The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-09-28
Tax Board Warns 1t Will Exercise
Power to Equalize Assess
ments on All Realty.
ASK FOR COUNTY REPORTS
Commission Warns Road Binder Firm.
informs Enjoined Company Work
Must start in Five Days or
State Will Do It.


reason for taxing assessors through
out the State to secure uniform and
full assessments, according to com
munication to county tax boards from
the State Board of Taxes and Assess
ment.
Secretary Frank d. Schroth re-
quested the county boards to inform
the State tax department what steps
have been taken toward securing the
complete cooperation of assessors
subject to the jurisdiction of the re-
spective county tax boards.
There has never been a time that
the demand for the fair and equitable
distribution of the tax burden has been
greater or more insistent," wrote Sec
retary Schroth. ''The importance and
the necessity of securing uniform and
full assessments on the part of the as
SCISSORS of the taxing districts of the
| State Is being emphasized by the con-
tinued growth of budgets for govern
mental purposes
''While this board can in no way
govern municipal, county or State bud
gets, 1t Is charged with the important
function of securing an equitable ap-
pilcation of the tax laws. Chapter $50
of the laws of 1921 has given the board
increased facilities and powers for
dealing with erroneous assessments.
Actions already taken under this law
have resulted wholesomely, and the
board at the present time is more than
ever determined that 1t will use its
complete authority to equalize assess
ments where there are complaints of
under-valuatiOn.
Must Carry Out Law
"There should be the realization ON
the part of the county boards Of tax
alton that 1t is absolutely necessary
to obtain, for the assessment as of
October 1. strict compliance with the
tax laws on the part of the assessors.
The assessors are sworn to value
property at full value. and 1t Is sug-
gested that each county board immedi-
ately notify the local assessors that
both the county and State boards ex-
pect this result
"Chapter 12O, laws of 1905, as you
know, provides that the county boards
of taxation shall secure the taxation
of all property at its true value Under
this act 1t is the duty of the members
of the respective county boards to-
view and inspect, so far as possible in
all cases, the various assessed proper
ties in the various taxing districts, and
to make revision and correction after
such view and inspection.
"They are also given supervision
and control of all assessors and other
officers charged with the duty of the
assessment of taxes. and have the
power, after investigating. to revise
power. after investigating, to revise.
correct and equalize the assessed
value of all property In the respective
taxing districts; to increase or de
crease the assessed value OF any
property truly valued; to add to said
lists and duplicates any properly
which has been omitted or overlooked
at it's true value, and. In general. TO
Go and perform all acts and things
necessary for the taxation of all prop
erty in said county equally and at Its
true value
"Will you kindly inform this board
what steps you have taken toward
securing the complete cooperation OF
the assessors of your county?'
Warns Road Binder Firm.
The State Highway Commission de
clded to serve notice upon ]. S. Robe-
son. Inc, that unless contract TO lay
approximately 100000 gallons Of lig-
non binder on gravel roads of the
state highway system Is undertaken
within Ave days the state will do the
work. :
The problem presented resulted from
the recent prelimanry injunction
granted by Judge Bodine in the United
States District Court enjoining the J.
s. Robson firm from carrying out the
contract. The injunction was obtained
| by the Robeson Process Company,
owners of patent for the manufdc-
ture of lignon binder under the trade
name glutrin. The Robeson company
charged infringement.
The dilemma of the commission Is
due to the fact that gravel roads Of
| the type general throughout the
southern SeCtiVH VI Tic otdtc WAk Avt
stand up through the winter unless
protected by binder.
It was suggested that as the injunc-
tion merely goes to the use of the
binder made by the contractor, Il
would be possible to purchase glutrin,
manufactured by the Robson Process
Company, and to apply this to :he
roads AS the two competing COM
panies are at loggerheads, 1t is con-
sidered doubtful such an arrangement
could be made
Highway Engineer Wasser submit-
ted for ratification an agreement
reached between Mr.. Hudson. deslg Ign
ing engineer for the new Amboy
bridge, Mr.. Grove, representing the
Bureau Of Public Roads. and Commits
sioner Whittemore. respecting the new
design for the structure which is to-
be Of the steel girder type inclosed In
concrete. The agreement was ap-
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