Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-10
REPUBLICAN WOMEN
TO HOLD MEETING

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the year by the organized Re-
publican women of New Jersey is to
take place in Atlantic City on Friday
and Saturday of this week. This is
the annual Spring Conference, held
under the auspices of the New Jersey
Women's Republican Club, but open
to all interested Republicans, both
men and The meeting place
of the Conference will be Vernon
Hall, Hotel Chalfonte-H addon Hall,
and there will be four sessions, Fri
day afternoon, 2 P. M, Friday even
ing, s P. M, Saturday morning, II
A. M, and Saturday afternoon, 2
P. M.
One of the outstanding features of
the Conference will be the presenta-
ton by Ex-Governor Stokes, in the
name of the State Committee, of a
banner to the local unit of the New
Jersey Women's Republican Club
which has the largest membership,
figured on the basis of the Republi-
can vote cast last fall in the territory
covered by the unit. Governor Stokes
speech and the presentation of the
banner will take place at the Sat-
urday afternoon session of the Con-
ference.
The Friday afternoon session will
shall be the State Clubs legislative
and campaign policy for the coming
year.
On Friday evening there will be an
informal reception with speaking,
those who will address the Confer
ence being U. S. Senator Walter E.
LNI.o T,1lo0 Ho~011 ID Walls nf
Burlington County, who will speak on
politics and Good Citizenship" and
Mr.. Walter Kidde, n of the Re-
publican members of the new High
way Commission, who will tell the
audience how the Highway Commits
sion plans to spend the one hundred
million or more dollars which they
will have for road building during its
term of Office.
On Saturday morning a number of
members of the State Club will ad-
dress the group OF plans for widening
the scope of our Club work and re-
ports of county activities by presi-
dents of Unit County Councils, county
vice-chairmen and State COM
will be heard.
In the article that was published
in the three local papers last week
at the request of the City Commits
sioners, there were one or two state
ments made that might give a wrong
to the general public and
for this reason the following state
is prepared and presented to the
papers.
One is that some of our citizens
had the impression that we were not
satisfied with the; efficiency of the
Assessor or the kind of work that
he does. Mr.. Forcum's work is of
a highly specialized nature and he
does it fairly, honestly and conscien-
tiously, and the Commissioners be-
lieve that he does it with absolute
fairness.
When we said he was not appointed
by US, this statement was made to
that he was not under u rul-
ings as to the amount of money
assessed against each property. He
was not appointed by the previous
Commissioners for the same reason,
for in our estimation and experience
with him and our knowledge of Mr.
Forcum we feel that he is not the
kind of man who will take dictation
from any one and will not make an
assessment just for spite work. We
asked him to let US look over his
field book, that is, before mixing the
figures in on his county books. We
did this so that we could get an idea
of the valuation placed in the city
and get the general total of increased
property value without forcing any
kind of power on him and without
being unfair.
When he made the final figure in
his books he prepared a notice in
the papers, as the law states he must,
and only two taxpayers responded to
that notice. Under the law a tax
payer has a right when that notice
is published to file any objections he
has with the assessor, and later he
may file an appeal with the County
Board. This is the right of every
taxpayer if in his or her judgment
the value assessed is incorrect. The
Commissioners want it known that
the assessment is in no way dictated
by the City Commissioners. The
State lays down the rules and the
Assessor must live up to them. We
believe that the City Assessor here
has complied with the law and has
tried to do his duty in the way he
believed best.
No matter what an Assessor does
he is always wrong in some ones
opinion, especially when that person
owns property, and we also realize
that it is possible for any one to
make mistakes, and so does Mr.. For
cum. If you feel in your case there
has been an error you should appeal
to the County Board to have it recti-
fed and we know the Assessor will
be only to glad to assist you where
an error has occurred.
City Commissioners,