Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-01
CANNOT TAX
!. THIS PROPERTY
New Brunswick Has More Than
Half of the Whole Amount
in This County.

| NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. In
this county there is $4,316,030 worth
| OF property that is exempt from taxa
tlon, being school, church, charitable
or cemetery property OF this amount
over half, or $2,2SS,115, is located in
This city, and S730,915 in Perth AM
| boy.
Public School Property.
Perth Amboy is the richest in the
amount of public school property, ac-
| cording to the figures of the County
Board of Taxation. That city has
public school property valued at
S25S,59O. while such property in this
city is valued at $182,40O.
But this city has $1,039,900 OF
other school property to its credit,
including college, seminary and par
ochial school property, so it is better
off in the educational line than the
city down the river.
South Amboy comes next in the
valuation of its school property, its
public schools being valued at S52,-
600. Other valuations are: Wood
bridge, $4,000; South Brunswick,
$16,050! East Brunswick, $11,
North Brunswick, $4,000; Cranbury
$500; Monroe, $4,000; Madison,
$4,000; Sayreville, $4,000; Piscat-
away, $4,000; Raritan, $4,000;
Dunellen, $4,000; Helmetta, $12,-
600; Jamesburg, $4,000; Milltown,
$500; South River, $4,000; Me-
tuchen, $4,000; Highland Park, $6,-
600; Roosevelt, $30,200. Total for
county: Public schools, $734,090;
other school property, S1,039,900
Public Property.
This city also leads in the amount
of public property, such property
here being valued at 63,645. This
includes the county buildings located
here. Woodbridge, in which town
ship the State Reformatory is locat-
ed comes next with $164,0 900 worth
of public property. Monroe town
ship, with the eJamesburg Reform
School, is third with $150,000 valua-
tion, and Perth Amboy fourth with
$91,457 The valuation of public
property in the other taxing districts
is as follows:
East Brunswick, $4,000; North
Brunswick, $4,000; Madison, S25,-
000 Piscataway, $4,000; Raritan,
5000; Dunellen, $4,000; South River,
$4,000; Metuchen, $4,000; Highland
Park, $4,000; Roosevelt, $4,000.
Total for the county, $S26,720.
Church and Charitable Property.
This city pays more attention to its
churches and charitable institutions,
even though Perth Amboy has passed
this city in it's total valuations and
in population. The value of church
and charitable property here, accord
H.. f,ft " pH
of Taxation, is $6S3, 100, while in
Perth Amboy, it is $372,1 100. South
Amboy comes next with $110, 100 OF
property. The valuations for the
other taxing districts are as follows
South Brunswick, $4,000; East
Brunswick, $4,000; North Bruins
wick, $4,000; Cranburypa $31, 800;
Monroe, $2,400; Madison, $4,000;
Sayreville, $25,900; Woodbridge,
$4,000; Piscataway, $19,500; Rari-
tan, $22, 500; Dunellen, 100000;
Helmetta, $25,000; Jamesburg, $15,-
$50; Milltown, $4,000; South River,
$31,10O; Metuchen, $57 900; High
land Park, $1,000; Roosevelt, $10,-
400. Total for the county, $1,531,-
750.
Cemetery Property.
This city also spends more money
in providing suitable burying places
for it's dead. The cemetery and grave
yard property located within this city
is valued at $29,O7O, while in North
Brunswick township, in which are
located the big cemeteries for the use
of this city, the valuation is $104 400.
Metuchen has $16,500 worth of ceme-
teries and Perth Amboy $3.50. The
value of the burying grounds in the
other taxing districts are as follows:
South Brunswick, $4OO; East
Brunswick, $1,400; Cranbury, ST.
400; Monroe, 5000; Sayreville, $3,-
$50; South Amboy, $500; Wood
bridge, $500; Piscataway, $2,400;
Raritan, $4,000; Jamesburg, $1,000;
South River, $4,000; Metuchen, $16,-
500. Total for the county, $1S3,570.