The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-06
AGAINST The BILL
Finance Board Tells Legisla-
tors Why It Should
Not Pass.
TOO GREAT A TAX ON CITY
Mr.. Ringle Gave a List of
Ml Necessary improvements
and Their Cost.
Csnecial TO .srhe Jersey CITY News.,)

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raise the teaeheis saiaiies - 'Ne .'
could afford II. lie suonatleu scneNuie
Which- ne sald' shoWeu Ina. JERSEY Si'y
| paid as good salaries 10 scnooi teachels
as other cities with the exception ol
Newark
Mr. Francis called attention to the 1act
that there was referendum clause IN tne
/ bill.
Mr. Ringle said that did not amount to
much. Jersey City had just had an ex-
perience with a referendum. There had
been an election recently to decide Whethef
the city should purchase a water plant,
and out of the city's $1,000 votes only 4,5O0
| came out to vote, so he considered the
| referendum only subtesfuge.
Mr.. Murphy, who was present, said that
the water election was a special election,
while this bill provided that the vote
should be taken either at a charter or
general election.
| Mr. Ringle thought that no more III
terest would be taken in the matter at
general election than at special.
| Continuing Mr.. Ringle said:-''We think
you do wrong in passing this KIND OF
bills. The police and fire departments
come down here and have bills passed
raising their salaries and we have TO pay
them. Every $4,000 increase IN our ex-
penses adds ten cents taxes to every Sl'ooo
of property. Our ratables are now
$91 100000 and our tax rate is Szs.4o. we
cannot stand much more OF an increase.
Something will break Mr.. Rlngie cnaf-
cterized the bill as an onslaught upon tne
treasury, and said that IL the thing went
on much longer the citizens would not
stand it. The Legislature should not
S- ssaa.' e.s,,os. of t1is lrind b,,t the oeo-
pass measures OF thls hiio pul .ne peo-
pie themselves should be allowed TO set
tle the matter
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we are alilosl oaihA upl'
MIR. Ringle. mo large city pays It's teach-
ers more than we do except perhaps New
,as ta,,an * ner
ARK. Inc Hesisia.ute nas 49, -, -
cent. OF our rataoles Out OF the TAX ieVy
for railroad purposes. newark S rdtaDleS
ara stsS oOo 600 and very little has been
q Y-o0vYO'es 80 -. .;1,.o,as o,,r u.+ar
taken out for the raliroaos- our waeei
front has also been taken away from
,s rs;va nc those hack and we will pay
10 ~ - -, 49, as,, Tbis nm l.
the teacHers aii they @ ~
legalized highway robbery. You say 10
US you must give up just as the high
'.s,s,. - ,sa,as ~ his 1,io+iro We are
Wayiian NUNS up ~
differently sltualeu from any oinel ciey'
and If this thing goes on much longer
sometbine, will break. Everybody wants
soletnins VIII ~ sN.,. -
an increase. oohSiuei sMb''ie M " ~
been brought to bear upon our Board not
to come here and oppose this bill, but
we consiuel ~ oui uuts - ~ ,r
III this Dill is passed, prohe III WI
Iembeck. eve will not be able to build
-. ..,,oa1 -, INV o+bar scbool for a
hish seiooi VI i'
| long time to come
| Mr. Ringle read long list OF improve
| ments asked Tor by the peopie od Jersey
| City and told what each would cost.
Mr. Murphy Indignantly Protesleu
against his bill being classed as nlgnWiay N.i
roboery. We are ny .paao as eafa ,ias @ soia
Mr.. Murphy, we only ask thaI tne
people be allowed 10 say Whether tue Ia
crease shall be made ~, e.
Mr. Murphy TOOK exception 10 Inc hS
ures which Mr. Rlngle gave as tne COST
| of the improvements asked Tor. For ex-
ample, he sald, tne LaIayette e1oa a. nno NJ,
which Mr.. Ringle. said would cost Sloo,Ooo
could be secured for sixty.
Mr. Ringle denied this and he ana MI.
Murphy became involved IN dispute.
Finally Mr.. Murphy said:-"Well, what
ever the cost may be | am satisfied this
Board of FFinance will not give us any
of these improvements" Mr.. Murphy,
continued, said that last year he secured re,
nance Board to borrow money to build
| new building for School No. q, but m they G
| scraped here and there and managed to
get together enough money without IS
su.TI .aIa6 az usas ono of the hest strokes of
financing IN the history of the city, said
~, MI, ,,.e shonid he commended and not con-
da,,,sad For If
| Mr. Murphy agreed to that and said 1t
uIi,s uIhs,, I,anessarv He had confidence in
tba Masel neonia ana was satisfied they would
liie peopi1 anu r;oht ;f this 1,,aasl;re were
| 40 h',itted mnae was "a tbem Those people who