The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13
HOBOKEN'S TAXES.
Commissioners Listen to
the Reports of Depart
mental Heads--One

The most important of Hoboken mu.
nicipal bodies, the Board of Tax Com
missioners. met in the City Hall, last
night. and spent a little over an hour
listening to communications from the
different Departments OF the city gov
ernment, stating the amounts needed by
the respective bodies to run the city dur
ing the coming year.
The Board of Tax Commissioners of
Hobok en- is a similar one to the Board OF
Finance in this city. It's powers are al
most thu same. 1t is composed Of two
members elected from each of the wards
in the city. AS a rule, these men are
representative business men. and the
present board is no exception to the rule.
The board has the power to MAKE a D.
propriations for the expense OF running
the city government and fix the tax rate.
At the meeting last night there were
| nresent Commissioner Bald win, Tnomas
Virgins, McCloskey and Stewart. Com
NJ issioner O'Hara and Evans were absent.
There were also present President Russ
of the School Board, President Kuper of
the Fire Board, CORPORATION Attorney
Minturn and Police Commissions
4IQydOA L hEoh "oo II
absent. In former years the members OF
the press were excluded. but his rule
| has been abolished, and the reporters had
free access to the meeting.
DEPARTMENTAL NEEDS.
After President Baldwin had announced
read by The Clerk from the heads OF
several departments of the City Govern
| ment stating the amounts needed in their
respective departments.
The Board OF Manual Training asked
the board to allow it $4,000 for the COM
ing year. This board assigned as its rea-
son for making this increased demand
that the private fund provided had been
exhausted.
The report of Collector Bowes was then
read. 1t showed the excellent work per-
formed by the Martin Act Commissioner,
and, Incidentally, revealed a mistake
made by Mayor Pagan in his message to
the Council. The Collector reported Oh al
fifteen reports had been confirmed by the
Court. representing $245, 1908 or this
amount there had been collected $780,
3I7.04. There had also been collected
s., 295. % interest, s444 SO costs of adver-
Using, $40, 1888. % surplus, making a grand
total collected of $l97. AS. SO. Mayor
Fagau, in his message to the Council, de-
clared that the Commissioners had only
collected Sl30,009 The Mayor received
| his Information from the City Treasurer,
who had received only $iS0.000. yet $l97,-
AS, So had beeu collected, the deficiency
being caused on account of certain
amounts of the monies collected being
devoted to paying interest on improve
ments, of which the City Treasurer had
no record. The Collector also reported
that there was another sale In prepara-
ton.
HEALTH APPROPRIATION.
The Board OF Health, In q communlca-
ton. asked the Tax Board to appropriate
| ST. 500 for its use. OF this the board wants
81 500 to pay salaries and S., 600 to ward off
the threatened invasion OF cholera.
STREE ITEMS.
The Street Commissioner sent in an
| itemized statement of his wants, which
aggregated $13,230.
MARTIN ACT WORK.
The Martin Act Commissioners, through
Clerk Laverty, reported that they had
collected $s72. 04S. IS. The expenses Of
| c ollecting the same had been $i4, o4l.0 6.
CITY TREAsURER'S REPORT.
The report of City Treasurer Smith was
| next read. 1t showed that during The
next wear the interest falling due amount
| ed TO S55. 967. so: the interest due on water
bonds was 81, TO. Bonds amounting to
sos, $50 mature during the coming year
/ which have TO be met. Besides this, there
will nave TO be met a deficiency in bonds
falling due last year amounting to
$29, 330.47.
l R DEMANDS.
The Fire Department. wants sci. 137, 81,
| OF this amount So, $50 is for repairs. This
is an increase OF a little over $4,000 in
this department over last year. The in
crease Is due TO the increased salaries
voted for the members of the department.
at the last election.
WILL LOOK UP CLAIMS.
On resolution of Commissioner Thomas
4 A. l.., rI AnnfdnN m tnnAt nc a IN fftaa
of the whole and personally investigate
| some of the claims made by the different
| boards, Corporation Attorney Minturn
was asked If the city could not recover
the $40, 900, which is held by County
| Collector Dugan, which was collected
from Hoboken under The County Park
| act which has been declared unconstitu-
| tionai.
MILLIONS HELD.
Mr.. Minturn said he intended 10 bring
suit against the county some time ago,
| but was prevented from doing SO by The
promise of Judge McGrath that some
| legislation would be introduced, which
would satisfy all parties. But the .legisia-
4 ton has not arrived and several millions
belonging to different Municipalities in
the county are held by the County Col
| lector and Mr.. Minturn said That a com
btned legal ~e:siaught, in which the
attorneys for ne diff erent cities aud
towns would JOIN forces, aud make a big
effort to get The money back would be
made.
The board decided to meet as a Com
mittee of the Whole at Fire Headquar-
tiers in No. l Engine House on next Tues
day afternoon. when the appropriation
asked for by the Fire Board will be
thoroughly sifted.
The board then adjourned to meet next
Tuesday night, when the Police and
School Boards, and other city depart
ments are expected to have their list of
appropriations prepared. The board 1s
compelled by law to complete Its lanors
June 1, when the appropriations are TO
be made and the tax rate fixed.