Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-16
LARGE TAX CUTS
ASKED IN DOVER
Newton Ely. r. F. Dram and
lord Estate Seek the Great
est Reduction.
Special to the Ereidng star.

Special Ia the tveIung star
DOVER, Dec t6.--A large number
Of property owrhers entered appeals
1t the hearing held by the Morris
County Board Of Taxation in the
Hotel Dover Yesterday afternoon.
The appeals included dwellings, farm
land and building lots. Among the
largest reductions asked were con-
tanned IN the requests of Newton
1;iy. Robert T. Dram and William II.
ronking. secretary OF the j. Couper
Lord estate
Forty appeals v,el-e taken under ad
eisement. submitted by thirty-eig'ht
property owners. 7 HE verdict Of the
board viii be an3ounoed next Mon
3av Nj. Ely. owner Of nine dwell
mas on NicFarlan street and Lincoln
avenue, requested q reduction of
50 100, His assessment was s16,0oe
Inc property Of the L. Z. Dram es-
ate, Of which Robert L. Dram is
executor. is assessed at. $50, 450. a4d
Ire board has been asked to reduce
the assessment to $4,000. The prop
cry comprised Il number of DWELL
ngs and real estate. Mr.. Dram also
aslSed for q reduction Of $500 on
three houses ina Main street, Wbar-
ton, assessed at s. 800
TIE J. Copper Lord property, in
East blackwell street comprising
several acres of unimproved land, Is
assessed at $500, and the secretary
equests Il reduction OF $1,000, as a
laPge portion of the lana has been
sold during the Tnst year.
The Dover Trust COMPANY had
0een assessed S6,aG0 for property at
the corner of Warren and Blackwell
streets and $500 for personal prop
eisy Their appeal was for total eX-
emption, stating the the building had
heen torn down and that under the
state laws Of 1914 a personal prop
erty tax could not be imposed upon
them.
The other appeals in Dover are as
follows: Ethelbert Ely dwelling,
NacFarlan street, assessed $500,
wants reduction to $1,000. Jacob
8einl dwelling, from $3.50 TO s650;
William Simon, personal properly,
$500 disposed Of and asks that as
se(ssment be removed); Harry Pier /
son. dwelling, Orchard street. from |
$3.50 to $3.50; David Glass, dwell !
ing. German street, from $3.50 to 500; |
augusta Glass, dwelling, West /
Blackwell street, from $500 TO $500; |
James l.. Hurd, dwelling Randolph |
Danielson. four dwellings, Depew !
avenue and Richards avenue from /
5000 TO S5,206; Thomas Poulos. farm /
mad So acres, from $500 10 $4,000; /
r. L. Durham, dwelling, Cold street, /
rom $1,000 to $500: c.. II. Roderer. /
two dwellings, Diekeiaon and War !
zen streets. from So, 300 to $500: /,
William A. Sellers, dwelling, Mase |
avenue, from $1,000 TO $1,000
John Roach, store property. Gold !
street. from $3.50 to 81 500; Mrs. W. /
2" Gillen. dwelling, Elliott street. /
from s., 800 to 81, 600 personal prop
ar1y on estate Of L. ". Wolfe, as
sessed S100, disposed of, asks re-
noval of assessmenD. Henry Rich
rds. unfinished dwelling, from s175e
to- $3.50. Gustave Frick. dwelling.
central avenue. from $1,000 to $1,000:
flichael Babo. dwelling. German
rect, from $1,000 10 $3.50: Robert
aaubrich. lot, Mase avenue, from
200 to $500; A z. Earl, dwelling.
from s. 600 TO s1.700; Max Heller as
essed for personal property. $1,000, 1
Statement that assessment should be
removed approved by Assessor
Thomas o. Bassett
3. w. Stokes, dwelling. 800 20
3 900; Herman Schwind, dwelling,
=. goo to SZ,IUu. =. ATKINS, lot. MUM
son avenue. $500 10 s650, Arch Lance,
automobile. $3.50 10 $500; John d. Bur-
cAell, dwelling, Eergen street, $1,000
ia 81 500; Benjamin Pierce, four dwell
ings, PRINCETON avenue, $1,000 70
s7s50O John NMoller. % acres of land,
500 to $500: Richard Leoffer, dwell
ing. Berry street, $1,000 to $1,000;
Leslie 0. Egbert, dwelling. 5000 to
$3.50
Reductions for property assess /
ments in Rudolph Township included
The following: John A. Anderson.
two lots, from $50 to 500: Alfred
Anderson. dwelling, Mine Hill, from
zoo to $500; David Class, two dwell
sngs near East Dover, from $1,000 to
5000; also Mine Hill tract, from S500
10 $500.
An appeal entered by John Moiler
stated that he had been assessed for
he same property in two townships
and had paid the taxes on the tract
I'd RockaH way Township. He asked
exemption from the Randolph as
sessment.