The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-03-09
MORRIS COUNTY
J TAX BOARD
icoNrINUED FROM FIRST PAeEl

LuG same Classes OIL property AOSoVO~
In different localities could be subject
to UNEQUAL burdens. This one propo-
Eition alone is the hardest question
of taxation in the State Of New Jer-
Bey, and pertains not SO much to the
system of taxation as to the method
of carrying out the system. Waste
Sul expenditures deprive the entire
community of benefits that might 9TH
Rrwise be enjoyed, but unjust assess
nent takes from individuals more
than their proper share, without arous
ing the general protests that follow
extravaganza or excessive tax rates.
To secure changes in the law that
will make assessments both OF lndl-
vfduals and of corporate enterprises
certain and equitable, takes time and
requires a better understanding of the
principles of taxation and the method
of assessment than has yet been gen.
orally attained. Nevertheless, it is ad-
mitted that New Jersey today has
better system and a better method
than any other State in the Union.
Other States are copying from us. The
New York Tax Reform Association in
49, ss<xnt <,,e3oY, ~
aIel1 anliual lopois s'.y 20 49, c+o+a
Inc SUPERVISORY poMo,S a. 49,
l,oaf"' saA maps "no : Ia ,.ls
Aotnl VI sho assoosn a4 :, .,~a1
nlahe { So. ny " 80. Iorso.' .Iraod I.
mas all this.
They also say that New Jersey has,
extended separate assessment of land
= 81 ,os,,,ts y "rba citv char.
- $500, r',as amended last vear
,.s.s ,ssossn,o,+ einoi.
- y 49, 4, az r;ty ~ Now yorly
-,s... -, x,,.o,,oS a., vo1,,o and
..,.as.,5 - oxtarjad ~ oil +be cities nf
a. cst.ts,, NJ vorl, A. 20 conJin J,
49, - ~
- 49,, A,,,,, t,,o,, +re, dos;ro ~ +h;e
oaaw,s '' - = 49, $3.50 tha assossna,ts made
4h, . tbo County not only ac-
.s.-..a,ss.- -, +,,,e val,,o but n eouaIiza
~. 80 ~ ~, nronortv Tba work
- 49, 1,,o,.d has No., ana no,,s+ no
ss1,,- -, t,y,,;,,,1 ,,,,,,,,rt,, 4,
-. --.,.;es,,r ,aooI;t;os - rooira com.
- - 1vatob solos botb nr,vata
a,s.s s,,,'lin ~ irvastioo+o con+racts
i. .a,s-,1t ooYo,oton+ bri,dors and
.s.,sS..s, .,o,.so.5 =, ua1,,os a. 1ond. On
e1 80 g. .a,,oI,,o +os+;1,o,,,,
M alwavs ~ carry out tba object Of
49, - - fa;rls and 5,,st1v &c rosei-
AZ xu,, arano. noss;b,o tbo poard in
.ss..,,,sn,.;,,rr .rnaa1s nos y5ofarrod do.
-.sssr,, ,,-,t;, Nv ~ noaioritv ofI
shan, Gould rarsona1lv Wow tha MON
- =. r.
-. NJ S e. H. r,oord uo,,4 ,,r;r+-
- a;ro,,1ar Iat+a 49,. - aoob - The a.
voss,,s tbro,,ol, ont tbo County ana IN
IN nrb1;c ofRc;a1s Tho Latter was
&c onn;oa ~ al Tho county noners
Tss,s. ~, : Iattar oe;ne,t,.,,a+ior ~ +ba
-,rua,o1 sssocsors ,giv;no than, srcb
Ersorro.tion and essie+onoo oo could
~ oo,,vovod 70 tboro IN writing 10.
Fwear NAV frat and +ba time for turn.
mo ~ their dunlicates the BOARD met
sE,e several assessors IN thair diffarent
#.xirv d;strio+s for tba nurnosa ~
rnngnltation and 10 give them anv as.
sistapce nossible. Tn a number Of in
stances before making their assess
ments, assessors requested the Board
70 view particular property, and to
give them their views relative to the
sa nus .nereol.
a,rar go = n1, nounu tna. WI u
n1Tt tba county can hs assessad and
by real work the assessment thereon
can be practically equalized; this can
not be said of personal property.
Our law provides that all personal
property, both tangible and intangible,
snali be assessed at its true value.
ahe owners OF tangible properly KNOW
10y wen eilae .ne owneiS VI in'ansipio
a 49, :. =, 49, and sS,a Pc Ia.Sa -
g,neciaI effort nm their mart to evade
an the personal tax thew possiblv can.
OF the total assessed valuation of
property within the county of Morris
coming under the jurisdiction Of this
Board, $40 is real estate, and only
1870 personal estate. These figures
alone are enough to show that the
personal property is not paying taxes
a,sno,d,vs a. IT, +rra vol,,a gr1I
$500 --'-s y '
In 1905, personal property In motifs
county was assessed for SIS, 099, 399 in
1une FIR Az o43 557. in 1907 for AZ o6O.-
go -, ,ono =. ,-, oe oos'
co9' ouv AZ Aooo' ~ uioppeu " 9o'''o'
S45. The reason for this decrease In
personal property for the wear 1908 was
1,,,.o,,so of n lose ~ honL stool ond