The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-24

messy, Democrat, of Bergen O. G
ator Hennessy calls it that
lar dinner where the choicest
of privileged business gathered
onel Roosevelt under the ms
the sentiment of anything to
son." Continuing, the Senator says;
sThe real political strength Of Wilson
in New Jersey and in his Presidential
campaign, came from the fact that he was
believed to be opposed to the privileged
interests Mr.. Roosevelt won popularity
- e-believe fight against the same
~,teFes All President Wilson has to
IS hit these people and their priv
he open to win the enlistment
5ga 4 of that great and ~invincible
@ American masses who decide
= =
ig from the meeting of the Ex-
l nmittee of the National Guard
in Washington, Adjutant
t1sia idler has issued a statement de-
81 favor of the proposed bill In
a - royiding for pay for the mem
~ lie National Guard, and also
faraf re- he plan to meet National pre-
aare oy increasing the regular army
Fsia [ $4,000 men to 10000 men,
adler, however, is opposed to
{ President Wilson and Secre-
ar Garrison to create a con-
~. 4 my of 100000 men. He says
n were adopted, New Jersey
5 e to raise 1900 men within
tfJ. !, and these men would be ex-
rive two months of their time
) military service for the three
ta
~ al net taxable valuation in
Gte4e County for 1915 amount to
egT 37e I. compared with $426, 246,575
fgr Ig8 n increase of $1,669,939. This
sJoars in the annual report of the
STATE I'd of Taxes, and Assessment
Gle4 viz Governor Fielder today. The
-anaeg the first time gives the sep
5.ats ssments on land and improve
meme. Gloucester County these sep
te. atoms are as follows: Lands.
improvements, $13,S20,OS0.
The Dalance of the net taxable valua-
tons in the county is made up of the
personal property.
In the entire state, the net valuation
of real and personal property for this
year is $2,583. 953, $500, as against 81
4S1, sos, 03S.61, an increase of $102,-
34S, 556.6S. The amount of property list
ed as exempt from taxation reached the
great sum of $243, 946, 009.97, which in
cludes public school and other property;
churches and other property devoted to
religious and charitable work; cemeter-
les, etc. The total net assessments do
not include the bank stock valuation I'M
der the Fielder-Pierc act, nor the prop
erty taxed by the state for state pur-
poses, such as the main stems and fran
chises of the railroads.
The net valuation is made up as fol-
lows: Real estate exclusive of second
class railroad property $2,15S,045 ,S93.O9;
second class railroad property, which
means passenger and freight stations,
etc, $107, 1908; personal property,
.691 ,95S.20; deductions for debt,
$76S,360.
The taxes to be raised this year are
divided as follows: State school taxes,
S. 24,561.11; county taxes, $12,2S7,-
$500, less $331,5S7.S2 received from
bank stock tax, or net county taxes Of
SILL 1856, 224.07; local taxes in all the mu-
inequalities of the state, $37,550,O00.97,
less 1891, 591.9 8 from bank stock tax, or
net local taxes of $37, 21S,392.6S. These
figures show increases over last year as
follows: State school tax, 2~07,141.59;
county taxes, 5000, 964.10; local taxes,
$4.6O2, 574.22.
The average state tax rate this year
is $2,115 per hundred dollars of valua-
ton, or nine points more than last year.
The total number of men assessed for
poll tax this year is 500,013.
About 1000 divorce suits are started
annually in the New Jersey Court of
Chancery, while the number of suits in
stituted for mortgage foreclosures in
the same period run up to nearly 5000.
These facts are brought to light by the
opening a few days ago of a new docket
for the filing Of suits.
State Road Commissioner Stevens has
returned from Washington where he con-
ferred with General Hugh /. Scott, Chief
of Staff Of the United States Army, on
the subject of preparedness Of roads,
particularly in this state. Commissioner
Stevens desired information as to the
weights of canon, etc, that would have