The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-11
INCOME TAX
FOR JERSEYITES
Only Way to Reach New HorKS
lab at Purses, Says BoaroS
Head.
OFFICIALS CONSIDER PLAN.
Conference at Trenton May Result III
Action by Next Legislature-Whi
Soon Become Necessary, in the
Opinion of Frank B. Jess.
OFFICIALS CONSIDER PLAN.

as a 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 a necessity, in the oplh-
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 stare
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 it's 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 on 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
tie 10 Of New York
Governor Runyon delivered the adj
dress of welcome at the opening Of the
conference, which is the most impor-
ltant 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
cient official possesses.
Other speakers included Judge 0s-
car Lesser of Baltimore, a member of
the Maryland State Tax Commission /;
G. W. Pfeil of the Board of Assessors
of Irvington; 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 Ii
brary by chapter % of the laws of
1919, was effected at a meeting with
the appointment by State Librarian
C%roasdale of John 2. Dullard 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
the military, naval or other services.
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-
ben of Princeton University, DIR. w. II.
IS. Demarest of New Brunswick, Rob
iert Lynn Sox of Montclair, w. Fl. JEFF
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 it's water front
property in Hoboken approXimating
.$5,000,000. The appeal is taken from
the Hudson County Tax Board, which
reduced the original assessment $780,
900. The company requests that a 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. Ora
ham and J. 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-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 a fund Of $4,000 a month fol-