Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-05-13
FREEHOLDERS
/ WILL PAY ALL
| BILLS TODAY
Meet to Settle Accounts of
Fiscal Year-Tax Rate
Mooted Question.

Detailed matters connected with the
winding up of the business of the
county for the fiscal year, which end
cd yesterday, will come up for con-
sideration at the monthly meeting OF
the Board Of Freeholders. which will
take place this afternoon in the Court
House. Part of this work will be the
payment of the bills for expenses re-
naming for the twelve months just
ended.
The question of county tax rate
for the ensuing year is still causing
more or less agitation among the
members Of the board. Heroic efforts
have been put forth by some to keep
the tax rate down 10 the level of last
year, .0944, despite the fact that S400,
900 more will be raised next year
than last.
There will be an increase Of about
Sl2,000,00 in valuations, IL is esti-
mated, but the exact amount is prob
lematical. There also has been a
good deal of searching for revenue
to help out in the matter, but the
board is pretty well at sea to deter
mine just where they will come out.
Freeholder Malta has said that the
rate will not exceed that of last year,
is a member of the finance commit
tee. Freeholder Harrison. who is
chairman of the committee. isn't sure
as to what the rate will be, but he
thinks 1t will be about the same as
1915 or fraction less.
tFTeeholder Quinn, who Is also a
member of the finance committee, Is
n the opinion that the rate viii be
decreased.
9'I don't see how it can be other
WISE" declared Mr.. Quinn "The
board is going to raise considerable
more money than ii did last year
and the increase is far beyond what
the Increase in valuation will take
care of. This talk of securing addi-
tional revenue that had been over
looked is also all bosh. When the
county board fixes the rate you will
find that it will be an increase over
that of last year"
The committee ON roads, assess
ments and speedway yesterday sub
mitted the following report of appro-
prlations and disbursements for tho
year ending May II, 1915:
For road repair account. payrolls,
100000; materials, 10000; tools, $780,,
000 oiling roads. $4,000; other mis-
cellaneous expenses. $500; oiling
roads available after February Is,
$500: October %. 1914. transfer, S45,-
600: January s, 1915, from State treas
liIer. $1,000; January A. 1915, transfer,
$4,000, making a total Of $318500.
Kinder the head of disbursements
wds S293. .921. .01 for county roads, the
iirfexpended balance Mt the close of
the year being $2457S.99.
Penitentary Report.
Ferdinand J. Hosp, warden of the
county penitentiary, transmitted his
report for the year ending April 30,
1915 He stated that the year had
been a successful one, from the
standpoint of management The es-
Enlistment of school classes, which
vas undertaken in January, the re-
port states, has been proven
greater success than was anticipated.
"It is gradually being recognized"
says the report, that the old
method OF penology, which punished
on the principle of an eye for an
eye and tooth for a tooth. and
where revenge was the only result to
be obtained by tho Imprisonment. car
Iied with II absolutely no attempt at
reformation or redemption of the one
10 be punished, or no care for the
health Of the individual nor regard
for decency, morality and justice.
and only prescribing and inflicting
punishment, as an act of vengeance,
has proven itself failure"
For the fiscal year ending April 30,
1915, the report shows an appropria-
tion of $4,000, credit by transfer
$1,000, making a total of $4,000. The
debit by transfer was $500, leaving
the total available cash $79,5O0. OF
this amount SIS, ,1O3.19 was expended.
leaving an unexpended balance of
$396.S1.