The Penn's Grove record., 1919-06-06

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ia special installations through the U.s.
of the continuous hydro-therapeuIi'
baths"
La eonclHSion the joint COMMITTEE;
recommends that the general polio.
should he adopted of paying a larger
rate to officers and inmates, either in
side or outside Of the prison, who dC
work which yiH;ds a substantial return
to the state either in increased prOduc
tion or reduction in the number o.
prisoners who fail upon parole and arr
returned to the prison.
Four Millions on Roads.
Construction of 600 miles of tbs
state highway system, ut II total cGSi
= 81, JOY, GSS, is proposed fH. next yea'
by State Engineer Thompson, III {
program submitted to the highway
commission and it is regarded as Ger,
tain that the work recommended vii.
he approved at an early meeting
SAe states new fiscal year Will be,
gin July l, at which time Air. Thomp
son proposes to begin the preliminary
work of the 1920 operations. 1t is hi
plan to do considerable grading dul.
ing this summeT and autumn, lraytn4
embellishments to settle and to put doWr
the hard surfaces of the highways HEX
spring, summer and autumn. The cost
of the work to be done is estimated
and may be changed by market tluctua
tons.
The construction proposed 10y Mr.
Thompson for South Jersey, with the
mileage and estimated cost Of eitcl
section, follows:
Greenwood avenue. from Trenton
City line to Bromley IRn 1.G miles
reute No. l, Sf50.0O0; Hamilton Square
section, route No. |. half Il miie. $40,
600: HightStowR, MiddlcseN county
line section of route No. I, III miles
SOB. 600; White Horse section OF route
No. 9, 81 miles, $fS7, 900; .A~ncora-Atct
section. route No. 3. 4.95 miles, Sf4&
500; Keyport section of route No. 4
S mile, $50 600: MuHica Hill-Woot5s
town section of route No. 6. as miles
1928, 200. Cape May Court section
route No. II. 14.5 miles. S200,0 0o. Cos
of right of way to be acquired, $150t
900.
Trenton's Example.
Last year Commissioner Burk, CITY
Forester Burris and the manual train
ing department of the Trenton publit
schools organized and conducted
.bird-heuse building contest here tia
brought surprising results. Hundreds
of bird-houses were built, many CT
them having artistic merit, and tht
parks and gardens in the city werf
we'll supplied with homes for the sons
and insectiyor0us birds that We're will
ing to occupy boY-made quarters.
The example set by Trenton hN
been taken up by the American Fer
estry As~soeiatton. which is c%onductiEt
a nationwide contest based upon the
rules formulated here last year. There
are to be blue ribbons for first pri1
winners, in addition prizes provides
by citizens of Chicago, New Orlea.s
Dies MONIES and other cities that take
part in the contest.
Charles LatArop Pack, president o
the American Forestry Association
thinks such contests are of great Valn+
to the boys, as it teaches them how tt
be builders, that birds are the friend
Of man, and helps them in some CT
their studies in school. 1t does more
than that-tle boy who builds a houst
for birds is not likely to rob thei'
nests. kill or annoy them. He is moif
likely to feed and protect them from
their natural enemies.
The of the contests here
last veal have reason to be pleased
at the discovery that they builded bet
ter than they knew. for they have
started a nationwide movement tina
will spread as the years go by, and be
of great benefit to the country.
More Tax on Railroads.
The State Board Of Taxes and AS
sesSmentS has filed with. the comp
troller its assessment against the ral'
road and canal property in New Jef
sew for the year 1919. which shows
total tax OF SlJ,DfD,O-'n'pJ, ui lI'lN"H
of So 241,2ST.2O over 1918. This tax |
levied upon a total valuation of S36i,
531, OIL, the same as used by the boar
last year.
The. increase results from the in
crease in the average tax rate" of TN
state, which for the current year i
So. S53, while for 1918 It was S2.31,
and the increases in local lax rates
The average tax rate" is used agains
what IS known as first class r%ailroa'
property, while the local rates ar
used against second class pro?ert-
OF the total tax, S7,O36,107.9 S goes 70
state uses. while $3,509,511.6l will g
for local uses.
The largest assessment is agai.s
the Pennsylvania railroad sySter
which will have to pay S~3,255939.2i
an aggregate valuation of S11z,1i6,
3O2. The neXt largest is that OF tn
Central Railroad of New Jersey
which will pay $2,125,51S.G9 on an az
gregate valuation of $3.50 ,S97. I'll
tax and valuation of the other rua3
Name. Valuation. Tax.
Phila. & Reading SIC, SIP $S5,4G3.9
Erie . .......... 29,2J4,439 2O4,2S5.3