New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-17
ELIZABETH.
MANY PEOPLE PROTESTING AGAINST 'f'''
HIGH TAX RATE
,,,.v,,, DINERS uJ..rrEATED BY DRIvERs-PEh

,,cvc,r RIDERS u.I.TEEATED BY Dru'E"" .
soxu NOTES ABOUT rowNsfEoPLE.
Tho ,ax rate Of Elizabeth this year VIII NC " 80
which is considered rather hisn. III Wv airing
largely Increased property Valuations .u,,,nsd
the mast few years The tax rate mar ,.so.n
stationary in Elizabeth for a do]e" 49,. s,oh ough,
in that time the total taxable Valuations :, - .
=, ,o = ,ower rate have taken big strides' ~ 10
ru,v,o % MANY OF the taxpayers why '"o 'a
soou.d remain persistently at u % anu " ,.o,a
that by this time. with all the p"'u~e 49,. ct.
-. chat have been made since 1884, the ra'e
shou,d \, cast have come down to 81 w. anu se'
insist II should fail even lower. Wit" Tue w s
oil reyo,iated Il is Gained by citizens VINO ia'0
,von much study to the citys financial s'ua'''"
that there 10 no longer any need OF hoar"'ie 80
contingent fund in the treasury the ' -.
of which is given one OF the prihcipa' ie"
leaning I'm the tax rate This fund was ha"uS
thing to have in bygone years when creo',o'S 49,
dov,s;pv methods to harass the city and threaten"
ing 70 nut their judgments on the tax ieVy' Nv" GO
these conditions no longer exist the heeo VI I'D
contingent fund does not appear clear ,.
The advocates of high tax rate VIII oouD s
ella m that on account OF building more Schools pe
Nv increasing the police force and raising the pay VI
members the expenses VIII be greater and the ta~es
cannot we'll he lowered but II Is asserted oy thoSe
who say they have carefully looked over Tue s.'"
ton that with the citys present VALUATION y % VI
every 800 is a pretty steep figure for the proper"
owners to be assessed
INDIGNATION prevails among bicycle riders mere
over the manner In which certain persons WIG" ou'
driving deliberately try 10 run cyclists down on
Tuesday night Mrs Frederick d. Morse. wniie rd-
ing her wheel. driven into the gutter !" W."
fed-ave by two men. who were RACINE d" o~ee'
Tho men saw her and yelled to her TO get OUT OF
rho wav Mrs Morse was the risht-nand size Oh
the street and in trying TO escape pe'hs run W.
n,,s thrown from her wheel and badly bruised her
hrshond who accompanied her. followed the men 10
have them arrested but they drove TOO raploiy io'
him 10 overtake them. Mrs Morse Is not 'ie o"',
n,or,an who has been rudey treated by these road
hogs and cyclists think some move shou,u oe n'a'e
nv tho authorities afford them protection
Professor william j. Shearer. the newly ap-
,,,od sunerintendent Of Public Schools, and also
p,,n,,nal of the High School. has accepted the
,,css and was present at the meeting OF the
BOARD Of Education on Wednesday night "hen ne
was formally introduced to the members anu 10
countv Superintendent Holmes and others ne
rnade a neat speech to the Board and said he had
arranged to enter his duties on september l.
Nice A n Bott has been appointed teacher OF
dra wing and form study at salary OF ~"
year ,,u s.,oh,sr
The wedding Of Miss Kate woodruff 10 Jsmes
a Woodward Of the First National BANK, .,
Elizabeth WI take bs fsthee Many
at so ,he nrited to the wedding from Railway and
Elizabeth. .r,y
half century occupied leading position ao WIN
the Jersey Central at its Eisapetnp Some of his
shops took eex asss Commissioner Henry
Robinson Many EMPLOYS s p Surs viii take place
today at the familys convenience.
Lincoln Division. Sons of Temperance. OF TINS
city the oldest orsanzas sSe Separations to ceie
brate it's thirtieth anniversary ana a ,ne gia a
officers OF the order In the state anu cou"''' "'e
to be invited to attend v.
An interesting tainment in ala OF the FTesn
Air Fund will be given this afternoon AZ AT an EXIT
b:tion of the Twin Mdgets pantoIm nnt h'''' A'0
recitations by well-known home talent
tbs ne cnfra Baptist Church here. and now pub
Of in FOd was ssn5 9 TINS c has ap bee
away from Elizabeth three years
There is quite a colony of Elizabeth society people
this year at w ,ne NJ Smith and his
family who went to Easton on " eanesday.
John MsCandess is. with his WE C ana Gaush'ef
Agnes spending few weeks in the CatsKns.
Marshall r. Van Nostrand, with his wife ana
child is spending the season at the Wentworth
Newcastle. n. H.
FREDERICK Bancroft and Harry Wharton Of Nor
folk Va are spending a wses ra win 'ns They viii
Wak an ' extended tour Of New-York State before
returning.
The solost at brakes band concert last night sht
appeared at Manhattan Beach with sousa's Band.
Chief OF Police Lenney starts to-day for Lake
Hopatcong.
George Staum ana JONI man. wv
tailors from New-York on their way to Philade.-
pha were held up and robbed by tramPs early YES
terday morning just outside the Union County ilne.
The footpads took s. 50 in money and some letters
and photographs. They did not take any or the
clothing the tailors but searched two bundles OF
clothes they were carrying The robbery was re.
ported TO the Elizabeth and Newark police and
the latter arrested three men suspicion They
still in custody.
Thomas Kellett John Farron and William Far
ron alias Weasel the river pirates captured by the
Elizabeth police. were yesterday surrendered 10 the
Staten island authorities a requistion. and were
taken to Port Richmond for trial.