The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-14
new JERSEY RESOURCES
Comptroller's Report Tells the
States Financial Condition
and the Sources Of
Revenue.

State Comptroller Hancock's annual re-
port. bound copies of which have now
appeared, shows that the estimate of re-
| ceipts for the fiscal year ending October
81, 1898, is 81. 20S. $40, with a balance of
s945, 345.S9 on hand November l, 1897, maxi
ing estimated resources for the year
SO, 154, 1858. Against this, appropriations
! of 81, 139, 1874. 50 have been already made,
leaving s1,C14, 2s1.57, against which will be
charged all appropriations for the year
ending October 81 next that may be made
by the present Legislature. Figures al
ready published showing in detail receipts
and disbursements are presented.
OF the collateral inheritance tax of
$11s, 1872. 40 paid in the whole State, Essex
paid s31, 1856. Mercer paid the next larg-
est amount, s~9.442.41, and Hudson S.
| 27S.2S
The returns of judicial fees from County
Clerks amounts to IS, $685. "a, Essex paying
q, 2Gs.21; Hudson, S .720. %; Passaic, 81
O61, 49,; Bergen, S531.6S Camden. $52o.G9;
Monmouth $52s.44, Union. s417.S2; Atlantic,
s34e.s SO; Middlesex, $194.s Morris, s17S.20;
! Cumberland, s171.97; Mercer, s167.e3 War
rem. 1882. "a; Hunterdon, $104.4 6; Cape May,
| s1o2. Sc; Somerset, $97.1 Is; Salem, $69.S1;
Gloucester, se4.59; Ocean, s3O.45, and Sus-
sex, s29.2
Fees have not been paid by the clerks of
| Essex for the September term, 1852; Sep
tember and December terms, 1850; April,
September and December terms, 1891. and
April term. 1892. Sussex has the longest
list of delinquent terms, no less than eigh-
teen.
The amount of tax levied by the State
Board of Assessors for the use OF the tax
ing districts in the State, upon the prop
| erty OF railroad and canal corporations,
and payable with the fiscal year Just
closed, was s402. 099. As. OF this amount
| there was collected the sun of s4o1 oI6.o7
81. 022. IS. The sum of $401 .076.57 was paid to
the various taxing districts as required py
law.
heavily with the amounts paid; are the
Pennsylvania Railroad, saT ,S24.5;; Central
Railroad. $76. e15. s.; Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad, Sc. 236. 80; Erie Railroad, S39.-
360. SO; Delaware. Lackawanna and Yves
tern Railroad. $40, 364s81; New York. Sus-
q%uehanna and Western Railroad. $7,2Se.OS;
Lehigh Valley Railroad. $3S.1s1. 45
Hudson's share of this tax was 1928 OF g,
of which Jersey City received 1929, $40. IA;
Weehawken. $s3s. O70.50 -Hoboken, s14, "a;
s@55.2ss.si, and Harrison. s1,s5I.5O,
Essex received SO, III. 16, of which ~sS,S11.03
went to Newark.
Of the sl51. 400. % spent for county ~lunatic
asylums. Essex received Ss9.6 S4.64 and Hud-
son $40. coo. The amount paid TO the coun-
ty collectors for the more permanent I'M
provement of public roads CT the State:
being one-third of the amount expended
by the counties. was as follows:-Mercer,
S34. All. SO; Burlington. SCI, 535. ST; Middlesex,
S14. SS7. 90; Gloucester, sl0.245.55: Essex,
| 50. 342.41; Atlantic, s. .40159 Monmouth,
81 53339 49, and Salem. 81. 635. 66.
The total amount paid for this purpose
was $l02, SEQ, including $500 salary of the
State Commissioner of Public Roads, and
| 81 600 for clerk hire and expenses in con-
Quoting the department.