Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-02
Carroll Questions Tax
Status of South AmbOy

SOUTH AMBOY, May Erich
ard +. Carroll, member of the firm
IF II. +. Carroll & Co, public ac-
,ountants of Perth Amboy, in a
COMMUNICATION to the common
ouncil last night, stated that he as
/ man who handled figures a lot,
would like to know how the taxes
or this city was lowered from $6.06
.er hundred to $500 per hundred,
when the fact is taken into con-
Iteration that the city is almost
100000 in debt"
The communication created quite
little interest among the taxpay-
RS present and furnished a little
God for serious thought. 1t was at
Iached to a 1928 tax bill, made out
% Richard Carroll, assessing an u
tomobile which Mr.. Carroll, in his
letter declared he did not own. The
etter flayed James Dawson, for what
Mr.. Carroll, considered a breach Of
etiquette when he (Mr. Carroll) tele-
Dhoned to right the assessment.
With reference to the bill. Carroll
impaired the following information
to the mayor and council.
II believe the bill was intended
for me OR. F. Carrol1) as l reside
in the City of South Amboy, at 226
George street, but 1 beg to advise
that / do not own an automobile,
nor any other property in the City
of South Amboy, real or personal,
and therefore I believe that I am
assessable for 81 poll tax only, be-
cause I claim domocile within your
city limits. In fact, / am glad that
I do not own any personal or real
property in your city of sky fitting
tax rates, which partly supports a
budget, for the year 1923, contain
ing an item of over $4,000 surplus
revenue appropriated which, in my
opinion is of a very doubtful value,
when it to realizing the cash
as it partly contains the poll taxes
of men o a long time dead, and
perhaps taxes of non-existing auto
mobiles"
The matter on motion of Council
man Connors was referred to the
committee on assessments.
Mr.. Carroll's letter in full follows:
Attached to this letter, I am re-
turning to you a bill for S40.72 for
taxes, assessed against Richard Car
roll of George street, your city, on
account of the supposed ownership
of personal property, in the nature
of an automobile.
81 believe this bill was intended
for me, OR. f. C~arroll) as L reside
in the city of South Amboy, at 226
George street, but 1 beg to advise
that l do not wi an automobile, nor
any other property in the city of
South Amboy, real or personal, and
therefore 1 believe l am a~ssessable
for $1.00 poll tax only, because !
claim domicile within your city linn
it's. In fact, / am glad I do not own
any personal or real property in your
city of sky fitting tax rates, which
partly supports a budget, for the
year, 1928, containing an item OF
over $780, 900, surplus revenue appro-
priated, which, in my opinion, is OF
a very doubtful value, when it comes
to realizing the cash; as it partly
contains poll taxes of men now a
long time dead, and perhaps taxes
on non-existing automobiles.
st noticed in the newspaper an
item stating that the 1928 tax rate
of your city, was reduced from 5000
per hundred to $500 per hundred;
1 would be interested, as 1 am a
man who handles figures a lot, to
know just how this was done; when
the fact is taken into consideration
that your city is almost $1,000, 900
in debt?
'If I am permitted to assist the
assessor of the third taxing district
of your city, Mr.. Dawson, I can
throw some light upon the owner
ship of the automobile, which I be-
lieve he enormously attempted to
assess.
ut is a Hudson super six coach,