Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-10-01
RATES DECIDED
BY TAX BOARD
Perth Amboy's Is S2.02 as
Previously Announced New
Brunswick Reaches Limit.
SOUTH AMB0Y NOT kNOHN
Improvements Come High, in
Opinion Of Commissioners
Table Comparing Figures.

.o-~tar To th~ FUENTN,s wEvs
New Brunswick, Oct. 1:-Perth
Amboy's unofficial tax rate of s2.02
on 500 valuation was confirmed
here yesterday by the Mfddlesex
County Board of Taxation, in ses-
sion at the court house. The new
rate indicates raise of twenty-five
points over last years figures Of
$3.50 on 500 valuation due, prin-
cipally, to the jump in the county
and state school taxes, and improve
ments In that municipality.
improvements Costly.
"If you want improvements you
must pay for them. Municipalities
must not expect to humor themselves
with all sorts Of expenditures for
improvements and then not pay the
BILL"
Such were the observations of
members of the County Tax Board
several times yesterday afternoon,
when assessors expressed surprise at
the increase of tax rates in their To-
calities.
Some OF the townships did not get
any increase, but they have not been
making improvements Staid Gram
bury slipped down two points in the
rating and Dunellen fell eight points,
but ia still $2.28 en- the 800. Hell
meta, another of our modest bor-
oughs, descended from $1.53 to
$1.40.
Highland Park
Highland Park went soaring. The
borough is growing SO fast that it is
trying to keep pace witt its own i'm
provements and the result is tax
rate Of $2.03. this year as against
$1.88.
Metuchen remains firm at So this
year, just as last year. The taxing
department there will have u
mighty easy time OF it figuring up
the tax bills with UGH a rate.
Milltown went up seven points
this year, from $1.76 to 31,83.
South River.
South River, where - vigorous
kick was made because OF Increased
Valuations, received a jump OF 20
points in the tax rcte. With the in
creased valuations and the larger
tax rate there will be some excite
ment in South River whepakhe tax
bills are distributed. s,,
+ Sayreyille took climb -
points, frdfN s1.41 l.s .---Y..Sssaiss -
people will be able fossa--.5 rs..-z-sss-.-.
with South River and discuss the
need OF more improvements for next
year
The rate for East Brunswick was
not figured yesterday because of
some doubt about the return from
the taxing officers. Two sets OF flg-
ures had been sent In and they did
not agree.
$4,000 Error, on Paper.
Assessor Lewis E. Potter, OF
Woodbridge, told the assessors he
was in trouble. In transferring fig-
ures from one book to another he
had made an error Of $4,000. That
is, he had $4,000 more property on
his books than he could find in tho
township and he didn't want, to be
compelled to collect taxes on prop-
erty which does not exist.
His discovery came too late Tor
correction by the board. however, as
the change would have meant the
county board would have had to uIl-
do all of its work OF the past week
and start anew in making apportion-
llculS. II l6l iHc cTTOTF<Stduu dA0
Woodbridge officials will have to
worry along some wa and figure
1T out. The tax rate there, by the
way. received 13 point raise. The
township spends about $50.000.a
year on schools alone Its ratables
went up about 100000 this ysarsses..
too
When it came New Brunswick's s
turn William G. Jacques. William
Carman, the two members of tho
County Board of Taxation present.
and Secretary William A. Spencer
figured OH the rate and Secretary
Spencer announced thai it looked.
like 1929 Assessor Mount said that
that is better than $3.50. Then Sec
retary Spencer announced that the
figures showed it to be 1928 and
fraction and he asked the assessors
if they thought that they could get:
along with 1929.
Assessor Kinney said that Il they
could get. $4,000 more from the
Board of Water Commissioners tn ay
would be all right with the 1928
rate.
He explained that the Water
Board Is only promising $4,000 to
the city this year, whereas it gave
$4,000 last year. Assessor Mount
fCont1nued on mage z.l