New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-27
FOR EQUAL TAXATION.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AP-
POINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

MR. GRIGGs ALSO KILLS THREE OF THE REMAIN
LATURE-sENAToR ROGERS INDIGNANT
Trenton May 20 (SpecaD.-Governor Griggs to-
day announced the Commission on Equal Taxation
authorized by resolution Of the recent Legislature
The named George II. Large. OF Hunter
don County: Charles c. Black. Of Jersey City; A
| NJ Reynolds OF Newark: ". H. Vredenburg, OF
Monmouth; General j. F. Rushing. OF Mercer
Mr.. Large formerly represented his county In
the State Senate and has been several times honored
by the Republican party He is a lawyer. Charles
Black is a member Of the State Board OF Taxa
ton. He was the first president OF the Board, and
has been a member since It's creation by the Leg
islature He is deeply interested In the question
OF taxation. He IL a Democrat Mr.. Reynolds mas
had large experience In real estate. Mr.. Nreden-
burg is corporation lawyer. and lives In Freehold
He is a brother OF the railroad lawyer by that name
General Rushing Is a pension attorney who has had
large experience as the head OF several land asso-
Citations The General is now attending the Method
list Genera, Conference
The Commission Is authorized to examine into the
method Of taxing railroad and other corporation
property and the method OF assessing values upon
individual property. 1t is to report the result OF
it's work to the next Legislature The Commission
may recommend some legislation having for It's OBJ
ject the equalization OF assessment Of taxes on IN
divdua! and corporate property.
Three OF the six bills which the Governor retained
last week were to-day sent to the graveyard in the
State Library Two we're measures introduced by
Assembyman Harrison, providing that town
ship committees shall have the power 10 revise the
assessors work and the other authorizing the I'M
prisonment OF persons refusing to pay fines imposed
by magstra ties and Justices OF the peace for viola
ton of the ordinances Of cities, towns. boroughs
and villages The third bill. was Senator Vreelands
measure providing for sewerage system in Morris
town.
The contract for printing the two hundred thou
sand or more blank forms used by several de-
partments and for supplying the stationery re-
duired for the ensuing year was to-day awarded 10
MacCrelsh e. Qulgley. OF Trenton. their bid being
S3lS a. The highest bid was that submitted by
the Jersey City Printing Company. who offered TO
do the work for Sl2.9I3 ~
Senator's Rogers and Parry were about the only
members Of the Legislature here to-day. Mr..
Rogers had interview with Governor Griggs
with view Of learning why all the measures intro
duced in the Senate by him had been vetoed
Il believe 1t part OF the scheme to injure
me politically in Camden County, declared the
Senator as he passed to the Executive Chamber
Senator Parry was attending meeting OF the
Tuberculosis Commission.
Factory Inspector Ward was at the Capitol to-
day He has for several weeks been anxious to
dian Bonnell has been unable TO provide a place
for him The Inspectors intention Is 70 appoint a
clerk 70 have permanent office In the State House.
whose duty II shall be attend TO the correspond
ence Of the Department. AT present ex-Deputy
John darcy is acting as clerk He Is democrat,
and the Inspector contempates ming MS pace
with a Republican.
clerk in Chancery Thompson has determined 10
inaugurate a system for which the lawyers OF the
State have contended for several years Heretofore
IL has been the custom 10 have the various ie2al
papers filed In the Chanccry ONCE copied in the
women The Clerk has called in all these books, ana
henceforth the copying Will be done In the once by
young women at a fixed salary instead OF by the
folio a & formerly.