The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-13
City Reform.


New YoRK, Feb "a, 1SA9.
Ma EDIroR-In almost every journal We take up We
city Of New %olt Ana in almost every circle or
grade OF society," hear the subject warmly DIS
eu,ea As tax payer Of the city Of New York beg
sS.ss asnsss: in your MIND Sssor. you ecadsmn TIC
tain by your able argument, II you approve its In
tent or ct any rate publish it for puoio dsoussion
would be ensby felt by those who have to sustain the
burden, Is what At present cannot be attained-and
ans city the S
yond her condition for the accommodation required;
and although this admitted fact may, to some minds,
argue that such prosperity should produce
evidently decreased ratio Of taxation it Is the
verse It the city Of New York, by virtue Of It's
this vast commercial enterprise Now wharvss aud
piers must be built; old ones must BIZ rebuilt
or repaired, to accommodate the many ships
that have been within q short time added to our
commercial navy; space between the wharves must
be occasionally cleared of the material which
otherwise, vessels cannot float in them and the
wharves become useless the streets through which
these eargoes are conveyed carts by the inces
SAINT travel, torn up, and must be repaired, or from
loes Of time in the discharge Of the cargo the
delayed from leaving the DOCK and others prevented
purpore Again the law makes 1t compulsory every
chip owner to place on board. under deck sixty gall
Ions Of water Tor each person when the vessel bound
which 1t 10 obtsnsd they carry more than double that
quantity, for which they pay so small sun, that it
b. stated to be provided at the expense of tho
city, (sfde Croton water debt)
Now, cir, with this increase Of commerce. between
New York and the several ports OF Europe, have
not only extended the facility for the transportation
OF merchandise, but we have offered almost n
limited accom- mediation for emigration and the more
NJ mel vessels have become tho more oompeti.
Iion. and consequently the small sum required
by the authorities Of any town city in Eu.
rope to Triumphant their paupers to our shores,
TO be kept ut our p%nse. Does ft not appear,
then, that the ext. nsion Of trade with foreign coun
ttte Ms relates particularly to the city Of New YORK.
10 ATTENDED with property to few, but increased
taxation to the many! Would it not be just that
tbose who receive all nearly ALL the ac
crnips from the commercial prosperity, ehould bsar
arrival CT psupersm to our shores, upon the very
wings Of their prosperity, or through the channel
which they have created for their own sggrsndiss-
ment'
How can this be accomplished! Very easily. Absn-
don all taxation on real estate; thereby you will de.
the rents, and encourage those TO remain in
New York, who otherwise will land thousand hayel
retreatsd to Brooklyn, Jersey City, Staten Island,
Williamsburg and even Westchester. Let every man
who transacts business in the city Of New York bs
will then repay tho city for tho expenditures which
have been made for their advantage, In the proper
ratio Of the value Of those to them and
Of per cent all the business conducted in the
city OF New York, will not only produce . revenue
adequate to cxpenses but In short time quidste ell
MERCHANT.
SNIP FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS The Mp Or
leans Bee, of the 18th ult., says:--The bark Ap-
throp arrived yesterday from Limerick, and an
chored at the Point When she left Limerick she
had C6 passengers on board, OF whom, IT is SAID,
!, have died on the passage, and several ere now
esfk-aii ot knip lever,