The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-23
TAX PAIRING MAKES LIST
 $I52,OOO LESS
Biggest Increase $3a,GOO; Greatest Re.
 dnCtiOn S4O,OOo.
Assessment on Security Building Reduced
 $2S,00O.
Board of Relief Hears s5 Appeals and Grants Reductions in l96 Cases MMahon Heirs Granted Relief on SteepIechase Assessment.

Steeplechase Assessment.
 Owen Burns, clerk of the Board of Relief, filed with Clerk Delbridge of | the Board of Assessors, this morning, a report of the work of the former l board showing a decrease in the grand list of $1S5,135 and additions of s33,- l 100, so that the actual decrease is S152,- 600.
 1 This will not tend to increase the tax rate, as Auditor Heating in esti- mating the deductions by the Board l of Relief for the preliminary appro- 1 prlatlons, fixed the figure at $500, ,000. l The broad gauging of the auditor will give the tax board the income of s35o,- | 900 more to work with than they had in the making up of the first list when 1 the estimated tax rate was 15.8 mills. I Although the board received more appeals this year than it ever received l before, Clerk Burns finished his work bright ard early this morning. The biggest increase is the addition of $30,000 on the Keeler property, in Harrison street The property is 8 brick block which it was supposed was sold. but it developed after the grand list was completed that only a pOILtOu OI LQe UlOCk I1du Ooon SOLO, and at the request of the assessors the s300O0 item was added. The ad- dition of $2,60O to the list of Sarah A. BeardSley was also added at the re- quest Of the assessors as it was found that the property had come into the possession of Mrs. Beardsley by fore closure proceedings.
 Although the city attorney rendered an opinion that the Ringing Bros. circus proprietOrs, were not liable for taxes upon their $75, 900 worth of per- sonal property, because they are non- residents, the Board of Relief have left the circus owners on the tax books for $35 900 by agreement. The circus pro- prietors, admitting that they expected fire and police protection, expressed a willingness to pay upon a $35, ,0O0 val uation.
 Samuel H. Wheeler was allowed reduction of s20,O00 on his property on the northwest corner of Main and Golden Hill streets, and $7OOO reduc- tion on his quarter interest in the Se- curity building which was listed at $374 eco. The other three owners of the Security building, Ellen B. Harrall, William B. and Archer c. Wheeler, were each allowed $70O0 reductions on their quarter interests, making a to- tai reduction on the Security building of $2S,0O0
 The Bridgeport Copper Co.,, which claimed that it's unused plant was overvalued, because of its deteriora- tion, was allowed s1O,oOO reduction.
 The heirs of the late John H. Me Mahon, who appealed from the valua- tion upon the Steeplechase Island property, were granted a reduction of $15, GOO.
 The report of the board follows:
 SUMMARY
 
 celVed. 495 Number on which an allowance
 was made, ..................... 196 Number of additions to grand
 list, ....................... 3I Total amount allowed in End
 District, ....................... s21o, 1925 Total amount added in 2nd Dis trict, ss,1oo Decrease in grand list in End District, lT1, ,525 Decrease in grand list in 1st District, ....................... 7,61o
 Grand Total, s1s5, 1855
 Additions Beardsley, Sarah A., $2, 500; Islip Cor | poration Co.,, $500: Keeler. J. T. and | Katherine M., $30,000; total. $33,1O0.
 Reductions. Armstrong. Chas. H., $1OO: Audley, 1 DaV1Q, RZUU, AurTlllO. MlCna0l, S0UOs Avery. Vincent. $50; Baird. Robert J., s1OO; Baird. Vim. H., s1OO; Banks, Fillmore S.. s2OO; Barnes. T. M.. s1OO; August. $200; Bassett, E. w., Agt. Talmud Torah Society. $500; Bassett. Nellie F.. $500; Beach. S. B., Est. $10O5 Beers, Jeanette. Est. $100; 1 Bender. soloman A.. Est. $1,OOo; Birn- Henry A.. $500; Bitzer, Carl, ;10o; Blakley. James. s15O: Blunt, Wm. T., $20O: Brady. Peter. ct. ux.. s10O: Bridges. Jamie J., $500: Broadfield, Chas. w.. $500; Brophy. Thomas; s4Oo; Brown, Andrew s1re w, $500: Brown. syon: 8unnen, W. H.. Est. $4OO: Burns, Samuel A.. s2,soO; Bur, W. S.. Est, 20C: Burpee, Lucy and F.. s. .150: But CT. J. T. and Mary L., $100; Valdicott, Grace, $100: Cannon Emma S.. $500; Capasso, Raffaelo. $500: Carter Mary 200: Chamberlain. J. C., $500; Clark, Fannie C.. $500: Club. Seaside. $2.5O0; Coates. Chas. w.. ct. ux.. S1OO.
 Corporations.
 J. w. Beach Co.,. $1.OOo; Bridgeport Copper O.. $10.000; Bridgeport Port Jefferson Steamboat Co.,, s2,5OO: Coe & White Co.,. $500: Columbia Nut & Bolt | ;o.. s1,O0O: Consolidated Carpet Sewing , Iach.. $500: H. J. Lewis Oyster Co.,, s, ,OOO: Sun Company. $1.0OO. Coughlin. Joseph F., s2O0; Crowley, Iary J., $200; Dave, Samuel. $200; Del f veechis, Christina, $200; Dewhurst, f Elizabeth, Est. $500; Diamond. Chas., 200; Donald. Geo. D., $100; Donnelly, f Cornelius, $500: Drennen. James, s2o0; Iisenn1an. Mary, $1OO; Engleman, , Nathan and Harris, $500: Esposito, Pas 7 uale. $500; Farrel, Malachi, $200; Fer T
 (Continued on Second Page) oLACES BIG EQUIPMENT ORDER.
 Especial from United Press) . New York. Feb. 23.-It was reported n Wall street to-day that the New ( 'ork Central & Hudson River Railroad E as placed orders for S5.000.000 worth of ( o,,r on1,inrnent at concessions on ac-