Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-02-15
COUNTY
ON ASSESSMENT
Waterfront Land in Perth Am.
: boy Assessed So, 500 Acre,
in Elizabeth at $50, 900.
BEFORE STATE TAX BOARD
Union Co. Delegation Cites
Several Instances; Middle
sex Delegation Attends.
By Special Correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, Feb. 15-Middlesex
county assessments on realty were
attacked here today by former AS
semblyman Francis V. Dobbins, of
Railway. speaking in behalf of Un-
ion county tax board and the Coun-
ty Board of Freeholders- The matter
was brought before the State
Board of Taxes and Assessments
which was advised that while there
is a very great similarity in the To-
cation and general wealth of coun-
ties of Union and Middlesex the for
mer's total ratables for 1921 have
been fixed at 50,000,000 and the
latter's at 100000.
Either Union is too high or Mid
dlesex too low the state board was
told. A delegation of Middlesex
county officials. headed by Thomas
F. Haggerty. acting as counsel for
the tax board, was here to make
answer. The contention behind Un-
ion county's stand for a review and
equalization of taxes in Middlesex is
that unless every county does its
share soon fixing equitable assess
ments when the time comes to col
lect the taxes to pay the interest
on the soldiers bonus and the bridge
anu JULIUS oOiiiC tOuutlCS "i4A
be TURNING in more than their share
of interest funds, because other
counties have been remiss in max
ing the proper assessments.
Dobbins attacked specifically a
number of Perth Amboy. New
Brunswick and Roosevelt tax assess
ments and made comparisons with
similar ones in Elizabeth and Plain
field in Union county,
Water front land in Perth AM
boy is assessed s2,500 an acre and
that in Elizabeth at $4,000. said
the speaker.
There is not a piece of ground
on the Perth Amsoy water front as
sessed near its true value" declared
Dobbins. He gave the following ex-
amples of what he termed under
valuation in Perth Amboy:
Chesebrough Manufacturing Co.,
assessed at $4,000. bought years
ago for 100000 and estimated to be
worth now $250.0o0.
Barber Asphalt property, assessed
at s16S,OO0, could be sold for $780,
900.
Henry. Maurer Brick works, fifty
four acres, assessed at $177,000, es-
timated to be worth a half mil
lion dollars.
American Smelling Co.. $165,000.
worth $755.000.
Central Hotel. assessed at $4,000.
valued at $150.000.
While there has been a considera.
BILE increase in New Brunswick still
there are glaring examples ther,
also, said the Union county man
The NATIONAL Bank building, the
finest structure in either Union oil
| Middlesex county, is assessed fol
| only $121,000. it was claimed, fol
the building and S2S,500 for th'
land. 1t could not be replaced for q
half million, said the speaker. Sew
eral differences occurred during Mr.
Dobbins' discussion of New Bruins
wick values, Mr.. Haggerty taking
exception to them, but Dobbins de
clared he had obtained the figures
| from the city engineer.
The Middlesex officials will repl!
| this afternoon.
Senator Thomas Brown, of Mid
dlesex, raised the question of thu
boards jurisdiction to hear this pro
| ceeding. In an unofficial rulini
| President Jess of the tax boarC
| thought his body could hear th'
matter although reading from thu
statute he showed where only S10l
may be spent for such purposes
Senator Brown suggested an ad
| journment for week to have a. de
| cision on the question of jurisdiction
and the procedure to be followed
This will likely be decided upon.