Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-25
M|DQLESEx TAX
i DATA GIVEN
Tremendous Amount of Prop
erty in MiddleSex is ex-
empt From Taxation

NEW BRUNSWICK. March 20
Data now being compiled by the
MiddIesex County Board of Taxation
discloses a mass Of figures that be-
aeome very interesting when com
,t.red with figures bearing OF the
same subject for The Lass year. While
the most interesting matter to the
at this time would proba-
Z bly, be the announcement of the rate
Of taxes per hundred of valuation,
that information car not be known
until the assessors in several niunicr
paiities have made revlsions as
ordered by The county board.
Aside from the tax rate probably
the most interesting figures show
the tremendous amount of property
in. the county that is exempt from
taxes. The increase in this head
ing over last year shows a tremen-
dous jump but the valuations have
no, bearing on the taxes to be raised.
The exempt property for this year
shows the amazing valuation of
S122,O COS, 800, as compared to $780,
32S,540 in 1921, though the large
increase indicates the government
appraisal value of the property in
the two government owned plants in
the county.
The assessed valuations of exempt
property for this year and in com
parison to last are as follows:
Public schools. 1922. $3.50 GO,
1921, S4,199.400; other schools,
1922. $3,S95,550, 1921 SO, 737,350;
public property 1922, S6,9S2,2 40,
1871, s~5,S31,840; churches and
charitable institutions, 1922, $5,016,-
$50, 1921. s4,627,100; cemeteries,
1922, $333. $50, 1921, s324.05O; fed
eral owned real property, 1922. s25,-
1O2,650, 1921, $4,000 600; federal
owned personal property 1922, S75,-
900, 500. 1921. $40. 000, 900.
An increase of over 500, 900 is in
dicated in the county tax for the
year 1922 as compared to the
amount for the same purpose a year
ago, the net tax for this year
amounting to $1,161,662.16, while
he 1921 tax was 81, .3S5.54.
The amounts to be raised to. care
for the soldiers state bonus, is con-
siderably lower than last year. when
SSH,132.05 was assessed. The 1922
oonlIs requirements call for $780,
SS3.61.E
About $780, 600 more will be nee
assary this year for state school tax
md for the funding OF. the bridge
md tunnel bond issues. The state
sahool tax requirements last year
we're $329,422.13 and 1t will be nee
sssary to 1855, 710.47 for that pur-
pose during 1922.
The bridge and tunnel bond is
sue. $~37.102.63, has been assessed
as compared to $15,652.S2 raised
! for hat purpose during the preced-
ing year..
The comparison of the school tax
for the various municipalities with
the tax raised to defray all other ex-
penses of government Indicates thai
oyer half of the tax Sc raised is de-
Voted to educational purposes.
1Whilc the amount raised for edu-
cational purposes as published a few
I DAYS ago, shows q substantial IN
cpease over the last year the tax for
p~orstionate increase.
IAN increase of about a quarter of
ambition dollars is indicated for do
ing the business of the various cities.
boroughs and townships owe the
amount apportioned for that pur-
pose last year.
Four municipalities of the country
show quite a fortunate condition in
that the income from franchise and
similar tax pays all the expenses and
4 1t therefore becomes unnecessary for
The taxpayers of that vicinity to con
tribute anything to pay for their To-
cal government.
The places where the taxpayers es-
cape paying a local tax are Middle
sex borough, North Brunswick town.
ship, P~lainsboro and South Bruins
wick township. The budget for Mon
roe township has not yet been re-
ceived and is holding up the work
of the county board.
Ii. The appropriations for the purpose
of conducting the government of
every municipality in the county,
exclusive of school maintenance is as