The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-07-18
INCOME TAX
FOR JERSEYITES
Only Way to Reach New York's
lab at Purses, Says Boards
Head.
OFFICIALS CONSIDER PLAN.
Conference at Trenton May Result in
Action by Next LegisIature-WiIi
Soon Become Necessary, in the
Opinion of Frank 3. Jess.

Trenton.-PaSSage of an income tax
act by the legislature of New Jersey
as measure of protection against the
operations of the income tax law of
New York, under which thousands of
Jerseymen are subject upon incomes
derived from business or employment
| in New York, without the exemptions
allowed to resident taxpayers, may
soon become necessity, in the opin-
4 ion of Frank b. Jess, president of the
State Board of Taxes and Assessment
and chairman of the commission which
is now investigating the tax laws of
| the state.
AT the annual conference of taxing
officials of the state at the State
House Mr.. Jess dwelt particularly
upon the situation created by the pas
sage of the income tax law in New
| York. 1t is intended, he said to at
! tack the law in the courts, but in the
event of its being upheld the best
means of relief would be to adopt an
| income tax act through which advan-
tage could be taken of the reciprocity
section of the New York law. This
| provides that nonresident taxpayers
| shall be credited Oil the amount of
| tax payable in New York with such
| proportion of any income tax payable
in the state of their residence as their
| income in New York bears to their en-
| tire income" This provision is effec-
tive, however, only as to taxpayers re-
siding in states granting similar cred
its to residents of New York.
Governor Runyon delivered the adj
dress of welcome at the opening of the
conference, which is the most impor-
tant gathering of tax officials held in
New Jersey during the year. The
governor called attention to the i'm
portance of the work performed by the
officials and emphasized the opportuni-
ty for good that the careful and eff
Gent official possesses
Other speakers included Judge Os-
car Lesser of Baltimore, member of
the Maryland State Tax Commission !;
c.. w. Pfeil of the Board of Assessors
of 1rvington; Samuel Brewster of the
Board of Assessors of Montclair; John
Howe, president of the Newark Board
of Tax Commissioners Robert Volk,
president of the Trenton Board of AS
SCISSORS; Alex Beth, Jr, assessor of
Woodbury. Heights; Harry G. Borden,
assessor of Shrewsbury township, and
Walter McDermott of the Board of AS
SCISSORS of Atlantic City.
Resolutions Of. sympathy on the
death, of George Hampton of the Cum
berland County Board of Taxation
were adopted by the conference.
Jerseys Part in War.
An official organization of the New
Jersey War History Bureau, author
lied as an adjunct of the State Lii
brary by chapter % of the laws of
1919, was effected at a meeting with
the appointment by State Librarian
Croasdae of John P. DulIard of Tren-
ton, his predecessor, as director of the
bureau at a salary of $500 annually.
The bureau will Immediately under
take the task of preparing and COM
piling a history of all Jerseymen par
ticipating in the world war, either in
1t will cooperate fully with a special
commission appointed when Edge was
governor to assist the state librarian in
collecting data for the history.
This commission, which meets for
| the purpose of organization next Tues
| day in the office of the governor is
composed of President John Grier Hib-
- ~;
S. Demarest of New Brunswick, Rob
ert Lynn Sox of Montclair, w. H. JEFF
! fers of Plainsboro and Professor D. G.
Munro of Princeton
Asks 100000 Tax Reduction.
Testimony was heard by the State
Board of Taxes and Assessment on
the appeal of the Hoboken Land and
Improvement Company from the as
sessments levied on its water front
property in HObOken approXimating
$5,000000. The appeal is taken from
the Hudson County Tax Board, which
reduced the original assessment $780,
600. The company requests that fur
Their decrease of about 100000 be
granted.
The case was opened by Corporation
| Counsel John j. Fallon, representing
Hoboken, and the witnesses heard
were Harbor Engineer Frederick Dun
ham of Jersey City, Thomas p. Gra-
ham and ]. H. Ehrehart, water front
| experts. The company was represent
ed by julius Lichtenstein, and wit
nesses for the company We're Floyd
Corbin, Thomas A. Ryer and Herman
DeSelden, tax experts.
Keep Employment Service.
Contrary to general expectations,
the activities of the Federal-S State Mu-
nicipal Employment Service through
out the country will not be brought to
a close, word having been received by
State Commissioner of Labor Bryant
that the work is to continue without in
terruption. This work consists of pro-
curing employment for returned sol
diers, sailors and marines.
During the past few months the
State House Commission has made
available fund of $4,000 a month for