Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-09-19
CITY TAX RATE S2.07
NINE POINTS GAIN;
INCREASE IN COUNTY
Perth AmbOy Has Been ECOnomI-
cal in Expenditure Of City
Money, but PoWerIess Before
State and County Increase.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.


New Brunswick, Sept. 19.-Perth
Amboys tax rate was fixed at $2.O7
per S100 valuation by the County
Board of Taxation, in session here
yesterday. Last year the rate was
S1.9S per $780, which means an in
crease of nine points in this year s
figures. The rate in Perth Amboy
haA omained about the same, but
the tax board found an increase OF
about seven points in the county tax
and at least one point in the state
school tax. The new county tax is
.534, as compared to 1927 last year
The new school tax is .261, as COM
arped to .250S last year. So 1t is
pointed out, the guardians of the
city of Perth Amboy have been eco
nomical in the expenditure of the
city's moneys, according to the local
rate, but were powerless before the
increase in the county and state
school rates.
New Brunswick Hard Hit.
New Brunswick is hit hard, as an
Increase from $2.21 to $2.59 for this
year is noted. The increase is thir-
ty-eight points, all of which can not
be attributed to the Board of Free
holders. Other places have been
hard hit by the next figures, espe-
cially Dunellen, with a twenty-nlne
point increase; Highland Park with
fifty-eight point increase; Metu-
chen with a twenty-five point in
crease; Milltown with a forty point
increase, and Roosevelt with a
twenty-seven point increase.
South Amboy Rate S2.42.
South Amboy's rate is $2.42 per
500 valuation, or an increase Oh
thirty-seyen points over the rate OF
1918, which was $2.05. The new
rate in Woodbridge township is $2.52
as compared to $2.29 in 1913. Among
the other districts throughout the
county it is noted that Helmetta was
the only place to enjoy drop in the
rate. Last years rate in Helmetta
was s1.35 per $10O valuation, while
this year it will be only $1.22. The
rate in Piscataway township jumped
only one point, to Sl.4S.
A resume of the ratables in Perth
Amboy shows about a million and a
quarter increase in the net valuation
taxable. The following figures show
d
wear, in the Perth Amhoy ratables:
value of land, without improvements
(1914) s5,174.983, (1913) $5,137, :
O38; value of improvements, (1914
s9.359,125; (1913) $8,869,S75; to-
tai valuation of real estate exclusive
CT second class railroad property,
(1914) s14,534,108, G918 s14,-
006, s13; valuation of second class
| n
$50, (1913) $1,400,772; valuation
of personal estate, (1914 $5.772,-
$50; G913) -$5,266,633; net yalua-
ton taxable, (191N $21,921,7SS,
(1913) $20,674,318; amount de-
Quoted under previous years appeals
(1914) 1855, $40; net valuation on
which county and state school taxes
are assessed, (1914) S21, 55o, o,llo,
(1913) $40, 0,626,4S8.
The county board has also com
puted the apportionment OF the Dank
tax, as follows Cranbury, S631.49; /;
Dunellen, s154,90; Jamesnurg,
s342.7O; Metuchen. $125.56; New
brunswick. s4,383.74; Perth Amboy,
s1.819.49; Roosevelt, s196.40; South
Amboy, s612.01; South River $4l4;-
rs: Woodbridge, s143.SS; total,
SS,S64.SZ. ne county iCCCl'N' -
like amount, that is, $S,884.92.
The tax board convened early yes
terday morning, prepared for hard
davis task. In attendance were Pres
ident William D. Voorhees,, of Perth
Amboy, and William c. Jaques, OF
this city. George ]. Haney, of Perth
Am1boy. who is the other member OF
the hoard. was unable to attend. Sec
retary J, Edward Harmed, of Wood
bridge. was present with sharpened
lead nenciIs. 1t was not until 4:3O
o'clock in the afternoon that the
hoard had completed its work. The
full list of ratables will be an
nounced Monday.
The rates in the twenty-three dis
..;o4o oy.o fO11OWS.