The New York herald., 1844-10-09
Board or Supervisors.

OCTOBER 1.-The Committee on Annual TaAes, 70
whom referred the Assessment Roll, presented the
following Report thereon with necessary Resolutions
in accordance herewith which were laid on the table,
and directed be- pri ted Tor the oi the members
CHARLES A WHITNEY, Clerk.
The Committee Annual Taxes, to whom was referred
the Assessment Roll, as comPieted respectfully
RAPPORT
That has heretso been unusual for the Committee
to present Report relative TO Taxes, but tie
subject involving principles SO important to every
citizen In pecunIary view, tnat they nave deem'd
proper to place before the community III as Condensed
possible that every cllzcn may he enabled 10
Judge inparaliy OF the matter and form correct opn-
ion as 10 p,oducng increase OIL lhxes or
the year lSla. Another reason has hnuensed he oo-
mtee majority Of the present CorpoIsuon Ssne % o
ed good iath to redeem the piedge aho IN
all their acts have. tar as could be done with prope
ang into the Of Their predecessors
which nave, less produced difficulties ana Dc
lay 50 had thar object IN view.
Your Committee have deemed II proper to make this
statement BECAUSE IeceLty endeavorS nave peeA aue
to produce excitement, and designing men Can pe
found every community, who, IRON interest, oissp,
pontment corrupt motives, covered Dy pretehuau
zeal for the pubic good put forth statements pedceu
upon views entirely at variance with tne iact
statement OF Tux tor the year ls4a, showing me
partic ular items composed Your Conniiitee
call The the Board the first ana second Items
in the annexed Abatement together Se367u0
The which these bonds gwen as stated IN
these items incurred by the predecessors VI e
present Board The present b. aid had nothing 70 do WIN
creation OF and could not relieve iiseh IL ON the
fixed debt ana has to DC paiu Shd mas
present Board had not the means TO pay H.
they compelled TO give the bonds
The next item baance OF Sll5.773 o., money Dor
rowed OF the Water Fund.- This item, iAe the previ
GUS ones the present Board had nothing ~ do with On
coming ONCE the debt was ound 70 have Deen cie
ated present Board has SINCE reduced II IRON
49, the snm originally borrowed Dy i's preeees
s0rs, amount above mentioned. Inc next item,
$4v S4 o. speaks Tor ise All are aW are oi Inc iacl
the annual expenses Of III. city are hea}
they are put sum- which Is believed "
the lowest possible The next item SIoOS o.
the support Common schools inns sum- IKE The
first three as remaining unpaid the 18TH aay Of May
Ianfx pnpp hp m
laen the lot VI the present Board to prosue me means
Of O the Ike character are The next Two us
together $67 2S4 o. Tor school purposes nave win me
exception Of $s6sos 3d. arisen under the different ac.
relative schools the CITY, and over which ths bou'o
has control.
The item Of ssssSs 49, included in the last above, Is
requsiton present Board oil Educatlon under the
o. TIN May ls4 and which TINS Board HAS no
power The nem 500. 900, needs no c. mment it
over t. ana is only 10 provide the means pay with
The pame Will apply TO the $oOOOo Here your Com-
mittee remark that the unans system 40 -
only postpOning the pay ment Is II not peuer ior Tue
know and understand the prscise situation VI
city fnanceswhst they held asie 10 pay, and to
pay it, than to postpone, thereby swelling the taAes
yearly The next item $4Ob76 80, due the state ON
Mill Tax levied In a-d le43. Here again the pre-
sent Board are compelled The tax order to
meet debt pay ment oil which Cannot DC avoided,
and over which they have no coh'foi con Inc p mex,
are now due; the present Board are compsii.d
raise the money. The next item oi $SoSN So
In, debts due. There is iact to which your
desious Of calling the special attention oi
Board that o. 'nst .a ,oS me
year Last ear il was so ~ Inns ear sa.s,o4.
i0 making SI2S,02o ~ Ane pr M a Doa
cannot remedy IT, II Is Tor cnizens " soy wnoe'
tney will consent to commune thar LAS aireao,
increased thelg pecunary burthens ana which, = . .o ~
tlnued. has no limit as 10 the amount the boaio VI
ton may demand TINS Board ~ only the AumpAe 'ho"
um used by Board oil EuucaoH 10 iorce tht hohe3
from the pockets OF our cizsns he annexed
every SOO aud also mat OF the
State Tax. Your commiuee f.ier TINS Doaiu' a.u a.o
to the annexed statements as SvLg
correct view IN every particular now he u AVA 's
present year is maue up ~, -,
Your Committee also call the attention OF The Board to
The the Personal Tax some oi The wdrus
This arises IRON Some o our wesithes'
citIzens in order Crot0n ater tax and
portion OF Lamp ana Wsch tux upon personal pro
perry, Tor that purpose into the i2th Wafd oh
ers avoid all tax upon personal property gun the cy
their families lew months, ~hiie Dotn casses
continue to do business IN the city and ava
of The benefits lfsng from The ctty government
rms is not Just II imposes upon those czehs VINO 90
such means, an additional Pecuniay OUT
then. 10 remedy this, your Committee suggest na he
tim. assessing property De changed
from the time To the month VI Jahuury AZ eacn
evil exists with regard TO personal property, ana
which, in the opinion oil your COMMITTEE ouBh., 20 :.
remedied, VIZ Many persons reside permanently ~
Brooklyn and other places the CITY, who daily tians'
act business here TO large amount They escape taxa.
on where they reside and enjoy all the ben 's oil hav
ing their property protected, without contributing IN e
perty situate ought to pay its just propouoh and no
good be given why IL should be otherwise
Your COMMITTEE likewise call the attention oi the board
and that OF their eiiowcitizens TO the State MN AK
present levied this city pays more than It's just pro-
portion. Tha citizens LuTth,ntd uDJustiy. The iol
lowing statement will show this be the viz
The population the state of New York, rsfnrned
in the United States Census OF S40, was AIS OIL
The whole of Mill Tax raised in the State In
l842, was 6l9 693 81.
The population OF the city and county OF New York,
az returned in l840 3i2 932 The amount OF MIL
Tax raised in the city and county Of New York in ls4a
was $237 SOC 3d.
The above shows that with population Of about one.
eighth Of the whole State this county pays twohhs oil
the whole State Tax From this statement II Is maniies,
| that the State Mill Tax is unequal In its operation and
burthensome upon the city It calls for Legislative pro-
| lection.
Your Committee have thus gone into detail OF every
important item the Tex Bill, and have endeavored to
place the subject fairly before ths Board and their fellow
citizens II is for them say whether the present Board
in providing means tor the payment OF the City Debt
to be censured for the acts OF their predecessors oi
| their own acts they willing to be judged
All Of which Is respectfully submitted with the sccom'
panyi inQ resolutions ELIAS g. DRAKE,
| HORATlO MOTT.
NEw YoRK, Oct. l, ls4a
| Esiiaate of LevyJor leAA
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