At the January 1, 1918 meeting of the Washington Township Committee, Mayor John D Burns offered the following resolution.
A Resolution Related to taxes for the year Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen
Be it resolved, by the Township Committee of the Township of Washington in the County of Morris, and State of New Jersey, that there shall be assessed raised by taxation and collected by the fiscal year 1918, the sum of Six Thousand Dollars (6,000.00) for the purpose of meeting appropriations for the fiscal year 1918.
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Budget Appropriations 1918 |
Appropriations 1917 |
| Roads |
4,000.00 |
2,808.00 |
| Poor |
125.00 |
100.00 |
| Snow |
500.00 |
400.00 |
| Board of Health |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Salaries |
1,000.00 |
885.00 |
| Elections |
35.00 |
32.00 |
| Printing |
50.00 |
75.00 |
| Forest Fires |
450.00 |
450.00 |
| State Aid Road |
6,000.00 |
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| Contingent Expenses |
150.00 |
1,150.00 |
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12,410.00 |
6,000.00 |
The taxable real estate in Washington Township was $7,615.12 and personal property was $2,348.25, with the rate per $1,000 being $14.46 |
