The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-02-09
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Board OF Chosen Freeholders adopted
its budget for the year 1923, which
provides for the raising by taxation
of $260,52752 as against $500, 52472
raised in the year 1922. The compari-
son of the budget of 1923 with that of
1922 will show that in 1922, $S4,945-
90 of old bills We're provided for, but
that this was offset to the extent of
100000 by including in the antici-
pated revenues $3u,000.00 surplus
revenue appropriated. which had been
previously carried on the books in the
surplus revenue account. During 1922
an additional amount of old unpaid
bills for the year 1921 and earlier, ag-
gregating $1763S.69, came to light
and are provided for in the 1923 bud
get, so that at the beginning of 1922,
there were in existence old bills a
gainst the County aggregating SlO2,-
1922. During 1922, the Board ex-
pended 81 00i.65, more than its arpro-
priation and had surplus revenue ag-
gregating $1l ,l9S.65 or net surplus
of Sl3,l54 90, $l3,00000 of which is
utilized in the anticipated revenues of
1928, lessing the amount to be raised
by taxation that much,
A new budget system has been
a al F,,- .ha 1000 nIn FUN
the appropriation in three divisions
as follows:
Schedule A showing the appropria
tions, the expenditure of which is UNI
der the control of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders;
Schedule b. showing the appropria-
tons, the expenditure of which is not
controlled by the Board of Freehold
ers, but for which it is obligated to
make appropriations pursuant to law;
and
Schedule c, showing the appropria-
tons for payment Of interest ON bond.
ed debt and principal and interest on
temporary loans, improvement notes
emergency notes and over-eXpended
appropriations.
Comparing the items of Schedule
A, after eliminating the State Motor
Vehicle Allotment items, it will be DO
served that lis 10000 is provided fal
in 1923, rs against S113,1oG00 in 1922
$4,000 = 10 liner use aoisR IN tn
item for .hc epap Of the maeaaan
ndS.
Schedule b of the 1923 appropria
tions provides for $50 $4,000 us u
painst $S1, 1900 in 1922.
Owing TO the fact that there is ,
loss this year in the ratables at Hamp
ton of $S20,000.00 on account OF thu
removal of the coal usually stored n
that point, there is a net loss in tn
County ratables Of approximately /
quarter of million Of dollars. In 1922
the County tax rata scr $4,000 o
valuation was l.76S1S, whereas, tn
probable rate in 1923 will be l.04, pc
hundred Of valuation, or approximate
ly $.13ih per $4,000 of valuation les
than in the year 1922, notwithstanding
the fact that there are $17,63S.s0 .
old 1921 bills to be paid, So ,650. 90 IN
creases under Schedule A and $1,000
GO increases IA Schedule = to be care,
for. The budget provides $29,805.d
for the Sinking Fund and payment o
road bonds and 500 ,838.77 for interes
on road bonds, a total of $59,641,l
annual road bond charge.
The logical and most satisfactor!
way to further reduce the County Ia,
rate would be by including the pro
posed north and south road through
Hunterdon County in the State High
way System, thus shifting to the Stat
the annual maintenance cost Of tween
ty-four miles Of the present Count,
roads. This involves the passage Of Al
act by the Legislature and its approx
al by the Governor. Such an act wa
introduced by Senator Agans and /
known as Senate Bill No. &C. \ mum
Der Of other Counties have bills in th
Legislature for roads and it is encum
bent upon taxpayers Of Hunterdol
County to so present this road to tn
Legislature that it will receive favor
able consideration. The benefits re
sulting from inclusion of this road il
the State System would be ncalcuGbl
and would extend into the fatu7
for the benefit Of coming generations
Geo. X. Large,
Counsel Board Of I'reeholdcr5.