
the matter was quickly adjusted.
Jane Clendennon, Palmyra, was assess
ed for 81, 700 on real etsate. and wanted it
reduced to $4,000. Judgment was given
for 81, 400.
Charles Decou, Tabernacle, reduced
from $54 per acre to $40 per acre for farm
in that township.
Delaware and Atlantic Telephone COM
pany had two appeals. One was from
$31, 426. Also in Lumberton township
from 81 200 Co $3.50. The agent of the com
pany was subpenaed to be at the court
house, on Tuesday, with papers that
would allow the Board to reach some con-
clusiol. He came but did not bring any
papers. In the assessment the building on
High street, Mount Holly, was valued at
SO, 600. The company paid $500 for the
lot and refused to sell small part of the
rear portion for less than $500, yet in the
petition for appeal the property was put
down at S., 900. As the company did not
seem inclined to present the documentary
evidence asked for the appeals were dis
missed.
Hannah Davis, Palmyra, wanted to be
released from 81 900 assessment against a
house in Palmyra on the ground that the
family did not occupy it until the Goth day
of May. The appeal was dismissed.
Jospeh q. Evans thought he was taxed
too high for personal property in Taber-
nacle township and his assessment of $500
was reduced to 500.
w. r. Eltonhead owns farm in Chester
township, one-half of which he claims is
not fit to work great portion of the time
owing to being under water. His assess
ment was 81, 760 and he thought 81 200 was
enough, and the Board agreed with him.
Fred W. Fisher, Palmyra, reduced from
50. 600 to 81 900 on personal property.
j. G. W. Frismuth, Riverton. claimed
reduction on real estate to the amount of
81, 500, that being in accordance with de-
cision of the State Board last year. This
year the assessor got mixed up on the sub
ject and made an error which was cor
rected.
Charles Faehr asked that his assessment
of 81 200 in Chester be reduced to $780, |
The former figure represented the value
when there was coal yard on the prop
erty, with trestles and other parapher
MALTA. This appeal was granted.
W. S. l.. Fluck, of Palmyra, had three |
appeals on real estate. The assessments |
amounted to $500, 81, 900 and $1,000. The |
first was cut to $50, the second was allow |
ed to stand and the third was reduced to |
Sc, 300.
Beulah Gaskill owns a farm IN Spring |
field township which she is trying to sell
for 200, but which is assessed for Sc, 400 |
She asked to have the value cut to the |
selling price. This was done.
Alfred Giberson was willing to pay on |
70 acres of land in Cinnaminson township |
and not on SO acres as his bill called for. |
An examination of the books showed that |
he was down for only IS acres, and that |
the bill was mistake.
L. Godfrey objected, through an agent, |
to the assessment of $1,000 on a cottage at |
Browns Mills, and wanted it reduced to
81, 900. The evidence was that the cottage |
cost more than it was assessed for without |
the price of the land being considered and |
the appeal was dismissed.
Charles NJ. Gales assessment of 5000 on
a vacant lot on Risdon street, Mount |
Holly, was reduced to 800.
H. HOLES, of Medford, wanted 800 taken
off of his real estate and his request was
granted.
M. Haver, of Medford, had an assess
ment against him of $2,675 for real estate
and 500 for personal property. He
thought he should be allowed for note in
bank, but as it was disclosed that the note
was practically mortgage the claim
could not be allowed.
g. K. Hinchman had his assessment on
a cranberry bog in Medford township re-
duced from IS, 400 to $4,000.
Mary P. Harris, Beverly city, reduction
on real estate from $500 to $1,000 dis
missed.
The assessment of $125 per acre on prop
ertY of estate of A. Hubbs, Palmyra, was
cut down from $125 TO 800 per acre.
George Holmes, Delran, asked to have
his assessment on personal property $1,000
cut down to $4,000, but the Board fixed
the sum at So, $50.
Edward Holmes, of Delran, had $3.50
taken from the value of his personal prop
erty.
Frank S. Herr, Chester, reduced to
s., 900 from $2,400 owing to a misunder-
standing on the part of the assessor.
W. p. Haines, Southampton, was as
sessed for eight acres of land. He said
he only had 81 acres and PRODUCED the
papers to substantiate his claim, so its
was allowed.
NJ w. Hargrove objected to the assess
ment of his property in Pemberton town
ship, which was Sc, 500, and it was reduced
to S., 800.
W. d. Jacobs, Chester, was refused re-
duction of $500 on real estate
John d. johnson appealed from his as
sessment of $500 on personal property,
SIC, 900 ON the house on High street, and
$40, 900 on personal property of the Ron
aldsJ ohnson company, Hainesport. The
Board took $500 from the personal prop
erty in Mount Holly and the other appeals
were withdrawn.
Charles Kell, Tabernacle, appealed for
reduction of 800 on real estate. Dismissed.