The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-06


tion relating to Hines which extend ont
Of this State into another State'' replaces
a section in the older Law which speeifi-
ealiy mentions oil pipe lines. The bill
also repeats the old law, except as to The
provisions that are re-enactea. and re-
peals the acts approved February 49,
1901; April 9. 1902, April {, 1908, and
March "a, 1904.
The Stanhope -Netcong matter has been
agitating the people of the two places for
long time and has also caused inter-
est throughout the two counties of Nor
i-is and Sussex. The Sussex authorities
do not wish to. lose the borough of STAN
hope by uniting IT TO Netcong and trans
/ ferring the borough to Morris County. as
the bill proposes, sand viii make j fight
against the proposition, but it is con-
annexation will be put through The re-
fiisal of the Sussex County people to
the House, after the death of Assembly
nlan-elect Jackson r. Decker, may in
iuence the Houseagainst opposing the
consolidation. Senator Hillery will make
the fight in the Upper House in faovr of
the consolidation. He will be opposed by
Senator Price of Sussex, but Senator
! Hillery viii have a preponderance Of in
\ fuece the House against opposing the
a member of the Republican majority,
while Senator Price is one of the Demo
cratic minority.
The other two hearings on the taxa
tion Of railroad properly, win be prac-
tically one hearing, inasmuch as they
viii be before the same committee and
are related subjects. The Duhield bill
provides that the owners Of railroads
and canals shall make statement of all
the property they own outside of the
main stem, to the State Board of As
sors, which is to certify the totals in
each taxing district to the various tax
authorities.
The local taxing authorities are to
place the valuations of this second class
property on their lists and include it
when making up the tax rate. The State
authorities are to collect the taxes and
| pay them over to the local authorities
according to the fixed assessment.
| The Hamill, OF Democratic caucus
bill, No. 2S1, is short, but applies to all
classes of railroad property, After re-
peating the constitutional provision that
all property shall be taxed at full fair
market value in each taxing district. =
it provides that the main stem Of rail-
roads and canals shall be taxed at ..the
average of the local rate prevailing eael,
year in the several taxing districts
through which said main stem extends,
and that per cent. shah be retained
for State purposes and the remainder
paid to each taxing district. Terminal
stations or depots for passengers and
freight, ferries and ferry houses. docks.
bulkheads and wharves. with riparian
lands, shall be included in the local
assessment in each taxing district, and
taxed at the local rate"
Other tangible personal property and
franchises are to be assessed by the
State Board Of Assessors .'at full fair
market value. and the taxes shall be
paid at the average local rate in the
State, / per cent to be retained by the
State and the remainder turned over to
| the local authorities.
All acts, general, special or local, and
all charter provisions inconsistent with
the terms of the bill are repealed.
The Essex county delegation in the
Legislature has considered the Duffield
| bill in its meetings, and has decided to
take stand in support Of the bill. Their
attitude is to take up and dispose of one
feature of the proposed amendments to
the equal taaxtion laws at a time.
This is regarded as better policy for
the State than TO mass all the various
divisions of the subject into one law and
thereby cause confusion in the consider
alton of the entire matter. BY settling
one point at a time some definite gain
will be made, while if consideration be
given to the entire. question of taxation
and the attempt is made to incorporate
legislation on ali classes of railroad
property into one bill, the result might
prevent any action.
At the hearings Of Tuesday, Mayor
Mark Pagan and Corporation Counsel
George Z. Record viii take part, To-
sether with others from various sections
ofsthe State.
The canal abandonment hearing on
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