The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-06-24
SNEAKING OPPOSITION TO
WORTHY PROJECT
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the local tax assessor, N. V. Myers.
They refused to recommend eXemp-
ton, but wre willing to approve a
reduction to 81 900. This they did.
Now anyone can see that if the
merits of the appeal We're so well
based as to secure reduction to so
small a sum, those same merits
should have given the property COM
plete exemption Besides, the law de-
mands that all properties be taxed for
its real value, or not at all And this
action on halfway ground admitted
a weakness of position, and at the
same time was evading the law.
So the Trustees of the Community
House appealed to the County Board
of Taxation for complete exemption.
Then the real opposition began to
show itself. A certain well known
politician in this section was reported
as having made the dogmatic state
ment that the Sergeantsville House
would have to pay taxes Just like
any other properties. This man has
been opposed to the project all along.
He has discredited it at every oppor-
tunity. Evidently he lacks an outlook
on life that goes beyond his own
barn yard dung heap. And regard
less of the benefits to be derived by
the community from such a worthy
institution, he has determined in his
public attitude that the
Community House MUST PAY FOR
THE PRIVILEGE OF HELPING
OTHERS!
So two petitions have been filed
with the County Board of Taxation,
10 of
assessment is less than the assess
ment levied against properties of like
character similarly situated in the
same locality
These petitions were not filed by
the aforementioned politician. Oh no!
A slick politician does not do things
that way. Instead. the petitions were
filed by VIM r. Stevenson and VIM
Ent, farmers. There is something to
be said about the instigators of these
petitions, but that can wait until a
later date
But read again the cause these pc
titioners gave for wanting the Ser
geantsville Community House taxed
at high rate THAT THEY
SHOULD BE TAXED JUST AS
OTHER PROPERTIES OF LIKE
CHARACTER!
And yet there is not another Com
munity House like this in New
Jersey. There is another being bull
but it hasn't been finished.
This property IS run on the SAME
plan as those of the Y. NJ c. A. al
over the United States. The Y. NJ
C. A. is exempted from taxation. Thit
institution is owned by the Metho
dist Church, a religious organization
covering the United States. The Meth
odist Church is Xempted from tax
alton. This Community House pro
vides educational and uplifting &C
Invites. Educational institutions al
over the United States are exempte,
from taxation.
The Sergeantsville Communit.
House is built exactly along the line
advocated by the United States Gov
eminent in its efforts to help tn
religious and moral conditions of tn
country.
And yet personal or political pre-
JUDGES have persuaded few narroN
minded people to hinder every NOV
made by this commendable work. 1t
success is deplored because it is no
of direct selfish gain to its enemies
1t is to be hoped that the Count
Board of Taxation is fair minded an
progressive enough to recognize tn
justice of exemption for such a com
mendable undertaking.