Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-19

baord members showed that the
Dunellen assessor had made reduc-
tons in some assessments VARYING
from 500 to $6eO. Neighbours was
before the board to explain his f1g-
ures and declared that he had made
an error last year in n king the as
sessments, having placed the values
on certain properties at too high
figure. This years figures, he said.
were the corrected ones. An in
spection of the assessments in Dun
ellen for the past few years disclosed
the fact that last years figures were
in proportion to those 5r other years.
The books were returned to Neigh
bours who was instructed to remedy
matters by making a reassessTnenf.
When the books of the North
Brunswick Township were Inspected
| it was found that George Smith, the
assessor, had failed to assess 81
lots. An industrial plant which WA
recently completed. consisting Of tx
buildings said TO be valued At about
$4,000 each had been assessed Tor
~1.000 less than last years des1res.
Smith told the board he had made
| a mistake in failing to add the
assessment for the new buildings an1
! had meant to make the assessl1i ent
| $4,000. Residential property in the
vicinity of Bodine's Corner wilere
considerable new Construction has
been under way, was assessed at only
twenty per cent. OF the value. the
board found In returning the
: books TO Smith he was told TO make
a reassessment and TO assess fn
the front footage of property and
not by the plot.
A resolution was adopted by the
tax board ordering Albert SchuFlef
of Helmetta, to make a complete re-
assessment in Helmetta owing to tire
systematic reduction on all nroners
/ ties in that place These reduetHnpls
averaged between 500 and SeDe
each, but the George w. Helme Snuff
Company had an increased assess-
ment of $50. 900. which was thought
! to have been placed by the assessor
in order to make up for the money
which would be lost 10 the county
/ by the general reduction in the faxas
of the smaller property owners. Two
years ago the Helmetta assessor WAS
ordered to increase assessments. Il
the 1924 assessme ents had been per
mitted the county tax board mem
1 bers said the figures would be back
/ to where they were two years ago.
/ The SayreVille assessor had his
/ books returned owing to his failure
to make an assessment on an ln-
/ dustrial building under construction
at the time the assessments were
levied. Inequality of land assess
ments was also ordered corrected.
! An extension of time was given
the large cities of Perth Amboy and
New Brunswick in order that their
work might be completed Perth
! Amboy reported a revision of as
sessments in the business section OF
that city and announced that the
books would be ready within one
week.
/ South Brunswick townships asses
sor failed to have that municipalities
assessment books before the board
and a summons will be sent Assessor
Vreeland to report Immediately with
the books.
/ Owing to. the fact that the new
owners of the Morgan Ordnance
Plant have not yet taken title from
the government the county tax board
reports that this property will es-s
cape taxation for 1924.
No official figures were given bx
the board members as to what the
Increased county valuations would be.
this year, but it is estimated at seven
and one-half millions. representing
a reduction of several points ia the
rate.