The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-30
LIVELY cH0PPIHG DONE
No Public Improvement
Of Any Sort Provid-
ed in Any De-
partment. !
SHAVING OUTDOOR POOR
They Must Go Hungry to
Pay for Concerts--Police
Badly Hacked
SHAVING OUTDOOR POOR

The Board of Finance met this after
noon. and as published exclusively III
s.,The News" of yesterday, decided that
the amount necessary to be raised by tax
alton for municipal purposes during the
year beginning December 1, 1902, would
be 50. .O63. .1O6T2 For the fiscal year be-
ginning December /, 1901, the amount
declared was S2,011, ,ST7.04. This shows
that next year there will have to be col
leeted s51 ,229.6S more than this year
for city uses.
The amount of the county levy to be
raised in Jersey City is S541, 104.S3. For
the State schol tax, s163.5o3 $50 must be
raised. Therefore the total tax levy in
the city will be $2,767, ,714.94
Mr. Ringle has repeatedly declared
taat the tax rate> would be $2S on the
thousand, the same as this year. This
would necessitate a total assessment of
city property of about S9S,000,000
The rate of SOS on the above assess
ment would produce exactly S2,744. .000
or S23, coo less than the required levy.
The assessment this year is nearly
$96,0O0000.
THE ALLOWANCES.
The amount allowed the different
Boards is. fixed, as also told in "The
News" yesterday, at a gross total of
$2,55S, 1920, as compared with $2,554,-
49192 appropriated for this year. This
shows an increase of $685.. 81.
The taxes from railroad and canal
companies, franchise tax, State school
tax, liquor license fees (unappropriated),
poll tax, unexpended special receipts,
amount to SOL ,667. "a. They amounted
this year to S743, ,S02. .5S, or a difference
of $42, ,134.34.
S. & W. CHOP.
The Street and Water Board, as shown
this year. 1t made a request for over
SSO0000. This large amount was asked
for principally to make improvements,
such as building new sewers.
The amount asked for cleaning streets,
including the removal of snow, $4,000,
and salary of inspector, $1,000, and ad-
vcrtisement, $500, was fixed at $S6,500
The salary of the inspector and the
amount for advertising was transferred
to another account, while the snow re-
0uest was cut out and the street clean
ing estimate cut. The Board wanted
$21,Gc0 for repairs to unpayed streets
and maintenance of maeadam roads The
municipal lighting request was cut from
$4,000. For public grounds and build
ings the Board wanted $4,000. The
amount asked for, stationary and print
ing was only $3.50. The sum of $500
was allowed because the printing esti-
mates Of other accounts were trans
ferred to this account.
The salary appropriation of the Engi-
ncering Bureau was made larger than
the request, S22,G2o, because the sala-
ries of street Cleaning Inspector Andrew
J. Boyle and Sewer Inspector T. Null
doom were added.
The amount asked for salaries of
Commissioners and clerks were S1S,S20,
ard the amount allowed was $1,000 less.
The music appropriation is new one.
THE SCHOOLS.
The Board Of Education asked for
SGlI.200 and received as hown in the
schedule $685. The sum Of $470,060
was asked for teachers salaries. The
only Gu. made here was an request for
SO 600 for two music instructors. The
Board wanted S31 ,040 for janitors sup
plies ala $500 for printing and blanks,
including annual report. The amount
asked for book, stationery and supplies
was S31. which means according to tie