Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-26
MANY APPEAL
THEIR TAXES.
South Amboy Commissioners
Have All Kinds Of Trouble
Over Assessment

At this time of writing, past midnight
the Commissioners of Appeal were at
Borough Hall yet. Tn fact some of them
said they expected to remain until the
time for the next assessment rolled
around.
Anyone who enjoys fun would have
been perfectly delighted to have spent tie
day at the hall and taken in the comedy.
or course there was a crowd and it CON
sisted mostly of women. They were seer
coming from every direction, all Of then
carrying this years "swell' tax bills il
their hands. 1t was remarked that a line
of the people in waiting if measured.
would have reached across and down
town for many blocks. There were lots
of men, too, in the crowd, but they vert
in the minority There was no end OF
fun for lockers on.
One woman had been there ever since II
O'Clock in the morning. A woman sale
to a man, ''What do you think of that?''
Showing her tax bill, That's all right
said he. "All right is it? Sure it's al
Mr.. Fulton's fault" said she, edgint
towards the door, land if he's ever put
up for a candidate again his W family
wouldn't vote for him I" and out of th'
door she went with her ''swell" tax bill
In her hand.
There are some whose tax is only a few
say ten dollars more than last year, whs
say that Mr.. Fulton is all right aud tina
be has done the square thing by makins
some people who owned land taxable
but who have not been made to pay take.
on it, pay a tax this year. But that does no
satisfy those who only recently paid $40
lot and who were offered a little NOR
for them after their purchase at a sal
and who now find the lots taxed at the
rate of 5000, apiece. One man says b.
would take one hundred apiece for lot
that have been taxed at the rate of 500
apiece.
Some try to explain the matter In thi.
way. Mr.. Fulton assessed all properties
according to the new law laid down fol
him and then learned that certain other
in other townships had not done thu
same, but had assessed according to tn
old law SO he refused to show his books
A compromise was finally made, the,
agreeing to rate the axes according t,
last years rate with a certain sum added
to it and certain deductions then made
Now, it is thought ny some of our think
ers, that Mr.. Fulton then turned over hi
books and the very thing he tried to ".
the people from, that of being ASS sse,
according to the new law, was done afte
all. 1t is a complicated affair and wha
the result will be can hardly be imagine,
vet. There wasn't a word heard abou
politics; all one could hear was taxes
There is a serious side as well as comic
Many a person who own their little hom.
is probably out of work and every dolla
counts. 1t comes at a time when business,
is almos. at a standstill too, and expense
are going on all the same and those VIII,
own their stores and dwellings are trying
to weather through the hard times ant
an Increase In taxes adds to the burden.
But all should look at the affair in
right light and not blame Mr.. Fulton be
cause he did what he took his oath b.
would do when the position was given t,
him. Keep cool and there may be fount
some outlet for this. Fluttering anC
clustering doesn't help the matter a littl
bit. The coolheaded ones generally CONT
out the winner.