New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
THE NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
AS A JERSEYMAN SEES 1T.


City Hall solely for the purpose Of providing ap-
poiutrents and shelter for a retnue OF janitors.
The STAFF is tolerably large. and II is deemed
necessary TO assign three police sergeants to see
that the janltors are not abducted Some OF the
Aldermen who cannot appreciate beauty or tai
ents have been saying that the janitors afore-
said as the legal documents have it, don't do
enough for their paltry $500 a year. and the dis
cussion on that has moved correspondent OF
The Paterson Guardian" to suggest the FOL
lowing regulations:
Before beginning their work at : IS o'clock in tho
morning they should discuss the merits OF prOs,
pectlve candidates Tor AIderHe" j" '"7
wards. -,
There should he hopping OF floors IN close se
officials settle down 10 work, unless the janitors
are provided with earaps to preyeht mem ZEN t ION
listening 10 conversations not "'e"''" '0' '''e''
While sqTgbbqg in o in the pe9 9Tsr h con-
selves high stools near the Market-st entrance
so that the work may not be impeded.
A libel case involving several interesting points
has been appealed from the Passaic county
courts 10 the Supreme Court II seems that a
Passaic man eloped with his typewriter. and In
publishing the story The Passaic Herald" used
the name OF the wrong typewriter on learning
OF the blunder. the proprietors made pubic
apology and also wrote personal note 70 the
young woman The testimony showed that the
newspaper had taken all reasonable precautions
10 get the facts accurately, but In spite OF all
that the fury gave a verdict for S2OUO THIS
case. II appears was tried under the old Law.
II tried under the statute passed last year the
plaintiff. in view OF all the circumstances-ao-
sence OF malice or injury and the prompt pub
lcation OF an apoogy-would not get more than
six cents II anything.
Senator stokes's idea Of diverting a portion OF
the States surplus cash into the School Fund
is an excellent one II carried out under certain
restrictions Instead Of going into the general
fund. It should go toward the salaries OF teach
ers in a manner that will make the grant de-
pendent upon the maintenance OF certain
standard
Nearly everybody has his own notions as 10
what constitutes g good citizen. Here Is the
belief Of The Passaic News:
The supreme test Of good citizenship Is the
promptness with which a man shovels the
OF his sidewalk. Are you good citizen?
The Democratic organs are weeping copious
tears because Senator Johnson wasn't chosen
President OF the Senate II may relieve their
feelings to know that the Bergen Senator is
well and cheerful and in no need OF sympathy.
influence will be second only to that OF the
| Governor.
Nearly everybody concerned Is pleased at the
new style OF arranging the legislative organiza-
ton programme q few days or more in advance.
! The exceptions are the Trenton hotel-keepers
and merchants When the Senate and House
caucuses were held the eve OF the opening
day candidates FOR all the Offices and scores OF
| their friends rallied 10 Trenton. and the crowd
| left considerable money In town before they
departed Tuesday evening This week there
were few out-ot-town men in Trenton Mon
day night.
The Tribune, in commenting on the PTobsS "a; &C.
| Hackensack next Wednesday, Is Sun dwelling on
that vague term TRUE valuation, VIII The Trio-
une kindly advise what true valuation Is? ls Il
what It cost What the owner considers II worth =!
Is Il the buyers or sellers price Is X what II VIII
SCI for and shall the gauge be set TO- the probable
! The esteemed Jerseyman appears 70 dwell upon
that term ar II Il W an P bn e TO 5n is r. is
stuck IN the mud and won hold when me res!
viii settle Just what true valuation" means. then
a grateful people Will rise VI with n blessing
! (Hackensaek Record.
Why. any competent real estate dealer can
tell you what true value IS. II is the price that
property will bring at the time at an ordinary
] sale Every assessor dSSuuleS 10 hlloN 4.DN ~
ascertain the true value. Ask any one Of them
In Bergen. Hudson. Essex. or erewhtre. and he
Will tell you that he assesses on CO. 10 or 80
per cent OF true value Obviously he couldn't
tell what percentage ne was assessing On un-
less he had first determined by some process or
another Just what the true value was. There
must be a standard and the standard Of the
/ Constitution seems the best. sairest and sim
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