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•?* •••a;- ri 1175 St. Qeorge Ave. J. C7OS5 BLIC LIBRARY. RAHWAY, N. J. 1S22 J~. -__, USPS 115-760 20 CENTS VOL; 157 NO. 26 RAHWAY NEW JERSEY. THURSDAY, JUNE 28. 1979 1 BBC I tux feivriii HBlllt reduces reliance to cost $1,069,000 on nrooertv tax che city must sell the land The contracts Involve did not Dsrform die work Tic RsSsray Redevelop- ment Agency is going outof for less man $691,000, it development of parcels oi they had "promised. business, and it Is going to will have to apply all pro- land by private firms. New Jersey County $67 million and $43 mil- ceeds toward the loan, and Second Ward Councilman He was told one devel- Boards of Taxation have cost die city and federal oper did not perform as he lion respectively. government $1,069,000 to die balance will be for- John C. Marsh questioned begun to release figures Estimated Income from given. the work being done under bad promised, but steps had which showhigherproperty close out Its outstanding been taken to cash a $17,000 the tax in fiscal year 1979 bond issue. the contracts. He said he tax rates for most muni- of $845 million is still Mr. Rosa said, "The city wanted to know if die devel- note of credit payable when cipalities this year than The city will pay $101,- die developer does not do over $100 million short of 000, die federal govern- will inherit vacant land and opers were going to cause last year. This Information me spending program level two contracts, but no bills." problems for the city If they the work he promised. has already evoked some of $962 million. ment will give the city an editorial outcry the tax re- additional $691,000 as' an form progTam enacted In The difference was made Interest-free loan, and die 1976 and 1977 Is not doing up by changing die home- balance will come from what legislators promised. stead rebate schedule from money in various redevel- two payments to one and opment agency accounts. To clear up some com- carrying over half a year's In addition, Robert E. School Board requests monly held misconceptions, appropriation to fiscal year a spokesman for the New 1979. Because die home- Rosa of Rosa Associates, Jersey Taxpayers Assn., stead rebate is a direct the city's planning consul- a non-profit, non-partisan payment, It is not reflected TRIPLE TEAMED. .John Bartolomeo assists his wife, Mrs. Claire Bartolocijo, as tant, said, "We made cer- citizen research organiza- in property tax bills. Thus she prepares to leave Rahway Hospital, five days after Mrs. Bartolomeo gave birdi tain commitments to bor- tion, pointed out die pro- 02lu siout $700 million of to triplets. The babies, shown left to right, are: Edward Anthony, Michael John and row from die community gram was not intehde'd to the'total property taxes arc Christine Claire Bartoiourco. development fund to pay increase in sfste ®Id reduce total property tax- offset by die Income tax. off the bond lssus." es permanently or freeze The bond issue was due By R. R. Faszczewski them at any determined While "caps" help limit June 22, and city officials According to Frank Bru- custodial supplies for level, to reduce every tax- spending increases, they said they are closing out nette, city superintendent 1979-1980 to nine firms. payers' property taxes In do not prevent or prohibit the financial affairs of the The Rahway Board of of schools, the teaching — Tabled a motion to every municipality ' and mem. Moreover, cap3 are 7riphi$borninciiy, authority so they do not Education will ask Gov. staff in Rahway was facing appoint a city firm to do a keep them down or to re- no: applied to die bottom have to rewnew the bonds. Brendan T. Byrne to rec- reduction by 38 during the survey to a portin of die duce every taxpayers' total line of the budget. Numer- The annual interest on the ommend an increase in 1979-1980 school year. But Grover Cleveland School New Jersey tax burden. ous exemptions from trie million dollar-plus bond state aid for special edu- the layoffs were prevented property designated for a cap permit spending well issue Is $81,000. cation. by federal aid which pro- proposed parking lot.- Why then is it called a beyond die percentage lim- The board's decision, vided fordiereappointment — Approved die pur- "tax reform" program? itation. Mr. Rosa said a number Pint in nine ye@r$ of agency employes will reached unanimously on of "ail except one," Mr. chase oi $10,04i.i9 ofcar- The overallpragram meets New Jersey is a high June 18, is the result of Brunette said. pedng for Franklin School one basic reform criterion continue on the payroll un- tax state. Its per capita ounce Michael John, was til all "paperwork" is die necessary increase in The appointments of and $6,745.60 ior carpet- in it reduced the propor- state-loeak tax burden A Linden woman came have twins, have twins. budget appropriations for summer school staffs at Ing for Roosevelt School tion of reliance oTithefocn! to Rahway Hospital mater- bom. One minute later he That way you can take care completed. rcnling ir. liscsl 157£- was followed by his identi- special suucztlsn in "£h- from Steepler Dr:?D~ S: property tax in die overall 1977 was seventh highest nity unit on June 13, a of one. and 1 can take care Alter the financial close- way coupled with the pro- the pre-school were also Carpet Co. of Hillside. state-local tax system. cal brother, five-pound Ed- of die other." out the city will be the among die 50 states. The month before she was due, ward Anthony. Tbe las; posed decrease in state approved. — Entered into a Joint In 1976 local property local property tax con- to give birth to what she Actually, Mrs. Bartolo- onwer of all unsold lands aid for die 1979-1980 The pre-school, feder- agreement' with Union thought would be one large baby to be delivered was meo realized she would • acquired by the renewal school yeear and its con- taxes topped 53.3 billion, tinues to be the single five-pound-12.5-ounce unit. ally-funded, during its July County Educational Ser- had increased at an annual largest New Jersey tax, baby boy. Much to her sur- Christine Claire. The bab- need some help caring for tinued decrease in 1980- session with an enrollment vices Commission to pur- rate of 10% for the prev- nearly triple the state prise, Mrs. Claire Barto- ies were delivered by Cae- die babies when she first A li-acre parcel on Main 1981. of 90, was assigned a staff chase No. 4 fuel oil from ious decade and accounted sales tax. The largest lomeo gave birth to not one, saiean section, which is a got home from rhe hospital. St. near die new municipal In addition the Board is of 18, including 10 teach- Eastern of New Jersey, Inc. for nearly 55% of total state propertlon of spending is not two, but three babies. She inquired with die Social building site will be offer- ers and five aides. of Jersey City for die 1979- common procedure in mul- ed for sale by die city. The requesting state statutes and local taxes. In 1978 Brill ar the local level, "I didn't have any idea *tniA hirths. Service Dept., while she iflH tu and ssn- The hi;* school pro- 1980 school year, I abojt >6.v Billion or 60% was at the uOSuiial iu see minimum sid on the prop- nn roy "Mrs. Bartolomeo was the erty will be $787,500, or a '"•sn!, ^hich the board df?- A ointed Neil Wil- sllghly under $3.3 billion of combined state-local than one baby until two if they could help her make public school teachers be cided'last month to restrict liams as a maintenance spending in 1978. hours before dellverywhen fifth woman on record to some arrangements. price set by an independent and represented about 46% have triplets at Rahway appraiser. revised to "allow the staf- failing seniors who would man for die 1979-1980 of total'state and local tax- they took X-rays and def- When asked if diere fing decisions of local otherwise have to remain school year, effective July Nearly 54% of die total initely saw two babies and Hospital. The last set of If die land is sold at die es. 1979 state budget of $4.4 triplets born at Rahway would be other changes in ' school districts to be in the educational system 1, at an annual salary of possibly a third," she said the Bartoloineo's life style, minimum price, die city $12,478. Why are local property billion is state aid money in astonishment. - Hospital was in 1970. must return die $691,000 based on merits and qual-. for at least, another sem-? taxes now beginning arise redistributed to local units Mrs. Bartolomeo said, Ity of service.^ - ' - •' -' esterrtfHT have a staff of — Authorized die pur- A. patient of Dr. Joseph "The average is rough- "Well, we live In a small loan to the federal govern- again? Stated Blmply, it is or used to fund programs ly, one set of triplets every ment out of the proceeds The Boardmembersplea five.. chase of a pickup truck with because annual spending that would be financed from Clllo, Dr. Ernest Geen- apartment, and we will be to die executive and leg- In other action, plow from Warnock-Ryan berg, and Dr.