New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-29
wiz OYER 4 NEW BOROUGH.
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FACTIONS.
an RESIDENTS Of CLIFTON, N. j., TRY 10

an RESIDENTS Of CLIFTON, N. j., TRY ~
sHur THE NEwCcNERs OUT In THE COLD
r,s village Of Chiffon, IN Passac County, ~ y"
~,,cb endures the presence OF one OF 'o "','o "
LII race tracks IS In great ferment over he 'ac'
an Ir,v O an election will be held to decide
r.,hor mr. not the village shall be converted into
.,oucb There IS no division OF sentiment, now
,er on that part OF the subject but thcre Is "uo
tserrnce of opinion as 10 wheher inc TIC" ooio"h"
,bas contain all Of the present village OF ohy part
NJ f. from which certain trouolcNome NE" eo,"o''
ara IN he excluded. Thereby hangs taie ih'oi''ns
~. nroprictors and attaches of the CLIFTON race
Wv r. so,,,ers who have focked to the town
I'm S.ryork within the last two years ana done
. .. ,,,d u I'm and also the old settlers with
extensive holdings Of real estate
II sppears that the newcomers found out h"
months ago that they were paying the mons snare
NJ the taxes and that the large reai es'a'o o"h's
who had town lots all around them were get'lns o"
almost scot free This was made an ISSUE at the
toxn elections on March l2. and tho new
corners who had banded themselves INTO
IN orsan,zauon known as tho Taxpayers Reform
Association OF AcauackaDOnk. IN which township
Clifton Is situated were beaten by an alliance he
tween the old settlers and tho race track people
Many Of the old timers had formerly held the track
up TO pubic soorn and condemnation SO 1t Is said
but they pooketed their s"rrples with great alacr'y
In order 10 keep down their taxes
This was the situation last April and II led to tho
Taxpayers' Association and their friends making
another effort 10 have the keepers Of The track
indicted by the Grand Jury. Several times before
Judge Dixon had denounced the track as vicious
corr7,pter of youth" but the April Grand Jury. liks
its PREDECESSORS, tailed to bring in bill against the
nropnetors OF tho track. Tho members OF the Tax.
nayers' Association assert that those Grand Jur1rs
acted from other motive than 8 desire to serve
the public
Beaten IN this effort 70 cripple the offensive ALI
snce, they turned a scheme that would secure
them home ruls and local representation Luther
Skater, Of Rutherford, drew up application which
the taxpayers party signed, asking TO have tho town
made iDtS q village borough. The application came
before Judge John Hopper, whose Robert Is
ported 10 be counsel for George Engeman. the real
proprietor Of the track. the Township Committee
Of Clifton, the Board Of Chosen Freeholders. George
V. DE Mott. Peter J. kipp town assessor. and John
Henry Merseis township committeeman. Engc-
man and the other individuals named after him
said TO pay low valuation Of their properly
II surprise 10 the applicants 10 have ilO
Judge decide against their petition purely technical
grounds. Before they lad umo to correct its minor
eIrors frame a one. the party BEADED BY the
judges stUlo q march on them and put In al an
plication for village borough OF their own with
would have submit to the present form Of town
ship government, or set up small borough Of their
own. Just what the Tax payers Association is going
10 DO about II remains 10 be seen Their Executive
Committee held meeting last evening WHOA lasted
until after midnight