The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-05
Assessment Of 81 Pro-
posed; Was $l.63
Last Year.
DUE IN PART TO SCHOOL
MONEY SHORTAGE
Congleton, Explaining Necessity
of Advance, Refers to
improvements.

4 tax rnte OF e2, which Is thirty
seven points higher than last year, is
prcbnble this year, according to Coun-
Gilman jerome It. Consleton, chairman
o& the flnnnce committee OF the COM
Nh. Consleton made today he discussed
the reason for the necessity of raising
ne rnte which the committee faces.
dhc Increased appropriation for public
sehools, due I'm part to the shortage
In the State school funds because Of
GovsrnOr Forts favorite scheme, and
proposed public improvements, are the
pxtnuipal factors In the situation which
WIN boost the rate.
Tho budgets of the various depart
tneuts win be presented to the finance
committee tonight, when they meet to
nonsider the problem which faces them.
s.rhe actual tax levy of 1905" said
he, sscarried the sum OF $s,224, 42S.25.
which with the supplemental appro-
priation derived from the Contingent
Fund Of s425,000, made total Of $a.-
l9,l2S25. That the tax levy contained an
appropriation OF only $357, ,902.89 Tor the
public schools, a smaller sum than had
ever been appropriated for this pur-
pose In ten years. In 1899 tho city, ap-
propriations for schools were $40, 900;
in 1898, $s45.000. In 1907. however. the
total city appropriations for schools
were ss35. 5000. OF which $752,000 was in
the tax levy; IN 1905 the appropriations
were 3e55, 900: In 1905. $S20.00o.
ssTha probabilities this year are that
the tax hwy will contain an item OF at
least 81, ,ooo. 900 for schools. an increase
OF ct least s650,00o over last year. or Y
or 2s points.
..In addition to this, the city must put
in the tax levy about $4,000 to pay in
terest on the $95o.000 temporary loan
bonds issued for school purposes prior
10 July 1, 1908. and which must be
funded into permanent bonds some time
this year.
Increase for schools.
All these increases, amounting to
nearly twenty-five points. are for
schools alone.
aThere is a. further increase that will
be shown on the tax bills which will
not form a part of the city levy. and
that is the increased school tax which
win be imposed by the county.
'.The sinking fund and interest charges
on the 81, $3.50 of school bonds issued
last year. amounting to over $4,000,
must be placed in the tax levy this
wear. about two and one-half points
more.
"rhe total amount raised In the tax
levy last year for the support and
maintenance of the various depart
n1ents of the city government was So
6S1 GOO To this should be added the
5425, 900 supplemental appropriation,
making in all $3,056.000.
can increase of from to 10 per cent.
in these general appropriations Is
expected annually.
sThe tuberculosis sanatorium at Ve-i
roma. which was operated only part
of last year. must receive an appropria-
tion for a full year The fire depart
ment. City Home, City Hospital and
other similar departments must have
Increased appropriations. The Board OF
works will need larger sums to carry
on their work.
sewith these conditions contributing the
Common Council the finance COMMITTEES,
in making UP the tax ordinance VIII
probably find that tax rate of 81 isl
sAThe tax rate for 1908, abnornlally low,
because of conditions Just cited. was
s1.63. II the tax rate for 1909 is 81 the
increase will be 81 points
Sidewalks and Sewers.
~T11ere is considerable misappre-
hension existing among citizens as to
the various appropriations for street
pavings, sewers. open
ings and similar subjects.
'sAll street pavings are paid for by
assessments on property the
citys share amounting to about II
per cent, being put in the tax levy of
the year subsequent to the levying of
the assessment. Paving to the amount
of S500,000 per year will cost the city
$500 to sS5.000 In the next years tax
levy, 21s to 8 points.
.sThe meadow reclamation. docks and
ship canal improvements. approved by
a vote of the people, are financed by
the issue of temporary loans after
ward to be funded into permanent
bonds. The interest and sinking fund
on such bonds amounts to about $1,000
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