The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-05
THE Big QUERY.
What Will Be the Tax Rate
This Fall-Crushed
Rock.

property owners, Win OUT rev eXcep'
lions are wondering what kind OF a tax
rate will be presented TO them in the fall
of 1898, IL all the acts OF the Bad LeRisla-
ture are taken advantage of by the city
and county officials. Slight objections
are being raised to the County Road APP
preparations by a few. but on the whole
this Improvement is looked upoa as being
a .'iife saver to Hudson County realty.
| Not much objection is being made to the
increased City Hall appropriation, as IL IS
| also considered to carry with 1t great
benefits TO real estate. Again, the quar-
ter of a million for a new pipe line across
the Meadows is considered money well
spent. The pipe line is an absolute neces-
sity from a protective point OF view. But
ell these things pile up the city's debt,
| and of necessity increase the interest ac-
| count. Provision must be made Tor the
| prompt payment OF interest, aug realty
| valuations have to be advanced. The
property owner favor the improvements
as u whole, but base their objections
upon the fact that the revenue from their
holdings does not. and is not likely TO,
| keep abreast with the increased valuations
| and taxes. They like the improvements,
but fear that the benefits attending them
will be derived by their children In years
TO come.
u ~ OAA y 40AA
Property owners who are familiar with
| the provisions of a bill now 10 the hands
of Governor Werts permitting Boards
| OF Freeholders TO sell articles "of no use
to the county are raising a big howl
| against The New Jersey Trap Rock Com
pany for o%pstructing it, and thus depriv-
ing the count of a revenue created Dy
the labors of the convicts at Snake Hill.
The provisions of the bill, II signed. are
| such that the Freeholders will be able to
| sell all the old materials coming from the
old buildings at the Hill, which are TO be
removed to make room for the new
asylum, and Incidentally to dispose OF, TO
the public. the ions upon tons OF crushed
rock which are Quarried there year after
year.
TO persons not familiar with this con
Wet Industry. it will be a surprise to learn
thai the bill, IL signed, will result IN
bringing into the Golfers of County Col
lecIor' Dugan several thousand dollars
yearly. IL is a small item, but not one TO
be dlsregarded. say the Frecholders and
public spirited citizens. h crushed
rock could be used for m~acadamizing
purposes aud it is of such a quality that
ready sales could be made to n~eighborlng
cities and townships. Ii could also be
sold to contractors for concret1ng pur-
poses and in numerous other ways 1t
could be disposed of. To the county 1t is
virtually useless aud its manufacture is
merely a form of employment adopted to
keep the convicts busy.
Mr.. REFORMER RECORD.
The New Jersey Trap Rock Company
however, is opposed to the county,
operating any such scheme. The Com
pany. which leases a greater part OF Snake
Hili,i is engaged in the same business, aud
the county's interference would necessl-
tate a cut IN prices on their part. As Che
company is enjoying a monopoly OF this
1x-L>f r1ofna ,f arnu0nf If xUnntQ mr.
competitors. When the bill now In the
hands of the Governor was introduced,
labor men opposed It. but learning OF the
true in wardnesS OF the measure, With
drew their objections. The Trap Rock
Company of which George l. Record Is
President, at once stepped In aug fought
the measure tooth n nail until now IL
is hanging fire in Governor Werts' hands.
1t is pretty generally understood the bill
will be signed.
The Trap Rock Company recently re-
newed its lease on Snake Hill, entering
| into the necessary agreements with Coun-
| selor John McMaster, who represents the
owners OF the Hill. The company also
mortgaged its works for $4,000, for the
purpose of increasing its plant. If the
| county enters into the crushed rock bus
mess, it will have a lively competitor in
the Trap Rock Company, with odds in
favor of the county because of its convict
labor.
A delegation of citizens will wait upon
Governor Werts with a committee from
| the Board of Freeholders, and urge him
to sign the bill, and in doing so. relieve
property owners of q part OF their tax
burden. The success of the bill Is beng
watched with great interest by the
~Frecholders, real estate men and property
owners.
Transfers.
Thomas Brock to Mary Brock for $1,000, lot
SO, Block 42. in Hoboken.
Donald McCrea to the the Star Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association for 81, lot on the west
SIDE of Academy street, PA feet north of Sum
Lafayette German Sunday school to the Trus
tees of German Evangelical Lutheran Church
of Chris for 5 $1,000, land on the easterly side OF
Wilton street, twenty-five feet north OF Lafay
John F. G. Bergeron to Nathan W. Friedman
and Julius Lesctein for S2C0, lot on easterly side
of Bloomfield street, SO feet south of Fourth
- John Hellstern to Louisa Rehner, for $3.50,
lots 80 and So on Bergenline avenue.
Mortgages.
Anthony Riekins to Fredericka Pezold, on lot
xa7 feet west Of Central avenue for $4,000.
Emma C. Halsey to George W.. Kemp on lot
80, Downing map. for $4,000.
Ernest O. Grabo to the New Jersey Title Guar
antee and Trust Company on land and premises
known as lot 81, Union street, for $1,000.
Adelheid TRIUMPH to Max Klein, on lot 218. at
northeast corner of Pierce avenue and South
street, for $4,000.
John J. Nevin to Augustus Zabriskie on lot 90,
Block B, for S., 500, including lot on Wilton
street. i6s feet north of Maple street.
William II. Trumbull to the New Jersey Title
Guarantee and Trust Company on lot IL, Forest
street for $500.
IL. g. L. News.
The Columbia Building and Loan Association
received So, 600, ct a meeting held last night at
the association rooms on Tonnele avenue.
SEA GIRT CAMP.