The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-19
To Raise Money by Tax

AN ACT TO ENABLE THE SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK TO RAIsK MONEY BY
TAX, PASSED APRIL 10, 1858; THREBFIFrEs
BEING PRESENT.
The people OF the State Of New York. represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows -
Sec. |. The Board of Supervisors Of the city ami
county of New York are hereby empowered as 5000
as conveniently may be after the passage Of this aot
to order and to he raised by on the estates
real and personal, subject to taxation according to
law, within the said city and county and to be COL
leCted according to law, a sum not exceeding twO
millions three hundred and lfty-fo thousand nine
hundred ard twenty five dollars, for the objects and
purposes following, to wit ,Aqueduct repairs eish-
teen thousand dollars; asylum for juvenile deiin-
quents, building, fifty thousand dollars aims house,
three hundred and eightyfiye thousand dollarsS
Battery enlargement, twenty-five thousand dollarS;
board OF health ten thousand dollars city inspectors
department, eighty two thousand two hundred aud
seventy five dollars; coroners' fees twelve thousand
dollars; cleaning corporation docks and slips,
twelve thousand five hundred dollars; neoss
sary expenses OF the county, one hundred
Of Common Council, twenty thousand dollars
cleaning streets, two hundred and fifty thousand de-
lars; donations, fifteen thousand dollars docks AMI
slips (neT work,) two hundred thousand dollazsS
docks and slips (repars) fifty thousand dollars
elections, fifteen thousand dollars errors and doGn-
quencics, three thousand dollars; fire department.
fifty thousand dollars interest on revenue bonds.
seyentyivc thou and dollars intestate ostatcs,
three thousand dollars lands purchased for assess
ments, thirty thousand dollars lands and plases
fifteen thousand dollars markets, eight thousand
dollars mayoralty fees, one hundred and fifty do
lars printing, fifty thousand dollars repairs an
supplies, fifty thousand dollars street expenses anA
pavement, two hundred and thirty-fve thousnaA
dollars rents, three thousand five hundred dollars
real estate, fifty thousand dollars roads and ave-
nues, thirty thousand dollars removing sunken vss-
sells, two thousand dollars roads and Eighth avenue,
ten thousand dollars; real estate expenses. 6ftY
Thousand dollars; stationery, twenty five thousanA
dollars; salaries, two hundred and thirty6ve
fIlnnc mud InIV0 mi and AlA~A
ing, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars water
pipes, one hundred and twelve thousand Rys
hundred dollars; officers fees, thrtyfve thousand
dollars; statistical tables, Croton Aqueduct Depart
such other expenses as the Mayor, Aldermen and
CCmmonalty or the city of New York may be put
to by law such portions of the contingent expenses
Of the said city and county of New York relates
part of the city lying south of line running Though
the centre OF ForysecOnd street, shall be assessed
only on that part of the said city lying south of t
said line; and also further sum- not exceeding six
hundred and fifteen thousand dollars by tax on ths
estates. real and personal subject to taxation 60
coJding TO law within the said city and county. and
TO be collected according to law, to be applied to
wards defraying the expenses OF police in said city
and county; and also further sum of three hundn1
thousand dollars by tax the estates real and per
sonal, subject TO taxation according to law, within
that part Of the city and county of New York whioh
is or may be designated by the Common Council Il
the city Of New York, by resolution or oeli-
nance, the lamp district, to be collected accord
ing to law, and applied towards the expense Of
lighting such parts Of the city last mentioned:
and also the further Of seven hundred and foxy
two Thousand ore hundred and ftyseven dollars snl
ninetyOne cents, by tax on the Estates real and per-
sonal, subject to taxation according to law. within
the said city and county to be collected accordingte
law and applied towards dehaying the deficiency a
taxation in said city and county for the year one
thousand eight hundred and fftytw And also q
further sum not exceeding one hundred and twenty
nine thousand nine hundred and seventy one dOlasa
and ninety cents, by tax on the estates real and
personal subject to taxation according to law witia
said city and county and to be collected according u
law, and applied toward the payment of the claim
made by the State for deficiency of the school tax
which the supervisors Of the city and county Of New
York omitted to assess in the year eighteen hundu1
and fftytwo.
Fec. 2. No portion Of the said respective sumo
herein before named shall be expended or applied
to any other purposes objects than said oh1eets
and purposes respectively, for which the Board Of
Supervisors Of said city and county Of New York are
hcreinbeorc empowered to raise the same % sfses-
said.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect immediately.