The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-16

documents is now ready for circula-
ZION It is the last Comptroller Anderson
issued before his retirement from office.
1t is dry tale of figures, without a
single fact being stated. 1t is the story Of
the final determination of railroad valua-
tions and the tax that will be collected
during the current year for State and
local purposes. The little short tables show
the wealth of New Jerseys numerous rail-
roads that gridiron the State. The inter-
est in these figures becomes greater when
they are compared with those of last
year. This years. is an historical one be-
cause 1t MARKS the turning of the million
mile stone in railroad taxation for 5 tate
purposes. This year the State will get
$1,010 55013 from the railroads. Last
year the amount was S9SS 219.0S. The in
crease is 81. 3l1. The increase in the
amount to be distributed to the taxing
districts is 0119, the total being $780,
cS2
According to the statement furnished
ny the State Board OF Assessors to the
STATE Comptroller the assessed value Of
railroad properly has increased a, ,463, ,2l9
over the amount of last year. The
amount returned this year is S202, 1876, OF
against S197 ,643 SIS last year. The in
crease is distributed evenly over all the
: systems.
PENNsY's PILE.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
gets raise of s637. 342. The total assess
ment is s6O, 845, 40S 1t must pay to the
State s304. .227 aud for the taxing districts
SS6. 733. The last assessment was S30l, ,O40
for State and $50, Ala for local uses. Their
total tax is 1892. 800 against 1887 AS. The
aggregate value of the Beivilere and
Delaware road is "a. 22S 957; Camden and
Burling oa County road, SS0S 1853; Colum-
hrS al klnknra &i5E l94s Eraabntd and
Jamesburg, SOL ,697; Milestone and New
Brunswick, SllS, ,024, which is the same as
last year; Mount Holly Lumberton and
MedIord,. sl1s.97s; Perth Amboy aud
Woodbridge. S238, ,395; Rocky Hill. S39-
204 which is the same as before; United
New Jersey Railroad and Canal Com
plny. S39,637. .310 Vincentown Branch,
$3.50; West Jersey road, S4.S09,S ,SSl;
Sl5940: Enterprise, 81, ,000 Long Beach,
S2Si,559; Martin Greek, $25 OPS; Pennsyl-
van a Railroad Qessee), S5.641 ,095; Phila-
deiphia and Long Branch. 500, ,720; Phlla-
dephia and Medford, slS3.6ls; West Jer-
sey and Atlantic, 1854 s52.
THE CENTRAL.
1ne Central Railroad of New Jersey
system has had an increase in its valua-
ton of 81 ,29l. .075 and an increase of tax
OF 81, SO. The asst ed valuation OF the
main line and its branches are as follows:
Main line, SO 529 9i5; Buena Vista. S14 900;
Carteret extension, SIs, 100; Cumberland
and Maurice River. s235 500 Maurice
River extension, sl9, ,102; Dover and Rock
away. $l20;054; Elizabeth extension, S32,-
400; f'reeholl and Atlantic Highlands.
S4iS,606; Manufacturers extension. Sls,-
056; New Jersey Southern, 50 075, 05l; New
York and Loug Branch, s.. .592. .267; Ogden
Mime. s2ss. 29S; Toms River, so, 94s; Toms
River and Darltown, s97 165: Vineland,
S520, $50; West End, s93, ,3G4. The State re-
ceives S220, ,592 and the taxing districts
s75.051.
THE READING ROAD.
That part or the Philadelphia ana Read
lug Railroad that operates in this State
is valued at S6,3S1 S93. an increase over
the valuation of last year of s537, 1884. The
to:al tax is S34, 164, an increase Of 50, 264.
The Atiantlc Railroad is valued at
S2082, ,213. The Delaware and Bound
Brook property in tbs State is valued at
3,S49, ,O96; Z ,st Trenton Road, 1912, 600;
Philadelphia Reading Railroad Qessee)
SSS7, ,936. The State tax amounts TO $3l,-
900, and the amount to be paid TO taxing
districts Is So. .254.
ERIE's RECORD.
The property of the New York, Lake
Erie and Western Railroad system has
only an increase OF total tax of S721. The
property is valued at Sl4 100 769 aud last
year the assessment was Sl3.9 266. The
increase in valuation waS Sl22, SOB. The
tax assessed is S114 5l9, against S113, ,7S8
last year. The Bergen county branch is
valued at s49,0 ,052; Bergen ana Dundee
ark and Hudson, s4S9. .217: New York.
Lake Erie aud Western Railroad tlessee),
s., $50 100; Northern Railroad of New Jer-
sey, <94s, 1863; Paterson aud Hudson River,
sl,5l7, ,9l5; Paterson, Newark aud New
YORK. 500, PA; Paterson and Ramapo,
s206 1875
D., l. AND W.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad has increased in valuation
not quite half a million, or IN figures
Sl23 U1S Ira fay has inrFaaGa6 nnlu <D q11
Last year 1t paid to both State and
taxing districts, $264 $50, and this year it
Will pay $3.50, ,4S2. It's aggregate valuation |
Is $3S, $50, SOB. The Chester Road Is val
ued at S177, ,2S0; Delaware and Lacka- |
wanna and Western Qessees), $259, ,233; |
Norris and Essex, $33. .776, sos; Morris and |
Essex Extension, S163,T34; Newark and |
Bloomfield. s454, 800; Passatc and Della |
ware, S306, ,635; Sussex, SS3S, ,233: Warren, |
800, ,OS4 The State Is TO get sl94, ,902 ana |
the local districts. S7l,5S0.
sUsQUEHANNA.
The New York, Susquehanna and |
Western Railroad have an increase of |
S570 Last year its total tax was ,793, |
against SIS 3S1 this year. The road is |
valued at 1881 $50, against s., Ais, SIS last |
year.
The Lodi Branch is valued at s1s,645; |
Mascopin at s34, ,TSS; New York Susque- |
hanna 81 Western, s., ,4l4. 1866; Passaic Ex- |
tension, $1,000; Pass & New York. |
SAT, The State " receive S27,659, |
and tue districts S7l3 80
LEHIGH VALLEY
The Lehigh Valley ana its branches |
that operate in this State are valued at |
s1601S 025. an increase of s558. .e99. The |
total tax is sll1,93S against Sl04 932 LAST |
year. The increase is s7.005. The State |
gets sS0,09i aud the districts $3I, ,S48 the |
Eastnn aud A Anboy Road is valued at |
50, ,s7S, $50; Jersey City Terminal, 50 O03. III:
Mlddlesex, S, ,000; Morris Canal aud Bank |
ing Company. s.: 81, ,50s; Roselle aud |
South Plainfield, S561 $40
SUMMING UP.
There are .hirty-four railroads; many Of |
them terminals that are grouped as un- |
CLASSIFIED railroads.I Their assessed value |
this year Is $40. l090S7; an increase of |
S755, ,796 last year. This year tue total 1
State and district tax is Sl05, ,0i9 an in- |
crease Of s., 1876. The valuation of these |
several branches is as foilows;-Arlington /
Railroad. s2i 900; Baltimore and New /
YORK. s20s, 900; Briqanline Beacn, S65. 900; |
Cape May and SewelPs Point, ,$l3, IFS; Della |
ware Bay and Cape May. S48, $50; Delea-
ware River. $l50.6J0: Fare Moute. 1856; /
Hihernia Branch. s47. coo; Hibernla Nine, |
s201.739. HfDernia Underground, SO, 1856; |
Jersey City and Bergen. x72S. l62: Lehigh