The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-25
HOBOKEN'S TAXES.
Demands of the Several
Boards This Year Causes
Much Surprise.
IT, ALL MEANS HIGHER RENTs.
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Commissioner 0'Hara Urges His
"a ~ Colleagues to Act With
Much Discretion.

Commissioner OfHara declared at last
nights meeting of the Hoboken Tax Board
that if appropriations asked by the Street
Cleaning and the Fire Departments were
granted, other boards being in proportion,
the tax rate this year would be SO much in
creased that rents would fly away out of
reasonable reach. The Fire Board, said Mr..
O'Hara, has almost tripled its appropriation
in three years. SIT is time a halt was
called he asserted. s'Rents will go up SO
high that it will be an injury to the city.
There have been three or four auction sales
already that can't get bidders. That shows
what the tax rate is now.n O'Hara read the
appropriations made the Fire Department
since 1890. In that year, the last of the
volunteer service, they were given $40, 742;
in 1891, $50, 600, in 1892, S49, 900. in 1893,
$50, 700, and this year they increase it to
$4,000, which they won't got. sA
WHAT THE CoUNCILMEN WANT W L
CounciImen Timken, Weinthal ApdAQ Offer
man called upon the Tax aGSqpapissiensgs to
explain committee appr0R9EEIlaAtjoAs .sG9uncil-
man Thinker said that the 81, 0Q6t thedSareet
Cleaning Department asAAS for iS y~SS59oaarger
than last year, but the work should be aone
better. Fromipel said 'sfreetsr We're cleaner
than ever last year. S8a ID,
because we had more money" said Tim
ken.
The Commissioners In turn trampled over
the Street Department especially in the way
Of repairing streets. Frommel wanted to
know some statistics respecting Street Com
missioner Kelly's reign.
"Haye you any accounts OF that officer he
asked.
Kelly didn't keep any, replied Thinker.
"When he left we couldn't find any books.
The new Commissioner viii keep them"
The Commissioners couldn't see what
Kelly did with (, 1000 for repairing streets,
as the streets in some places are very bad.
Councilman Weinthal, for the Committee
on Public Grounds and Buildings, called the
boards attention to the wretched and dilapi-
dated condition of the City Hall. 1t needs
inside painting and new floors in places, new
plumbing and a general house cleaning.
Twelve hundred dollars would improve
Church Square Park and lay asphalt walks.
Two hundred and d9tH dollars was askednto
public parks. The free bath il lNngscn the
bottom of the river, and must be rescued lit
needs fixing up, and q report in writing
along with the moneys asked for will be sent
in tonight to the Tax Board.
City Physician Simon finds $1,000 would
be better than 81, 300 for the care of the city
poor patients, at ST. Mary's Hospital. Re
ferred.
AFFECTING SCHOOLS.
Commissioner Brown thought it Illegal to
run two advanced classes in the evening
school. He thought advantages should be
given only those of school age unless others
paid. He didn't know whether the appro-
priation to the Industrial School should be
made to the custody of DR.. George C.
Houghton Of that school or the Board of
| Education, which wishes to control the
school. The School Board had asked $4,000
| for that object. The committee decided to
make a separate report to the Commission
| ers ON that matter. The Commissioners do
not favor a kindergarten, and may not
allow the School Board money for that.
They will look over No. 2 School today to
determines upon steam heat.
Commissioner OHara was provoked be-
cause Recorder Marlborough will have a
special clerk at the tfty's cost, after having
his salary raised6h condition that he fur
nish his own elarKna:W can cut his salary
downen9M said, abaeause it was raised by
thel4Isgisl4ture. He has taken advantage
aTKa 'Bsatd made a tour Of the city this
mosaliagH! THEY will meet tonight and will
proBaB1ytdecide a big portion of the budget.