The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-04
PURDYREFUSES
TO REVEAL HOW
TAX LIST GREW
Board Said to Expect That
Assessments Will Shrivel
Greatly.
PLAN ATTACKED BY
LOWER RENT SOCIETY

nent Of Taxes and Assessments, de-
,lined Yesterday to tell by what method
,f calculation the men OF his depart
ment lacked UP the tentative personal
property assessments from $SS7,679, 900,
the actual assessment on the books for
1915. to the staggering sum of $780,
sos 9sj for 1915.
"l don't want to give any interview
at all" he said. u gave out a statement
on Friday, and / shall not add to 1t in
amy way
There Is much curiosity, however.
alpons tho many ''milhonaires' now ap-
pcarnS on the tax lists as to the
sources OF information on which the as
SCISSORS based their conclusions Of thcdr
wealth, and several guesses have been
yenturcd as to the basis of the assessors
calculations.
THE Sun was informed yesterday y
that the tax board started out In is
work 10 boost the tentative personal
property assessment IN the belief that
people with personally should no longer
he allowed to escape bearing somewhere
near Il fair share of the tax burden,
cooperate with IL in its gigantic task.
Under the system as laid down by the
ltN the only thing the Commissioners
could do. IL was explained. was to make
an estimate Or guess based ON the
best information obtainabe by them
- TO the amount of personal property
man might have.
Tuo Nou,h. I'm cc-o,.,.
mus an entry appears on the tenta-
i've ron tnat william Biank is assessed
~ Slo",Voo. ana Il hotice is sent TO him
10 Uis eHeh' .hithough the depart
mnt IS not required TO give him any
such notice The books are open. ac-
cording TO the law. and Blank is sup
posed 10 go and tbke look for him.
self
II blank believes he has been over
assessed he has until December ], 4
before the board and present whatever
pro- ne nea p,e"s ,,.as ne isn WORTH ihoie
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But iu reach this desired end, tn.
commissioners feel II is said. that tn.
Individual taXpaynrs must do their ps ri
Tic board cxpects that the tentativ.
,so.-m,nts viii shriycl in the hna
.ttIysiy Ia large degree but IT is con
ru.rt. IL is understood. that the tota
vii 100 largely increased over the figure,
Of preceding wears and that the city will
"a tine gamer
Tho commissioners II ia known. bay.
agreed not Ia discuss. rho tentative 90
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