The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-31
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what Is shown Concernins Thorn In the
state Beard's Second Annual Report.
AS was stated some time ago in the coll
una as Of this paper, the Second Annual
Report of the State Board of Assessors is
q model of compactness and neatness, and
speaks highly of the ability Of the four
members of the Beard. as well as Of SEQ
rotary Van Cleef and bis assistant. The
kotal tax levied by the Board on railroad
property in the State for 1885 amounts to
Isl. 342. 3)7 a. an increase over the tax of 1854
of $68. 636. IS, of which increase SO, 632 !
Ill goes to the State and $56, 004 05 to the
various taxing districts. In addition to
this, the Report states that the tax inn
oosed against corporations other than rail-
road and canal companies for 1886 is
$685.. T69. 40, an increase over 1884 of $40,-
OPT al. For the imposition of this enor-
NOUS tax aggregating 81 SIS, 007. 04 the
expenses of the Board were the inconsid-
cradle sum of Sl4, 604 OF, tride more than
one Der cent. The TATTLER confines itself
in this article to the tax on miscellaneous
corporations in Hudson County more par
ticularly, as the tax on the railroad prop
erty was given in its columns several weeks
AGO. In regard to the miscellaneous cor
porations the State Boards Report states
that the amount of taxes from them paid
into the State Treasurer for the year 1884
was $l20, 965 80 out OF total tax levy OF
about S195, 900. In this connection it may
be we'll to state that the reason for SO large
{. portion Of this class of taxes remaining
unpaid is the fact that prior to the enact
ment of the law of 1884 q large number of
worthless corporations from neighboring
States came to New Jersey to organize
under her laws, in order to escape taxation,
as prior to that time it was necessary, in
order to become full corporation and
remain such without paying any tax what
ever. to merely file certificate OF
incorporation in tie Secretary Or
States Office, the entire cost of the
transaction. covering the few dollars fee
paid to the Secretary of State. Such cor
porations as these are no earthly benefit tc
the growth of the State nor to the develop
ment of her resources and if tie law has
done nothing else it has compelled these
intraders. as it were, to seek fields that are
NV and pastures that are FIR 3shs In other
words, to take up their beds and walk
and at the same time has prevented the
importation of others equally valueless.
The following statement shows the differ
emit classiications under which mlscel-
laneous corporations are taxed, the amount
each class is taxed and the total tax.
Gas and Electric Light Companies ST. SOL u
Life Insurance Companies not tncorpo-
rated in this State. but doing business
therein .-...-.+4 SsVlo "
n MS ,i State $3.50 As
ca ooupa aaies " - 4.sn IS
oil or Fipe Line Companies. .......... 1921 10
Bal
1 nasiss fAiAo' " a.esp.s ~ 2s7 50
Telegraph. Telephone. Cable and Elk
COMPANIES taxed upon Capital Stock ISL 1858 10
Total. s235, 76s 40
For the special benefit of the regular
readers of the fATrLER, we give below
summary of the corporations taxed in Hud s.
son County, and the amount of their tox.
The Hudson Insurance Company is texed
$268s7; the Jersey City Insurance Com
pany $307. 10; the argus Publishing Com
pany, S35; the Bayonne and Greenville
Gas Light Company, sl22 so; the Hudson
County Gas Light Company, 50, 266.S5; the
Jersey City Electric Light Company, $780,
rs: the Jersey City Gas Light Company,
SIS, 347 SO; the Peoples Gas Light Com
pany of Jersey City, $471.l0; the New
York aud New Jersey Telephone Company,
SI2sU1Ua DO, bl1b hL4Gf1Chu OASbLlCb 4CACSkGpA
Company, of HobokeD, $1,000; the AS
sociates of the Jersey Company 500;
the Bayonne Workmen's Cooperative
Society, of Bayonne, SO cents; the Bergen
Point and Staten Island Ferry Company,
$40; the Bergen Turnpike Company, $52;
Central New Jersey Land Improvement
Company, $2,136 80; the Central Stock
Yard and Transit Company, $500; the
Gommunipaw Coal Company, $40; Daft
Electric Power Company, of Newark,
whose place of business is Greenville, 81
ID. E. Culver Company, $50; the Evening
Journal Association, SCI; Fairview Land
Improvement Company, $40 rs; Hoboken
Goal Company, 500; Hoboken Free Stores
Company, $3.50; Hoboken Land and I'M
provement Company, $l,473.80; Hudson
County Aqueduct Company, $2l; Hudson
Tunnel Construction Company, $500; j r-
ssy City Land and Basin Company, SAT;
Kearney Land Company, 500; Merchants
Telegraph Construction Company, 81 900;
National Storage Company, 81, 400; New
Jersey State Agricultural Society, $50; New
York, Lake Erie and Western Docks and
Company, 1904; North Hud-
son County Railway Company, $469 70;
North Hudson DRIVING Park Association,
$40; PsEonia Ferry Company, 500; Pavo-
mia Horse Railroad Company, s45: Payoria
Land Association, $42 SO; Starin's City,
River and Harbor Transportation Com
pany, $l00, and the West Side Driving
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