The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-18

Newark. - Sa0. q25 / aS
Union Township...-.. 758 0q1 III
Perth Amboy ... 1885 az
Bayonne ..... .. 5e6,IG7 2.78
nlessIeld township. -. 49, 69 3.57
renlon.....- $50 ... A6,3S7 200
These districts contain sa5 oss Tx of a
total of $41,120.216 of second class nron-
es,y; 4 glance wlll show that tbs average
in Jersey City the tax at ~ on fhe second
class property would Weld s452 5S2 So wbiie
at 1915 it would yield $3.50. ssh. Is. giving y
difference in favor of the railroad com
panies of $l71. 96S IS. or more than the total
Increase on the railroads proposed by our
I'LL nanlu othef words, the second class
loaa property IS located in the large
go anu towns, winch have of necessity
~ tha % rales; Inc railroad property
WneTe' II taxed at the local rate, the
SxTfasg the State would be
,at, nlS ~ nut guess Work, but the
as 81 aact. matnematieally demonstrated
3 Ina n Greer 70 carry out the original
49, = me ACT OF 1914 we should now in
S.saSe Ine rate from LOO to 2.417. But we
ha9i wnahg 70 meet the railroads about
was aug oniy ask for zoo.
,oo a.. on the valuations for
the taxing districts. 1924 5o4n "a
Under our plan they will nav, 772 SCI o.
-
Net saving to ompanies. s215 4e9 IA
Let US now summarize the result of the
proposed legislation, as shown in dafaSI
In Exhibits 3 and q - uSlah
ID The state would no,,n
uuish r. The tow Ieadn-
tricts the sum If us q s .,
RI The 20 a saa -. E05, 74S q
nav On raaloaus would
NOT eycaadinr Tax,
C1 The taxing - 162.10l57
would receive additinnsI
taxes fronn th auu LOU
az n lne Iallroad 367, S55 rs
Of taxation on tha saT
roads wo,7ld ta
~ - oe... ~ 7-l0 per cent.
camnan H. y sIsct OF his increase on the
Tsge is SHOWN hereafter.
ms "ouid not result in equal taxation
py any means, but it would aDeviate
snany OF me Inequalities of the present
sst+1ar ~ aIofd a fair and honorable
sersiement or a troublesome controversy
lne furai districts should be satisfied
because they Will get full rates on second
ciass properties within their confines and
ss III run no FISK of a State tax.
because they will rere;va 1aroo snee
70 their present income.
Ihe railroads should be satisfied hacarsa
y VIII correct some of the imperfecfions
usveioped by the operation of the act Of
1884 and relieve them from an avar ~.
creasing agitation. NJ
1t would be a great gain for goo5 -
The limit Of two 20
to what should be witbin ~ : . cioss
a well governed civ 1nnt poMsr u
with debit that there ur1i si1ufueile
to endeavor to still furthar Ioras q
rate: such lowering viii m lns
rectly to the bene6N - enule al
ways. They win than heua me rali-
est in the commercfa1 adrn 9 uarece inter
government; heirspresent attstaS~ o. fne
Indifference will ceass TN. aseituue o. amen
of public policy r. t. = IN the line
Gas we have IN Tarsan ocnsSlous 70 nave
our holdings in ~ Giyl ons-nftn OF
wholly careless of ~, Ills OF parties
ton and local govano questionS OF taxa
The NET rez,,7t wo,,id IT.
cal feeling efgeen &c = more recipro--
CORPORATIONS and ia.s ana hallroad
granting Of naoasser etashing over the
ever-erowin o. 1900 Soncessions 10 the
Much isfraSr ~ away traInc-
hearings hefora ~ a.I, turing the last
certain tahias commissioners on
CITY for tha ~ u penaiI OF the
der the ranoads, + 49, ~ owl mat I'M
Jersev citv ~ 1slsl5tion proposed by
far 1ess ny Ky me railroads would still pay
in tba stata ien proportion OF taxation
That
cai,rad. - .ance WAS instantly per-
nanias T.hio Snounsei OF the allied COM
the r1,oaastion Mas iiFst introduced, but
danb,,rss pelhg made by Mr.. Vre-
tha ass,,ne5 salueS sn9uiu De raised TO
vica varsa Ha laLTSad values rather than
Mac eiSa' iapie ? was substituted in its
ToL,a 9
? SHOWS even upon the extraor-
nnrar sunipliohs MADE against the pro-
con niuiy5 oudis, mat the railroad
81 ~ Mouiu ran snort their just share
Wy. OF, 20 quote the table, by S493, SOL 81
tiit assumption That the PROPERTY of