The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-20
City Books Go to E
Body and No Chal
Is Anticipated.
ANDERSON GIVES OPINIO,
Head of Essex Board Sees No
Likelihood of Increase--Sub-
urban Places Slow in Send
ing Figures-Ten Millions
Increase in RatabIes.

Newark's ratables, as shown by the
totals reached by the commissioners
today. are $295, ,S01, ,6g2, an increase OF
$40 OS9S 462 over last year. The tax rate
for the city, with these figures alone
for a basis, would be for the city s1,1s7
for each 500 valuation. which will make,
with the addition of $67,276 for poll tax
and the s1.572 for dog tax, the city rate
approximately $1.16 and the county
rate about SO, fixing the tax at $169.
reduction of five points from last
year. Lathrop Anderson. president of
the county tax board, said today that
the rate would probably be that low.
The city commissioners and Secre-
tary Noah Gutter and an army Of clerks
with a wagon load of books went to
the Court House this morning and pre-
sented the city books to the county
board for revision.
1t is the privilege of the County Tax
Board to revise the city figures and IL
changes are made by that body, the
rate may be affected slightly, but It
is the general belief that there viii
be no change in the situation when the
county officials are through, and that
the rate will be $1.69. a substantial de-
crease that was not expected by the
city board some weeks ago.
1t has been said that the county
body would order the city to make
a new appraisement Of the street rail-
way property of the Public Service
Corporation, because Of the small valu-
alton placed on the property by the
treasurer of the company In his sworn
statement to the City Tax Board, but
| it is pointed out that the county
board cannot order this because of the
fact that the affidavits of the officials
of the company are in the hands Of the
city taxing officials, and the Public
Service treasurer would have to be
convicted of perjury and falsifying an
official statement before revaluation
could be ordered by the county board.
This year the various business houses
were divided according to their busl-
ness Another innovation Is that or
compiling the increase in personality,
a scheme that has served the commis-
sioners much time and labor and al
lowed them to arrive at comparative
averages without the former trouble.
Secretary Noah Gutter this year sent
out IL 900 notices to property owners
informing them the valuations placed
on their properties by the city board.
and this the commissioners think VIII
prevent the numerous kicks made IN
the past by those who thought their
assessments unfair and who made the
excuse that they did not know OF the
increase before the books were sent
to the county board.
1t was after II o'clock when the CLERKS
from the city tax office took the DOCKS
WI
session is held, and they are now subJect
to revision by the county board, as nas
been soid but 1t is not expected that any
material changes will be made, but wnat
the total tax rate, city and county, VIII
he exactly cannot be known until the
figures of all the assessors are received
1t is certainty that the small real
estate owner will feel the increase, al
though the contention of the tax board Is
that the amount OF the taxes on tne
average property-owner will be less tnan
x,,ould have been the case II the plg ih-
crease IN the citys demands had been
raised on the ratables with only the usual
increase. 49,,
The figures that have been given, now
ever. are only approximate, as the poaro'
whose session IN the Court House To-Day
was secret still has plenty OF work 10 aO
in pouring over the figures presented oy
all the budgets have not yet peen hea1u
The law requires that all the municipali-
ties should turn In their books today. put
at noon there were still shy those covering
Iryington, South Orange, IoWnsh.P ~
south Orange. Belleville. Milburn. North
and West Caldwell and Glen Ridge.
In spite of the fact that these have not
vet been turned in, the board members are
unite sure that the presidents approxi-
mated figure is as nearly correct as 1t can
be under the circumstances.
The 81 go rate Is made M or a county
rate of SO and a city rate of $1.16. Last
years county rate was "A and the city l.30.
The figures mentioned were told about
In detail in yesterdays EVENING SIAff,
handsome reduction. approximated, In the
tax rate. - 1.r,,,,
Besides President Anderson, G. William
members of the board were in attendance.