Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-21
DISCUSS BILL ON
COUNTY DEBT
Taken Up at Trenton Meeting
VIII be introduced Soon
BIZ Staff Correspondent.

BY StdW CofFeSponQeht.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 21-The
State Freeholders Association held a
meeting at the Trenton house, Tren-
ton, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of considering and
talking over legislation which they
are desrous of having passed as a
law this year. Thirteen counties Of
the state were represented at the
meeting, which was well attended.
The main bill considered was that
of raising the bonded indebtedness.
Middlesex county has reached her
limit in bonding capacity and has
asked for an increase of from three to
five per cent on the total valuation
The bill covering this increase was
drawn by Reed, Dougherty and Hoyt,
financial experts of New York, and
was referred to tho executive COM
mittee and will probably be introduced
in the assembly In thenear future.
Mr. Hoyt of that firm, will deliver
a lengthy talk on bonding and COM
pare the rates allowed in different
states The bonding limit of counties
in various parts of the country range
frohm about two per cent to ten per
cent and in a great many states. five
per cent and over Is allowed. New
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their limit being ten per cent.
Another bill which was referred to
the executive committee is that of
the counties deriving q large income
from automobile trucks. 1t has been
pointed out that the expense and
upl1eep of county roads is rapidly In
creasing. On account of the heavy
truck traffic the counties feel they
should receive additional compensa-
frIIrlS In nr6ar
to properly keep the county roads in
first class condition.
The matter of increases of free
holders salaries was also talked over
and 1t was the opinion of practically
all present that the freeholders
should receive more for their serv-
ices This will probably be incorpor-
ated in a bill and the freeholders feel
there Is no doubt but that it will be
passed. First class counties in the
state, Of which there are two, Hud-
son and Essex will ask that free
holders salaries in those counties be
placed at $4,000 a year, while the
supervisors salary will be $4,000.
In the remaining nineteen coun-
ties Of the state the bill will provide
for a freeholders' salary Of $4,000
per year. In Middlesex the present
salary is $1,000.
An objection was entered by some
of the counties along the coast for
being compelled to pay fixed sum
each year to carry on the mosquito
determination work. The money
provided by the various counties for
this work differs in amount and 1t -
the hope Of the freeholders that each
county will be able to arrange to
make the appropriations for this
work every year in such amounts as
they deem necessary.
A resolution was passed at the
meeting on the death of Thomas
Hillary, the solicitor of Morris
county, who died last week. Mr..
Hillary was a member of the asso-
citation and highly respected by all
who knew him. The resolution was
ordered spread on the minutes and
a copy forwarded to the family.
Objections were mentioned to the
State Vehicle Department money be-
ing transferred to bridge accounts.
1t is the contention of the association
that the entire receipts from the
state vehicle fund should be used for
roads only.
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