The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-16

clearly demonstrates that practically
| all of these difficulties are due 10
mental disturbances which are re-
Heved In hospitals for the insane and
IN special institutions through the use
of the continuous hydro-therapeutic
baths"
! In conclusion the joint committee
recommends that the general policy
should be adopted of paying larger
| rate to officers and inmates, either in
! side or outside of the prison, who do
work which yields substantial return
to the state either in increased produc-
prisoners who fail upon parole and are
returned TO the prison.
Four Millions on Roads.
Construction of 600 miles of the
state highway system, at a total cost
of 81. 107, 6SS. is proposed for next year
by State Engineer Thompson, in a
program submitted to the highway
commission and it is regarded as GER
tain that the work recommended will
be approved at an early meeting.
The states new fiscal year will be-
gin July l, at which time Mr.. Thomp-
son proposes to begin the preliminary
work of the 1920 operations. 1t is his
plan TO do considerable grading dur
ing this summer and autumn, leaving
embankments to settle and to put down
the hard surfaces of the highways next
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 by Mr..
Thompson for South Jersey, with the
mileage and estimated cost of each
section, follows:
Greenwood avenue, from Trenton
City line to Bromley Inn 16 miles,
route No. I, $130.000; Hamilton Square
section, route No l, half mile, $780,
900; Hightstown, Mddlesex county,
line section of route No. l, 1.T2 miles,
S103,000 White Horse section of route
No. 9, "a miles, $1S7 900; Ancora-Atco
section, route No. 3, 4.95 miles, $l43,-
500; Keyport section of route No. 4,
s mile, $4,000 Mullica Hill-Woods-
town section of route No. G. 7.3 miles,
S32S, 500 Cape May Court section,
route No. IA, 145 miles. 100000 Cost
of right of way to be acquired, $780,
600.
Trenton's Example.
Last year Commissioner Burk, City
Forester Burris and the manual train
ing department of the Trenton public
schools organized and conducted
bird-house building contest here that
brought surprising results. Hundreds
of bird-houses were built, many of
them having artistic merit, and the
parks and gardens in the city were
well supplied with homes for the song
and insectivorous birds that were will
ing to occupy boy-made quarters.
The example set by Trenton has
been taken up by the American For
estry Association, which is conducting
a nationwide contest based upon the
rules formulated here last year. There
are to be blue ribbons for first prize
winners, in addition prizes provided
by citizens of Chicago, New Orleans,
Des Moines and other cities that take
part in the contest.
Charles Lathrop Pack, president of
the American Forestry Association,
thinks such contests are of great value
to the boys, as 1t teaches them how to
be builders. that birds are the friends
of man. and helps them in some of
their studies in school. 1t does more
than that-the boy who builds a house
for birds is not likely to rob their
nests, Kill or annoy them. He is more
likely to feed and protect them from
their natural enemies.
The managers of the contests here
last year have reason to be pleased
at the discovery that they builded bet
ter than they knew, for they have
started "a nationwide movement that
will spread as the years 90 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 rail-
road and canal property in New Jer-
sey for the year 1919 which shows a
total tax of S10,545, 625.59, an increase
of S2,241 ,2S7 20 over 1918. This tax is
levied upon total valuation of S364.-
131 .941, the same as used by the board
last year,
The increase results from the in
crease in the average tax rate" of the
state, which for the current year is
S2S53, while for 1918 it was S2.3I1,
and the increases in local tax rates.
The average TAX rate" is used against
what is known as "first class" railroad
property, while the local rates are
used against second class" property.
OF the total tax, 1896, 107 9S goes for
state uses. While $500, 517.61 will go
for local uses.
The largest assessment is against
the Pennsylvania railroad system,
which will have to pay $500 1892
on an aggregate valuation of S112,746,-
302. The next largest is that of the
Central. Railroad of New Jersey,
which will pay $2,125,51S69 on an az
gregate valuation of $72,507 1877, The
tax and valuation of the other roads
are:
Name. Valuation. Tax.
Phila & Reading ,$16,757,612 $S3, 403.9
Erie .......... 29254, 400 204, 299.57
Del Lack x w. 80, 703, 400 $50, 494 81
\. Y, Susq x W. 7,S00,966 35,0S3. rs