The evening world. Newspaper, August 13, 1920, Page 9

Lad INCREASED VALUES SAYS nse FOR TAX PURPOSES IN COURT RECORDS, LANDLORD GOUGING pee Landlord Cases Before Mayor’s | ,, Committee Also Considered by Assessors. Deputy tax assessors now working im the field, fixing the taxable value of New York's real estate for next year, can find valuable information in the records of the Municipal Courts and the Mayor's Committee on Rent Profiteering. It is known that next years ex- penses of City Government will be $50,000,000 more than this year, and the word has gone out from the City | Hall that there must be no increase in | the tax rate. it is up to the deputy tax assessors to discover enough increased values to raise the extra $50,000,000. Jacob A. Cantor, President of the Board of ‘Taxes and Assessments, says that Tental returns form one {mportant| basis for computing taxable value of | Teal estate. The Municipal Courts| and the Mayor's Committee records reveal many cases worth attention | by the deputies. For example: ‘Tenants at No. 120 Bast Sist Street | complain to the Mayor's Committee that Brown, Wheelock Co, No. 10 Bast 45th Street, demand’ $1,800 for apartment bdesinnipg Oct. 1, now renting for $1,300 Rate of increase, 40 per cent. Present assessed value, $120,000. 1f increased in proportion to above rental, taxable yalue 1920-21 Would be $168,000. Increase, $48,000. Tenant at No. 3657 Broadway com- Diains t© Mayor's committee that) Bojen Realty Corporation demands $150 a month, beginning Oct. 1, for | Apartment now renting for $75. Rate | ef increase, 100 per cent. Present | asseased value, $575,000. If increased in proportion to above rental, taxable | value for 1920-21 would be $1,150,000. | Increase, $575,000 Tenant at No. Street complaina to mittee that Nassoit Broadway and 89th Street, $2,000 a year, beginning Oct, 1, apartment now renting for $1,250. | Rate of increase, 60 per cent. Present | asgessed value, $260,000. If increased | in proportion to above rental, taxaible value 1920-21 would be £400,000, In- crease, $150,000. Tenant at No. 547 Wost 1424 Street eomplains to the Mayor's Committee that Wood & Dolson, Broadway and) Wddth Street, demand $150 a month, Qeginning Oct. 1, for apartment now | Kenting. for $95. Rate of increase 58! cent. Present assessed value, $220,000. If increased in’ proportion to above rental, taxable value for g981 would be $363,400. 260 West 104th} Mayor's Com- | & Lansing, | demand for -Incrgase mt at No. 87 Hamilton Place} lains to Mayor's Committee that Walter C. Kohn et al, No. 601 Fifth} Avenue, demand $1,200 per year, be-| + ginning Oct. 1, for apartment now * penting for $840. Rate of increasa,) 44 per cent. Present assessed value, $216,000. If increased in proportion| to above rental, taxable value for 1920-1921 would be $309,600. Increase $94,600. Joseph Atz, attorney, No, 1328 Broadway, complains to Mayor's Com-| mittee that Versailles Holding Cor- Poration, No. 55 Liberty Street, tHrough agents, Sharp & Co, de-| mand greatly increased rentais on| + Nos. 605-607 West 118th Street. Atz| tates that for apartments occupied by thirteen tenants who are nis| cilents, now renting for an aggre-| gate of $18,005, beginning ct. 1! $20,350 will be demanded, Rate of in-| wrease, 70 per cent. Present assessed | value, $228,000. If increased in pro-| portion to above rental, taxable value for 1920-1921 would be $387,600. In~ crease $159,600. ‘Tenant at No. 617 West 1434 Street | * eomplains to Mayor's Committee that M. von Raitz, No. 612 West 143d \ Street, demands $90 a month for ‘ apartment, present rental $65. Rate of increase, 40 per cent. Present as- essed value, $110,000, If increased in proportion to above rental, taxwble value for 1920-21 would be $164,000, Increase, $44,000, Tenant at No. 58 East 94th Street complains to Mayor's Committee that | Duff & Conger, 86th Street and Madi- son Avenue, demand $109 a month, | beginning Oct. 1, for apartment now | renting for $75. Rate of increase, 50 | r cent. Present assessed value, | 80,000, If increased in proportion to above rental, the taxable value for 1920-21 would be $120,000, Increase, $40,000. On these tow pieces of property, taken at random from the thousands in the records of the Mayor's Com- mittee and the municipal courts, where landlords and tenants have! Utigated, the Increased values avail- able for taxation, Indicated by the statements of the various tenants, ageresate $1,196,600. This value at the tax rate will produce $20,000 « year, ———Oo— 3 BOYS ACCUSED OF SWINDLING BANK One Charged With Posing Doctor to Cash Bad Oheck in Atlantic City. ATLANTIC OITY, N. J, Aug, 13.— "Taree youths charged with forgery are under arrest here to-day, ‘They are: | Charles Kauff, sixteen years old, of No. present as 813 William Street, Brooklyn, Bdward | Nielson, seventeen, of No, 73 Suffolk | Btreet, hottan, and Herman | Bohwarts, nineteen, of No. 3760 Market | Gtreet, Philadelphta, They are aileged | to have been obtaining money under false pretenses and passing worthless an! | Representing himself as Dr. William | Carr: 4, 6 Prominent Atiantic City | i) Bchwarts, acoording to the armanged for the ashing of 8 ne telephone, seourin t Le Brunt ¢ Jeartnany Werinaedny: | ihe bank fc checks was bog Eine font « tip to other ‘panics in th steiiwarts entled ational Hank yea a jared. and presen chek for in was arreated, ‘The two other youths wore aparehended. 4 t the Atlantic City _ | Interference. CUT HIS REPORT ON Charge Is Made by Member of Mayor's Old Rent Commit- tee at Inwood Meeting. Membera of the Inwood Civic Forum filled the auditorium of Public School No. 52 on Acadomy Street last | Lockwood and! night to tell Senator his Rent and Housing Committee what they thought should be done by the Legislature When one of the Bpeakers, Capt. Charles L. Goldsmith, the chief in- vestigator for the Mayor's Commit- tee on Rent Profiteering when it was firat organized under Chairman Hirsoh, told the committee that he had handled 86,000 cases of profiteer- ing he gave it.as his oplon that 85 per cent, of the landlords who lapply for court process against their tenants have no legal right to court He said that 80 per cases but cent, of the court profiteering landlords, profiteering leeae are not rather DU be OW RMAC ES BLY CORES ICM 161K The sign of a reliable dealer and the worlds best Gasoline Every motor highway and by- way throughout picturesque New England and New York is a part of the long Trail’. ‘WoR * one | avavine +] plained that 95 per cent. of the tands| lords were making from 25 to 175 per | cent. on their investment Chairman rrupted to say: my report were stricken out by Davic Hirshfield, Commissioner of A Goldsmith said he would give that no burden of proof should be piaced on the tenant at all, It was pointed out by Philip M, Goodhart Chairman of the forum, that in « sitar urt Mtigations the proofs must lem ‘by the persons bringing the that thefy shakin tg Af did other®| cugestions along this tine narcation, such as 2% per cent., but rather elimination of any division of proof. Commissioner of Accounta Hirsch- field to-day admitted he tlue pen- cilled Cagt. Charles L. report to sove the city several hun dred dollam on printing bills and that hia action in no way in ired the value of the report, “whioh, even as printed, was 50 per cent. bunk.” The Commiasioner said he prunes all reports of verbiage, self-glorification. speeches and essays for political pur poses. ‘Of the Goldamith report, he said it waa written by an outsider ‘who made great literary efforts t extol in flowery language the mar velous resulta that came by these wonderful men. tion will arise, “I am setting session at a date,” the | taken. “After a conference with on Housing, at which I w lature distance toward call the UD IRMIIZD OG UORTO HOU A DEMERS COME HVS UMS EG The home of Longfellow, the most beloved of American poets, in Pittsfield, Mass. ITTSFIELD is a favorite rendez- vous for those motoring through the beautiful Berkshires. 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Look for the red, white and blue Socony sign. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK “Socony REG. U.S. PAT. OFF! MOTOR GASOLINE Tbs tit) OAIE attat nil -Tawonits peveral members of the Legislative Committes informed that the committes was prepared to make recommendations to the Legis- that would go a considerable relieving the acute situation throughout the State In lation to the matter of housing fa tles for our people, I have decided to | cisiature in extraordinary | CIT ha LD, FRIDAY, AvausT 13, “1990. "Your repor the Legislat val does not shor , Capt, Gold-| smith,” to wh the speaker hotly | retored, “No, because elgnty pa: vt} FOR HOUSING RELIEF e Lockwood committee a copy of hig original report = Otherwise the meeting was one of (Continued From First Page.) Suggestions, the principal one of poo which waa to have an understand-| gpecial session to confine Itself to jable construction placed on the pres- ent rent laws, Many tenants declared | statutory laws, and @ serious situa putidings. extraordinary #erved @ useful purpose, but it was " anid the Go |"which will give ample opportunity for all to present, for consideration, Judging | from public statements made by offi- clals of the cities, the emergency is so great that a shving of four mopths Jin the passage of helpful legislation Goldemith‘a| !8 4 gain of which advantage must be enor, nession, to conve Sept. 20, 8 addition, I have been requested | ty by vitizens Sta presentation of meas being reliet regular oration to the question of housing. | number of statutes were passed to| affect the relations of landlord and generally throughout es intended to & oheck upon some of the abuses| Made possible by the shortage of | “Peso measures nave undoubtedly never expected that they would have any influence in curing the under- lying evil, | “Committees of citizens, civic or; Fanizations and oMcials of the cities throughout the State have been grap- pling with the complicated problem of housing, and no doubt from their ef- forts will come sonie suggestion look. ing to permanent relie | nh connection with £he proclama- | tion for the special elections, he says: “I am unable to bring myself to at the capital on ive undemocratic way of thinking) individuals and organizations of | approximately the | congested to give. an opportunity for the| Wherein the unrepresented Assembly | Pr | districts Ile, the The Legisiature at its) without representation in the Assem. | wession gave earnest consid-| bly at tenant, to the end that there may = Frank G. sections of the counties and vitally affected by | housing coriditions, should be tae extraordinary session.” Special Sale. Extraordinary Bargains in Men’s & Young Men's FURNISHINGS e at prion cles in this 647 Eighth he. ieetremtets any whe sed Ad, £4.00 snirte of ‘orcale an $6.00 and $8.00 Pajamas offerings. (Bold separately Mf desired.) on MIFPONTEN ce ed 190 TOP TABLES SALE of SUITS Bedroom, Dining Room, Living Room Bedroom Suits (f2%” a cee $267.49 ein met Walnut colonial 449,34 $575 AmerianWal 45.7 @ 4 $619 deren Walnut William 48 4, 59 494.24 724.74 and Mary...... $624 American Walnut Adam. $915 American Wal nit Chippendale “limi, 12009 Ts nie” 897934 Dining Room Suits (Four Pisces) Hecate $287.24 $628 Gaerne’ §—498.34 wenn 530/89 Set 5558.34 Pee oe 574.47 Marthe, 637.97 $1288 Mahogany Queen Anne... 999.49 $1685 American Wal- nut Hepplewhite 1347.24 Living Room Suits (Three Pieces) woe $169.24 sgicumVelow 334.94 | it eae 399.74 Mee Pe 617.89 Sale of FLOOR OIL CLOTH Good Quality Felt Base. 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You myst when be eyesight 184 B'way, aa3 Sixth Avo sete 350 Sixth Av, aad zor Nagra, ae Ann num Tea Kettle 2.49 57.75 A wplendid assortment of destens and colorings. 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