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CAPE MAY HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1902

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CAPE MAY HERAil

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AN INO*r*NOKNT WEEKLY l Kvwr TtiuriKUjr AU»ruoon At U>« HerkU UtdhUac. .Vo. Ui W«rt-

APPUckllOB.

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NEW JERSEY'S

FINANCES,

• iMm SUM «?.2S

lYknltully In twi-nty ytun* thrre

»ow taken by the l<TH«»ur* hi a»ak Inc aiipraprtatloni. itmpIrE with the rlcht «if lb* r’vcrnor to vrto any lf*ai la tbe a|i|>ruiirt4tlon bill. tb*r* la m danerr of eie*»*lrr twroprUtloua. In ibla roUBorllon tl *“»}’ b* well l< dlaabuM lb* posalble Imptaaalon thn may be aliroad or ihai aome bati aoosbt to convey that tbe atata treav nry la on lb* vvrjjr of bankruinr' Tbe contrary U tbe fact Np ataie

<ur|H ration tax** taavt

tbe Union la more aooud BnancUIl. or more proaperooa than New Jerncj We have tbe enonuona aom of |1 tua 001.17844 Of raublea aubjeet to taxa

CITY DIRECTORY.

Hayor—Yradartck. J-' Malvla. Jan. *4*1* AMattnan—Joaepb B. Huabaa. Jan-1, 1*11 Caaacll-Waa. E Sbaw ..Jaa.1. 1*1* a Baron* 1 a Moon Jan. 1, 1*11 ...Jam l. 1*1

•dreth, Ha-

1 Hon. W* are wltboat a aln*le -dollar

Kanordar and BapartnUadant of Watar Work* John W. Tbompao*. Jan. 1. Ida

H. Eldndc*. Jan. l.l»ia

■ry nuifortn for tbe past all i 11103 to 1908, Im-luslvt, theae

f debt of *ny k|nd. For twenty-ft /tvira there baa been no direct tax apon the property of tbe people fa: elate | urpopea. Onr atata baa bad •nfflcleut abd to spare for its pur panes from revenue derived from other

Collector—Gilbert C It us be*. Jan. 1, 111*

Then- mv no other aonrcca of poeoldc Income for tbe state that can meet it, r<-:>> ing demands, except It come fro in itica* two aoorcea. or tbe railway ix be entirely abandoned and a direct

ate/tax aulMtltuted.

If .tin- direct atate tax method be .d.-pktl then, of courac. chapter 14« f tbeMawa of 1900. which dlrecta the oiymcnt of all tbe tax on main atem. a-rvomil pro|ierty and francblaea of lie rnllwayK, In ex<-eas of tbe amount ■rutluccd by one-half of 1 per cent, tin- counties fur apportionment

bool districts falls, and

■ept the present

direct state tax for school purposes of 2% mills, will be required to be raised

locally.

| The atate will, under the direct tax John system, collect only sufficient taxes to ' 1 meet the demands of tbe state governTbere baa been much agitation lo the • lute for tbe taxation of railroad property locally at local rates, and If we arc to come to a atate tax that should be done. Under a direct atate tax for

apparent cn-h balance In tbe „ Jllc jiarpoac* It would aee'm that It nate treasury of $2.Sl&2T(l.f7. but of! i akt i*. done, tiecnuae otherwise there :UI* $7b233.4177.01 wa* due under chap j IKJ excuse for tbe present system of ler J4C of tlic laws of 1900. to be <!!»• , , miiway taxation. When that ays irfbuted on Nor. 1. 190S. to tbe conn- >,. m w .„ devised In 18S4 It was to re-

fer school pur- j ij.-Ve the Individual property of the

'BcreniGr Foil's Sjcclal files- ^

sap lo legislature.

Franklin Fort t.-diy transmitted

the legislature the fbtlowiuii trcatlns exhaustively the sta • tal conditions and needs: To tbe Senate and General A On the Slst day of OctoUend of tbe (ls.-al year/of 1908.

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poses, leaving on Nor. 1. 1908. only a cash balance on state account of $3S4.-StS-W. I tut even a« against this apparent balance there was $300,723-14

this fiscal year t.

paid.

Tbe comptroller estlm celpta for state purposes year ending 0,1. 31. 1900. Mlacellir eous corp^raUona Hall road eon or»'ions

romlssloner oC

State prison .

Clerk It

from any state tax and to support tbe state government by

railroad property only. Up to 1906 tbe system devised lu 1-81 bad worked well. Every thoughtful man must admit It baa been a good system. Under the arts'of ina* and 1906. known (be Duffiold and I’erklna act* respec-

• the fiscal • a Te ly. large increase* in taxation

follows: tightly occurred

»:.tx one j OD d class property. In 1908 tbe tax ' ' on tbe main stem, tangible personal "iU‘. ' i property and tbe franchises of rail-

ways alone produced $32229.644.44, and tbe state for Us uses and purpose* BTO j received less than $100,001;

jt/., I ]108 than It did In 1883 from this das*

f"- 000 of property.

ttSti Pr,or to ,90<I ,he on U *' m * ln u]mo | stem, tangible personal property and ! franchises wa* limited to one-ba|f of t*om 1 l>< ' r ‘Ymium. and that year It waa IX| raised to tbe average tax rate through 4.000 j out the state. Notwithstanding all ■ this liter -ase In tbe rote chapter 14fl‘

Tot “ *4.111431 f th( . | n „ B „f p.sst expressly Jlmlb To tbe $4311^70 thus estimated j . hr SI ., lr f or fl || time to so much ol should be added the |3S4Ji<i8^6 avail- j .j,,. mitway taxes n* wilt be produced able cash balance for atate purposes | |„. ono l-alf of 1 |vr centum—tbst Ion Nor l. 1908. *a at>ove *b->wn. which n ' n mntl ,. r how the state Increases t makes tbe total fund available ** f popplflUoti.'in the needs for It* coop*, state pnrpofcs tbe present fiscal year in „* Iv .„,t and charitable InsUtutlon*. $4Jt9C.U78 v '.. ; | n legislature and In It* many deFrom this Is to be paid: J partmenta It* revenue must

tationary. No more, no leas,

The difficulty which is presented at lb* present time arises from tbe fact that for all thee* twenty-four year* the constant effort ha* been to take away from tbe atate its turpi a* revuu* for local purpose*. There was in the treasury of the tata on Jan. 1. 1909. over $4,000,000derived from railway taxation, which It aome time In tbe peat, either in t or tn part, assessed for state purposes. Tbe one-half of 1 per cent on second class railroad property, which, under tbe act of 1884, went to tbe atate for stste purposes, was In given up by tbe state to go Into local taxation. Later tbe stste released from property assessed as main atenall Its one-half of 1 per centum Inter.-. In tbe ten aero terminal* that were Included tn the main stem under the act of 1884. No railway property Is aaaeaaad for state purposes ex rept a strip 100 feet In width, which constitutes tbe main stem and tba tangible personal property a no francblaea of railway companies. If all tbe tag which cornea from thl sure* alone went to tbe state wi should now have In tbe treasury ovci million and a quarter of dollars oi surplus fund. It Is simply bee*use o: tbe fact that the stale, by chapter 141 of tbe laws of 1900, baa appropriated out of the state's revenues more thin. It should for distribution to countie, for school purpoMS that any difficult j a. Tbe repeal or modification of that act would relieve all tbe emhar

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which leave

net c

n Oct. 1. 1900.

for state purposes

only- $10.47842- .* In reaching thl* result I h.-ire not **-

tlmated the rppropriatInujj^ilch mow be nude by the prow-nt legislature tn tbe *Br; V:ncr.tal appropriation bill, which a 111 also have to be paid out of the receipts of tbe present fiscal year. This bill at tbe lost soslon carried

appropriations amounting to $' KL Jilt idial! be a« large a*

this aesslou we shall

on state account on <Vt. 1. 1909, speaking In round figure, of $730,000. Tbe two chief source* of revenue for state purpose* are derived from's part of the railroad taxes and atl tbe taxes on icl-x-rllaneous corporation*. From the mil road tax the state received. for state purposes only. In 1908. $1,000 223fio and from mtscellnceoua coffs-nHloy Eg.iSlfi2P.a2. There are oply two other sources oi revenue tlijt produce over $20.1.000 per

' I am opposed to a direct state tax ! If tbe act of WOO- can be repealed or modified; otherwise I recommend a direct tax for state purposes and the | ibc-Utlou of our present railroad taxadon system and the taxation of all -allway pro|>prty of every class locally it local rates and for local purposes. The* recommendation for a direct atate tax for state purpose* la not made because I believe It wise, but K-onutw chapter 146 qf the law* of 1906 has made this course absolutely necesaary If that law la to ■

Modified or unrepealed. From t he tax of 1908 on the

, . value of tbe main -atom, tangible perthat it I :una! property and franchises of the deficit i •allway*, at the average rate of 1908

There are but two ways to meet tbe present condition without subterfuge, evsrlon or mere temporary expedients.

of the laws of l!«i

a moan t of taxes for state purposes to one-half of 1 per cent of tbe taxes assessed against the main stem, tangible personal property nnd franchises of railroad rompnolcs- «>r Bceond. eerosl all the present railway tax laws nnd throw tbe railroad property Into the general property o the state for taxation hs-ally and bereaF.rr bare a dire-1 state tax for

tbe support of tbe

la 1884 tbe Mate ivrrpted a new method of taxing rafroad property and not only took to itaelf for It* own Uses and purposes one-half of 1 per centum of tbe tax on lbs assessed value of the main stem (which then nt only tncloded a strip <-f 100 feet In width, but all tbe terminals of not exceeding ten acres) and the tangible personal property and francblaea of each rallrord. but m like perrou'n-r on an railroad property drol-rnated under (be act aa "second class." The state received for state purposes under that act tn 1883—tbe Bnt year it waa In force and each year since fkat date-the following amounts:

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Treasurer—Tboe W-.Millet. .Jan. t, 1(1* City BoUcttor— Jan. 1 1*1 CUy Engineer 1 —d H. Townsend. Jao. L

(el 1. Elites. President—March Its* un Porter, Clerk March, lt>l _L !» bsach March, lilt Howard P. Otter March 1*0 William It. Sheppard.. March. 1*1 William B. OUbert March. 1*0* ie 8. Douglass March, 1*0* Luther C. Order March, 1*1 r. M. D. Marcy Match. 1*0*

What the atate la doing for the pub c schools can be stated here with ad vantage to evidence that tbe proposed repeal or modification of tbe act of 1906 b Just both to the school* and tbe ■tat*. Tbe total cost of the free public school* tn round figures for the year ending July 1. UK*, shown by the v* riotu appropriations, state and local, will be $18,678,000. For the fiscal school year ending July L 190(1. the corn of the public school* of the state was $8.556800. u* tbe Increased coin of tbe oper ation of tbe public school* for the It* •nl year ending July 1. 1909, over the fiscal year ending July 1, 1906, 1 $7,000,000.

Law Jodse-nJamee M. E ubllcan, 1*1 L roes rut or of Pises—Eras *1 W. Lloyd. BepubUcsn. H1X Sheriff—Hobart R. Corson, RopubUosn.

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Coroners—Msrk Lake. Republican. Oceai City; November. 1(11; WUson A Lake. M. a, RepubUcnn. Cold Spring. November mo; Nathan A. Cohen, M. D., DamorrsL Wildwood, November mi County Clerk—Julius Way, RopubUosn,

January m«.

Surrorste—Charles P. V

Board or education

BOARD OP HEALTH Dr. A L. Leach. ITesldest. Sept 1, m» _ T. M. D. Marcy, Health offlcei— Kept- 1, 1(11 un Porter, Secretary.-SepL 1, 1»1»

BOARD OP TRADE President, Luther C. Ogden; Secretary. A O. Merchant. Jr., Treasurer, Thoa W. Millet

i, Repub-

Counly Superintendent of School#—Oscar a Barr, 1M». County Collector—Joseph L Scull Republican. January 1. 1»1L County Board lot Electl M Hug bee, Kepubllcan. 1*04 County Board Daugherty. Republican, 111*. County %a>d of Electlone—William J. Tyler. Drier, Democrat IMA County Board of Elections—Michael H. Kearns, Democrat 1*0*. April. September and December. Terms of Court—Second Tuesday In

BOARD OF CHOSEN PREEHOLOERS A B. Smith, Palermo. Jan. 1, mu W. & Johnson, Ocean City, Jan. 1, 1*1* J. P. Fox. Ocean City Jan. 1, 1*1* Sylvester Spence, Goshen. .Jan- L 1*11 J. D. 1 Aid lam. Bo. Dennis. .Jan., 0. Scheltenger, Erma Jan. „ m. J. T. Bennett Cape XUy....Jan. t, l»ti David w. Kodan. Cape May..Jan. L 1*1 2 Sayre, Sea Die City Jan. l. 1*11 Kiting. Sea Isle City..Jam 1. Iti: Anthony B. Smith Directo

Security Trust Company STATEMENT

Capital, Surplus and Undivided Prolits, - $ 250,292.58 2,41^,634.01

C*pe May Advisory Board

ISAAC H. SMITH, Chairman

J, SPICER LEAMUTG AARON W. HAND WILLIAM F. CASSEDY ALBERT G. BENNETT

HENRY C- THOMPSON, Secretary DR. JVMES M EC RAY REUBEN T. JOHNSON JOHN B. HUFFMAN Hon. ROBERT E. HAND

CHURCH DIRECTORY

R. C- Church, a Kelly. Recto.

Stale Senator—Robert E. Hand. RepubU IN*. tblyman—C. E 6tills. Republican

Rev. Father D.

TAX COM MISSION ERE BUD H. Marshall, BaavlUc Hit tU H. Townsend, Cape May Cour,

o'clock A M. Devotions, Sunday ai Friday evenings at T.N o'clock. AU services win be bald In Chapel.

JAMES M. E. HILDRETH Cou xsbllob-At- L A w

P. E. Church of the Advent Lafayette St. between Jackson and Decatur. Rev. Arthur Hess, Rector Sunday*—Celebration of the Holy Com muni on, EM a m. Morning Prayer. Litany and Sermon, (on the first Sunday of each month eeDkraUon of Hob

214 Ocean Street CAPE MAY, N I.

t p. m. Evening (Choral) service and Sermon T.» p. ul Prayer, T.N p m. Saints Day**, Celebration at the Hob

j^KWIb T. UTEVKNb

COUNSELLOR AT LAW, 614 Wabbikoto* 8r.. Cap* Mat. N. J.

Master and Kolia tor

Kqpremg Court Commiesionpr.

g tt 1E1*

-xirted g*nrroo*ly. but care mn*t b* taken to prevent prodigality and reckleas expendltnr*. The stair shun Id dr everything It can to aid tbe free school system, but thrre are othe equally Ju*t demand* upon the trear nry under tbe administration of an honest, efficient and economical atat<

Baptist Church. Preaching on Sunday mo and In hte evening at T.N. Sunday morning Worker* Meeting 1EM a. m. Sunday-school at EM p. m. 'ednesday evening Prayer Meeting J.M o'clock. ng People's Meeting Friday ev. 1 7.N o'clock. .'a Moating Saturday nvanlng a!

First M. E. Church. Bar. James Burns. Pastor. Preaching on Sunday morning at M.M la tba evening at T.sE Meetings at t a. m.. and EM p.

tovrv

If the taglalature

n ID wladon repeal chaptei

146 of the law* of 1906. which 1 should regret, and decides that a mod 'Oration la preferable, then I angge i bat the rat*, for atate puipdaea npoi the railway property, bow tgxed foi 'tale purpose* be rsisrd to three-quar ler* of 1 per ccntnim anu that the fol 'owing Hem* of public school expend! (urea, now charged again*! tbe state 'and. be hereafter deducted from the imount appropriated to, the public schools by chapter J4d of the law* of 1906 before tbe same la paid over to the county collector* of the net era' counties for: apportionment among the several school districts. Tlx:

and Friday *T*nlnga.

CoM Spring Presbyterian Church Bar. J. W. Low den will-conduct U sevricee at the Cold 8f . , Church Sunday morning at 1EM.

Sunday-school at EM p. m.

Payor Meeting Wednesday T.N P m. T. P. B. C. E-. Friday,at EM p. m.

Stats Norma] school at Trenton.... state Agrlcultarel osllas*.. Now Jersey School For the Deaf..."

El .200.000 was produced, but iboot.$2,230JX» of tbb sum must be Irawn from tbe *t*te treasury for lo-’ al distribution under chapter 146 of be laws of 1900. no matter what the leeds of tbe atate may be. *- • No canoe seems to lave existed for •he passage of this act that I* founded ither In reason or a round public pblcy. In fact ID provisions are in exact on filet with section 1 of chapter 401 f the law* of 1896 and directly op«*ed to tbe SUD policy declared In chat act and In every appropriation ict pass'd from 1806 to 1906, all of which declared that no funds should

of tbe treasury of tbe

-late except aucli aa were *tnnuafly PproprL.ted by law. ■ These acD enunciate tbe right polcy. No act should ever be paused Forestalling the action of a future ttf vlatnre. All such legislation only emwea the state financially and proi no good end. Every Just claim the state treasury can safely rely a pon a Mr consideration at the hands

>f the legislature.

The act of 1906 baa answered no naeul purpose. Nothing has hues don* Oder It that would not hava

tone without M.

There D no tack of money ct Into the treasury. In fact,.tbere la a inm aun'lua over all nei-eaalUea If ' Imitation on Its un by chapter of tha act of 1806 were removed, thte.act of 1806 were modified or repealed the tagblatur* could prorld* for

if the Mate and bare a targe surplus to annually appropriate to tbe public

schools. The igainst the rej

Main n roe cuum •hnt ID repeal will leave a ' pitta In tbe atate . .. legislature will be extra rag* n wasteful In appropriations as _ ify-two year* prior b

fallty in *1

Tbe additional one-quarter of 1'per entum. It tbe Increase here aoggi produce for atate

and tbe l

rated wlU add about

state revenue of about $900,000.

Mpeul or at k

chapter 140 of tbe taw* at 1906. or In

default of that, that tbe tem of taxation of railroad by tbe atate be abandoned

property be thrown back Into tb« men property of tfee state for taxation

locally for local puxpoeea tax be levied that wUl be

meet tbe preoent need* q. — —— If this tatter canne be tak$B> tax of

on the dollar

.-lent additional revenue tar, room tar tbe *—* *

he current fiscal year. HN FRANKLIN FORI

vjsrri.

8 at EM p. n

Class meetings. Tueaday, Thuradaj

PrashyUrlsn Church, a McLeod. D- D, Minister, r service* at l4.M a i

P^Mentww

n^ t aSr^< Tn ~ a * r, 01 maaa ' ** Loa »* Eoo “'

Into tbe co firjtaxaD # the adi

, AiittMlmn Cap* May Lodge, No n, A <x D. W. Maota First and third '

M. C- SWAIN MANUFACTURER OF —rinificial Stone Pavement, Cellars, Floors. Etc., Etc TOIL® iifiSB ST®BS® 0®TTOHa. AST COLO*. 0* MU

All Work Guaranteed and Best of Reference Fubnibhed 30 ~g~x- a -aa ExryxjErxaTCJ:. Ofice and Residence, 337 Windsor Ave. Cape May. A. /,

’. Hand. Caps May City..

grtteMUut (Kirdi.

WALL PAPER Big Redaction In Spring Styles

Notary Public

Notary Public.

* for PennarlvaniA

W I gKlOHE,

flRE iNSURANGt

■V Part ef Cage May Cmrot Holly Beach. N. J.

ontracton ft Bnildert YORK BROS.

P. O. Box 661. Cape May, N. J.

James J. Doak

Carpenter & SSuilaei Jobbina Promptly attended to Mo. 833 Washington Street CAPE MAY, N. 5.

fOGOMUMPTIVES

A. Wllaoc's PrejmraUon of ' lies and Blodg —

wmula ta the t_ Cooaumptioo, Asthma, Catarrh, La Oil 18, sad all Throat |taopI« •ajj& have

ol bar, and n

I byiL

have used It will have no

eommend It to thair fallow U {u2*»cured many afler they wutc uven up aa taparabU by their phy-

Tbe underslgnesl a*

l/\ OF OUR • W M RT A A PS iwRasB Pm ..ifttKyourtotoarfi poicbaae of $1-Ml and RPEarda, by proeonUng odyerUoament and learn all about onr ^ > ^ ■vm STiEP SYSTEHWa hava tba baat ahoM wa can buy/or tbe thoaay u great variety.

Before Decorating your Room look at my New Stock. You can save money by iL BURLAPS, LINCRUSTA WALTON.

W. LENOIR 626 Washington St. Cape May, N. J

MECRAYS’ CENTRAL MARKET

Cor. Washington nnd Ocean Streets

603 Washington SL -317. 2I>, aal Ocean St.

Moots, Groceries* Provisions and 'Fnifta *-<

CBaKa Batters.ShArpleat CUt Idga A Specialty

Country Produce fresh daily from our Otrn fanr

nah. Oyatara, CUaaa and XarroptA 'ni-iid j The Urcest market tn Cape May.

F*ierson a nd Son.

3E3H[Z3HESiiC3]HCI3

Cor. Washlncton and Union 8t».

Where you will find choice Grocies, Vegetables, Prosions, and fruits. We also handle “Micheners Star Hams’

Local Phone.

WILLIAM E. JOHNSON ri'’-Catrer-Y- 815

Haalarn 'Pho— 14B T.

Oj siera. Uatado, Cutlets, CroqaaUo, Tcrrapia, Pattaa, Baap Boll* Bridal

Coko. Boa Boos, lea Cream, Maakarnaas Silver, Linen. Chios, Cutlery. C

L CajdalotaB. JUma, Ftawara, AaE Table . Weddlao. High Toao, Luuchroos. OsM

jjahomds XD* & iS on

COAL. WOOD & COKE

Office SSO WhSHINOTON ST. CAP* MAY Botti Phones

S. §t® vei ?* dfice sat Shop-Car. Cargit ud JeSbMB SB.