New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-07
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.

JERSEY CITY.
HOW THE RING KEEPS THE TAX RATE Do".'
The BOARD of FIceholdcrs this year informed the
County Board Of Equalization of Taxes that IL
would require 1874 400 TO meet the expenses Oh u
county during the coming fiscal year. This IS S'o4oo
moro than was appropriated for the preseu. SeA
The County Board went the valuations "h0h
IN each case were increases over the valuations lot
the last tax levy and found that the taxrate must
be increased OF the valuations raised. Jersey ivy
had been taxed TO its utmost to meet mhhicip'i w
mands for the next fiscal year and to Keep inc 'aN
rate at about the same figure IL in the last TAX
levy the city officials had found II necessary W W.
crease the valuations about so'ooopp' I
enormous Increase in year has created cIi"or
aipt Orestes Cleveland and his high priced city gov
eminent.
The County Board knew that Jersey Guys V'iiua
tons could not stand another raise ana te bohu
Turned It's attention TO other portions OF the county
II was necessary to squeeze the taxpayers as usn' 40
possible to raise the eXtrSvagant sum of T'of'fV
meet the expenses Of the county government anu hp
the tax-rate down. The plan adopted by the CoulS
Roard was this: Bavonne assessed at S9,57S4S' was
increased in valuations per cent, NoItl Bergeh' as
scssrd at SO 4o6 105 also increased per cent
Wesr IIoboken assessed at S3,O47,"oo, was nccooSu
10 per cent; Town of Union, assessed at SZl0oo'O'
had 10 per cent added to this valuation; Union Io"H
shin assessed at 81 4G7 600 was increased III per
the unprecedented increase In valuations OF ~ PEI
cent.
These enormous increasesin valuations have enaOled
the Board of Equalization of Taxes to save jersey
CITY from the financial ruin which the Cleveland eaIe
Of highsalared officials seem bound to plunge the Guy
into Although the countys ratablcs have been III
creased 50 1GT 767 by the County Board OF Eauani-
ton OF Taxes and jersey Ctys ratabes increased by
the Munlcpal Board about &c. 100000, or t0tal III,
crease i'm the entire county Of about 81 Io
iaxra has been decreased but the lrSiShcduI sun
~ o cents on each 500. An able Lnacler sald Co
terdav TO a reporter for The Tribune tfat II uIs cA-
trayalrant hnancicrng is repeated next year phiPIt
will Sell their little homes for anything they can hcv
and leave the city, for they VIII DC uhaDiG " py
either taxes or the increased rent tiet VIII su'1S
follow the increased valuations and taxes.
Richard A. GTavensten, twensyfour years ol', Oh
m 337 Wc>tcrn-ave.. Allegheny City, PENN buicher
was struck By train on the Pennsylvania haro'u
Yesterday near the Marion station. He was run
over aud his right arm ana lelt IooI "efo a"iPi'''
He was taken TO the City hOsplhl'
The men employed By the city at the Beevlle water
Works have not received their salaries promptly o~IE
~ Tho warcTT existing between the Board OF Finance
and the Street and Water Commissioners 1t was sara
Yesterday at the Office of the Street ana wafer On
mgsioncrs that they had threatened IL 20 on strike
before the week We up if they DO not receive NE
money duc them There IS not sufficient water III me
reservoir TO last the city five DAYS. IL Is nov ne
leved that the men will strike. but that the 1nlof
was foated BY one Of the Street and water BOards ell
ployes to frghten the Finance COMMISSIONERS