New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-08
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
ORANGE.


MAYOR TRUMAN REDUCES TIE TAX RATE
Mayor Truman, with the aid Of the small Repuo-
lican minority OF the Common Council has been sue
cessful in reducing the annual tax rate from .. 40 OF
1890 and 1891 TO 81 CO. possibly 81 90. during
the last fiscal year tile Mayor has pushed the cciec-
lion of delinquent water rents, and thereby the Guy
has received large of money sufficient amount
TO make ii unnecessary 10 make any appropriation
for interest on water bonds. This financial con-
dt'on, TO the ordinary business man, would naturally
mean that the tax levy for the coming year womb
be lower than formerly But moi so with the Demo
cratic Common Council. With their usual regard
for the feelings Of the taxpayer they reasoned that as
they accustomed TO pay an annual rate OF - ~
there was no reason why they should reduce It, ana
also because next year there would not be these
surplus water receipts, and IL would be necessary 10
raise the rate again. This woult be impolitic, they
reasoned, for they could easily eXpend TIE usual
amount and also thereby do away with any undue
criticism.
At the usual annual informal meeting of the Mayor
and Common Council for the purposeeof making inc
budget for the year. the appropriation for the street
Department was raised from $1,000 TO $4,000
Police Department, $4,000 To $4,000, ana ouler
departments were raised from $500 TO S2OOo oh-
fortunately for this scheme for plumber, the Mayor
objected and as he threatened TO veto any excessive
appropriation made, the Democrats reduced the figures
to those which they thought would be accepted by
him. Accordingly at the first regular meeting which
was held on Monday night, caucus was held, IN
which the Mayor refused TO cntcr FiHr wral'eI.ms
an hour and a half the meeting was called 70 oIdev,
reading and passed Its appropriations are POOR ana
aims as 500: streets $500 schools, 5000 Police,
S1s 1000: Fire 81 800: interest, 1880; SINKING
sund S24, 500 contingent 10000; Board OF HEALTH
81 $50: Memorial Hospital, $500 Poo, House con-
structon, 81 500: ambulance, $50; assessment on
Mayor Truman is the first Republican elected to the
Office of Mayor twenty years. and the second In inc
history of the city His steady persistence III any
effort which he makes invariably gains the end
desired.
A BIG BENEFIT FOR STRIKING SPINNERS.
The entertainment for the benefit of the striking
spinners and the locked out pecers and creeers OF
the O. " T. Thread Mills, of Newark, took place last
ovening in the Park Rink. 1t one OF the largest
affairs of the kind ever given in the Oranges An
overflow entertainment given IN German Englsh
School Hall, where the dancing was kept up con
tinuously til late hour. The Newark delegations
included bricklayers and masons, carpenters ana
3olners rasp and file makers, harncssmakers, pattern
makers, clothing salesmen butchers and grocery
clerks lathers Mile End splnners. laborers, stone
cutters, cigarmakers. Typographical Union, horse
shoers and painters and decorators. Many OF INC
visiting delegations entirely unable 10 gam au-
mission to the rink. great was the crowd Inc
entertainment will be repeated with an entire change
of programme, tonight.