The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-28
THE BUDGET SIGNED
Mayor Wanser AcCords His
Approval to the Work
of the Board of
Finance.
THE. RATE FIGURED AT s27.56I
The Whole Amount to be
Raised For State School.
County and City Pur-
poses is So. 343.-
278.27.
Splendid Showing of the Reform
City Government in It's
Practical Results.

Mayor Wanser signed the tax budget
for the coming fiscal year Yesterday after
noon at his house, No. $50 York street.
AS soon as he had performed this i'm
portant duty he stepped into a carriage
and, accompanied BY his wife and
assistant secretary. drove to New
York and sailed to Milton
on the Hudson on the steamer Mary
Powell. He arrived without mishap at
his wife's home, and telegrams received
this morning say that he is In good
health,
The tax budget is substantially as THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS said 1t would be.
yesterday. A liberal estimate OF
the probable reduction in the
tax rate was made. when $e7.75 was said
to be the lowest figure at which the cur
rent expenses of the city could be raised.
The Finance Commissioners have done
far better than this, however, as the rate
will be s27. 56.7 on the thousand.
THE AMOUNT TO BE RAISED.
The whole amount to be raised for
State School. county and city purposes
is s.. .343. 1881. The amount to be raised
for the city is 81. .665, ,27s.27. 70 the city's
complement must be added s4500O0,
which represents Jersey City's percent,
age of the county tax, and again, $22S. 900
must be added as Jersey CIty's percent
age OF the State school tax. and together
1t will be found these three sums repre-
sent the s.. .343, ,27827.
In the city 81. .9Tg. .693.03 Is the amount
really to be raised py assessment, but of
this sum s225 2.59 is returned by the
STATE for school purposes and S225, 900
more Is returned on account OF the tax
alton Of railroad aud canal property by
the State Board. In all the city receives
$3.50 942. SO from the State from these two
sources.
ESTIMATES CUT DosaN.
The r8CaBleS as submitted to the
County Board for the equalization OF
taxes shows that the 50. 343, ,276.27 must
raised on sS5, 900. 900 worth of assessaL.
D operty. On the basis of these figures
the rate is struck aud is shown above
remarkable. when the unfavor-
able conditions under which the
Financiers worked is considered
The estimate OF the Street and Water
Board was perhaps more harshly dealt
with than that of any other board. Its
th 8 Is due<to the fact that the Flnanciers
would not countenance a plan OF the
boards to add two clerks, now detailed
TO duty in the CLERKS Office. on the office
payroll. The clerks are now paid ont of
the Water Department receipts, and this
will continue for the coming year. The
street lighting contract estimate was
made the same as last year. The Einan
ers think the city is sufficiently well
lighted at present.
In the Board of Aldermen's estimate
there is an increase of ST. 600 in the salary
account which is due to Oyerseer CT the
Poor Hewitt's assistant.
In the Police Board estimate there are
no important changes. President
Feeney was given what be asked for be-
cause he makes a showing with every
cent he receives. The Board also al
lowed money enough to give Clerk gil,
Robinson an increase of SIU0 a year, and
Health Inspector Benjamin 5000 year.
The free beds for St. Francis aud Christ
Hospitals were again Knocked out.
In the Fire Board. $4,000 was appro.
priated Tor new engine company to be
located in the Fourth district. Three
thousand dollars were SET aside for the
payment of old claims.
The Board of Education wvs literally
dealt with. Night schools were provided
for, but the manual training school
scheme met a sad fate.
Inc lax DOaTu Will nave Six new
clerks. but with the understanding that
they will be under the supervision of City
Collector O'Neill when he needs them.
The Board OF Finance has taken only
what 10 absolutely necessary
COLLECTOR o'NEILL's SALARY REDUCED
ORe of the principal reductions the
Board made was in City Collector P. H.
O'Neil's salary. They reduced IL from
$1,000 to 50 600. The sum of SS5 100 has
to be raised for Sinking Fund purposes,
but of this sum $54, 997 81 will be secured
from the county, as JERSEY City paid that
sum to the county at the time IL Was pro-
posed to have public parks.
As whole, the budget is model piece
of fnapciering. The Commissioners
were confronted with virtual acknowl-
edgment of bankruptcy If the tax
rate exceeded three per cent,
and the unfavorable circumstances
which confronted them ia their
work, seemed to make it impossible to
keep the rate below the danger mark.
Two weeks earnest labor, however, re-
suited 10 the desired result. and brought
the relief for which taxpayers have been
clamoring.
THE BUDGET.
The subJoined tables snow what the
boards asked for and what they received
last year aud this year:
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER CoMMIs-
sIoNERs.
lss2sa 1885,
4sggIssss'- sgIsss. n:'.s. n:s gsSlSs.. sslSs..
Removing Gar6age