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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02

Hoard "f Assessment and Revision uf
Taxes Of Newark has not been idle. tN
any means u has not been sclf-satis-
lied with ats past achievements for D.
has taken -tcpS to make the taNiuS
methods even more useful ana satlsfat-
tory To- tie general public.
Up 20 q few Years ago TO-" opinion
widely prevailed that almost any person
was capable OF credijably performing
the duties of an assessor that the Job
Was I'd siuecure Seemingly from such
an erroneous idea the truth has been zee
Nealcd. Men who had never owned cor
been called upon 20 say what WAS the
probable market value 81 this or rhat
Kind of properties Were chosen 20 no
heads Of tax boards which lad 20 assoss
real estate valued az millions. Neariy
al those appointments We're nothing
more or less than the payment of pDlit-
ical debts n seems almost needless TO
say the work Of such men was not only
ludicrous. but cost the taxpayer thou
sands of dollars yearly.
Tax boards We're managed in au, old
way 80 that the necessary money tor
IIfillE INV llAlllf 'i'tl Allf.r FfM fNlf Iii''f
As 70 realty records. why OF course. a
mere form OF records was kept. but they
were hardly worth the paper they were
written on. As regards uniformity of
assessments. the meaning 90 q system
was unknown and unsought. and there
fore there could be no cquablc assess
ments Or any attempt 20 get correct tax
lcyies.
Somehow Newark has always been
more fortunate than the majority of cities
IN respect 10 real estate taxing methods.
She created the block and cot map IN
1870. Now nearly every city in this coun-
Try has adopted that block and lot map.
Newark next formulated uniform rules
for Judging The value of real cstata under
normal business conditions. Early she
had reached the conclusion that assessing
realty was not an art. bat "a science and
that it was then high time 10 express
those principles of this science in black
and white for the immediate benefit Of
Newark taxpayers ana landlords. and n
fact FOR all persons everywhere.
The result OF this decision was tic cX-
aminins of thousands Of old realty records
for some reliable guide FOR assessors 10
have in passing on Tho worth Of all
classes of real estate. and the unit value
system Of assessing property was tho
browning achievement OF this work.
Whore il the town or hamlet in this
great country. which boasts Of an efficient
tax board. that does not use the unit
value system? \ peculiar feature OF the
universal adoption of the unit value
standard I'm expressing what IS the worth
Of real property Tor taxation purposes -
that some OF the small towns. which have
only used this gauge for about ten years
imagine that credit for the perfection ot
the unit value standard is due 10 their
respective boards. ana they brand as an
untruth any assertion that they are not
the oiiginators OF that system
Probably no taxing board has had aud
mas more imitators than the Newark
commission. and. sorry TO say. Few imita-
tors will acknowledge the source Of their
enlightenment.
The Board Of Assessment and Revision
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02

of Taxes OF Newark comprises John J..
Carroll president. John Howe. y. WI
d.ick Swain. Thomas q. Preston AMI
Moses H,lc.mau james j. Fi,z-immons
U.s. the sccr,taly. and Albert f. Manager
surveyor. Some of thc members have"
served over ten years.
The term - each m,mb,f Or ay' years,
a vacancy occurring each year. I'm view
81 that order Of expiring terms the
Manor boo his tenure of Office which rs
tW" wears. .au name Only TWO members
OF the board
Tia. Mayor might l. abb. @" bring in-
Gucncc 20 bear ou the WORK Of hls ap-
poiut.es. but bus efforts 90 carry his point
would likely be- futile. a- three members.
OF 81 majority II the board. would BE- op-
posed to h.s manWuyres.
The aim Of creating = "a, board of i've
members. one 90 ho named every Year
FOR term az uyc wears. WAS to make IL
bipartisan. to remove 10 from the domi-
nance II political power as far as pos
Sihic
Tho board ha- twcuty-~Ix employ cs.
twcrty -four as+,-soIs. % secretary and .
surveyor The assessors are not named
by politicians. out are under civil sclvic"
rule and owe their places 90 the realty
ability they displayed IN competitive cN-
animation Tn. salaries col the commits
s.oners age $3.50 . wear. while tn assess
CTS get tlpp year each.
II Is said that II there is any defect 100
the Newark taxing system il is IN" low
salaries paid it's official representatives,
realty experts agreeing that tho commits
sion,rs should get S50'o a year at least
and the assessors not Jess than $500
Emciont realty appraisers are ever in
demand and some day some biz New
York real estate concern f. likely to
make such tempting offers to tho Newark
board a. to make H. impossible for them
To decline Many members of the board
rave already had very catering of.-~-
TO assume now duties in the realty world.
and tie principal reason those offers Were
declined was the firm purpose OF the re-
clpicnt to give his entire time 10 a con-
tinuation of the splendid taxing system
o. Newark.
The Newark method of assessing ana
Keeping q record Of the assessments
placed on real property is not an Wtri-
cato one. That is one Of it, most scintil-
latug features. For instance. properti-
owner thinks his assessment too high ana
apphcs 10 IL" commission for r"duc-
ton ~ the sum on which he VIII have
20 pay taxes provided no changes ~"
made. Tho dissruutlod owner visits tine
civ Han. where are the rooms OF tho
board The complaint Of tho owner Is
first heard 10y one ~ the clerks.
just let's look at the assessors de
scrptiOn of your property Compare il
with adjoining parcels" says the clerk in.
most friendly tone The clerk turns
about and faces low shelf on which is an
index book which tells in what section the
property in question is located. The city
~ Newark is divided into seventeen big
taxing districts. Some Of the biz districts
have been subdivided to facilitate assess
mcnt field work. there being practically
twenty four assessment zones I'm a mo-
n,ont tho clerk has COPY 40 the original
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
Ii CITY HALL
THE ASSESSMENT WORK
Since 1875 Achievements Of
Tax Board PralSeWOrthy.

Newark whose rapid residential and
business growth is attracting wide - read
attention. is noted for many things. but
none more so than for its methods of
assessing ami taxing raj estate. - j.
yearly the mecca of meny distinguished
students OF civic questions striving 20 in-
prove municipal government f. their see
~ue,tive towns. and large numbers ~
Young men in such walks look % il FOR
enlightenment on this important subject
cquablc placing of assessments and taxes
ou real property.
This cnviable position of Newark il
sometimes questioned by jealous tax Of
Gcials lu various sections Of the country.
VINO feel real proud Of themselves until
confronted by facts.
by what right has Newark such
uaiscT they often bawl. "lt is easy for
81 tax board to say IT is tie best of al
such b0aIds. bat IL IFS difficult thing to
get the general public TO voice loudly
such sentiments" Here is where facts
ov,rwhclm these persons cuyious of the
rCsiiiou Newark has attained in deter
mining IN, value of real property for IL
was not the BoarG IF Assessment and
Revision OF Taxes of that city that called
attention To its splendid work OF laying
the burden Of taxation on real properly
Justly. and therefore satisfactorily. but
The National Tax Association. And the
National Tax Association did not arrive
at that conclusion ia a hasty manner.
u took a long time 10 study the question
a. 10 what city had the best tax system.
At meeting of the association held at
,.,f4 -. q
poiuted 10 investigate thoroughly the tax
iu2 methods in use ina the cities OF the
country and 20 report their findings 81
tine next convention Of the organization
which was held AT Richmond. Va, tic
following year The committee unan.-
mously agreed that the premier taxing
svsiem had been auG was in effect n
Newark y. j.
like as moi that committee contained
some representatives Of the political
marty ir power" exclaimed one or more
tardy tax officials who did not favor the
Investigation on hearing that report
There was absolutely no basis for that
mean assertion. rs the committee of the
National Tax Association neither con-
tanned any Newark members nor per-
sons who might naturally lean toward
The principal city in New Jersey. pro-
,ided that city ana some cities were
about on a par when tho final decision
as 10 which one had the most thorough
taxing system was 10 be rendered.
No fayoritcs. to use colloquial eX-
preston. were played The committee
entered upon the work assigned to 10
unbiased and unfettered.
since that decision was announced t"e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
Queen City of New Jersey
4 uth0r of Block and Lot Map
N0w in Universal Use

assessment book ana diligently scfUuuizrS
the technical description OF the property
under examination This book gives
comprehensive and accurate realty survey
IF the entire section 81 which tIe prop
crty is part.
The book tells how many families oc-
cupy house or houses ON property. II
amy. what is the size of the house how
many stories. the frontage. depth and
Other dimensions Of the lot. improved
Of wnmproved. If improved for dwelling
nous. purposes. whether or not there !,
60 collar Ind"r the whole structure or only
part % il. hon many rooms OF the first
floor the second tioor aud othe'- floors. II
auy. tho material used in building. the
drainage. tho interior improvements Of The
binding and the character 81 the heating
apparatus
This description shows why the property
is assessed higher than adjoining prop
erty. And it is not necessary 10 look al
numerous, books to get at those fact.
Why. You have told mc more about nay
property than know myself" the dis
Sruutlcd taxpayer usually says after
short talk With the clerk. ana lie generally
depart, pleased with the up-tS-date meth
od ana painstakug care exercised Ia val
ung real property in Newark.
Tho assessors are acquainted with the
interior a. well as the exterior condition OF
the houses in their districts. on May - %
each year they begin what is called their
annual field work. They must visit every
house and home in the city To learn tn"
amount at personal property owned b.
the OCCUPANTS OF th, structure and To-
ascertain the names Of all males twenty
one years OF age or more. Each male OF
such age pays,a yearly poll tax of 81, ana
the names OF tic males are recorded for
the purpose of lcvrins thst tax. IT,"
assessors must also IND out the number
Of dogs kept In their districts hy. residents
OF non-residcnts in order TO levy the doc
tax.
The assessors at the same time examine
every parcel OF real property in their
zones and compute its proba bic market
value for assessment purposes. The worth
OF every foot OF fraction of 4 foot IS
computed. For instance two parcels
may be similarly improved. with one site
about five or more feet deeper than the
other The extra deep lot will pay
higher assessment. Whenever there are
any changes in the building character
istics from the previous year the changes
will bc plainly set forth in the field book
and their value put in black and white.
The records Of the assessors are thrice
written. one copy is kept by the com
mission. one is sent to the County Board
ot Tax commissioners and the other to
tie Receiver of Taxes.
The board has the power 10. subpoena
any person tor examination VINO refuses
L. give information about his personal
property 10 an assessor or refuses to let
him inspect his house. Usually the
subpoena has the effect Of making owncrs
ORE occupants accede 10 the requests of
the commissioners.
The Board of TaX Commissioners OF
Newark il ever active. Since 1906 every
old and now building has been inspected
inside and outside by it, The physical
description Of every old structure was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02

Plus IL per cent for each additional hundred
feet provided conditions do not warrant land
being assessed from another street.
Fifty per- cent OF value IT, added for corner
property In business sections and - per cent
Of value Is added Tor corner property In resi-
Dental sections
Tax bills are payable October - and
become "A lien after December %
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
Sporting Notes.

Rehg. one Of the Red Sox s new out
feeders, went in rs pinch hitter yes
terdav and delivered the victory over
Detroit in the llth
Harry Crandall Of the Brattleboro
team will play with the Williamstown
team in the North Adams, Mass, mill
league the rest Of the season.
The series between Washington and
Cleveland now in progress viii decide
second position in the American league
race, and Judging from the first two
games Cleveland might as we'll give up
hope.
Reports from New York are to the
effect that the Amateur Athletic union
viii not allow Drew 5 mark Of 3 Sd
made at Hartford, rs the official handi-
capper of the union did not ailot hand
leaps The only trouble over that qnib-
bic is that the event was not a haadi-
cap.
Sam Langford required 80 seconds
to earn $1,000 by knoe king out John
Lester johnson, said to be the cham
I pion boxer of South Africa. in New
York last night Johnson was 50 scare,
when the Boston Tar Baby entered thu
ring that he could scarcely stand up
much less fight.
Arthur Pelkey Of Chieopee, Mass.
who acquired the White Hope mantl,
: when Luther Mccarthy died afte
| their fight, now confesses that h,
faxed a bout with Tommy Burns, hi
manager. Pelkey says he will '.neve
do it again He also says tina
Burns faxed the cablegrams Offering
him battle with Jack Johnson i
Paris Needless to say, he and Burn
! have parted company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
Seven Of Crew Rescued and
Is Others Probably
Drowned
CAPTAIN NETTING
ONE OF THE VICTIMS
Reconnaissance Work in Connection
with Torpedo Boat Maneuvers-
Wireless Message Sent for Help.

BERLIN, Sept 10. The German
marine airship Ii fell into the sea
last evening Is miles north of Heligo-
land during a hurricane and was de
stroyed. Torpedo boats were immedi-
ately dispatched to the scene and res
cued seven Of the crew. Fifteen 9th
ers are missing and it is certain they
persisted in the heavy seas. Among
those who lost their lives We're Capt.
Metzlng. commander of the marine
airship division, Capt. Hanno. com
mander of the wrecked airship, and
Baron Won Maltzahn. The airship re
manned afoat for more than an hor.
The hurricane came on so suddenly
that it was impossible for the com
mander to reach q landing.
The airship was engaged in recon
noissance work in connection with the
torpedo boat maneuvers. She was
equipped for a 30-hours cruise, was
on a full war footing and observing
the conditions of actual warfare. The
airship kept at a height of between
1900 and 5000 feet The coil ;,tmo-
sphere caused heavy loss % g>s and
as she was overloaded. the airship had
! already become unmanageable when
tho storm broke suddenly from the
north. When the crew saw danger ap
preaching a wireless message was sent
asking for help and indicating the in
tention of landing on the water be
hind Helieoland.
The torpedo boats rushed to the as
sistance Of the airship, but it fell swift
y to the sea. Most of the officers re-
manned in the cabins, not expecting
catastrophe. and were carried under
the water by the weight of the Graf
and drowned. Others on the gondolas
jumped into the water, and some q
them We're rescued.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
WON THE FINAL RACE.
Yacht Ellen Secured President Wilson
Cup at Marblehead

MARBLEHEAD Mass, Sept. 10
The final race III the fifth German
American sender yacht series and
probably the last OF the international
contest which began with this type OF
boat III 1906, was sailed Yesterday IN
what Marbleheaders called "a breeze
of wind ;" and was won by the Ellen
owned by Charles +. Curtis and sailed
by his son. The victory carried with
1t tho President Wilson cup, which will
be handed to the Ellen 5 crew in the
parIors of the White House tomorrow.
The Gina, the other survivor of the
elimination races, owned by Gus Low
ell, the Boston architect, was one min
ute and 80 seconds astern of the Ellen
in Yesterday $ race. Last night, ut
the last formal banquet in connection
with the visit of the German yachts
men, Gov. Foss presented to the crew
of the Gina the jewel case, which was
second prize in the series.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
BOOKS FOR BEADING CLUBS.

Does your reading elub or study club
know that it can borrow books for
almost nothing from the state.
The free public library commission
has books on the following subjects,
ready to lend for your club year:
American authors, with pictures;
Art, Canada, Child study. China,
Charles Dickens, with pictures; Eminent
women, Farmers libraries go books
on agriculture and 80 fiction and iu-
venile; Famous men. France, with pic
lures; Home economies, India, Indians
with pictures; Ireland, with stereo-
SCOPE views; italy, Japan, Librarian 5
aids, Missions, Music, Nature study
Panama, with pictures; Spain, with
stereoseopic views; Teachers aids;
Tennyson, L. s History, Colonial
period; L. 5. History, Revolution
Of 1861; Vermont, with pictures; X
4 the West, with pictures.
The only cost to your club is trans
portation (by express from Montpellel
to your town and back, half rate OF
return.)
For further information address
Miss 4. W Wright, See, Is Stat
House, Montpelier, vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT.

Canada, United States and Mexican
Horse Racing Promoters In Combine.
Through the efforts of the British Co.
lumbia Thoroughbred association plans
are being matured toward the cstab-
lfshment of true international cir
cult for horse racing next season.
The scheme proposes to send the
runners to five tracks. Vancouver and
Victoria for the Canadian end. Denver.
Colo, and Butte, Mont, for the United
States and bullet SCARED Juarez for
Mexico.
Racing will begin at the Juarez track
about April and move northward for a
meeting at each track, winding up
with a return to Mexican territory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
SEE BIG LEAGUERS
AND GET POINTERS,

Manager Joe Cantillon of the MiI,-
neapolis club has inaugurated pro-
cedure that is being followed now by
every other team in the American as
ISOLATION. Early this year, while he
and his team were ON their way from
Minneapolis to Indianapolis to begin
a series, they arrived in Chicago on an
open date. and Joe took the players
out as his guests to see game be-
tween the Cubs and Dodgers.
They all sat together in boxes, and
the manager called their attention from
time to time to features of the play.
Whenever the proper conditions of an
open date and trip arise now there is
an American association team watch
ing the game.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
TUTORS THIS ELEVEN
BY MAILING SYSTEM.

Coach Juneau of the University of
Wisconsin football team has adopted
rather novel coaching scheme. He
uses the mails to instruct his men.
During his recent visit to Madison,
Wis, the Badger leader wrote letter
TO all the available candidates urging
them to look upon the serious side of
football
He warned the men to take care of
themselves ana report in readiness for
work by Sept. % Juneau also advised
the footballers to eliminate smoking
and to secure plenty of sleep
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
NEW BAL-K DECISION.
No Offense to Drop Ball While Pitch.
ing In American League.

No OHense to Drop Ball While Pitch
ing In American League.
President Johnson of the American
league has notified all his umpires
that no balk shall be charged to a
pitcher when he, while in the act of
pitching, accidentally drops the ball.
Mr. Johnson's latest ruling keeps the
ball in play, the pitcher escaping the
penalty of a balk and giving him the
right to recover the ball and make a
play on base runner.
In a recent ruling by President
Lynch of the National league the pitch
er is charged with Il balk if he drops
the ball while in the act of pitching.
4 Chicago baseball writer advocated
change from the ruling of the Ma
tional league head, and upon his rec
ommendation Mr.. Johnson is said to
/ have acted
4 The new ruling IN the American
4 league is a compromise of the old rule
/ in the league The writer suggested
/ that both leagues make their rules
4 uniform so as to avoid clashes between
umpires who are officiating in worlds
i series or other series between the riya
league teams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
U. S. SOCCER RECOGNIZED.
VIII Enable American Team to Ente
Olympic Games.

T. w. CahiIl, secretary of the United
States of America Football association,
received a cable message recently
from c. 4. W. Hirschman, secretary
of the international Football associa-
ton, saying that the emergency com
mittee of that organization had admit
ted Professionally to membership the
United States Of America Football as
ISOLATION.
This recognition by the governing
soccer body of the world makes it pos
sible for this country to compete IN
the Olympic soccer games at Berlin in
1916. 1t also means, according to the
announcement made here, that the
United States association will conduct
the international soccer competition al
the Panama canal exposition at san
Francisco in 1915.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
WHEN M'LEAN HAD ONE
SLIPPED OVER ON HIM.

They are telling of break
made by Larry Mclean three
years ago. 1t was game at
the Cincinnati Reds park against
Pittsburgh: Mclean was catch
ing, Fred Clarke on SECOND and
Wagner at bat. A downdrop-
ping pitch shot through Larry's
glove and fell between his capa-
cious feet. AS he looked around
for the ball Wagner pointed with
his bat to the far away bench
and said, 1T rolled over there"
Solemnly and in all innocence,
Larry marched over to the bench
looking for the ball, while Clarke
trotted to third, and the stands
grew vocal with loud personal
accusation. The ball player who
will believe what a member
of the other team says to him is
too innocent to be trusted by
himself and without a guardian.
HNHAHH11 HSA1c.1cx - -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10

Old Red Sox Ripped Up.
Of the 1912 Boston Red Sox. Stahl,
Pape, O'Brien, Ball. Krug and Brad-
ley are gone from the Hub.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10

The news comes that Dallas, Tex. Is
trying to restrain noisy automobiles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10

Robert Potter Hill. the new con-
gresham from Marion, Ill, is a Dem
ocrat, lawyer, and is thirty-nine
years old He has held many public
Offices and has been a member of the
Illinois legislature.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10
Professional Cards

nR. HENRY TUCKER. Residence S
- Grove street, telephone, Z58. OF
Zee, Leonard block. Hours 100 to and
TO s. Telephone 23-I.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10

VAR. q. ,. GREENE. Physician ard Surgeon.
3C once, Bank block. Hours, 3 10 3. IA.
1 20 Q, and to 8 p. m. Residence. 81 Green
~ Ielephone connectinEa.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10

81. II. OCONNOR. N. D. Surgeon and lyme,
eologIst. Hours, 1 to $50, and to p
"a. Sundays by appointment. Once and resi-
sence, Is North Main ST. Telephone, 261.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10

nI. h. X. LYNCH, Surgeon. Office. Park Bldg.
~ Rooms ! and 3, Brattleboro, Vt. Tel $40. Hrs.
to a. m, l to 3 and 7 to 8 p. n. Sundays b.
appointment only. Residence. G5 Canal St Tel
ephone "a. fla
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-10

r.. r. ALDRICH M. d. Office hours 1870 to
~ $50. 70 S. OL-ee Lhone l63-1: house Io2-Z.