The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-14

'h'Nh " W.
rotary presented his first annual mes
sage.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE. .
Referring to the subject of railroad
taxation, the message states that there
has been paid to the several localities
S769, 1885 80, being all the taxes collec-
ted from railroad corporations for To-
cal tax and allotted thereto, from the
passage of the act of 1894 to the pres.
ent time. In this connection 1t is sta
ted that the system of railroad taxa
ton still retains the feature, with ref
ereuce to taxation for local purposes,
that the property OF railroads may be
taxed at one rate and the property OF
the individual, or miscellaneous corpor-
alton, at another rate, and attention
is called TO the reasons why this in
equality of taxation should be remove
and the constitutional requirement
hat taxes should he asse ssed by uni.
form rules I've obeyed with reference to
such property.
After reviewing the subject Of the
general tax laws and of taxes on mis-
cellaneous corporations, the finances OF
the State are considered. He shows
that the total revenue of the State for
the year ending October 81, 1887, was
81, 419 069 "a. The disbursements for
the fiscal year for State account, other
than the payment of loans, were rs fol-
lows: On accouUt of public debt, $780,
900 90; Chart able and reformatory in
stitutioms. $3.50, $50 05; courts, State
Prison &c, 1926, U45 ~: state goveIn-
ment, including Legislature, 53l6, l2l.
50; Military, Sl0~, 597 IL; printing, ad-
verti-ing, &c, including amounting Tor
! printing laws III newspapers III 1856
not providing ior that year, Sl31 995 p
educational, S42, 100 80; scientific, sani-
tary, &c. So, sos Al, miscellaneous,
S44, 2i7 Us; total, Sl,436, 024 SO. The
balance to the credit of the State
Fund on the 31st of October, 1887,
was S20S, 400 43' AT that time there
was due from railroad corporations for
taxes for state purposes under the act
of April 10, 1884, us follows: Unpaid
balance of tax payable in 1885, $685.
9S5 10. U paid balance of tax payable
in 1886, $40, 651 20. Unpaid balance
Of tax payable in 1887, SILT, 306 80.
Total, S203, 943 SO.
The State school during the year, in
Guiding balance on hand, amounted to
81, 511, 800 IS; the disbursements were
5 ,465, 26S; balance, $40, $50 Sc. The
total receipts OF the School Fund, in
Guiding balance, we're $99S, ASS 80; dis
bursements, including S353,s46 "a i'll
vested, $3.50, 4o0; balance October 81.
1887, Sl67, 957 SO.
The balances OF the several funds
October p, 1887. amounted to S423,.
036 rs. The whole Of the balance TO
the credit of the State Fund of the
same date has been required to meet
on the same date has been required to
meet disbursements, appropriations and
payments TO the Sinking Fund for debt
maturing January l, 1885.
The School Fund amounts to s., 422,-
275 10. and consists OF Sl,0S9,S33 Ii of
riparian leases, and 81 1852, 422 81 of
United States bonds, real estate, mort
gagesAash IiaD"rs and other securi-
ties. It's income during the past fiscal
year was 1856 1872 20.
The sum OF s., 69s. 1856 II wal expend-
ed by the Stale and localities for pub
lie schools during the last fiscal year.
The total amount expended OF city and
district taxes for the building and re-
pairing OF school houses was 1928 1893
81. The school property of the State
is valued at S7,4S6 2O6. The school
census shows that there are 374 Oh
children between five and eighteen
yeats. and that tuere we're pa ,1U7
children III attendance am lug the yeaI.
The number of male teachers is S25
and OF female teachers 3l77. The av-
montlly salary oi male teachers
is S64 %; of female I aclerS, SAL "a.
The report of the >iaie Superinitud-
ent of Puddle schools shows IA marked
imptov emtnt IN schnnl accommodate
tions, m SANITARY conditions and in
the methods Of instruction.
Af'er irterIing to the Boundary
Commission, shore Fisher rs, the State
Prison and kindred subjects, IA recon-
mendation is made that ut the next
general election the question of calling
IA Constitutional Convention BIZ sub
mitted to the people of the State.
DIFFERENCES WITH DELAWARE.
refer to the report of the attorney
general for Il detailed statement of the
points in difference between New Jer-
sey and the State Of Delaware. 1t has
to litigation, the obtaining OF an
various conferences and
agreements, but the source of the dif-
remains and gives rise to acts
on the pant of citizens and officers
which are considered Ms evasions on the
rights OF diners. The question involv-
ed has never been settled by the Su-
preme court of the United States.
adopt the suggestion Of the attorney
general, and recommend that a com.
be appointed with power to
with a similar commission which
may be appointed by the State OF Della
ware, to settle these serious dispute.
Both Houses of the Legislature met
in joint session Oh Wednesday morning
and reelected John J. Toffey State
Treasurer and E. ]. Anderson Comp
rnller far thraa years The aularv nf