The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-15
How Flaag Manages % Divide the Dpoals
- rtl Ano0g h1s Abol1tlon Friends. ~ n
Tho following letter was received By the Board
Of Aldermen o few days ago.

Inc iohoW'nB icsor WAS recoavod ~ the board
OF Aldermen few days ago.
A FINANCE DErArM1r,
C0hPrRoLLER'sOF rIoI, No. HALL or REcoRDs,}
NEW YORK, Jan. s, 1865.
To THE BOARD OF ALpERyEs:--
The Comptroller, In answer to the following reso
Resolved, That the Comptroller bc and he Is hereby
directed to report to this Board at rs next meeting
statement OF all The money paid 10 the proprctors OF the
Erensng fost for advertising and for publishing the
cal proceedings * the Common Council, Including tho
amount PAID Tor advertising the official notices 0f the
Board OF AFscasors, the Commissioners Of Award snl
Assessment on Opening Streets the Commissioners OF
county during the year 1854; Also aniar statement
in relation t. the money paid for similar services TO
roprstors OF the Esress, Commercial Adesriiier Ma
krat.
Resolved, aso, That the Comptroller be- and he Il
hereby directed 70 inform this Board whether tho
amount olectel Of property the mo OF i'm
prcveIuens during the past year. for advertising has
been Sufficient 10 nay advertsag connected with
said WORKS; and II more than sufficient has been
dono sth The surplus also, the amount coileaoi Tor
adyeruting FROM tho osners OF property daring tue
year lss' upon tho several assessment lists that hayo
BEEN confirmed BY the Common Council
-R-sp ctfully submit, ths annexed ant,
marked a which sac Ts the sums paid 20 tho says.
"a papers referred 60 ia tra resolution acc ,uat
OF the contract for publishing the Corp attn
tees for the yea 1854; ana also the sums paid for
notices IN the said papers, during the same pear,
wh'co were not ooLsidetec a. included In the con
tract
Tire payment on the cosing quarter or the year
ls63 was made at ths commencement of the wear
1864 70 the several papers referred to, and bill OF
TIE Evsaing Post for ndvertisng from 1876 % 1858,
Was audited by tue B0afd OF Supervisors In Msrch
last, (Sl3l A. ana in July asst was ordered paid.
The advertising Of certain notices required Dy the
laws OF the state 20 be pub ished In regard 10 the
sssessmenta. was gwen to the Epening Post, a.
the proprie'ors o. that paper offered 20 perform the
work a. leas price per line than any o.her papsr.
The price AZ which the contract was made was ilfty
naf fxa Z. -. 49,. .l.lf
icstioDs in no paper the furnishing Of fifteen hun-
died coDiea q tho department. FOE dstribltioa and
TIRE pabcshQo at the ex Denss OF thu Goa. actor,
fors,x weeks, In twelve daliy papers, giving public
nou;e where parties Interested might get copies OF
the detailed statements
Previous s. 1868, snch notices we're paid for AZ
the rate OF one dollar and one doll ar aud quarJer
per line. On the 1um,er Of lines advertise by IN
cffk OF arrears, Mr.. Pmdy, during tbs lat year,
the contract with the Evtnoag Post has effected
sowing 20 those in arrfar oa taxes, Groom water
rates and a@essmsns. OF " least 1886.
The several SUNNI AID to the proprietors OF the
Eccnfng Post on account 81 this contract, IN the
yeer 1854, are as follows viz
Notice Of redemption ~ unpaid water rents
nom the sac Of 1853. ................ s3i5 90
DO. do, taxes, fr m sale OF 1852. 400 90
DO. do tix~s, from sale OF 1853. G6S 80
do. do. assessments, from sals OF
1858. ........,......... 0G3 90
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .......s257 $50 so
According 10 the rates which prevailed before Toe
bios made by the Coming Post, there you'd have
been paid tor these four Advertisements the sum OF
100. The work was accurately and well dons ut
the reduced rates.
The amount of this contract (s2.575 SOY was paid
IN TIE first instance from tire city treasury and the
rstabe share was apporticned on each parcel aud
charged over 70 TIE several Its on which the taxes
or assessments were In srrear.
The publication OF the redemption notices c)m.
ncuced ON the 2ith day OF August, 1854 Tao
Gle OF agrears makes weekly report % tue Comp.
noler, In which each item patti on account OF the
redemption OF lots, for asses-meuts, taxes or water
retts Is separately Given and the total receipts for
toe wees sie dsposied t. the credit Of the G imp.
ttolier, Ia tas MechaDics' B&pk. 10 these weekly
statements the AMOUNT received from 6elinaueLts
on account Of advertising Is separately stated. At
the c.0-e of the year the clerk VI Arrears made up
TIE total sun viii b he had thea collected on &C
count VI the fifty cents per line charged for aive
tsng, WREN r appeared that there hat been paid
On ,440 lines u the ssssssmen, notice the SIN
OF. ...... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $40
Ard On tho lax redemption notice, on 1904
mes, the sum of. ................,...... SAT
Total. 81 667
In closing the &c rox>,s OF the year. tho above
sum was Transferred from the Com troler's &C.
count 20 the ciy treasury, As Is shown by the two
iolowin receipts, viz -
IpupLroATE1
"s720. Received. New York, December %. 1854,
from A. c. Fisgg, Comptroller, seven hundred and
tsebfy dollars for cfeoi; OF charges ARREARS OF
assessments. 4. w. EDNoSDs, JR.
per j. B1sGc.n
IDUPLfCATB.
S3i7. Received. New York, December 90, 1864,
from a. c. Elagg. Comptroller, eight hundred and
forty seven dollars, Of credit for charges
Of taxes. L. w. EDnoNDs, Jg.,
per j. Bdane."
The clerk o. arrears has had The lines OF the mo-
tices, wLtrs p,ymepts have not bean ma lie, also
counted ard hods on the assessment notices $50
lines, which ~ so cents each ~ill produce tsi5 90
And Of the tax notice, 200 lines, equAt, 600 90
lo'h' -. ..'.,.s'st..'..'. tli4to w
Add amount already paid ......~..... 1867 90
ioth $s,Uik w
Deduct sum paia 70 the Evening Pest. 1876 so
DuVurs ..s.'s..s.s pt5o Oh
As the tsxfs and asses suents are a lien on the
premises, there Ia reason 70 suppose that the prnu
cipal pat OF lis will be collected. and taat tbs
treasury viii realize this surplus II 1896 80.
In regard TO the requirements OF the second RESP
luton, ttey have reference 1nc paly, II 90, entire
ly, TO the street department. la che tailed state
mfntn furnished 70 the flanc. department by the
IN the street &c o4rsmsni, uuder ston g.
chapter sos Of the Lawn OF 1862 tooy d, not specify