The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-01
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In Morristown, this year, with an in
creased amount of tax valuation, some
81, ,7O6 .S8 is saved on school taxes. We
paid $91, ,O26 SS last year and this year the
amount is only $13. 800. The rate last
year was 81 30 on every $1,000 of
property, and this year it is but SLIT.
This reduction has been brought
a out by the State paying Morris
county as it's share of the State fund
$25 900. making reduction of 80 per
cent. on the amount to be raised this
year. This means that everyone has
had corresponding reduction in their
tax bills. This State surplus has only
been acquired by a wise and prudent
Republican administration of affairs
during the past six years. 1t might be
added that the monies refunded to the
counties, was paid to the State by cor
porations, for taxes.
Another valuable feature of the State
help in this direction is that its share of
the $25, 900 has already been paid to
every school district of Morris County,
which has greatly facilitated the bust
ness or each district. In the past the
school districts had to wait until Febru
ary, or until all school taxes were paid
before they could get cent for school
purposes. The gross amount turned
over by the State to the various counties
was $500, 900 for school purposes alone;
there was also 100000 paid out for
building roads under the State road act,
and there were other additional pay
ments made by the State for a number
of public enterprises and permanent i'm
provement TO State institutions that
would have materially increased our
tax bills if the funds had been provided
from local sources.
This is strong reason why the voter
cannot afford to change the party which
has done so much, for party whose
past record is one of extravaganza, theft,
and mismansgement. No matter what
the voter may be as to National affairs he
cannot refuse to endorse this splendid
showing, and he should heartily support
the party that has made this great
saving possible
Look at these facts plainly, study
them out carefully. and vote the entire
Republican ticket on Tuesday next.
Vote for Franklin Murphy for Gov
ernor, for Jacob w. Welsh for Senator,
and Charles r. Whitehead and William
T. Brown for the Assembly.
Mckinley Times In Morris County.
The number of depositors in the Saw
ings Banks and the amount of their de-
posits furnishes very safe index of the
financial condition of the community.
Judging by this index, the people of
Morris county have been thriving dur
ing the past five years. The number of
depositors in the Morris County Savings
Bank on Oct. 1st, 1896, was 6,311. with
deposits aggregating $1,448, ,061.0S. An
average of 1927 90 for each depositor.
On Oct. 1901, the number of deposi-
tors had increased to s,47l An increase
of Q, 160 depositors, or over "a per cent.
The total deposits in 1901 had increased
to 50, ,220, ,656. go, an increase of $751;, ,595.
SO, an increase of over 81 per cent,
while the average deposit had increased
to over $s50.0O. a gain of about 10
per cent.
OF the increase 348 new depositors
and $l29. 1878. II of the deposits were
added during the last year
A vote for Murphy, Welsh, White
head and Brown. is vote for the con
tinuance of this prosperity.
The total reg istratlon in the Western
district of Boonton was $50 and in the
Eastern district 500; the list of voters in
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