Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-02-27
JUMP IN COUNTY
TAX RATE SEEN
FreehoIders Adopt Tax Reso|u-
tion for the Fiscal Year
SENT TO COUNTY TAX BOARD
81 ,oos, ,42o.27 Must be Raised
by Taxation-NeW Rates
to be Given Out Middle
of Next Month
SENT TO COUNTY TAX BOARD
BIZ stan Correspondent.

By STAFF Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Feb. 27--With
the adoption Of the tax resolution
for the fiscal year of 1920. the Board
Of Freeholders yesterday completed
their data which will be used by the
county board of taxation in determin-
ing the tax rate for the year.
With general increases IN budget
items over last years budget and with
slight decrease in the amount of an
tictpated revenue, the amount OF
money to be raised by taxation, ST.
O0S.420.27. Is big jump over the
amount SO raised last year.
The sum required to be raised by
taxation for 1920 being $181, 1,169.18
greater than in 1919 indicates that
an increase in the tax rate can be
looked for. While these figures fhow
that the rate will be raised. no definite
figures will be obtainable from the
county board of taxation until the
middle of March.
counts show anticipated increases in
revenue over last year of total OF
s24,7OO while Ave accounts will re-
turn $58,491.57 less this year than
in 1919, the balance of accounts re-
naming the same as last year.
Through the revenue. excepting that
received by taxation viii be $33,791.57
the county treasury as shown by the
annual budget will be increased by
$147,s77 Sc, the difference of which
can be obtained by taxation only.
Among the increased amount of
proposed expenditures over which the
county governing body has very little
or no control are, $4,000 for the
maintenance OF lunatics; s43,500 for
bonded debt falling due. $4,000 on
interest of bonded debt, and $4,000
for widows pensions. For increases
In salaries, and deficiencies in county
departments not under the control or
the board of freeholders, and to in
creased allotments for vocational
school work, Mosquito determination,
farm demonstration and home econ
omics and numerous other agencies
an increase Of over $4,000 is provided
for,
An increase Of $4,000 is also made
over the amount contributed last year
towards the maintenance of the four
hospitals in the county. One item Tor
which $4,000 more Is set aside than
that In last years budget, is for the
repairing, preparing and graveling
county roads. Under the 1920 budget
a total of $150.000 Is appropriated for
that purpose and IL the county roads
have been as seriously damaged by
auto and truck tire chains during the
recent storm as has the state road
between Metuchen and this city, 1t is
thought that amount will prove IN
sufficient.
Early in the year a tentative
budget was drafted by the board of
freeholders after which several meet
ings and consultations were held and
revisions of the figures made. After
numerous attempts to lower the total
the board finally approved the items
and figures, after which public hear
ing was held and the budget was
adopted.
The total amount appropriated for
conducting the county business in 1919
was $1,091, 942.71 while this years
appropriations amount to $1,239,-
S20.27 or an increase Of slightly over
thirteen per cent.