The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-22
THE COUNTY'S
VALUATIONS
Real Estate is Placed at $36,
6,473, and Personal Es-
tate at $6,085, 545.
MANY MILLIONS ARE EXEMPT

The abstract of ratables compiled by
Clerk John M. Mills of the Morris
County Tax Board shows Morris coun-
ty to have net valuation taxable of
$43, 892,018. OF that amount Morris
town contributes SIC, 1896, 1882 and Nor
ris township S3,852,5l5. Dover's fig
ures are So, 800, 0S7, and Boonton's 3d.
$50, III. There are in the county 1885,
051 acres and 1880 plots, valued with
out Improvements at SIS, 057, 1892. The
Improvements are valued at -S18 1885,
009. Morristown contributes 203 acres
and 2,203 plots Boonton, 955 acres and
1879 plots; Dover, 3,100 plots, and
Morris township, 1860 acres and It's
plots. Morristown's land is valued at
So, 962, 1862 and the Improvements at
IS, 704,7 100. Dover's land is valued at
1888, 139 and its Improvements at 49,
116,10O. Boonton's land value is $780,
712 and improvements 81, 675, 975. Nor
ris townships land is placed at 81 ,245,-
AIS and Improvements at S., 1850, 500.
The total valuation of real estate for
the county is S36, 1905, Alb. Personal es-
tate is placed at So, 985, 545, of which
Morristown's share is So, 229, O70;. Boon
toms, S345, 434 Dover's, 1929, 848, and
Morris townships, S626,60O There
are 14,779 polls assessed in the county !;
1,423 are in Morristown, 1,753 in Do
YER, 1856 in Boonton, and Cos in Morris
township. The total amount of ex-
empt property in the county is $751;
$50. Under the head of public schools,
Morristown has S2l5, 900; Dover, $780,
900; Boonton, $4,000, and Morris
township, $24,5Oo; total in county,
$618,450. Morristown's public proper
ty aggregates $2S9, 900; Dover's, $780,
OO0 Boonton's S71,5OO, and Morris
townships, $15.SOO, while Madison
leads with 1859, 500. The total in the
county is $3,95l, 900. OF church and
charitable property Morrjstown has
1856, 900; Dover, S299, 800; Boonton,
S1O8,80O; Morris township, $4,000 !;
Madison, $685., 900, and Florham Park,
1901, 900; the total in county being
SO, OBJ, $50. Morristcwn's cemeteries
and grayeyards are valued at $50, 900;
Dover's, $4,000; Boonton's, $4,000,
and Morris townships, $4,000; the
total for the county being Sl73,0 50.
The total amount exempt in Norris
town aggregates $1.3S8,000; Dover,
$3.50 500; Boonton, 228,300; Madison,
81 Alb, 500, and Morris township, $685.
300, while Hanover tops the list with
50, 557 200, which includes the State
Hospital at Morris Plains, valued at 3d.
5O3,0Co.
The apportionment of taxes in the
county is: State school tax, S97,645 ;
county tax, 1921, 500. and local tax.
1850, 400 Morristown's share of these
amounts is: State school, 1924, pa (;
county, S57 ,495, and local, S1O2, TIA.
Dover pays 81 $50 for State school tax,
SIT 1874 for county and S36, 1913 for local
Boonton's figures are, S5,674 for State
school tax, Sl3,465 for county and $26,
635 for local tax. Morris township
must raise $3.50 for State school tax,
$20.331 for county tax and $l2,800 for
local tax Florham Parks tax rate is
the lowest of the taxing districts of
the county, being 81. 086 per 800. Net
cong has the highest, $2.174.