The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-25
ALL TAX SHIRKERS.
West Hobokenites Want the Rest of
the County to Pay for Them.

A meeting Of the property owners of
West Hoboken was held at the Casino,
Saturday evening. to protest against the
increased valuation, and the action of the
county board in increasing the ratables 10
per cent. The following officers were
elected:-Hugh Roberts, Chairman. aud
T.. A. Hollipger. Secretary. Mr.. Gal
braith said the object of the meeting was
to discuss The action of the county board in
increasing the valuation of property. He
said tnat when the elevated road was
first mentioned, property began to rise,
but now that IL had taiien through, the
market had become s~taxnant. Landlords
were compelled to lower their rents, and
stores could be had for any price. He
said In Union Hill nj jersey City, where
they had elevated roads, They might in
crease the rates, but it Was au outrage In
West Hoboken. He Thought If they had
q representative III the board, matters
would be different.
MIR. Fitzgerald said he did not think
tney had beei equally apportioned, and
that the 1ncreaS d valuation this year
amounted to $4,000 over last. he
recommended a comuiittee be appointed
to examine the tax books.
Mr.. McEwan said the ccuncil ought to
do something, 1t was tue duty OF the
authorities to protect the peoplv. If tue
Board wanted to Increase the valuation
Is per cent, why did they rot add it the
original amount. On six lots which he
owned the increase varied from 10 to 40
per cent.
Mr.. Day said that the increase in the
business PROPERTY owned by Otto Schulz
was $40, 600 over last year.
Mr.. Hollinger said he had four lots on
Malone street and that they had been in
creased ~ per cent. He said there was
only one remedy; that was to pay no
taxes or assessments, TO drive the office
holders out ike rats, the same as the
Irish people drove out the landlords iu
Ireland. A preamble aud resolution,
setting forth alleged grievances. was read
and adopted, and The following com nit
tee appointed to look after their interests:
q. Hollinger, b, F. Day, C. S. Galbraith,
q. J. McEwan n b. fitzgerald.
Notes.
p. KearneY, of Place avenue, West
New York. was bef,re Recorder Ferrer
yesterday ON a charge OF assuu t preferred
by his wife. lille drunk he beat and
kicked her. He gave bail to appear for
trial. S
The electric cars were running on the
boulevard yesterday. Beyond a slight
shaking up which Il car load of passen-
gers received. everything went off
smoothly.
MISS Katie Haager, or No. 207 Garden
street, Union Hill, and George Miller, of
Paterson. were quietly married Saturday
at Grace Episcopal Church by the Rev.
DR.. Greayes.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Grove Church, Union Hill, about one
hundred stong. %journeyed to Wyckoff,
New Jersey, last Saturday. They wee
the guests OF Mr.. John Gardner, the
wealthy contractor, of Union Hill. The
Endeavorers re. urned at a late hour very
much pleased with the trip. Among
those present We're Garry Q~uackenbnsh.
Judge Renuer, Ed. VALLEY. C. Il. Van
Horn, Jess McLoughlin and other prom
iuenc citizens.
Mis-. Unold, a very old resident OF
Union Hill, was buried from her late
residence on Main street yesterday. The
1uterDent was at Flower Hill Cemetery.
August Studt. a news editor of a Ger
man paper, was arrested yesterday on a
charge preferred by Philip Wort. Salt
published something that Wort didn't
like. He rebuked Stadt. and he struck
him In the face. Stadt gave bail to ap-
pear for trial.
Sam Renner, the Justice of Union Hill,
will spend the summer mon, hs with his
family at Wyckoff, n. ].
The funeral services over the remains
of the late Peleg Lauton took place yes
terday at his late residence on B~ergenline
svenu The interment witt be at Elm
Grove Cemetery. Connecticut, where
the body was shipped this morning.