The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-26
DEDUCTION
In. TROLLEY
TAX MADE
Company Retains $l,s33
Out Of Five Per Cent.
Assessment.
CLAIMS ITPAID IN EXCESS
Comptroller Acknowledges Pay
ment by the Company, With
out Prejudice ts the City's
Interests.
CLAIMS ITPAID IN EXCESS

interests.
City Comptroller j. Henry Bachelor
today made acknowledgment of the
check received from General Auditor
Matthew r. Boylan, of the North Jer-
sey Street Railway Company, which
controls all the street car lines in this
city, for $116,603.95, representing per
cent. of the gross receipts of the street.
car lines within the city limits for the
business year ending April 80 last.
The check shows an increase of $S,-
271.70 over last year.
According to the statement that ac-
companied the check the gross earnings
of the lines and outside of the city linn
its was $4,131 .25S.73, of which s2.S5S, 1906
was earned within the city limits and
is subject to the per cent. tax.
Five per cent. of this sum is $117,-
93703, but from il the general auditor
of the company deducted 81. .3330S ex-
cess amount of tax paid by the COM
pany in 1903 and 1904 on car lines in
Clinton Township, leaving the amount
received by the city this year $116,
$685.
The company paid to the city the
sum of $5,2S65S in 1903 and 1904, sup
posedly representing per cent. of the
gross receipts of the line in Clinton
Township, in accordance with an ordl-
nance of the Board of Works.
Last year the company discovered
that 1t had duplicated the amount due
to the city, and that the city was in
its debt to the amount deducted this
year. 1t was not deducted last year
because the per cent. tax had just
been taken into the courts on a writ Of
certiorari. AT that time the company
requested the Common Council to relm-
burse 1t.
In acknowledging the money, the
City Comptroller writing to Mr.. Boy
Ian, stated:
''We have received check for SIG, @,
accompanied by an affidavit made by you,
and said check will be duly credited to
your account.
This check is received without exami-
nation as to the correctness of your
figures or the correctness of your method
of computing gross earnings from pas
senger traffic within the city limits of the
city of Newark and without prejudice to
the rights of the city
The statement by the company, as
sworn to by Mr.. Boylan, shows receipts
on the various lines as follows:
Broad and BellevIlle line--Gross receipts
from MAY |. 1906. to April 80. 1907, s4SS,-
a4.76. Total mileage Of line. 1853. Mlleage
within city limits subject to 5 per cent.
tax - sc. Proportion of gross receipts
subject TO tax, S329, ,212.H
Newark Paterson line-Gross receipts,
$3.50. SO. Total mileage, 21.64. Mileage
in rtf 2 81 GI1hfapt n taX 8kQ
West Orange Line-Gross receipts, $432,
$500; total mileage, 129l; mileage in
city, 4.s7; subject to tax, $l6a,oS4.65;
Orange Street (Roseville) Line-Gross re-
ceipts. s146,493.33; total mileage, 4.S7; mile
age in city, 419; subject to tax, $l44,0S6S6.
Central Avenue Line-Gross receipts,
city. 536; subject to lax, S04, ,131.30s
Bergen Street Line-Gross receipts, $4,-
527SS; total mileage, S45; mileage in city
S.45; subject to tax, &4527.SS.
Kearny Line-Gross receipts, s1s3, ,7Ss. 81 ;
total mileage, 11.16. total mileage in city,
SAG; subject to tax, SS99lS.0S.
Same line; from April / 1907 to April so-
1890; mileage in city. 4,66; subject to tax,
81, 233. SO.
Bloomfield Lirfe-Gross receipts, 1929,
sos 80; total mileage. 2l.47; mileage In city,
SIS; subject to tax, $103,59410.
Mt Prospect I4ine--Gross receipts $172,-
015. 80; total mileage, 1239 mileage In city,
1893; subject TO tax, sl72.015.s0.
Clifton Line--Gross receipts, S97, .3S !:
total mileage. us; mileage in city. 71s;
subject to tax, $97 476.3S.
Kinney Street Line-Gross receipts, $145,-
466.S9; total mileage $685. mileage in city,
93s subject TO tax, $l45, 466.39.
Mulberry Street-Gross receipts $47-
70l 66: total mileage, SIS; mileage in city,
c. rs; subject TO tax, A7,70l.66.
south Orange Line-Gross receipts $685.
953 total mileage, 1850; mileage in
city. 1860, subject to tax, SIT, ,994.Gs.
Chapel Street--Gross receipts, $4,333S2
total mileage. 13f; mileage in city, 134;
subject to tax, $,333.S2.
Elizabeth -NpwarlS-Gross receipts S229 =
1883; total mileage, 1871; mileage in city,
939: subject TO tax, 1924 4s3.0s.
Newark and New York tTurnpikel Line
Gross receipts. s2S5, 1896 total mileage,
l746; mileage in city, 1.ss; subject to
Newark and New York CPlank road
Line-Gross receipts $237, ,200.61 Total
mileage. 2Ol1. Mileage In city. 1896 Sub
iect to tax. $t73. 714.49-
Springfield Avenue Line-Cross receipts,
so51. $50. A. Total mileage, 15.22 Mileage
In city 7GO Subject to tax, $125, 49,
New YOrk-Tronton Iine-CirOss receipts
from May / to October IA. 1906 S61S6G4.
Total Mileage. 3O54 Mileage in city, 854
Subject to tax, 81, l,72999
Maine line-Gross receipts, $6tSS7. 66.
Subject to tax S64, SS766
Letter-carriers, @s46.H Subject to tax,
Chartered cars. s5,72scS Subject to tax,
s. 72S IS.
Total gross receipts Of all lines. s4lsl,-
per cent. tax sl17.9s70s less amount of
tax on Clinton Township for 1903-O4. paid
twice. as per letter NJ George Fornan oG
August 3, 1906, 81 .333.0S; leaving Sll6.603 95.