The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-29
mere FRAUD.
The Fraudulent Tax Levy,
Adopted Last Night, Ex-
posed AS a Hollow
Sham.
WHOLESALE DEFICIENCIES.
The Railway Tax Fake, the
Street Cleaning Juggle, the
School Board Humbug,
the Election Expense
Raseality.
HUGE INCREASE OF VALUATIONS.
The Ring Carries Through Its Inn
pudent Scheme of City
Financiering.
HUGE INCREASE OF VALUATIONS.
EDELsTEIN's CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT

EDELSTEIN'S CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT
To realize the imposture of the tax
levy confirmed by the Board Of Finance
last night, 1t is necessary, in the first
place. to remember that it assumes that
the city will receive from the State on
account of railway taxation the sum of
1926, 900, an increase Of s125 900 over last
year. State Comptroller Anderson is au-
thority for the assertion that this is at
least 100000 in excess Of possibility.
Even 1926 900, altogether. is more than
Jersey City can reasonably hope to Sc
lcure from the State on this account.
i Here is fraud No. TO the tune Of
500. 900.
This year it cost $4,000 or over to clean
the streets and collect ashes and garbage.
It win cost at least $4,000 to do the
same work next year.
n Yet only $4,000 has been appropriated,
making prospective defici ency Of $4,000
on that account.
Fraud No. 2, to the tune of $15, 600.
5 The Ballot Reform" law involves an
expense to the city of about $4,000 per
annum. This year it will probably reach
s25 coo. because all the private compart-
ments for voters have to be constructed.
For expenses of elections, the fake
budget appropriates only $1,000, creating
prospective deficiency of $4,000.
/ Fraud No. to the tune OF 81 1000.
Last summer the shameful condition of
the public school buildings alarmed the
Ring Itwas determined that they should
be repaired. There was no money for the
purpose, but the Board of Finance re-
solved to issue bonds in anticipation of
taxes to the amount of $4,000 to provide
for this much needed work.
The work was done on the credit of this
understanding, but to the general amaze
ment, no provision was made for the
bonds in the budget when 1t was pub
lished in July. Recently the bonds were
ordered issued, and the mystery was ex-
planned. They were made payable from
the tax levy of 1S91-92 This is double
fraud 1t mortgages the future to make
a showing for the present, and
it victimizes the city for
years interest on the bonds which
is no way necessary. To save this inter-
est and to keep faith with the public and
to leave fair chance for fair tax levy
in 1891 .92, this sum of SIS, 600 should have
been included in the present levy.
Here, therefore, is Fraud No. 4 to
the tune OF $4,000.
TO meet the various items classified as
ssClaims," the Fire Department was al
lowed $17, 600 last year. it had a de-
ficiency Of about $4,000. No provision
has been made for that, and only $4,000
has been allowed for the coming year.
There is, therefore, "a prospective
deficiency of from $4,000 to $4,000 in this
departments allowance on this item.
Callit
Fraud No. 5. to The tune Of
$4,000.
Add all these, frauds together and they
wialreach the neat total of S159,ooo. The
tax levy is that much less than common
honesty demanded, and the levy of 1901
's2 is mortgaged to that extent by the
gross frauds Of this year.
Is that the end o I ita
BY no means!
Not word has been said about the Pub
lie Library, because it is open to some
difference Of judgment Yet what is the
simple fact?
For last year and this year, the sum
tdue by law to the Library trustees is $780,
1000.
The appropriation for the two years is
SEQ. 600
/ II the courts sustain the claim Of the
ftrustes that the full amount Of $4,000
must be paid them. the remaining $4,000
must be raised somewhere.
Wheres
I Fraud No. 10 the tune Of $3o,-
AQoo.
I \ lii view Of these items Of reckless fraud