Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-12-12
TEN POINT BOOST
Is INDICATED BY
FREEHOLDER BUDGET
Increase in Amount of Rata
bIes will Not Offset Budget
Requirement Gain
0PPR0vED BL BOARD
Many Mandatory Items
Public Hearing to Be Held
Monday, Dec. e

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 1z.-Ar
increase Of at least ten points In the
1925 county tax rate is anticipated
as 1t Is known fact that the increase
in the amount of the ratables viii moi
be sufficient to offset the increase in
the budget requirements, as an
proved by the Board of Freeholders
yesterday.
The budget has given the free
holders a great deal of concern dur
ing the past two weeks All Efforts
to reduce the appropriations were
found to be impossible, due to the
mounting cost of mandatory require
ments, which are fixed by statute ana
over which the freeholders have ab-
solutely no control.
Copies of the budget are bein4
forwarded to the COMMISSIONS ~
municipal accounts today. A pubiic
hearing on the proposed expendi-
lures will be held in the county rec
ord building at s o'clock, Monday.
December 22. The freeholders an
tend TO have the budget II ssIcf
shape that It may be Formally adop5.
cd at the organization meeting Of the
1928 board on New Years Day.
The anticipated revenues for 4fa
S~0A a. p41O, pJ1~9a HfZA&Jr
than during the present year. fffo4r,3}
the increased amount to he ,s5isc,s.
by general taxation is S2Ig, 2g9.9g ~,
excess OF the amount derived from
that source In 1924. The amount Isl
be raised by taxation next yea4
amounts to $1,46S 501.4S, the fofa
revenues including the taxes bcfrr
S1,T54, 4,191.4S.
1t was found necessary to proxils4
S19,500 more, in the new budget III
the maintenance of lunatics. care q.
tubereular patients and the pas
ment of monthly allowances undo
the so-called widows pension ACT.
than was provided In the 1924 ap-
preparations. The total estimated
for those three causes during the
next year is s220, 090.
The cost of maintaining the eoua.
ty Jail and workhouse also shows 4
marked increase, due to the larx1
number of prisoners now housed n
the two institutions. This yeti
$4,000 was provided for that pnA
pose though the new budget shows
an increase of $4,000 over thar
figure.
Election expenses are expected ID
be $3.50 less than the amount re-'
quired this year. when the presf-
dental primaries had to be pro-
vided for in addition t. the generaf
election.
An additional sum Of SIS. .00a Wit
/ be allotted to meNr the increased
amount of bonded debt falling due.
| S25,oo0 of the amount being for the
| purpose of retiring bonds and 500
1 600 representing ne additional
amount of interest charges which
will be required. The total bona
reduction will amount to S2S7.e0D
| though in addition 70 that sum ii
Will be necessary to set aside s245,-
200 TO meet the i-iserest on other
outstanding bonds of the county.
Road construction to the extent az
$3.50 600 has been provided for
which carries an increase of $25.D00
over the 1924 allotment. The r0sd
repair schedule will De limited 70 the
same amount as was appropriafed
/ during the present year S14S.59o
/ being the amount specified.
No additional sums are provided in
THE hospital appropriations. S37,599
/ being the amount of the donations
= to be distributed te sae four hospi-
tails of the county. The 1925 allot-
ment Will be on the same basis as
{ for 1924.
Emergency borrowings to the eN-
tent of $4,000 will oe funded In the
new budget. and provision Is made
! for the paying of $4,000 to the Mid
I dlesex Waterway Association as the
county's contribution TO carrying
out the proposed survey of the Rari.
tan river.
/ No salary increases are proxid sa
+, for drring the next year though an
| increase in several of the depart
ments was found necessary to facfiiz
tate the carrying on of county busi-
ness. An increase of 5000 over
last years appropriation for the 81
flee of the county clerk has been Iif ~
vided for and an incl ease Of S1.Dfif
has been allotted for the sheriff
The county tax rate for 1925
amounted TO eighty cents per Sft3
of assessed valuation and It is now X
known Iact that the rate viii BE u
least ninety cents in 1895. With lfi4
larger county tax rate and siihkt1 II.
tial increases looked for In the fuz3i
budgets of each communifr 81 fte
county. the belief has been exp1esz
that the tax payers OF the couf,t5'
viii be compelled to pay rates sf,n
ing increases OF from ten 10 tas.rs
eight or fifty points during the 81
year.