Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-01-31
LARSON s BILL
IN TAXF|GHT
Measure Would End Practice
of State Probe of Rat
ableS in County
is BONE OF CONTENTION
Other Bills by MiddIeSex Del
egation in the State
Legislature

state senator Morgan +. Larson,
of this city, last night introduced in
the senate a bill to repeal the act
passed last year by the legislature
empowering the State Board of Tax
alton to go into any county and
conduct an investigation into the
county's ratables. This IT of the
Middlesex county senator is in
keeping with the move started not
only in Perth Amboy but other
parts of the county as well to pre-
vent excessive valuations being as
signed in Middlesex.
The 1921 tax act which gave an
appropriation to the state tax board
so that it might investigate certain
counties for the purpose of equaliz-
ing the taxes, on complaint of any
other county, was introduced by
former Senator Thomas Brown, also
of this city.
The equalization of taxes through
out the state, Senator Larson said
this morning. should be done scien-
tifcally IL attempted at all and the
entire state should come under the
scope of the investigators instead OF
one particular county. The present
system, he points out. has already
resulted in bad feeling existing be-
tween Union ana MiddleseX counties
as an investigation into the latter's
valuations has been made upon the
complaint of Union county. If a
survey into the tax situation is to be
made, Senator Larson said, 1t should
take in the entire state.
Ship Canal Bill
Another ILL asking for refer
endum on a $1,000.000 bond issue to
pay for tho right of way for the
proposed Intra-Coastal Ship Canal
from esequakc to Bordentown
was introdu ceG by Senator Larson
last night. bill covering practical
ly the same ground was passed by
a former leg stature. but was vetoed
by Cove! nor Edwards. No specific
route is specifle1 in the bill If it
asses the question will be put up to
the voters at the heXt election.
Other Measures
Two bills will be introduced sim
ultaneously today in the senate and
House by Senator Larson and
Assemblyman c. Raymond Lyons. OF
New Brunswick, respectively, re-
questing the state to take over as
u part of Route NO. IT the road OK
tending from Livingston avenue
New Brunswick, to New Brunswick
avenue, Trenton. This road is the
most direct route to Trenton from
New Brunswick, being four miles
shorter than any other. 1t is partly
paved nov, both MiddleseX county
and Mercer county having sone as
Tar as their finances would permit
Owing to the length of The ROAD,
however, neither county feels able To
undertake the entire work
If the ROAD is taken over by the
state and paved it will make throa
paved routes from New BrunswicK
10 Trenton the other two being the
present highway route via Franklin
Farl anC Kingston and DaytoJ
route.
As MiddleseV county has favored
the bill of Assemblymag Piersnn
to place a referendum before IN"
voters at the next election for It
$f0.OOO0O bond issue for the build
ing and repairing OF rOad2. the gen
cral sentiment in this county is that
the road will be taken over by the
state and paved.
Another bill introduced by Scnd-
tor Larson last night requires set
tlement in district court appeal Is
within twenty-five days.
AssemblymaH Lyons introduced q
Dill allowing individuals to hold
trust bonds and mortgages Jointly
with corporations.
Aldermau-at-largo Richard ].
Calvin. Dr. John V. Smith and John
W. Kelly were Interested visitors IL
the State House Yesterday