The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-10
And What it Has Failed to
Do in Return for
Benefits.
THE BALANCE AGAINST IT
Has Omitted to Pay Its Own Taxes
and INDUCED in Blot
Which The Whole
County Must
Pay For.

Like all other people. those who live
in Kearny object to paying any more
taxes than they are compelled to pay
This is human nature, but at the same
time 1t is NOT always just. Beyond The
slightest doubt. and have been credibly
Informed, the people OF Kearny have for
years not paid as much for the support Of
the County as they should. This Is be-
cause they were not forced to. This year
the Commissioners for the Equalization
Of Taxes realized that Kearny shon1d
do more for the benefits it receives than
1t has done. They carefully computed
the amount Of these benefits. and com
pared them with what kearny had paid,
and found that they were about even
Kearuy had paid into the County about
sc. 400 taxes. For this It sent its per
centage OF iunatics to the asylum. III
pa upers 10 the Aims House and criminals
to the County jail and Penitentfary- lt
had all the protection OF the Courts and
the benefits Of all things that all the rest
OF the County enjoys.
This at least means that Kearny GETS
bsck $40 900 Of its money in this nanner-
Then again this year tine county expended
$1,000 on repairs to the Newark roads and
last Thursday night the Freeholders APP
propriated s5.600 more 20 lay out on this
same road. In addition to this the new
draw bridge at Harrison cost Eszsx and
Hudson counties more than 100000. of
which amount this county paid oas-nalt
This bridge Is but two miles from kearny
and has been Of much benefit 70 tnas
town. 1t is safe TO say that It added
tlOO, eco TO kearny's valuations Tbs
bridge at Kearny Is in excellent condition
and Is kept SO at considerable cost -
THAT LITTLE RIOT
In addition to ali these benefits Kearny
has received for its taxes, It has permit
ted a riot to take place which put she
county to considerable expense and
forced It 10 keep in jail number Of per-
sons charged with instigating riot in
addition TO its regular quota OF criminals
These rioters had their offences investi-
gated by the Grand Jury at consider
able expense. Last, but by no means
least. Kearny, because Of its inefficient
police, could not prevent or qusli the riot
at Clark's Thread Works; which, the
company claims. damaged them IS, 900,
and for which amount the comnsny has
begun suit against tke county. q being
responsible for the damsge.
When the Commissioners for the
Equalization of Taxes considered these
things they caTefuliy went over the prop
city valuations End concluded that
Kearny was getting double what Il paid
for. The valuations were Increased hfry
Per cent.
Tomorrow there viii be q delegation
from Kearny 70 wait on the Board OF
Equalization Of Taxes for the purpose OF
trying to have reduction OF the fifty per
cent increase made. 1t Is not at all
probable they will succeed, for the Com
mlssI0ners have considered the matter
very carefully. These citizens threaten
that they will certiorari the matter % the
Supreme Court and viii net nay the TAI
until compelled TO by the Court
WHAT POLITICIANS THIHE-
The action OF the County Board for the
Equalization Of Taxes in Increasing
Kearny's ratahles ffty per cent has
caused the politicians Of both parties OF
that town to join hands in the nght Ter
annexation TO Essex county. The kearny-
ties feel positive that their eforts this
fall viii not be fruifless. The aid Of
Congressman Mcdonald has been asked
for and may possibly be given Property
owners are highly incensed. and openly
declare that the county g endsavcring 70
drive all life and trade cut Of kearny-
They claim that even an increase or
twenty-five per cent. would stop all build
ing.
The Council Of Kearny is Republican and
this fact. together with the bill Tor dam
ages to the Clark Thread Works. which the
county will have to pay. is allegeu 10 b
of fifty per cent. The Councilmen say
that they would not object to a small lp-
crease il they could ever get anythfnE
from the county. but this they claim Is an
utter impossibility.
Counsellor Kenny cited as an instance
the turnpike road, which was fought Ter
years The county finally did put road
through the upper end OF Keaxny near
Harrison. but the Freeholders then asked,
the Councilmen Of Kearney. it is alleged.
TO keep the road in order. Through Sena-
tor Mcdonald a bill was passed at the
last session which compelled the Free
holders to keep he road in order by con-
Wet labor. COu nselior Kenny also cited
that il required two years to get the Free
holders 70 pur culvert over brook on >
street that they desired 10 open The
100 foot calvert in Arlington has rotted
away, and for three years the Freeholders
have been vainly asked TO repair IL II Is
the same in regard to every improse-
ment that is asked for. The Cc0ncilmen
are also Incensed over the sctioa Of the
Democratic leaders in putting all or
Kearny in one assembly district, vita so
much of Jersey City, that the Jersey
City delegates have the power to name
the candidate and shut them eut every
time. The Councilmen have prepared
list of their grievances, and IL the desired
help is not gwen them by the County
Board. the whole proceeding will be sired
in the Supreme Courts. The kearnylfs
have decided not to submit 70 what they
times may be expected. The Coupeii-
men will appear before the County Board
this afternoon and state their gElevanceA