Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-14

Resolved, That this board reques,
that the State Board of Assessors per-
nit it to examine from time to time
the records of such continuation OF
said work of revaluation, and to take
abstracts therefrom in the ourse of
the investigation SO ordered and now
pending under such conditions as may
be agreed upon.
BY Mr.. Williams.
Whereas, The statutes of this State
require every company running or oper-
ating any, railroad in this State to re-
turn annually to the State Board of
Assessors statements or schedules
showing the length and value Of the
main stem of each railway as 1t existed
on the first day of January preceding
which may be shown by a mayor MAPS,
accompanying the same, together with
the number, character, location ana
value of the depot buildings used for
passengers connected herewith, ana
specifying the character and value or
all the tangible personal property used
for railroad purposes n which state
ments or schedules shall also show,
(a) The amount of capital stock au-
thorized and the humble of shares into
which such capital stock is divided.
CD The amount of capital stock
paid UP.
(c) The market value, and If no mar
ket value, then the actual value of the
shares of stock.
Id The total amount and the details
of all Indebtedness. And in accordance
with which requirement the several
companies running and operating rail-
roads in this State have annually made
such returns to the State board of as
sesors; and
Whereas, the Board of Railroad
Commissioners for the State of New
Jersey has ordered and is now e n
gagged in an investigation of the gen.
eral increase In railroad passenger
fares between stations in the State re-
Gently announced by the Delaware
L~ackawanra and Western Railroad
Company, Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, Central Railroad Company OF
New Jersey, Erie Railroad Company
and
Whereas the information required tt
be contained in such annual returns
by said companies to the State Board
of Assessors is essential and relevant
in the investigation SO ordered ans
now pending; be it
RESOLVED. That the railroad com.
mi9sioners for the State of New Jer'
sey request the State Board of AS.
SCISSORS to permit it to examine srcf
returns made by said companies ant
to make transcripts thereof and take
abstracts therefrom, for use in sucf
investigation. under such conditions
as may be agreed upon.
By Mr.. Hillery = Whereas the
statutes Of this State require every
company running or operating any
railroad in this State to return an
nually to the State Board of Assessors
statements or schedules of their real
estate as it existed on the first-day OF
January preceding, specifying its extern
and dimensions which may be shown
by a nap or maps, setting out in de-
tail the real estate and the. number
character and value of all buildings ane
structures in each county n in each
taxing district used for railroad pur-
poses, including the roadbed (othei
than main stem), waterways, reser-
voirs, tracks, buildings, water tanks
water works, riparian rights, docks
wharves and piers, n in accordance
with which requirements the severa
Companies running and operating rail
roads in this State have annually made
such returns to the State Boar o.
Assessors. and
Whereas, the Board of Railroad Com
missioners for the State of New Jerse,
has ordered and is now engaged in al
investigation of the general increase Il
rates of passenger fares between sta
lions in the State announced by tn
Delaware, -Lackawanna and Western
) Railroad Company, Pennsylvania Rail
|. road Company. Central Railroad Com
! pany of New Jersey and Erie Railroa,
Company. and
Whereas, The information required t
be furnished by such annual returns b,
said companies to the State Board o