The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-19

ana OEs u Is
of debt of any kind. For twenty-four
years there has been no direct tax upon.
the property of the people for State
purposes. Our State has had sufficient,
and to spare, for it's purposes from e
enue derived from other sources.
1.-THE difficulty which is presented at
the present time arises from the Idct
that for all these twenty-tour years
the constant effort has been to Jake
away from the State it's surplus rev.
enue for local purposes"
So determined is the Governor to get
the railroad tax for State purposes, that
he yesterday forced through the state
Board of Education resolutions to the
effect that the members of that body
saw mo objection" to an increase in
the grant of the main stem or first
class railroad tax to be kept for State
purposes, and saw mo objection" to
the use of the money appropriated I'M
der the 1906 law to the public schools
for other than purely maintenance pur-
poses.
In his desire to get the State Board
of Education behind him, the Governor
met with the members In Newark Sat
urday, and there was a warm time of
it. The big stick methods were much
in evidence. The commissioners held
that they had nothing to do with the
methods of raising State funds, their
work was to spend to the best of their
ability for the good of the State such
moneys as might be appropriated 10
their use.
They were old in turn that there had
been too much eXpending of money
without regard to conditions. and that
plans of e~xtravagant proportions had
been approved by the State board.
Yesterday he met with them once
more. and shortly after he had gone. the
following preamble and resolutions were
put through:
Whereas, BY Chapter 146 of the laws
of 1906 it was provided that the tax as
in each year, by virtue of the
provisions of subdivisions !, 3 n 4 of
section 8 of an act entitled AN act to
revise and amend IAN act for the Y
ton of railroad and ana property" APP
proved April 10, 1854 which was APP
proved March 81, 1888, and the amend
ments thereof and supplements thereto.
after deducting therefro1n q sum equal
to one-half of l per centum of Il total
valuation of the property Pin which said
tax shall be assessed, shall be devoted
to the maintenance and support of a
thorough and efficient system of free
public schools, and shall be appropriate
ed annually, on or before the first day
of February, among the several coun-
ties by the State Comptroller, in pro-
portion to the amount of taxable real
and personal estate of said counties re-
~spectively, and to be paid over to the
collector of each county on or before
the first day of November in each year,
to be apportioned by the county super
intendent of schools, among the several
<school districts, as other moneys are
appropriated by him. and the condition
Of Me Treasury of the State is such as
to require additional moneys for State
Resolved "a. That in view of, thev
splendid support now given by the State
TO the free public school system, we see
no objection to the amendment of Chap
ter las, p. L.. 1906, by increasing the
present percentage which the State may
take to itself for it's own purposes, from
one-half of l per cent. to three-fourths
of l per cent.
Resolved (2). That we see no objec-
ton to the payment out of the moneys
ullAANl ClldlllGi
LAG, p. L., 1906, of the items of expense
now paid out of the State fund which
are strictly for the support of a free
public school system"
The Governors message is as fol-
lows:
To the Senate and General Assembly:
On the thirty tirst day of October last,
the end of the fiscal year of 1905. there
treasury of $2,S1S, 276.47. but of this 81. 233.-
1871 was due under chapter 146 of the laws
OF 1896, TO be distributed on November /,
1905, TO the counties for apportionment for
school purpose leaving on November l.
1901. only a cash balance on State account
OF sos4, sos; Sc; But even as against this
apparent balance there was s5Q6, 72514 due
upon contracts uncompleted and carried
over to this fiscal year TO be paid.
The comptroller estimates the receipts
for State purposes for the fiscal year end
ing October 81, 1909 as follows:
From miscellaneous corporations. 81, 495, 100
From railroad Operations. ....... 1,000. GOO
From collateral inheritance tax. 2i0, Go
insurance .........,................. 1856
From Secretary Of State.......... 140,000
From State prison. ............ $4,000
From clerk Of the Supreme Court. 5000
From clerk in chancery "re...... 5000
From interest on deposits. ......... 25.0GG
From judicial 2t,00
From dividends .................... 1880
From New Jersey Reformatory.. =. 1900
From State Oyster Commission
Delaware Bay, etc). .....,........ 1900
From State Board of Health 12,00O
From Miscellaneous sources. ....... 12,001
From commissions. 1000
Total 81 1870
To the $4,311, $40 thus estimated should be
added the 1854, s0S.S6, available cash bal
ancce for State purposes on November /,
1908, as above shown. which makes the
total fund available for State purposes the
present fiscal year $4.S96. 6iS.S6.
From this is to be paid:
(Al The appropriations made by
tho last Legislature .......... "a. 379. 474 30
Obi The amount due on the I'M
completed contracts filed with
the Comptroller on or before
October 81, 1908, as above stated SOC, 725 IA
Making a total to be discussed
Of ........ $4,SS6, 200 Oh
which leaves an estimated available net