Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-20
MANY ASK STATE
BOARD To LOWER
AMOUNT OF TAXES
Elizabeth 0llemar Seeks Big Re-
duction-East Orange Land
Company Protests.

Appeals from the decisions of city
and county tax boards were heard to-
day by the State Board Of Equalization
OF Taxes. in the Council chamber of the
City Hall. One of the important cases
listed for today's hearing. but which
was withdrawn before being acted on
by the board, was that or Elizabeth
ollemar, of %Irvington. appeals from
this woman have not been infrequent;
in fact. they have been an annual
feature of the boards work. This time.
however, it was decided to withdraw
the appeal, although 1t had beer fled-
All the land owned by Elizabeth
Ollemar is in Irvington. The petition
for reduction covered three parcels.
One vas on the west side of Grove
street. Mrs. Ollemar applied for a re-
duction on fourteen acres from $4,000
to 1900. The next was a reduction
on an assessment for thirteen acres and
a farm house from $51. 500 to s42,5 SOC.
When applying for a reduction IN the
assessment of this property from $47,5 500
before the County Tax Board. 1t was
iCNof Gu Uy LldL OOdIu that AIAClC
had been an error in the assessment,
and instead of reducing it 1t was in
creased to $51, 500, because the assessors
erred in rating the land at SIPS an
acre instead of $500.
The third item was for two houses
n lots on the East side of Grove
street from $4,000 to $40. 200.
The cas- of the Ridgewood Land
| Company came up before the board.
| This land is also in Irvlngton. The ten
tative county assessment for property
owned by this company is $4,000, which
includes lots and improved land. The
company desires a reduction Of $18,00e
saying that that was the assessment
made last year by the State board.
The county board asks for specific rea-
sons for the State boards reduction
last year from $4,000 to $4,000, claim
ing that the State board gave no rea-
son last year why the reduction had
been made. The county officials say
that in their assessment they TOOK nto
consideration the improved and unim-
proved land.
Eric Railroad Protests.
The Erie Railroad Company wishes
an assessment of a strip of land ON
their main stem in Bloomfield Cancelled.
The assessment for the land is $500.
The company claims that this is Sec
ond-class property, and should not be
taxed by the local assessors.
The petition of the Prudential In
surance Company, relative to their
assessment on the deferred dividend
policies, was withdrawn. The reason
for this Is that the Court of Errors
and Appeals already has ruled in favor
of the city on this matter.
The East Orange and Ampere Land
Company is disputing the assessment
of the East Orange and county asses
sors and wishes the State Board to
make an adjustment. The original as
sessment made by the East Orange
board was for $305, 500. An appeal to
the county on the ground that this was
excessive resulted in a reduction OF
$4,000. The company originally was
assessed for the price at which the lots
were sold. 1t was found out thai on
the purchase price of each lot a sum
was refunded for the proposed cost of
improvements. The county body sug-
gested that the company and the city
get together and decide on the value
of the land without the improvements.
There is a dispute now as to the deci-
sion reached. The county and city hold
that $77, 900 was the amount Of the re-
duction agreed on, and the company
says that 1t was agreed that the
amount be reduced to s136, 800. 1t con-
tends that the valuation OF the land
should be no greater than that sum
and asks the State officials to reduce
the assessment to that amount.
Emma Harrison Taylor, of Irvington
avenue, South Orange village, also
asks for a reduction. Her assessment
is $5.440: she thinks it ought to be "a, $40.
David II. Yonteff thinks that his
Pope-Hartford machine should not be
taxed 81, 1000, but s100. He says that the
machine is a 1906 model, and not in
good condition.
Bernard Avidon has a three-story
tenement house at $50 Charlton street.
He has been assessed $3.50 for the
building. He asks for a thousand dol
lar reduction.
Decision was reserved in the a s of
the Ridgewood Line Company. The as
sessment of the Bloomfield property
of the Erie railroad was Cancelled, it
being second-class property and al
ready taxed by the State board. The
East Orange and Ampere Line Com
pany case will be reconsidered by ex-
perts before a decision will be made.
The appeal Of Emma Harrison Tay-
Tor was dismissed; that of Bernard
Avidon was withdrawn, and the appeal
made by David II Yontt,ff was dis