New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-01
Remembrance Of the Public DIootis.a t~Ss.' '.'
the Merchants, EXCHANGE

the UlcfcnuDlR EACuhuAo
To the Honorable the Legislature II TIE Stlte u Neo i0s
The undersigned most respectfully represent TO
you. Honorabls body. that the bal, knavn as AZ
sembly Bill No 30S, and entitled ~ AC. &
amend charter thirteen of the Revised Statutes,
entitled of the assessment and collection Of
taxes" the said BIZ contains nonerous psuvis
ions, which, if enacsej will be detcm sn,sl - tbs
commerce and trade Of Tue city OF New York, az
well as 70 that Of the efste ut largo and they
therefore most respectfully remonsirate against
its passage.
The undersigned also demonstrate against tho
passage of the bill entitled An Act TO amsaG.
the Act entitled an Act 10 relation to he assess
ment and collection Of taxes in the city and county
of New York. and to amend .he several acts IN
relation thereto" passed March 30, 1885, and
also against the passage OF any Act that shall
subject the inhabitants OF the city OF kew-fork
TO taxes not imposed on Inhabitants OF every
other portion Of the State and against the pas
sage Of any Act tia. shall provide other mode or
manner OF assessment than is adopted In all
other portions Of the State
The undersigned represent that the bill known
as printed Assembly bill No. IS, entitled IAN Act
10 enable the Supervisors Of the City aad County
of New-Yo 10 raise money by tax, that said
bin authorizes tax for larger sum than, In the
opinion Of your menorialists, IL required Tor the
necessary expenses Of the City and County and
they ask that the amount may be reduced, and
restricted by law, to the purposes for which It Is
specifically authorized, and to no other use or pur-
pose whatever.
The undersigned refer to the published official
reports of the City Controller, made In 1851 ana
1851, copies Of which are herewith for the items
of expenditure Of the money raised by tax and
IN nsees 60 10 676 of report made in $780, for the
items under head Of " County Contingencies" and
Contingent Expenses Of the Common Council;
and TO pages 63 to 70 Of the Controllers report
made in 1881, for items under the same heads
The undersigned ask that the word "contln'
eencies in line - Of Assembly Bill No. 10 may
be struck out, aAd that before the word county
in the same line may be inserted necessary ez.
sepges of the" also, that the word contingent
In line IA Of same bill may be strack out and the
word necessary" inserted in its place and
also that the words " and for such other expenses
as the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonaty OF the
CITY of New York may in any manner sustain or
be put to by law contained in lines 50, 80 and
81 Of said bill that they may also be struck oot-
The undersigned demonstrate against the aPPn'
cation of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty
for authority 70 raise by loan two million dollars
each. and ask that such Of the items Of the Tax
Bill a. are for permanentimproveme that they
NAV be funded but that no loan be authorized ior
any sum beyssd the amount Of the items DEPICTED
from said fax Bill.
The undersigned refer to the proceedings Of q
public meeting coL'eneu ~ VIC ~.
change Oh the 22d inst, copy OF winch Is hereto
annexed and ask that the bills herein referred
TO may be re-committed TO the Select Committee,
composed Of the New-York delegation, and that
they may be heard in relation &c these matters
And youS MenoriAlists. &c -
GEORGE GRIsWOOD, Chairman.
TAHEg BROWN ANSON O. PHELPS,
pETFR FNBITRY JONATHAN sTURGES,
p0pFRT Al sTRATTON. JAMES HARRIOT,
WILLIAM GALE, Na g. ChOSBl'
IOEN PALNER WILLIAM BARD,
a r IONFs JAMES DONALDSON,
| 1DaM EORRIE WALTER e. JONES,
BENJAMIN L SWAN, ROBERT KA1sonu
ROBERT SMITH. Z. SCHkRNEhhOhn'
JOHN HA0GERTY, Assistant ChArman-
CHARLES J. SHEPARD, Secretary.
Pursuant to a resolution Of the meeting neia ~
tire Merchants Exchange, on the I'D inst' tne
Chairman has appointed, as Committee 70 con.
fer with the City authorities in relation 70 me
and Loan bill, VIM. B Crosby, Robert smith,
Peter Cooper, VIM. s. Browning and DarHA
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Ma YOrk March =. 1851