Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-14
CONF FERENCE ON
COUNTY BUDGET
Not one Objection Offered at
Meeting of Board of Free
holders Yesterday
SEE LOWER TAX RATE
For Coming Year-DeCreaSe
in Amount to be Raised
by Taxation
SEE LOWER TAX RATE

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. ID
Middlesex County's budget and ap-
propriations FOR the year 1924 were
approved by the board of freehold
ers late Yesterday afternoon, after
a number of additions had been de-
cided on at the open conference be-
tween the county authorities. various
department heads and organizations
interested in the different branches
OF elfare work.
Not an objection was entered to
the Increase of money allotted to diff
ferent accounts, though in several
instances the freeholders were con-
vinced that the tentative appropri-
ations were inadequate, and sub
stantial increases were made.
The increase in the next years
xzagDropriations over the amounts al
gted to this year shows an increase
Of only $50,451.62 due to the free
holders efforts in pairing each item
to the core, during the consideration
of the budget during the past few
weeks.
With a slight increase in the
amounts allotted to the various ac-
counts for the next year cor
RESPONDING decrease in the amount
to be raised by taxation is shown,
and these conditions, together with
a substantial increase in the county
ratables practically assured, will re-
duce the 1924 tax rate by several
points. The exact rate, however,
will not be known until all figures
are tabulated by the county board
of taxation.
Mandatory requirements. over
which the freeholders have no con-
troll will amount to approximately
100000 more next year than dur
ing the present year and on account
of this large increase every effort
was made to lower the amounts IN
other accounts to~the lowest posslple
ngl1re. Among the mandatory re-
nu.rom ents are the court expenses
care Of patients in various instltu-
tions, retirement of bonds and the
payment of interest falling due.
A substantial increase in the fund
for tubereular patients was deoided
on, in accordance with the reques's IS
from a large delegation of the coun-
ty anti tuberculosis league in atteF-
dance al the meeting. This increase
amounting to $4,000 will provide
S1.E0O as the salary for a nurse as
while $4,000 was provided for com
nensation of doctors as examiners
nf rat,erts. The balance of the in
creased appropriation is to care for
nattents undergoing treatment IN
sanahlriums. :,
Each item of the budget as called
riff bv County Treasurer Hilker was
explained and the various depart
lent heads including Surrogate
larles Forman, Sheriff Fred Cow
County Clerk Bernard M. Can
non and Prosecutor Joseph e,
Stricker, all of whom were in at
tendance, declared that the amounts
allotted to them to be necessary TOR
the proper conducting of the county
business.
hoIIers that the $4,000 allotted to
his office for the year was bound to
he Inadequate as $4,000 of that
amount would be required for sala-
r.ies fixed by law and as a result his
pDpropriation was raised an addl-
llonal $4,000.
An additional sum of $1,000 has
been provided in the election ac-
count for the next year, this act pc
ing made necessary by the sprlnf
election at which time delegates to
the national convention will be Sc
lected.
A considerable sum of money has
also been appropriated under the
direction of the commissioners oi
municipal accounts unGer the head
ing deficiencies and which, accord
ing to the county treasurer repre-
sell.s s approximately $4,000 due
from the state together with $4,000
that shr uld have been provided fol
in preceding budgets.
The conference held yesterday was
of an informal nature and was ar
ranged for by the freeholders In or
der that those interested in the bur-
get might have ample opportunity tt
learn its contents and offer sugges-
tions fer revision before the forma
hearing and adoption.
The budget will be advertised dur
ing the next week and the forma
nubllc hearing will be held at
.1'clcck in the evening of December
- at which time the appropriation
I'll be adopted for the year.
The complete list of approprla
tions and revenues anticipated fol
the year are as follows:
Ford accessories make appropriate
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