Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-06

torlai comment as to the truth of the fol-
lowing conditions which increased the tax
rate, and which were forced upon the
present governing body by acts other than
those of the present body:
(a) $50, 9O2.S5 was added to the bud
get for the year 1923 by order OF Com
missioner of Municipal Accounts. w. X.
Darby. This sum was not spent, nor was
the Indebtedness incurred by the present
governing body. The aforesaid sum OF
500. 9O2.S5 should have been paid before
1922 when the present governing pody
was elected into control.
tbl s@s525;11 was included in The BUD
get for 1928. This amount should nave
been paid before the present governing
have been paid before 1922. but which was
not paid at the proper time because of a
mistake made by the State Board Of Tax
: (cl $4,000 was included in the bulge,
for 1923, for ferry lease. This amount
should have been paid in 1919. -
get for 1923. This item Is for streets ana
sewers for 1920 and should have been paid
3. sio. 900. 90 Board of Education EN-
Urgency Bond for bonus for teachers. This
item should have been paid before thi.
$50. 900, witch should have been paid be-
fore the present governing body took con-
troll. but which through an oversight OF
persons other than members of the pres
en- tbody was heretofore omitted.
A. $50, 2S1.61 total included in the bud
gte for the year 1928 effecting the lax
rate which should have. been paid before
the present governing body was elected
and III epayment of which was forced up
on the present board.
3. If the aforesaid sum of sS9.2Sl.6l
had been paid at the proper time, the tax
rate for 1928 would have been S4.29 m
stead of s4.52; a decrease of 5 points IN
der last year instead OF an increase OF 10
points over last year: a total difference Oh
g. The present governing body would
Il ava baau a b1a IN shON he saving actual
ly made by them IL the aforesaid items
had been paid at the proper time despite
e ehs fpii io the 1 inSFe Ssdset En'en were
(a) $4,000 increase in salaries for DO
lice voted by the people at the last gem
tb) ss5.4s5.oo increase. over 1922 in the
costs of maintenance of the schools as
voted by the Board of Education: soa,...
to acknoviedse the sum of s5s. sS1l0
surplus revenue left Jan. l.. 1922.
s. In reference to the finance of the
of this year. the governing body. desires
to call to the attention Of the public the
following expenditures which will be nee
tracted in hte past. before the present
governing body was elected:
(a) $50. 10000 credit taken in 1921 by
the department for ANTICIPATED revenue;
which revenue did not materlalize. If
this sum is not earned by the Water De
partment this year. 1t Will be included III
tn ebudget for 1924.
~ $50, 900. 90 city advanced in 1921 to
meet interest deficiency charges for the
water department. This amount will have
to be included in the 1928 budget.
.. That the Editor of the Perth Am
hoy Evening News be requested to pub
lish this resolution in full; that should the
editor refuse to make such publication as
Is requested, the Clerk is hereby author
lied to insert a copy of this resolution on
the front page of the evening news Tor
one issue as a city advertisement
upon motion Of Mr.. Waters, the above res
oiution was adopted by the following vote;
Yea-Sofield. Waters, Patton. MCGUIRE
Clark. Riedy. Calvin. Nay-None.
that at a previous Committee Meeting he
had requested a report from the taxation
Committee as to the present system of
taxing the property nj this city. and that
the Chairman had submitted a report and
that he would call a meeting in the near
future to discuss this subject.
Upon motion by Mr.. Waters. the bond of
James A. Mullen for $50. 900. as Cnllec-
tor OF Revenue. was ordered returned to
Jacobsen & Goddard. by the following
vote. Yea-Sofield. Waters. Patten. Nc
CURE. Riedy. Calvin. Nay-None. Mr..
Clark passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Waters. all the
members OF the Board who could so ar
range together with the City Attorney,
agreed TO go to Trenton. tomorrow. March
9Th, leaving by the 9:15 A. NJ. train from
Metuchen. TO meet with the Attorney Cen
eral. Commissioner of Education and Com
missioner OF Municipal Accounts. in ref
erence to the School question. The vote
was as follows; Yea-Sofield. Waters,
Patten. Mcclure. Clark. Riedy, Calvin.
Mr.. Sofield. made a motion to adjourn.
PHILIP P. COSTELLO.
City Clerk.
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