The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
Big TREASURY RAID
The Appropriation Bill for
This Year Likely to
Be a Wonder.
GRIGGs ANNOYED BY DELAY
All Sorts Of People Want Petty
Legislation. But Important
Questions Hang Fire.

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neard. Along come the representatives
of the railroad companies WIN elai,o
| that the demand l. not anlv ,rraa sonsh,s
put cannot be sustained by the real facts
of the case. They argue that this great
| question of taxat;on was sattIaa wa,ws
-
years ago, when the present system was
established. Some of the then brightest
| brightest minds in the State bad drof+a5
tha nnosoat - :. ~ "a nau iaits
'ie present law and all parties to the
controversy which existed at the time
were satisfied at the result which was
raaohea rh. -.
ieaehea. me late Leon Albeit had made
II a hobby of his official career to nave
the railroads pay more taxes; the pres
SoAi N-oilS6S, lSHt his
valuable aid to the solution of the prob
lem. and other men of equal ability were
| also daanly ara a;raa+,u $1,000.
tha -. nv uilsc.is in'eresled' wnen
the present railroad tax law was signed
by Governor Albeit the opinion prevailed
that the much-vexad onest,on bad Non
80 = nuen-seAeu question hau oeen
Serted, and there should not be any more
agitation over it.
paana - = y iepoll u ehe STATE
Doaru OF assessors for 1885, the aggregate
Assessors valuation of all the railroads
in the State amounted to s221. 57s.22 81
which he "a 80 So "a
!. : sn i, : * . STATE uses was levieu
al y lUhSSl.l and for local uses $412,-
III that amount the Pennsylvania Rail-
road paid altogether S4x2, 49,. 70, the State
tax being $318, $3.50 and the municipal tax
The total tax in 1884. when the system
was established. was 81, 1866, 152. 2s-for State
purposes aso S sSa .eaS.76 and for municipal pur-
PSoCo poooyU-o.O 1 lit increase IQS0 I'LL
twelve years has been S154, 4l0. S6-for State
purposes $130. 252. "a, and for municipal, $24,-
1882. From this statement it is insisted
railroad property has been just as steady
as that of other property.
In his argument before the Committee
on Railroads and Canals last Friday
James B. V~redenburgh stated that The
Pennsylvania Railroad owns one-fortieth
part Of Jersey .City's territory and paid
he claimed was a proof that the road
paid its full share. And. added Mr..
yredenburgh-..The road is further as
Hudson county taxed for that purpose.
The taxes are paid without any reduction
rebate. The roadbed is as ASSESSED ssiadsu three 7ae
times as much as the property on either
side, and the Supreme Court has up
held the assessment. Why, everything
the road owns is assessed even down to
coal boxes which are scheduled at S. each.
The personal property of Hudson county
is assessed at only $1,000. 600. while each
of its banks have on deposit from 50, Co.,
900 to 100000. If this bill becomes a
law the. company would not stand it
rates would be made which would be a
burden on the farmer and business people
of the State generally"
in OPPOSITION to the bill, and it looks as if
they nave sufficient weight to defeat
the proposed legislation for this year at
Oily rate. jill aO uOuDI. VIII De du-
versely reported, and the House will sus-
tain the action of the COMMITTEES.
Since the opening of the session 55e
bills have been introduced. 2is in the =
| senate and 237 in the House. of which
only about ten have become laws.
The I,epislature is vet in a tangle over
proposed constitutional amendments. es-
pecially those relating to the reorganiza-
tion Of the Judiciary system. The good
services Of a bevy of nromlnenf lawvers
| have been called into ren,1isitinn viii !
| view to the solution Of fhe problem Sllch
mon as Samuel n Grew David 7 pan
coast q = " Vroom Thnrnas N Nc
| Garter and Frederick " stevens bava
| fhe matter in hand, and = rennrt is ex-
nected from them IN Mondaw nioht
TH gus q no do1ht at ali fbat fbe fnrma-
| tinn of an independent Coi1rf If An
neals will be recommended. and the laRv
e,nandnent nray,dine fSr 44bpo AZ aieot;n AZ ~
sanohivnoa Nv dis+r;ots ei instaaa ~ y
eomr+ias vii .fso ba uressnt aS Sf u ny
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