Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-02
TAX BUDGET FOR
COUNTY PLANNED
BYFREEHOLDERS
Decrease in Rate Predicted as
Tentative Figures Are Sub
mitted to Committee.

The finance committee of the
Board of Freeholders got busy on the
county tax budget yesterday after
noon, when the requests for appro-
priations for the fiscal year of 1914
were received by the committee from
the chairmen of the different com
mittees. No large Increases were
asked for this year, and with pros
pective increase of about $50, 10000
in the tax ratables, it is expected that
the tax rate of .74S7 per $109 assessed
last year will be materially decreased
this year, some tentative figures
placing 1t below the 20 mark.
buildings committee although Ii is
$4,000 last pear.
No figures were submitted on the
debt and interest account. which Is
expected to be largely Increased owing
to several large projects being al
ready started and others contem-
plated for which bonds must be is
sued.
Neither were any recommendations
received from the hospital or public
buildings committee, although IS
not expected that any considerable
increases will be asked for. Last year
the Overlook Hospital expenses We're
$479, S36, while the Soho Isolation Hos
pital cost $14s,235 to maintain. The
public buildings department spent fer
repairs, etc, $94.752, which exceeded
the estimate by $4,000, but this year
it is not expected that so many tiner-
gencies will arise.
The Jail and house of detention
spent $74726.SO in 1913 and the prison
committee has asked for $4,000 for
that purpose this year The peiLten-
tiary will get along with $5,OOO less
than the amount placed in the tax
levy last year.
The item for the State village for
epileptics demands an increase OF
s., 600, making the total asked for SILL
IG0. Because of the defeat of the bill
for raising the freeholders' salaries
that item will remain the same, 3d.
500. The salaries of county officers
will demand an increase from $4,000
to $4,000. The elections expenses are
to require the same as before, $780,
900, while the County Board of Taxa
ton has asked for an increase from
the levy of $500 last year to $500.
The auditing account is increased
$1,000 owing to the survey by expert
accountants authorized by the free
holders. Other departments that will
require increases are: Stationery and
pFlnLluS. IEOin 9ftUuU 10 Si.uVu, dihiOly
rents from 500 to $500, and the
incidental and miscellaneous account,
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Only $4,000 Is to be provided for
the widows pension fund, as against
$500 last year.
For the maintenance of roads
$217, 900 has been requested, as
against $170,9S3 available last year.
County Engineer Frederick Reimer
recommended an appropriation ex-
coed ng 100000 for county bridges
and culverts, extensive improvements
in that Inc being contemplated for
the coming year. No action was
taken on the requtst, and 1t will be
considered later.
Park maintenance is expected to
cost $4,000 more than last year, and
an appropriation of $500 900 is asked
for that purpose. The mosquito ex-
termination fund, which receivtd
$4,000 last year, asks for only $685.
500 this year.
The following are the expenditures
for the fiscal year ending May l,