Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1919 — KICKS ON TAX ASSESSMENT [ARTICLE]

KICKS ON TAX ASSESSMENT

John D., Sr., Protests Against New York’s $5,000,000 Claim. New York, Dec. 12.—John D. Rockefeller, Sr., has protetsted against his New York tax assessment of $5,000,000. This is the second time Mr. Rockefeller has objected to paying his personal assessment and in the present instance he claims that he has been making a gift to the city of taxes on $3,000,000 for some years. Under the administration of Mayor Mitchel, Mr. Rockefeller’s personal assessment was raised to $10,000,000. At that time he swore that his assessable holdings in the city did not exceed $2,000,000, but agreed to pay an assessment on $5,000,000. The Rockefeller attorneys Informed the tax board that Mr. Rockefeller no longer cares to make a gift to the city of taxes on $3,000,000 of property which he does not possess.