Enlarging Taxing Districts Aimed At Adequate Salaries
President Frank T Jess of the State Board of Equalization argues for enlarging taxing districts to hire competent officials who can devote full time to duties. He notes small districts pay meager salaries, deterring qualified candidates, and urges law changes to allow indefinite tenure and better pay as in larger cities.
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Frank T Jess
State Board of Equalization of Taxes
East Orange
Jess
Trenton Times
The National Guard and Federalization Debate
The article argues about national defense and the National Guard, noting some officers may favor federalizing the militia. It critiques the Hay-Chamberlain plan and reflects on the failed protection of national security, calling for a lasting solution beyond Congress’s improvised responses.
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National Guard
Mexico
Hay-Chamberlain National Defense
County Day Work Bills Scrutinized Amid Expense Concerns
Testimony in a county hearing exposed doubts about day work billing and the accuracy of labor records. County Auditor Benjamin King acknowledged limited ability to verify work performed, while officials cited high grain and telephone costs for horses on county tasks. Bills show varied per diem fees and travel claims, including a Pittsburgh trip, prompting questions on contractor influence and accountability.
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Fink
Lamine Koestler
Galston
Mr. Fink
Benjamin King
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Curta
Clark
Whittemore
Board of Freeholders
Mr. King
Ante N. Cady
P. T. Wilbur
Plainfield
Noah Woodruff
Nigage
In Koestler
Mr. Koestler
Pittsburg
King
Mr. Krouse
T. Wilbur
Peter J. Itetee
John N. Cady
Wilbur
Mr. Meisel
Rouse and
Cady
Bane
Jer
James F. Chapman
Chapman-Hamber
Louis Franceses
Koestler
Jon County
Louis Francesca
Sacco
Francesca
Queen City Property Eyes Major Hotel Expansion
John A. Staats, owner of the Queen City property, plans a large east side addition to the hotel. The redesign would create three stories atop the existing front room, adding seventy two sleeping rooms with many en suite facilities and a smoking room, pool and billiard room, and barber. Oakley and Son of Elizabeth renderings guide the project, with Staats a veteran hotel man who has run properties in Stroudsburg Hackettstown Elizabeth and other cities.
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John A. Staats
Queen City
Oakley & Son
Elizabeth
Bulding
Staats
Stroudsburg
Hackellstown
Offer Places
Aew
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