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

cash balance in the State treasury, for State
purposes, on October 81, 1893, of only
$40. 47S.S2.
In reaching this result 1 nave not esti-
mated the appropriations which must be
made by the present Legislature in the sup
Elemental appropriation bill. which Will
also have to be paid out of the receipts of
the present fiscal year. This bill at the
last session Carried appropriations mount
Ing to 1857, 1882. If it shall be as large
lis that at this session we shall haYe u
deficit on State account on October 81, 1909,
speaking in round figures, Of $3.50, co..
WHAT'S to he Done:
With this situation confronting the
Legislature, what is TO be done?
appropriations cannot be cut off. Out
slde OF the abolition and consolidation of
some useless offices, which were recon-
hlonded in my first annual message pre-
sehted at this session, l know of no sub
state expenses.
We have an honestly and reasonably eco
ItonlicalIy governed State, and the appro-
priatlon committee, whose work is usl11iv
practically unanimously accepted bv fhe
Legislature, mas in the past done hard
stt1 conscientious work in framing the an
a topflatloh bills to meet the needs of the
Tit two chief sources Of revenue for
osale purposes are derived from a part
"a me railroad taxes and all the taxes
on miscellaneous corporations.
FROM the railroad tax the State received
LOT state purposes only, i'll 1905. 500 925 o.
~ 90 rum miscellaneous corporations 81, 434.-
There are only two other Sources az raw,
ehue mat produce over S2O0,OOU per alnt,n
.s0int "a tAe lens u Receipts winch uDnear
III tHt cotnpttuIer's report such ms tba
amount received from the State bos1,itsIs9
STATE Prison, Normal School, Home far Die,
led 9oiqieis, Village for Epilentics
! ~onetc9tosls sanatorlum, Retormatory,
D0diu Oh ftealtl, oyster Commission. Fish
ahd Game Commission, and others. are
mere b2okkeeplng receipts, as ve4y miIrH
iaIstr disbursements ere L-ade to these in
situations ana commissions tbnn me refeinfc
ti.ey turn III In fact, by law. the receipts
~ t4le,c institutions alc r~ieaiteu M IA ~ III
in addition to their appropriations. and as -
paIt OF their fund for maintenance pur-
Only Two ways Out.
present condition without subterfuge.
'' aS'oh Oh mere temporary expeaients:
HSl, itJta4 OF modify Chapter lat of the
l""s Oh 1916, which limits the amount of
.a-tS iJf state purposes to one-half of |
per cei.tum Of the taxes assessor against
the main stem. tangible personal property
Second, repeal all the present RAILWAY tax
laws ana throw TIE railroad property into
me general property of the State for tax
ation locally and hereafter have a direct
t"-- .. tne support Of the State.
We are IT the parting Of The WAYS. and
must face the situation.
the Sllte adopted a new method
OF taxing railroad property. and not only
20 tt' lnf IS own uses and pur-
poses one-half of / per centum of the tax
On the assessed value OF the main stem
sHrh ,tl.ri not only included Il strip one
hundred feet in width. but all terminals of
ttn ucr,sJ, ana the tangible
"i.il property and franchises of each
railroad. but Il like percentage on all rail
read property designated under that act as
second class"
The State received for State purposes
under that act in 1s85-the first year ii was
IN force, and each year since that date-the
following amounts:
1855, 1903, 1852. S.; 1886. 1927, $50. As; 1887. 1881
5Zl;9li 1868. s9o9,925. 40; 1889. 1868, S50.6l: 1890,
9s6,oe9:4 - 1891, s1,O0S,S aS. 80. 1882, l,O43, la. 81;
5ss5, LOG, 2s6.6i; 1884, $1,091, 022. Al; 1885,
y ,09S,3l2; 1896, 81. l02, 1913. 50; 1887, s1.Io0. 6s6. O3
1898, OO,95S. 81; 1899, sos, 1854; 1900 $685.
ssS22 1901, ss95,477S 80: 1902. 1898, 210. 95; 1903,
$SoS' 546;32; 1904, 1921, 1851 1905, 1888, 767. As;
225.S ' 4S"' TAV'V'
Practically in twenty years there has not
Deen any Increase In the revenue which the
state received for State purposes from rail-
way xation The receipts to the State