New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-13
MAYORS OFFICE, New.Yort, March TO- 1855.

MAYORS OFFICE, New York March 10, 1852
sn Your CON unieson of sth inst Is received: aud
should have received an earlier notice bat for other ases
fy law the collection Of the ch.rges demsnded
a, u.ifyiDs The ehsrse commissions, &c vl Law.
lsis Ssi Laws Of Is45, ?, 329 and $50,
r.. ss section Of The act Of authorize. the Receiver to
stable OF the Couety, commanding him to levy the said
with interest thereon at the rate OF Y per cent per snnum
This .eef sso provides that the Constable h. pay the
collected he Receive and shall return such
SEC 10 Law Of s45 mot referred by you declare, that
ell s shall be advertised for SIX days a. conspicuous places
in The Ward ~bich tn. property distrsned located and
Sec pp $3.50 Ls1s ofIs45 follows In all
Of the soods and chses for the payment
Of any tax due sbd payable wei before as after the said
the officer mskns sueh dres and sale to collect 10 addition
h. and interest thereon the cOs of such distress and
Sec 81 Laws Of 1880 1885, declares that the Constable
s s bep the s!fe md .e ppevdnS
for distress snd .se Of The goods o. but not Tor
and pa,h Of acts .eoa'i'ent .rtth .aid act"
TO collect the cot Of d.Tes, .ad ,se in addition TO
the .nd but does not allow of coats commissions,
law Of 1850 sl.o states in direct wis.
shall be collected when distress and sale made vz
the tax and interest thereon and also repeats all neon
In 10 sw Is there found the right to collect fees of levy and
commissions except wien disire" and sale made and
SP ash s 70 be BY public ae a ind any lag
The laws Of la45 ard 1850, TO which refer nearly
identical In If the Act OF lS43 did ALLOW
for &c but qud the ghenDg OF the Act Of 1876
how does the Act OF 1885 allow these charges when
used IN si3 In restioo 10 the collie ctons
&c repeats Ill other and
s.tent with it. difficult End the right make these
ehHges the ption that when statute does
expressly hbit the exercise b.
allowing There s somehin ection
able subeenE per,obs who have either been duly mott
fed from other have their
within the equirec time advance the
original chuse. IL should not be done especially when s
lsrslity extremely doubtful Certainly payers
ttIoiue Of The City Government without bearing the ad
eo burden Of supporting useless Gfcers and enabling
them TO derive without 10 fact perform
ina duty OF ADVANTAGE to the public Permit 10 ask
that this abuse be reformed alto Vsy respectfully
FERNANDO WOOD, Mayor
Reports in favor Of ref1ndng 600 10 Lewis Il.
D.nbiscp being amount Of a forfeited ecoynza nce;
paying Charles I. Volers $50 for sweeping, &c,
Office frst Judge. Adopted.
Petition Of Mr.. Odell one Of the officers OF the
Superior Court for an increase OF salary for extra
vices as Librarian. On motion, 500 extra granted.
Report on the petition Of the Third ay. Railroad
Company for remission of personal tax for 1854 with
recommendation that the personal tax of si2 372 IS
for the year 1854, against said Company, at No.
Ann.st be RENTED, the Committee considering that
unoer the circumstances, the Company had right to
compromise by psyiog 5000 tax on its real estate
Laid on the table 10 be printed.
An application for more suitable room for Grand
Jury was referred 10 the Board Of Alder nen.