Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-08
GOVERNORS MESAGE
CONTINUED fr VA
to our municipalities
sion's legislation:

AtldnUc lily received uluef ln0e
old system ....~s.............. sSO.54o. q
Under the present act it viii S
receive ....-................ 9l,622.l
Hammonton received under thk
old system ,................. $500
Under the present act 1t wiz
receive ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1899
Northampton township. in Burr
lington county, received under
the old system ........~~...,.. V2,124s
receive :.~ss"~@~~ "~. %s7s.c
Camden city received under the
old system IS, 47s.5
Under the present act it will
receive Observation-Disclosures. JOG, 42O.G
Newark received under the old
system .......s........,......, 177.baz.4
Under the present act it will
receive ...."..~~~~..e...... 5s2, 1894
Montclair received under the old
system ...........,.....s....... 1919
Under the present act it will
receive s4,011.G
South Orange received under the
old system ........~.-.-..... S.4SO.4
Under the present act 1t will
receive 1O,4il. q
Jersey City received under the
old system ...@-..-............. 1O9,524,5,
Under the present act 1t will
receive Observation-Disclosures. 1928, 573.7.
North Bergen township, in Hud-
son county, received under the
old system s,O26.5.
Under the present act it will
receive ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 24,07s.5
Kearny received under the old
system .~."-..---....... s.014.4
Under the present act it will
receive ....-.".."-..... 27,O4S.41
New Brunswick received under
the old system ......,........... 7.54O.2
Under the present act it will
receive Observation-Disclosures. 22,62O. G.
Bridgeton received under the old
system Observation-Disclosures. 1880
Under the present act it will
receive .........".".."........ 1s,14s.I
Neptune township, in Monmouth
county, received under the old
system S,514.S
Under the present act it will
receive .........."........... 25,544.S
Paterson received under the old
system Observation-Disclosures. 51,552.s
Under the present act it will
receive Observation-Disclosures. 1884, 5s.0
Passaic city received under the
old system 16,O46. z
Under the present act 1t will
receive 4s,12s.6
Acquackanonk township, in Pas
sale county, received under the
old system 1856. 81
Under the present act 1t will
receive II, 955.S
Raritan township, in Hunterdon
county, received under the old
system 2,519.9
Under the present act 1t will
receive 1887
Washington. in Warren county,
received under the old system. 1,914.3:
Under the present act 1t will
receive 5.742.s
These Illustrations show that the To-
cal appropriation for school expenses
can be reduced from so to IS per cent.
The Necessity Of Equalization.
The Investigations of the state board
of equalization of taxes disclosed great
irregularities in the execution of our
tax laws. In no county was property
assessed according to the constitutions
al requirements. 1t was~acknowledged
that assessments were made in most
cases on an arbitrary basis without re-
gard to law and that there was little
effort to include personality in the
ratables. 1t is but fair to the assessors
to say that this was largely due to a
lack of system and to an accepted
custom which the individual assessors
NOuiO hOt lCniCut WltnOul ~ cut DGI-
sonal sacrifice and unpopularity.
Equal taxation depends upon equal
ity of valuation. Equality of valua-
ton, however, is impossible under the
administration of 800 different assess
Ors without a uniformity of method
and with no proper supervision. The
necessity of some central, equalizing
board is Indispensable to an honest adj
mlnistration of our tax laws.
A careful if somewhat hasty inquiry
throughout the state shows that on a
conservative estimate from 60 to rs
per cent of the tax bills for 1906 We're
lower. than the same tax bills for 1905.
In one county 70 to 30 per cent of the
tax bills are lower than last year. In
nine taxing districts in another coun-
ty. by actual count, 2,451 tax bills were
lower this year than last year, while
in the same taxing districts only 271
were higher.
New Jerseys Finances.
A successful government depends
upon a financial system that is able to
confer the greatest benefits upon the
people with the least burden Of taxa
ton.
Last year the state disbursed to the
local taxing districts out of its. treas
ury and through its collections of the
tax on second class railroad property
and the franchise tax on public utili-
ties $3.310,000. Not a penny Of this
came out of the pockets of the taxpay-
ers. To have raised this sum by local
taxation would have Increased every
tax rate in the state twenty nine points.
Twelve years ago this disbursement
was merely nominal in amount. With
in this period the state, by wise laws
and by %judicious outstanding of re-
sources. has been able to add over 3d.
100000 to the income of our local tax
ing districts without any contribution
oil their part.
The state in addition has been main
tanning penal institutions for the good
order and safety of society. has sup
ported our state schools. contributed to
industrial education. sent worthy boys
to college free of tuition, contributed
to various libraries, lent an aiding
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