Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-03-11

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saying such a thing without knowing
positively might lay us open to SIAN
der suit, but I would say since this
report has been made out, / heard
rumors of forced balance myself
and l looked over the statement
made by the auditor and find some
thing while 1t does not show there
was any balance forced it has the
appearance, but without the books
You could not say there was bal
ance forced. In the statement of the
collectors accounts December 81,
1906, 1t shows franchise tax dupli-
cate, 1905. which is on the debit
side, $551.91, on the credit side 1t
shows delinquent franchise tax
a168.11, there is a difference there
of $383.80 that does not show on that
credit side, at least not as fran
chise tax collected. II that money
was collected as franchise tax 1t
should have been credited as a fran
chise tax, 1t should not have been
mixed in with discount for advance
payment, 1t should show up as fran
chise tax collected. Now while that
appears the account balances so that
1t does not appear from this account
that the borough has lost anything,
1t appears the borough has received
all the money that is charged to the
collector, 1t does not seem that the
borough has lost anything; but 60
ing over that item and going up to
the statement Of Miss Slower, collec-
tor pro TEN, she is charged with a
balance of $168.11 and credited WIN
$188.11, 80 that 1t would seem in
July, 1907, when Mr.. Wilson took
charge of the finances of this bor-
ough that there was nothing owing
to this borough on franchise taxes,
but In Mr.. Wilson's account of re-
ceipts he has received from 1906
franchise tax of $323.57. / do not
say there was balance forced, l
would not want to say that, but I
say taking all these circumstances it
appears that there might have been
balance forced. AS to the finance
committee who went over the books
for this statement, having assisted
them, l would say that they did not
go into that account by the auditor
at all, they took that Just as 1t stood,
and they nor ! had any knowledge
that there was anything the matter
with this account until we heard
rumors of a forced balance"
Mr.. Pearse stated the duplicates
were In the possession of the collec-
tor, except he was not sure as to
1904, and II there were any unpaid
balances to be collected, that was the
proper place for the duplicates.
Mr.. Kerr corroborated Mr.. Pearse
stating he had the duplicates for
1905, 1906 and 1907, but was not
positive as to 1904.
Bordentown Avenue Hearing.
The following resolution was
offered by Councilman Corcoran and
adopted: Whereas the commission
ers of assessment have appointed
Tuesday, April Z, at o'clock p. m.,
at the borough hall. as the time and
place for the hearing Of those inter-
ested in the grading and curbing of
Bordentown avenue, between the
Raritan River railroad bridge and
the N. Y. & l.. B. r. r. bridge. be it
resolved that the clerk give public
notice of the same In the manner
prescribed by law.
The report of the collector showed
q balance from all sources to be
$4,413.76. 1t was ordered filed.
After some comments by Mr.. Pearse
his suggestions were adopted and the
collector ordered instructed to keep.