Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-12-10
BIG FIRMS ASK
TAX REDUCTION
Atlantic Terra Gotta and
Standard Underground Ca
BILE Co.'S, Before Board.
23 APPEALS IN ALL
Cable Co. Asks Cut of$35, 600
Terra Gotta Wants a$M,-
600 Decrease.
23 APPEALS In ALL

Twenty-three tax appeals were
heard by the County Board of Equal
ization of Taxes in the recorders
room at police headquarters, this
morning, but in most of the cases
decision was reserved.
lhe board convened shortly after
10 O'Clock and remained in session
until noon. President Schlessinger
presided. Commissioner Samsel, of
South River, was present, but DR..
Frank Crowther, the third member
Of the board, was absent.
Matt Weirup, w. A. Crowell and
Joseph Massopust the three local as
SCISSORS, were also present and as the
name of each applicant was called,
referred to their books for informa-
ton at the boards request.
Most of the applicants for can
collation. or reduction of their as
sessments were present In person to
plead their cause, although about
five of the appeals, when called, were
unanswered.
For the Cable Works.
w. A. Connor appeared for the
Standard Underground Cable Com
pany and asked that the assessment
of $125,000 on the old buildings Of
the plant on the easterly side of High
street be reduced to 100000. He
said $125,000 was more than 60 per
cent of what the buildings actually
cost. This assessment, he also stat
ed, was an increase of $4,000 on
the assessment of the same buildings
last year. Mr.. Connor said that the
new rubber mill, which cost nearly
100000, had been assessed for
$4,000, but that he was not making
any appeal to have that reduced. All
he wanted, he said, was fairness and
that he did not consider the assess
ment on the old buildings just. AS
SCISSOR Weirup said he thought the
assessment correct. The board told
Mr.. Connor that they would consider
the matter.
Atlantic Terra Gotta Company.
The Atlantic Terra Gotta Com
pany asked, through DeForest Grant,
one of their officers, that the $65,000
personal assessment on the Perth
Amboy plant, in Buckingham ave-
nue., be reduced to $4,000. Mr..
Grant stated that for a number of
years the personal assessment on the
plant had only been $4,000, and
did not see why it should be raised
$4,000 this year. President Schles-
singer said that If 1t had been as
sessed too low before there was no
reason why 1t should not be assessed
correctly this year. Mr.. Grant was
surprised when told that machinery
in the plant was assessed as personal
property. He also asked to have the
personal assessment of $4,000 on the
Standard plant, on Stanford street,
cancelled because the plant was not
In operation and that the machinery
there was only worth about $500.
The total assessment of $24,60O OH
that plant, the board told Mr.. Grant,
they did not consider too high.
Mr.. Grant asked further that the
assessment on some lots in block
ia be reduced from $1,000 to
$1,000. Decision was reserved on
the three appeals, but from the way
the board spoke 1t is not believed
that any of the reductions will be al
lowed.
Central Railroad Heard.
Railroad of New Jersey asked for
several cancellations of assessments
on the ground that the property was
part VI InC III dih bLClu, anu udu Dctu
assessed by the state board. These
were allowed.
A telegram was received from
Ella J. B. Morris who wanted a per-
sonal assessment cancelled. She
stated that she was unable to be
present.
Fred Hooker, of 4S9 State street,
was allowed a reduction from $6,500
to $500 on house and lot, as
Assessor Weirup stated that mis-
take had been made in entering it
on the books.
Steamboat Company Appeals.
The N. Y. & N. J. Steamboat Com
pany was represented by a Mr.. Horn
beck who asked that the $4,000 as
sessment on the steamer st. Mich
aels be cancelled as the boat was not
registered here. 1t was allowed.
The New Jersey Terra Gotta Com
pany had an appeal filed, but no one
appeared to answer 1t.
Nelsina Jensen, of 78 Catalpa ave-
nue., was allowed a cancellation of a
5000 personal assessment. as was
Richard H. Stack. The latter said
he is now boarding and has no per-
sonal property.
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