The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-28
STANTON REDUCED TAXES
The Good Work He Did While
May0r of H0boken.
From the Hoboken Evening Netos.

FROM LHS f1OOOkeb evening NetDSs
A matter which vitality concerns the
taxpayer at this season of ths year Is the
amount of money he is obliged to pay to
City Collector BoHes for the annual tax
levied against his property.
Within a mouth the bills will be dis
tributed and the average individual will
Immediately scan the i emsa and ompars
the total with the amount he paid last
year.
He will discover a reduction.
Who is responsible for the reduction?
Edward r. Stanton.
This is surely "a correct as we'll as a
prompt answer to the question. Those
most interested in the subject of taxation
remember that a little over a year ago
the city government was the centre of Il
financial contest, preciDitated by Sheriff
Stanton, who was then Mayor of this
prosperous city. They remember that
the Board of Tax Com missioners, with
peculiar Derverseness, insisted on carry
ing out a scheme OF preparing a tax
budget" that would serve to inc rease the
burden of the taxpayers.
Mayor Stanton carefully studied the
situation of The finances of the city, and,
equipped with the knowledge gain ed
during six years acquaintance with the
city's needs and requirements as q
Councilman, he evolved a plan OF
meeting the financial exigencios that
was adopted by the Council after mature
deliberntIon.
The result was a radical reduction in
the tax rate. In 1891 it was S2.64; in con-
sequence of Mayor Stanton's effort it
dropped in 1892 to 50. 10.
Mayor Stanton prophesied that a yet
lower rate aud equal taxation would be
reached iu 1898. His prediction has been
realized. The tax rate for the current
year is 50 0s, and is the same in all parts
of the city. When Mayor Stanton wss
indicted into office in 1891 the wee
asked to pay the rate Of e, while the
balance of the city paid $2.64. This dis
elimination, while lawful, was exceed
ingly unjust. aud Mayor Stanton promised
his constituency that he would strive to
secure equal taxation for all.
To accomplish the object sought he
outlined a financial policy which resulted
in the dissension adverted TO ia the be-
ginning OF this article. Immediately
following the passage by tie Council of
the ordinance compromising the vie WIS
! and plans of Mayor Stanton, a number of
his opponents claimed his action was a
political trick which would in The year
1888 terminate disastronsly for the poor
taxpayer. Their fond expectation was
that the tax rate would increase to q
figure approaching s. on the 800. How
badly they have deceived LhemselVeSl
Sheriff Stanton's predictions have been
realized. His financial views were sound.
Victory is perched upon his banner.
| Success as q tinaGcier and Chief Executive
of the city of Hopoken is openly ed
by many prominent taxpayers, and his
administration of the Office of Mayor is
endorsed.
To briug his triumph more widely be-
fore our readers than mere words can
paint it. We, through the courtesy OF As
SCISSOR Dollard, have been enabled to col
late and com pile statistics which will in
terest readers of the EUening NeWS. We
present for their consideration and study
the following list, containing names of
owners, location Of property and COM
parison of the amounts due aud payable
for the years 1891, 1892 and 1898.
We have taken these Illustrations at
random, and will, as we complete our
search Of the different streets, publish
che result of our labors.
Will any taxpayer detract from Sheriff
Stanton the credit due MIN for securing
u reduction OF taxes?