The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-15
JERSEY CITY BUDGET
CALLS FOR RAISING OF
THREE MILLIONS.
A Reduction of $4,000 from Last
Budget-Lowest Tax Rate City
: Has Ever Had. I'll
Especial to the Evening start

JERSEY CITY, Aug. 15.-The Jersey City
Board Of Finance has adopted a tax budget.
for the fiscal year beginning December l,
1907, that calls for the raising Of $3,0S1, 321. 80
by taxation. a reduction az $67. 445.18 from
the amount to be raised this year. On the
basis of the ratables reported to county
board of taxation last week by the Jersey
City Tax Board ard the budget adopted
yesterday afternc on. the tax rate for 1908
will be $3.50 a thousand of ratables. The
tax rate for this year Is $24.9O, so that the
reduction in that is $500 a thousand Of
ratables. S
This will be the lowest tax rate that
Jersey City has ever had. Property has
been assessed at true value, and valuations
all over the city have been equalized. That
means that the small p~roperty-owner will
pay less taxes than he did last year and
that the large property-owner will pay
more. Owners of large tracts have evaded
taxes because a thorough reassessmcnt OF
the city has never been made until this
year, and assessments nave stood on the
tax books ut practically the same figures
in many cases.
Mayor Pagan attended the meeting of
the board of finance, and he was particular
ly happy because he secured an increase
of pay for every school teacher In Jersey
City and an appropriation for the erection
OF a free public bath In the Horseshoe
section. For raising the school teachers
salaries for the next fiscal year $l07, 600
was added to the appropriation for this
year, and $4,000 was set aside for the
erection of the bathhouse.
The appropriations by boards are as fol-
lows:
Street and Water, $9S2. 55l. a reduction Of
$11S,875.
Board of Aldermen. $52,S5o. an increase
Of SIP, 100.
Board of Police commissioners, $500, 2S3. "a.
an increase of $45, 66S.54, to meet the iu-
crease In graded annual salaries and the
growth of the pension und and 5000 adj
ditional for claims.
Board of Health, $97, 219, which Is the
same as this year.
Board of Fire Commissioners. 1881, 452. 80.
an increase of SS,5s2.50. TO meet increase
in salaries under the legislation Of this
year and to provide additional apparatus.
Board of Education. 1929, 323.S 81, less $685.
1861, to be paid the city from State
school moneys, or $3.50, 1860 to be raised
by taxation For teachers salaries the
sum of $4l, 1887 Is provided. an increase
of $l3S, 090.S7, to pay for additional teach
ers In the high school and Schools Nos.
80 and 81. and to raise the salary OF every
public schoo, teacher. J~anitors' salaries
are also to be raised generally, and more
money is provided for books, stationery
ana supplies anu olher Items. 1ulS DodIO
has a total appropriation of $l66,S33 This
year.
Board OF Tax Commissioners-$32 300, the
same as this year.
Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners
81, 1000, an increase of $100 to raise Clerk
b. A. Ransom's salary from 800 a year to
$500.
/. Commissioners of Assessment-$i0O, same
as this year.
Board of City Hall Commissioners-$Ss,2 ESQ,
same as this year.
Board of Finance-A,2 POI, 950.32, an Increase
of S21. 7O4.0 The increase is due to the re-
tentlon Of the $4,000 for street cleaning
purposes, which is partly offset by a less
sum needed for bonds due.