Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-28
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RECEIPT S
Amount Perth Am
boy Will Get
This Year.
FRANCHISE TAX
u 10 the ETENTNG NEWS:

Special to the El lENING NEWS:
TRENTON, Nov. 2S:-The State
Board of Assessors has certified to
the various taxing districts of the
state the apportionment of the two
per cent. franchise tax on the gross
receipts of public utility corporations
using or occupying the public streets,
highways, or roads of the state. The
aggregate amount OF the apportion
ment is $47S,S92.27. The apportion-
ment is made under the provisions of
the Voorhees, franchise tax act of
1900 and its supplements.
The act provides that the local
taxing officials in each taxing district
shall. within five days after receiving
the certification from the state board,
notify each corporation of the tax
assessed against it and then proceed
to collect the same in the same man
ner that other taxes are collected.
What This Vicinity Gets.
The entailed apportionment for
Perth Amboy and vicinity is as fol-
lows:
Perth Amboy.-Perth Amboy Gas
Light Company, $554.43; Public
Service Corporation, lessee Somerset,
Union G. Middlesex Light Company,
$331.15; Public Service Corporation,
lessee Elizabeth & Raritan River
Street Railway Company, $343.20;
N. E. Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany, $O.15 New York and New Jer-
sey Telephone Company, $179.55;
Western Union Telegraph Company,
$22.16. Total, 81 ,430.64.
South Amboy-Citizens' Light and
Fuel Company of South Amboy,
$14S.25; Middlesex and Monmouth
Electric Light Heat and Power
Company, $157.56 Public Service
Corporation. lessee Elizabeth and
Raritan River Street Railway Com
pany, $176.39; New York and New
Jersey Telephone Company, 1881;
Western Union Telegraph Company,
$0.16. Total $57S.27.
Sayreville township. - MiddleseX
and Monmouth Electric Light, Heat
and Power Company, $11.25; Public
Service Corporation, lessee Eliza
beth and Raritan River Street Rail
way Company. $434.05; N. e. Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company,
$O.05; Sayreville Electric Light and
Power Company, $264.90; N. Y. and
N. j. Telephone Company, $30.52;
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
Sv.63. Total, $741.40.
Woodbridge township - Western
Union Telegraph Company, $20.2S;
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company
$1.36; National Trancit Company,
$245; Tide Water Pipe Line Com
pany, $64.35; Woodbridge Sewerage
Company, $15.30 Perth Amboy Gas
Light Company, $255s50 MiddleseX
Water Company, $241.04; Public
Service Corporation as lessee of var
ious companies, $1,494.10; N. e.
Telegraph and Telephone Company,
$3OS; N. Y. and N. j. Telephone
Company, $7S.11. Total, $2,41S.12.
New Brunswick Service
Corporation, lessee of the Gas Light
Company of New Brunswick, $1,3S3.-
80; same company as lessee of Som
tIS6t, OulOu anu hiduiNSS@N iNiSh'iAi
Company, $7S3.62; same sompany as
lessee of Elizabeth and Raritan River
Street Railway Company, $769.9S. N.
n. Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, $1.S9; n. Y. and N. j. Tele-
phone Company, $215.47; Postal
Telegraph and Cable Company, ST.
81; Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, $1064. Total, $3,173.25.
Middlesex, as a whole, gets $13,-
5000 Essex gets the most, $134,-
3S7.71, and Salem is lowest with
$S27.02.